
Strother Martin
Strother Martin (March 26, 1919 – August 1, 1980) was an American actor in numerous films and television programs. Martin is perhaps best known as the prison "captain" in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, where he uttered the line, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate."
Known for

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 • Self (archive footage)

Hotwire
1980 • The Weasel

The Secret of Nikola Tesla
1980 • George Westinghouse

Better Late Than Never
1979 • J.D. Ashcroft

The Villain
1979 • Parody Jones

The Champ
1979 • Riley

Nightwing
1979 • Selwyn

Love and Bullets
1979 • Louis Monk
































































