
Strother Martin
Acting
Born 1919-03-26 · Kokomo, Indiana, USA
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

Hawkins
1973 · TV

Lassie
1954 · TV

Baretta
1975 · TV

The Rockford Files
1974 · TV

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · TV

Perry Mason
1957 · TV

Ben Casey
1961 · TV

Bonanza
1959 · TV

The New Breed
1961 · TV

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · TV

The Doris Day Show
1968 · TV

Tarzan
1966 · TV

The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967 · TV

The Fugitive
1963 · TV

The Twilight Zone
1959 · TV

Dragnet
1951 · TV

Love, American Style
1969 · TV

The Virginian
1962 · TV

I Love Lucy
1951 · TV

Lost in Space
1965 · TV

Rawhide
1959 · TV

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV

Run for Your Life
1965 · TV

The Big Valley
1965 · TV

Daniel Boone
1964 · TV

The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 · TV

The Invaders
1967 · TV

The Name of the Game
1968 · TV

The Rookies
1972 · TV

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · TV

Vega$
1978 · TV

77 Sunset Strip
1958 · TV

Studio 57
1954 · TV

Gunsmoke
1955 · TV

Petrocelli
1974 · TV

Lawman
1958 · TV

Gilligan's Island
1964 · TV

Trackdown
1957 · TV

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV

It Takes a Thief
1968 · TV

The Texan
1958 · TV

The Lone Wolf
1954 · TV

Matinee Theater
1955 · TV

The Lieutenant
1963 · TV

The Millionaire
1955 · TV

Black Saddle
1959 · TV

Stoney Burke
1962 · TV

Telephone Time
1956 · TV

Nichols
1971 · TV

The Rebel
1959 · TV

Movin' On
1974 · TV

The Dakotas
1963 · TV

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV

Crossroads
1955 · TV

Pete and Gladys
1960 · TV

General Electric Theater
1953 · TV

The Danny Thomas Hour
1967 · TV

Paper Moon
1974 · TV

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 · TV

The Legend of Jesse James
1965 · TV