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Strother Martin was an American character actor who appeared in many films and TV shows, especially Westerns. He is best known for his role as the warden in Cool Hand Luke and his resemblance to Tennessee Williams.
Strother Martin was an American character actor who starred in films such as Cool Hand Luke, The Wild Bunch, and True Grit. He was also a former diving champion, a Navy veteran, and a friend of Sam Peckinpah.
- January 1, 1
- Kokomo, Indiana, USA
- January 1, 1
- Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Learn about the life and career of Strother Martin, an American character actor who starred in films like Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and Slap Shot. Find out his birth and death dates, family, awards, trivia, and quotes.
- March 26, 1919
- August 1, 1980
Strother Douglas Martin, Jr. was an American actor who gained fame for portraying supporting roles in films starring John Wayne and Paul Newman. An Indiana native, Martin was a prodigious swimmer and diver as a child and went on to serve in the United States Navy during the World War II.
Slap Shot is a 1977 American sports comedy film directed by George Roy Hill, written by Nancy Dowd, and starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean. It depicts ...
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Actor. He is best remembered for his role as the 'Prison Warden' in the Paul Newman-led motion picture, Cool Hand Luke (1967), in which he utters the iconic line What we got here is a failure to communicate. Born in Kokomo, Indiana, while young his family moved to San Antonio, Texas, but soon returned back to Indiana,...
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Strother Martin was an American actor in numerous films and television programs, best known for his role as the prison captain in Cool Hand Luke. See his biography, filmography, photos, and trivia on TMDB.
