Strother Martin
Actor

Strother Martin

Strother Martin is credited on 52 movies and 35 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Cool Hand Luke and The Wild Bunch.

Born March 26, 1919 in Kokomo, Indiana, USA; died August 1, 1980.

Filmography · 60 titles

The 60 best known of 87 credits on TMDB, by votes.

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About 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."

Biography from TMDB, written by its community.

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