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Ed Lauter

Acting · 1938–2013 · Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA

Biography

Ed Lauter ( October 30, 1938 – October 16, 2013) was an American actor. His films include The Last American Hero (1973), The Longest Yard (1974), King Kong (1976), Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987), School Ties (1992), True Romance (1993), Not Another Teen Movie (2001), Purple Heart (2005), Camille (2007), and A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper(2007). Lauter's TV guest appearances include performances on Psych, The X-Files, Kojak, The A-Team, Booker, Charmed, Highlander: The Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation (as Lt. Cmdr. Albert in the season 5 episode "The First Duty"),The Equalizer and ER (with a recurring role as Fire Captain Dannaker). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Lauter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

2017The Beautiful OnesDante Gabriel Tancredi
2016Chief ZabuSkip Keisel
2014The Town that Dreaded SundownSheriff Underwood
2012Casting BySelf
2012La Classe américaineSelf
2012Trouble with the CurveMax
2012The Fitzgerald Family ChristmasJim "Big Jim" Fitzgerald
2011The ArtistPeppy's Butler
2011Carnal InnocenceAustin Hatinger
2011ShamelessDick Healey
2010The Frankenstein SyndromeDr. Walton
2009Expecting a MiracleWalter Enright
2009GodspeedMitch
2008Something's Wrong in KansasAmos
2008CamilleSheriff Steiner
2007The Prince and the Pauper: The MoviePop
2007The Number 23Father Sebastian
2007Seraphim FallsParsons
2006Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyJohn Hanafin (uncredited)
2006PsychEd Dykstra
2006The LostEd Anderson
2005Into the FireCaptain Dave Cutler
2005The Longest YardDuane
2005Grey's AnatomyTimothy Miller
2005The OfficeSam Stone, Sr.
2005Purple HeartCivilian
2005Brothers in ArmsMayor Crawley
2004The LibrariansJohn Strong
2004Nobody Knows Anything!Gun Expert
2004Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the FederationGeneral J.G. Shepherd
2004Grandpa's PlaceGrandpa
2004Art HeistVictor Boyd
2003Cold CaseShep 'Mack' McAvoy (2008)
2003SeabiscuitCharles Strub
2003Gentleman B.Harry Koslow
2002Go for BrokeWarden Lessen
2001Not Another Teen MovieThe Coach
2000Thirteen DaysGen. Marshall Carter
2000CivilityDetective Erickson
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBarclay Tobin
2000PythonPilot
2000BlastSwenson
2000Farewell, My LoveSergei Karpov
1999Night of TerrorFather Connelly
1999Out in FiftyEd Walker
1998Dollar for the DeadJacob Colby
1998CharmedSutter
1998A Bright Shining LieGeneral Weyand
1998The Magnificent SevenHank Conley
1997Under WrapsKubat
1997Allie & MeDetective Frank Richards
1997Married to a StrangerHarry, Megan's Father
1997Top of the WorldMel Ridgefield
1997Childhood Sweetheart?Sheriff Bowman
1996MillenniumWarden Kellard
1996MercenaryJack Cochran
1996Raven HawkSheriff Daggert
1996The SweeperMolls
1996Mulholland FallsEarl
1996RattledMurray Hendershot
1996Coyote SummerMitchell Foster
1995Leaving Las VegasMobster 3
1995Girl in the CadillacBen Wilmer
1995Can't Hurry LoveOfficer
1995Digital ManGen Roberts
1995The Tuskegee AirmenGeneral Stevenson
1995Breach of TrustColin Kreuger
1994ERFire Captain Dannaker
1994Trial by JuryJohn Boyle
1994Wagons East!John Slade
1994Secret Sins of the FatherArnold Carter
1993Under InvestigationCaptain Maguire
1993The X-FilesCol. Marcus Aurelius Belt
1993True RomancePolice Captain Quiggle (uncredited)
1993Extreme JusticeCaptain Shafer
1993The Return of IronsideChief Bell
1993Walker, Texas RangerSilas Bedoe
1993Murder So SweetGlen Emory
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetGruszynski
1993Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesLars Paladin
1992Highlander: The SeriesAvery Hoskins
1992RenegadeJack Barnell
1992School TiesAlan Greene
1992JudgementDallas Hale
1992Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek StoryLieutenant Driscoll
1991Golden YearsGen. Louis Crewes
1991Golden YearsGen. Louis Crewes
1991The RocketeerFitch
1990Law & OrderDefense Counsel Glick
1990My Blue HeavenUnderwood
1990Kojak: Flowers For MattyPolice Armorer
1989Born on the Fourth of JulyLegion Commander
1989Fat Man and Little BoyWhitney Ashbridge
1989BookerKendall
1989Tennessee NightsSheriff Williams
1989Gleaming the CubeMr. Kelly
1988MonstersMalcolm
1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationLt. Cmdr. Albert
1987Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in ParadiseBuzz Mussinger
1986The Last Days of PattonDr. Lt.Col. Paul S. Hill
1986The Thanksgiving PromiseCoach Gruniger
1986FirefighterB.C. Thompson
1986Raw DealBaker
1986Double ImageJerry Tyler
19863:15 the Moment of TruthMoran
1986YoungbloodMurray Chadwick
1986The Defiant OnesSheriff Leroy Doyle
1985Death Wish 3Insp. Richard S. Shriker
1985The EqualizerWalter Rowan
1985Real GeniusCIA Man Decker
1985Girls Just Want to Have FunColonel Glenn
1985Screen TwoJerry Tyler
1984Crazy like a FoxLanslow
1984The Cartier AffairLyndon Dean
1984The Three Wishes of Billy GrierMr. Grier
1984Murder, She WroteSheriff Orville Yates
1984Miami ViceCapt. Cahill
1984Finders KeepersJosef Sirola
1984LassiterSmoke
1984The Seduction of GinaCarl
1984Nickel MountainW.D. Freund
1983AutomanMichael Hagedorn
1983ManimalCol. Hunt
1983Hardcastle and McCormickRick Vetromile
1983CujoJoe Camber
1983EurekaCharles Perkins
1983The Big ScoreParks
1983The A-TeamSheriff Hank Thomson
1982St. ElsewhereStan Morgen
1982Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle SwannPadre
1982RoosterJack Claggert
1982In the Custody of StrangersJudge Halloran
1981Nero WolfeClay Baylor
1981The AmateurAnderson
1981Simon & SimonCol. Lawrence Grayson
1981Death HuntHazel
1980Magnum, P.I.Captain Quintin
1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StoryFrank Morris
1980Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StoryFrank Morris
1980The Jericho MileJerry Beliot
1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesJim Jones, Sr.
1980The Boy Who Drank Too MuchGus Carpenter
1979Undercover with the KKKRaleigh Porter
1979Love's Savage FurySgt. Weed
1978The Story of NoahUlarat
1978MagicDuke
1978The Clone MasterBender
1978Loose ShoesSheriff Bob
1977The Chicken ChroniclesMr. Nastase
1977The White BuffaloTom Custer
1976Charlie's AngelsLt. Howard Fine
1976King KongCarnahan
1976Family PlotJoseph Maloney
1975Breakheart PassMajor Claremont
1975Kate McShanePhil Baines
1975French Connection IIGeneral William Brian
1975Last Hours Before MorningBud Delaney
1975A Shadow in the StreetsSiggy Taylor
1975BarettaEd Borgue
1975Satan's TriangleStrickland
1974The GodchildCrees
1974KodiakBrook Spencer
1974The Rockford FilesJoseph Bloomberg
1974The Longest YardCaptain Knauer
1974The Midnight ManLeroy
1974The MigrantsMr. Barlow
1973Executive ActionOperations Chief - Team A
1973KojakFloyd
1973The Last American HeroBurton Colt
1973Police StoryRalph Coleman / Joseph Kinsella
1973Class of '63Dave McKay
1973Lolly-Madonna XXXHawk Feather
1973The MoviemakersSelf (uncredited)
1972RageSimpson
1972Dirty Little BillyTyler
1972Bad CompanyOrin
1972Hickey & BoggsTed
1972The Streets of San FranciscoDoctor Joseph Ford
1972The WaltonsHyder Rudge
1972The New CenturionsGalloway
1972The Magnificent Seven Ride!Scott Elliot
1971Film '72Self
1971CannonDeputy
1968Hawaii Five-OJonas Halloran
1967MannixSergeant
1967IronsideSergeant

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