Strother Martin

Biography

Strother Martin 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

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

as Percy Garris

Cool Hand Luke

as Captain

The Wild Bunch

as Coffer

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Floyd

The Twilight Zone

as Mothershed

True Grit

as Colonel G. Stonehill

Up in Smoke

as Mr. Stoner

The Asphalt Jungle

as William Doldy (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Bonanza

as Lonnie Stern