About
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."
Filmography
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade2004 · Self (archive footage)
Hotwire1980 · The Weasel
The Secret of Nikola Tesla1980 · George Westinghouse
Better Late Than Never1979 · J.D. Ashcroft
The Villain1979 · Parody Jones
The Champ1979 · Riley
Nightwing1979 · Selwyn
Love and Bullets1979 · Louis Monk
Stubby Pringle's Christmas1978 · Old Hollander
Steel Cowboy1978 · Pinky Pincus
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy1978 · Turtle Ranch Boss
Up in Smoke1978 · Mr. Stoner
The End1978 · Dr. Waldo Kling
Slap Shot1977 · Joe McGrath
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday1976 · Billy
Rooster Cogburn1975 · Shanghai McCoy
Hard Times1975 · Poe
One of Our Own1975 · LeRoy Atkins
Mitzi & 100 Guys1975 · Self
Sssssss1973 · Dr. Carl Stoner