Lane Smith
Lane Smith | |
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Born | Walter Lane Smith III April 29, 1936 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | June 13, 2005 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 69)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1966–2005 |
Known for | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |
Spouse(s) |
Sydnee MacCall
(m. 1986; div. 1998)Debbie Benedict Smith
(m. 2000) |
Children | 3 |
Walter Lane Smith III (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor. His well-known roles included newspaper editor
Early life
Lane Smith was born in 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from the Leelanau School, a boarding school in Glen Arbor, Michigan, and spent one year boarding at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, before studying at the Actors Studio in the late 1950s and early 1960s along with Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino; he was recognized in their Hall of Fame. Smith served two years in the U.S. Army.[2][3]
Career
After graduating, Smith found steady work in New York theater before making his film debut in Maidstone in 1970. During the 1970s, he regularly made appearances in small film roles including
Smith made a major breakthrough in 1984 with significant roles in Red Dawn, Places in the Heart and the television series V. He also played on Quincy, M.E. in season 8, episode 7, "Science for Sale" as an oncologist searching for a cure to cancer. In 1989, Smith gained recognition for his portrayal of Richard Nixon in the docudrama The Final Days. Newsweek praised the performance, writing, "[Smith] is such a good Nixon that his despair and sorrow at his predicament become simply overwhelming." Smith earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance. He also appeared in the original Broadway stage production of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross as James Lingk. He received a Drama Desk Award for his performance.[2]
In 1990, Smith appeared in
Death
Smith was diagnosed with
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1966 | Unholy Matrimony | Partygoer | Uncredited |
1970 | Maidstone | ||
1973 | The Last American Hero | Rick Penny | |
Cops and Robbers | Perpetrator | ||
1974 | Man on a Swing | Virginia De Leo | |
1975 | Rooster Cogburn | Leroy | |
Everybody Rides the Carousel | |||
1976 | Network | Robert McDonough | |
1977 | Between the Lines | Roy Walsh | |
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training | Officer Mackle | ||
1978 | Blue Collar | Clarence Hill | |
On the Yard | Blake | ||
1979 | Over the Edge | Sloan | |
1980 | On the Nickel | Preacher | |
Honeysuckle Rose | Brag, Cotton's manager | ||
Resurrection | Don | ||
1981 | Prince of the City
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Tug Barnes | |
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. | Smilin' Jack | ||
1982 | Frances | Dr. Symington | |
1984 | Purple Hearts | Cmdr. Markel | |
Red Dawn | Mayor Bates | ||
Places in the Heart | Albert Denby | ||
1986 | Native Son | Britton | |
1987 | Weeds | Claude | |
Prison | Warden Eaton Sharpe | ||
1989 | Race for Glory | Joe Gifford | |
Night Game | Witty | ||
1990 | Air America | Senator Davenport | |
1992 | My Cousin Vinny | D.A. Jim Trotter, III | |
The Mighty Ducks | Coach Jack Reilly | ||
The Distinguished Gentleman | Dick Dodge | ||
1993 | Son in Law | Walter Warner | |
1994 | The Flight of the Dove | Stephen Hahn | |
The Scout | Ron Wilson | ||
1996 | The War at Home | Uncredited | |
Why Do Fools Fall in Love | Ezra Grahme | ||
The Hi-Lo Country | Steve Shaw | ||
2000 | The Caprice | Thunderhead[5] | |
The Legend of Bagger Vance | Grantland Rice |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | Kojak | Clyde Regan | Episode: "Queen of the Gypsies" |
Valley Forge | Spad | TV movie | |
1975-1979 | The Rockford Files | Willett; CIA Agent Donnegan | 2 episodes |
1977 | The Displaced Person | Mr. Shortley | TV movie |
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer | TV movie | ||
1978 | A Death in Canaan | Bob Hartman | TV movie |
Crash | Flight Engineer Romano | TV movie | |
1979 | The Solitary Man | Jack Collins | TV movie |
Disaster on the Coastliner | John Carlson | TV movie | |
1980 | City in Fear | Brian | TV movie |
Gideon's Trumpet | Fred Turner | TV movie | |
A Rumor of War | Sgt. William Holgren | Miniseries | |
The Georgia Peaches | Randolph Dukane | TV movie | |
Mark, I Love You | Don Payer | TV movie | |
1981 | Dallas | Prosecutor | Episode: "Gone, But Not Forgotten" |
Dark Night of the Scarecrow | Harless Hocker | TV movie | |
Hart to Hart | Roy Hamlin | Episode: "Hart, Line, and Sinker" | |
1982 | Prime Suspect | Tom Keating | TV movie |
Thou Shalt Not Kill | Clarence Blake | TV movie | |
Lou Grant | Dr. Lawrence | Episode: "Unthinkable" | |
The Big Easy | Lt. Frank Medley | TV movie | |
Quincy, M.E. | Dr. Paul Flynn | Episode: Science for Sale | |
Member of the Wedding | Mr. Addams | TV movie | |
1983 | Special Bulletin | Morton Sanders | TV movie |
Chiefs | Hoss Spence | Miniseries | |
1984 | Something About Amelia | Officer Dealy | TV movie |
1984–1985 | V | Nathan Bates | 13 episodes |
1985 | Hill Street Blues | Mike | Episode: "El Capitan" |
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues | Captain Max Rosenberg | TV movie | |
Bridge Across Time | Anson Whitfield | TV movie | |
1986 | Amazing Stories | Dr. Caruso | Episode: "Dorothy and Ben" |
The Twilight Zone | Professor Joseph Fitzgerald | Segment: "Profile in Silver" | |
Dress Gray | Col. King | Miniseries | |
If Tomorrow Comes | Warden Brannigan | Miniseries | |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Robert Warren | "Episode: Happy Birthday" | |
Kay O'Brien | Doctor Robert Moffitt | 13 episodes | |
1987 | A Place to Call Home | Sam | TV movie |
1988 | In the Heat of the Night | Sonny Mims | Episode: "Road Kill" |
Killer Instinct | Dr. Butler | TV movie | |
1989 | Murder, She Wrote | Pol. Chief Underwood | Episode: "The Search for Peter Kerry" |
The Final Days | Richard Nixon | TV movie Golden Globe Award (nominated)
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1990 | Challenger | Larry Mulloy | TV movie |
Blind Vengeance | Col. Blanchard | TV movie | |
1991 | Good Sports | R.J. Rappaport | 21 episodes |
Good & Evil | Harlan Shell | 5 episode - 1 uncredited | |
False Arrest | Martin Busey | TV movie | |
1992 | Duplicates | Mr. Fryman | TV movie |
1993–1997 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Perry White | 84 episodes |
1994 | Murphy Brown | Danger Duke | Voice Episode: "Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?" |
1995 | Dweebs | Colonel Whitmore | Episode: "The Cyrano Show" |
1996 | Clueless | Dan Hafner | Episode: "Romeo & Cher" |
1997 | Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy | Senator Silverthorne | TV movie |
1998 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Malcolm Boussard | Episode: "Glyphic" |
Getting Personal | Dr. Maddie | ||
From the Earth to the Moon | Emmett Seaborn | 6 episodes | |
1999 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Reverend Thornton Powers | Episode: "Power Angels" |
Inherit the Wind | Reverend Jeremiah Brown | TV movie | |
2000 | King of the Hill | Charlie Fortner and Nate Hashaway | Voice 3 episodes |
2001 | Bull | Russell Dantly | Episode: "Amen" |
DAG
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Agent Baxter | Episode: The Triangle Report | |
WW3 | John Sullivan | TV movie | |
The Practice | Judge H. Finkel | Episode: "The Candidate" | |
2002 | Judging Amy | Mr. Radford | Episode: "People of the Lie" |
2003 | Out of Order | Frank | Miniseries |
References
- ^ "Lane Smith - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ^ a b c Oliver, Myrna (2005-06-15). "Lane Smith, 69; Character Actor Gained Fame Playing Nixon in 'The Final Days'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
- ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
- ^ "Lane Smith Obituary: The Obituary and Death Notice of Lane Smith". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ^ "Lane Smith Biography (1936-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
External links
- Lane Smith at IMDb
- Lane Smith at the Internet Broadway Database
- Lane Smith at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Lane Smith at the TCM Movie Database
- Lane Smith at AllMovie