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Ed Lauter
American film and television actor

Ed Lauter

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American film and television actor
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Long Beach, Nassau County, New York, USA
Place of death
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Age
75 years
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1.88 m
Education
HB Studio
LIU Post Pioneers
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Long Beach High School
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Biography

Edward Matthew Lauter Jr. (/ˈlɔːtər/ LAW-tər; October 30, 1938 – October 16, 2013) was an American actor and stand-up comedian. He appeared in more than 200 films and TV series episodes in a career that spanned over 40 years.

Early life

Lauter was born and raised in Long Beach, New York, the son of Edward Matthew Lauter and Sally Lee, a 1920s Broadway actress and dancer. He was of German and Irish descent.

After graduating from high school, he majored in English Literature in college and received a B.A. degree in 1961 from the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University. While in college, he played basketball. Lauter served for two years in the United States Army.

Career

Lauter's first acting role was a small part in the Broadway production of The Great White Hope, a boxing drama, in 1968. Before that, he was a stand-up comedian. His screen acting debut was in a 1971 episode of the television series Mannix. His first theatrical film role was in the Western Dirty Little Billy in 1972.

As a character actor, Lauter was known for his 6'2" height and balding looks. He starred with Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, Karen Black, and William Devane in Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot. Hitchcock was impressed by Lauter and asked him to play a major role in the romantic espionage thriller he planned as his next film; the director's failing health and eventual death in 1980 meant that The Short Night never went into production.

Lauter appeared in many films, including half a dozen in 1972 alone. Among his most prominent film roles were The Longest Yard (a.k.a. The Mean Machine) (1974), King Kong (1976), Magic (1978), Death Hunt (1981), Timerider (1982), Cujo (1983), Death Wish 3 (1985), My Blue Heaven (1990), The Rocketeer (1991), Seraphim Falls (2006), and The Artist (2011).

Lauter's television appearances included the role as the villain sheriff Martin Stillman in the How the West Was Won TV series, and guest-performances on The New Land, Psych, The X-Files (as Mulder's childhood hero, Gemini astronaut Col. Marcus Aurelius Belt in the season 1 episode "Space"), The Streets of San Francisco (on the series debut episode),Kojak, The A-Team, Miami Vice (season 3 episode 6 Shadow in the Dark), Magnum, P.I. (episode Operation Silent Night), Booker, Charmed, Highlander: The Series, Law & Order, Star Trek: The Next Generation (as Lt. Cmdr. Albert in the season 5 episode "The First Duty"), The Equalizer, The Waltons, and ER (with a recurring role as Fire Captain Dannaker).

Death

Ed Lauter
Ed Lauter, 2011

On October 16, 2013, two weeks before his 75th birthday, Lauter died of mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer, having been diagnosed five months earlier in May.

Following his death, Lauter's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against many well-known broadcasting, automotive, and manufacturing companies for exposing Lauter to asbestos, which led to his death. The suit alleges that Lauter was exposed to asbestos at various movie studios and location sets over his 40-year career as an actor in Los Angeles.The lawsuit remains pending as of late 2020.

Married five times, he is survived by his fifth wife, Mia Lauter, and his four children from previous marriages. He continued to work until a few months before his death, completing roles in several films still to be released after his death.

To honor his work, the Ed Lauter Foundation is being established, which will award a scholarship yearly to aspiring young actors. Reflecting on his lengthy career, Lauter said in a 2012 interview with the Los Angeles Times:

A lot of people say, "I know you," but they don't know my name. But I've had a great run.

— Ed Lauter, Los Angeles Times, October 17, 2013, quoting 2012 interview

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972The Magnificent Seven Ride!Scott Elliot
The New CenturionsGalloway
Hickey & BoggsTed
Bad CompanyOrin
Dirty Little BillyTyler
RageSimpson
1973Lolly-Madonna XXXHawk Feather
The Last American HeroBurton Colt
Executive ActionOperations Chief, Team A
1974The Midnight ManLeroy
The Longest YardCaptain Wilhelm Knauer
1975Satan's TriangleStrickland
French Connection IIGeneral Brian
Breakheart PassMajor Claremont
1976Family PlotJoseph Maloney
King KongFirst Mate Carnahan
1977The White BuffaloTom Custer
The Chicken ChroniclesMr. Nastase
1978Loose ShoesSheriff Bob
MagicDuke
1981Death HuntHazel
The AmateurAnderson
1982Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle SwannPadre Quinn
1983EurekaCharles Perkins
CujoJoe Camber
The Big ScoreParks
1984Lassiter"Smoke"
Finders KeepersJosef Sirola
Nickel MountainW.D. Freund
1985Girls Just Want to Have FunColonel Robert Glenn
Real GeniusDavid Decker
Death Wish 3Police Chief Richard Shriker
1986YoungbloodMurray Chadwick
Raw DealDetective Baker
3:15Moran
1987Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise"Buzz"
1989Gleaming the CubeMr. Kelly
Tennessee WaltzUnknown
Fat Man and Little BoyWhitney Ashbridge
Born on the Fourth of JulyLegion Commander
1990My Blue HeavenRobert Underwood
1991The RocketeerFBI Agent Fitch
1992JudgementDallas Hale
School TiesAlan Greene
1993Extreme JusticeCaptain Shafer
True RomanceCaptain QuiggleUncredited
Under InvestigationCaptain Maguire
1994Wagons EastJohn Slade
Trial by JuryJohn Boyle
1995Leaving Las VegasMobster #3
Girl in the CadillacBen Wilmer
Digital ManGeneral Roberts
Breach of TrustColin Kreuger
1996RattledMurray Hendershot
Raven HawkSheriff Daggert
Mulholland FallsDetective Earl
Coyote SummerMitchell Foster
MercenaryJack Cochran
The SweeperMolls
1997Top of the WorldMel Ridgefield
Allie & MeDetective Frank Richards
1999Out in FiftyEd Walker
Night of TerrorFather Connelly
2000Farewell My LoveSergei Karpov
PythonPilot
Thirteen DaysGeneral Marshall Carter
CivilityDetective Erickson
2001Knight ClubFire Marshall
Not Another Teen MovieThe Coach
2002Go for BrokeWarden Lessen
2003Gentleman B.Harry Koslow
2003SeabiscuitCharles Strub
Nobody Knows AnythingGun Expert
The LibrariansJohn Strong
2004Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the FederationGeneral Jack Gordon Shepherd
Art HeistVictor Boyd
2005Into the FireCaptain Dave Cutler
The Longest YardDuane
Venice UndergroundCaptain John Sullivan
Brothers in ArmsMayor Crawley
Purple HeartCivilian
2006The LostEd Anderson
Love Hollywood StyleLawrence
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyJohn HanafinUncredited (scenes deleted)
Seraphim FallsParsons
2007The Number 23Father Sebastian
A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the PauperPop
2008CamilleSheriff Steiner
The American StandardsHarry
Something's Wrong in KansasAmos
2009Expecting a MiracleWalter Enright
GodspeedMitch
2011The Frankenstein SyndromeDr. Walton
The ArtistPeppy's Butler
2012The Fitzgerald Family ChristmasJim Fitzgerald
Trouble with the CurveMax
2014The Town That Dreaded SundownSheriff Underwood
2016Chief ZabuSkip Keisel

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971MannixSergeantEpisode: "The Man Outside"
1971–1972LongstreetUniformed Officer / Detective2 episodes
1972CannonDeputyEpisode: "A Flight of Hawks"
IronsideNewtonEpisode: "The Countdown"
1972–1973The Streets of San FranciscoDr. Joseph Ford2 episodes
1973Class of '63Dave McKayTelevision film
1974The WaltonsHyder RudgeEpisode: "The Car"
The MigrantsMr. BarlowTelevision film
KojakFloydEpisode: "Mojo"
The New LandUnknownEpisode: "The Word Is: Growth"
The GodchildCreesTelevision film
1975Satan's TriangleStrickland
BarettaEd BorgueEpisode: "Woman in the Harbor"
Last Hours Before MorningBud DelaneyTelevision film
1976Police StoryRalph Coleman / Joseph Kinsella2 episodes
1977Charlie's AngelsLieutenant Howard FineEpisode: "The Blue Angels"
The Rockford FilesJoseph BloombergEpisode: "The Dog and Pony Show"
1978How the West Was WonMartin Stillman5 episodes
The Clone MasterBenderTelevision film
Greatest Heroes of the BibleUlarat2 episodes
1979The Jericho MileJerry BeloitTelevision film
Love's Savage FurySergeant Weed
Undercover with the KKKRaleigh Porter
The Misadventures of Sheriff LoboCaptain John Sebastian Cain3 episodes
1979–1980B. J. and the BearCaptain John Sebastian Cain5 episodes
1980Hawaii Five-OJonas HalloranEpisode: "The Golden Noose"
The Boy Who Drank Too MuchGus CarpenterTelevision film
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesJim Jones Sr.Miniseries
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StoryFrank MorrisTelevision film
1981A Nero Wolfe MysteryClay BaylorEpisode: "Sweet Revenge"
1982In the Custody of StrangersJudge HalloranTelevision film
RoosterJack Claggert
1983Simon & SimonColonel Lawrence GraysonEpisode: "What's in a Gnome?"
St. ElsewhereStan MorgenEpisode: "Working"
Hardcastle and McCormickRick Vetromile2 episodes
ManimalColonel HuntEpisode: "Manimal"
Magnum, P.I.Captain QuintinEpisode: "Operation: Silent Night"
1983–1984The A-TeamMajor Douglas Kyle / Sheriff Hank Thompson2 episodes
1984The Seduction of GinaCarlTelevision film
CBS Schoolbreak SpecialBuddy EvansEpisode: "Dead Wrong: The John Evans Story"
The Three Wishes of Billy GrierMr. GrierTelevision film
AutomanMichael HagedornEpisode: "Murder, Take One"
The Yellow RoseCal EverettEpisode: "Land of the Free"
Crazy Like a FoxEmmett LaszloEpisode: "Pilot"
The Cartier AffairLyndon DeanTelevision film
1985Our Family HonorRay WilfongEpisode: "End of the Line"
1986The Defiant OnesSheriff Leroy DoyleTelevision film
The Last Days of PattonLieutenant Colonel Dr. Paul S. Hill
Screen TwoJerry TylerEpisode: "Double Image"
Miami ViceCaptain CahillEpisode: "Shadow in the Dark"
The Thanksgiving PromiseCoach GrunigerTelevision film
1987OharaVandersEpisode: "Will"
Murder, She WroteSheriff Orville YatesEpisode: "The Cemetery Vote"
1987–1988The EqualizerRobert Nichols / Walter Rowan2 episodes
1989BookerKendallEpisode: "High Rise"
1990Father Dowling MysteriesRex BurnhamEpisode: "The Confidence Mystery"
MonstersMalcolmEpisode: "Malcolm"
Kojak: Flowers for MattyPolice ArmorerTelevision film
1991Golden YearsGeneral Louis CrewesMiniseries
1992Star Trek: The Next GenerationLieutenant Commander AlbertEpisode: "The First Duty"
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek StoryLieutenant DriscollTelevision film
1993RenegadeJack BarnellEpisode: "Partners"
Homicide: Life on the StreetGruszynskiEpisode: "And the Rockets' Dead Glare"
Murder So SweetGlen EmoryTelevision film
The Return of IronsideChief Bell
The X-FilesLieutenant Colonel Marcus Aurelius BeltEpisode: "Space"
1994Secret Sins of the FatherArnold CarterTelevision film
BirdlandCaptain John SwedeEpisode: "Plan B"
Highlander: The SeriesAvery HoskinsEpisode: "Bless the Child"
1995The Tuskegee AirmenGeneral StevensonTelevision film
1996Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesPaladinEpisode: "Circle of Light"
Raven HawkSheriff DaggertTelevision film
1997Married to a StrangerHarry, Megan's Father
Walker, Texas RangerSilas Bedoe2 episodes
Under WrapsKubatTelevision film
1998MillenniumWarden KellardEpisode: "In Arcadia Ego"
A Bright Shining LieGeneral WeyandTelevision film
Dollar for the DeadJacob Colby
ERFire Captain Dannaker6 episodes
1999The Magnificent SevenHank ConleyEpisode: "Vendetta"
2000Law & OrderDefense CounselEpisode: "Entitled"
2001CharmedSutterEpisode: "The Good, the Bad and the Cursed"
2002CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBarclay TobinEpisode: "Cats in the Cradle..."
2004JAGGeneral HughesEpisode: "Whole New Ball Game"
2005Into the FireCaptain Dave CutlerTelevision film
NYPD BlueJerry RasmussenEpisode: "Old Man Quiver"
2008Cold CaseShep "Mack" McAvoy '08Episode: "One Small Step"
Chocolate NewsJack CagneyEpisode: "#1.5"
Grey's AnatomyTimothy MillerEpisode: "These Ties That Bind"
2009Expecting a MiracleWalter EnrightTelevision film
2009–2010PsychDeputy Commissioner Ed Dykstra2 episodes
2011Carnal InnocenceAustin HatingerTelevision film
2012–2013ShamelessDick Healey4 episodes
2013The OfficeSam Stone Sr.Episode "Suit Warehouse"
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