Lane Smith (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor . 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 going off to study 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 United States Army.
Lane Smith (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor . 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 going off to study 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 United States Army.
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 Rooster Cogburn in 1975 and Network in 1976. In 1981, Smith appeared in the Sidney Lumet-directed film Prince of the City. He also acted on television, notably playing a United States Marine in Vietnam in the television miniseries A Rumor of War and in the 1980 Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie Gideon's Trumpet starring Henry Fonda, José Ferrer and John Houseman. Smith is also credited for playing McMurphy 650 times in the 1971 Off-Broadway revival of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.
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.
In 1990, Smith appeared in Air America playing a United States Senator, a role for which he was selected based on his resemblance to then-Minority Leader Bob Dole. Two years later, he played a small-town district attorney opposite Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny, followed by a role as Coach Jack Reilly in The Mighty Ducks. In 1993 Smith landed the role of Perry White in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, which he played for four seasons until 1997. In 1994, he portrayed New York Yankees front officeman Ron in The Scout, alongside Albert Brooks and Brendan Fraser. In 1998, Smith appeared in a major role as fictional television anchorman Emmett Seaborn in the HBO miniseries From The Earth to the Moon. His final film appearance was in The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000).
Smith was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease) in April 2004. He died of the disease at his home in Northridge, California on June 13, 2005 at the age of 69. He was survived by his wife, Debbie Benedict Smith and his son Robert Smith.
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Filmography (Movies)
Well Received the Death of an Artist
Character:
Release Date:12/12/2012
WW3
Character:John Sullivan
Release Date:12/07/2001
The Caprice
Character:
Release Date:11/11/2000
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Character:Grantland Rice
Release Date:02/11/2000
Inherit the Wind
Character:Reverend Jeremiah Brown
Release Date:29/05/1999
The Hi-Lo Country
Character:Steve Shaw
Release Date:30/12/1998
Getting Personal
Character:Dr. Maddie
Release Date:13/06/1998
Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy
Character:Senator Silverthorne
Release Date:29/07/1997
The Scout
Character:Ron Wilson
Release Date:30/09/1994
The Spy Within
Character:Stephen Hahn
Release Date:10/06/1994
Son in Law
Character:Walter Warner
Release Date:02/07/1993
The Distinguished Gentleman
Character:Dick Dodge
Release Date:04/12/1992
The Mighty Ducks
Character:Jack Reilly
Release Date:02/10/1992
Duplicates
Character:Mr. Fryman
Release Date:18/03/1992
My Cousin Vinny
Character:Jim Trotter III
Release Date:13/03/1992
False Arrest
Character:Martin Busey
Release Date:03/11/1991
Blind Vengeance
Character:Col. Blanchard
Release Date:22/08/1990
Air America
Character:Senator Davenport
Release Date:10/08/1990
Challenger
Character:Larry Mulloy
Release Date:25/02/1990
The Final Days
Character:Richard Nixon
Release Date:29/10/1989
Night Game
Character:Whitty
Release Date:15/09/1989
Killer Instinct
Character:Dr. Butler
Release Date:22/11/1988
Prison
Character:Warden Eaton Sharpe
Release Date:08/12/1987
Weeds
Character:Claude
Release Date:16/10/1987
A Place to Call Home
Character:Sam
Release Date:07/02/1987
Native Son
Character:Britton
Release Date:24/12/1986
Terror at London Bridge
Character:Anson Whitfield
Release Date:22/11/1985
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Character:Captain Max Rosenberg
Release Date:05/10/1985
Places in the Heart
Character:Albert Denby
Release Date:11/09/1984
Red Dawn
Character:Mayor Bates
Release Date:10/08/1984
Purple Hearts
Character:Cmdr. Markel
Release Date:30/03/1984
Something About Amelia
Character:Officer Dealy
Release Date:09/01/1984
Special Bulletin
Character:Morton Sanders
Release Date:20/03/1983
The American Snitch
Character:Chuck Maxwell
Release Date:01/01/1983
The Member of the Wedding
Character:Mr. Addams
Release Date:20/12/1982
Frances
Character:Docteur Symington
Release Date:03/12/1982
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Character:Clarence Blake
Release Date:12/04/1982
Prime Suspect
Character:Tom Keating
Release Date:20/01/1982
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Character:Harless Hocker
Release Date:24/10/1981
Prince of the City
Character:Tug Barnes
Release Date:19/08/1981
Mark, I Love You
Character:Don Payer
Release Date:10/12/1980
The Georgia Peaches
Character:Randolph Dukane
Release Date:08/11/1980
Resurrection
Character:Don
Release Date:26/09/1980
Honeysuckle Rose
Character:Brag
Release Date:18/07/1980
On the Nickel
Character:Preacher
Release Date:08/05/1980
Gideon's Trumpet
Character:Fred Turner
Release Date:30/04/1980
City in Fear
Character:Brian
Release Date:30/03/1980
Disaster on the Coastliner
Character:John Carlson
Release Date:28/10/1979
The Solitary Man
Character:Jack Collins
Release Date:09/10/1979
Over the Edge
Character:Sloan
Release Date:18/05/1979
The Crash of Flight 401
Character:
Release Date:29/10/1978
On the Yard
Character:Blake
Release Date:16/09/1978
A Death in Canaan
Character:Bob Hartman
Release Date:01/03/1978
Blue Collar
Character:Clarence Hill
Release Date:10/02/1978
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1977
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
Character:Officer Mackie
Release Date:08/07/1977
Between the Lines
Character:Roy Walsh
Release Date:27/04/1977
The Displaced Person
Character:Mr. Shortley
Release Date:12/04/1977
Network
Character:Robert McDonough
Release Date:19/11/1976
Everybody Rides the Carousel
Character:Stage 1 (voice)
Release Date:10/09/1976
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Character:Tyler
Release Date:22/04/1976
Valley Forge
Character:
Release Date:03/12/1975
Rooster Cogburn
Character:Leroy
Release Date:01/11/1975
Man on a Swing
Character:Ted Ronan
Release Date:24/02/1974
The Last American Hero
Character:Rick Penny
Release Date:27/07/1973
Maidstone
Character:
Release Date:09/03/1971
Unholy Matrimony
Character:Partygoer
Release Date:28/12/1966
Television Appearances
Out of Order
Character:Frank
DAG
Character:Agent Baxter
Bull
Character:
Judging Amy
Character:Mr. Radford
From the Earth to the Moon
Character:Emmett Seaborn
The Practice
Character:Judge H. Finkel
King of the Hill
Character:Nate Hashaway (voice)
King of the Hill
Character:Charlie Fortner (voice)
Clueless
Character:
The Outer Limits
Character:Dr. Malcolm Boussard
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Character:Perry White
Walker, Texas Ranger
Character:Reverend Thornton Powers
Good Sports
Character:R.J. Rappaport
Kay O'Brien
Character:
Dress Gray
Character:Col. King
If Tomorrow Comes
Character:Warden Brannigan
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Robert Warren
Amazing Stories
Character:Dr. Caruso
The Twilight Zone
Character:(segment "Profile in Silver")
Hollywood Beat
Character:Cp. Milton Treadwell
MacGruder and Loud
Character:Richard
V
Character:Nathan Bates
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Pol. Chief Miles Underwood
Chiefs
Character:Hoss Spence
Hill Street Blues
Character:Mike
A Rumor of War
Character:Sgt. Willliam Holgren
Hart to Hart
Character:
Lou Grant
Character:Dr. Lawrence
Quincy, M.E.
Character:Dr. Paul Flynn
The Rockford Files
Character:CIA Agent Donnegan
The Rockford Files
Character:Willett
Kojak
Character:Clyde Regan
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Spad
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Fred Turner
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