
Strother Martin
ActingMarch 26, 1919 (61 years old at death)Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Biography
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."
Movies

7.8
Movie
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962

7.8
Movie
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004

7.7
Movie
Cool Hand Luke
1967

7.7
Movie
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978

7.6
Movie
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969

7.6
Movie
An Eye for an Eye
1966

7.6
Movie
The Wild Bunch
1969

7.5
Movie
The Asphalt Jungle
1950

7.3
Movie
True Grit
1969

7.2
Movie
Kiss Me Deadly
1955

7.1
Movie
A Star Is Born
1954

7.0
Movie
The Flim-Flam Man
1967
TV Shows

8.6
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

8.5
TV
The Twilight Zone
1959

7.9
TV
I Love Lucy
1951

7.8
TV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954

7.7
TV
Perry Mason
1957

7.6
TV
The Rockford Files
1974

7.5
TV
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961

7.5
TV
Bonanza
1959

7.5
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

7.4
TV
Gilligan's Island
1964

7.3
TV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957

7.2
TV
It Takes a Thief
1968