Ed Lauter
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1938-10-30 – 2013-10-16
Place of birth: 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
Gleaming the Cube
1989Mr. Kelly
Raw Deal
1986Baker
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
2004General J.G. Shepherd
French Connection II
1975General William Brian
Cujo
1983Joe Camber
Mulholland Falls
1996Earl
The Longest Yard
1974Captain Knauer
Finders Keepers
1984Josef Sirola
The Amateur
1981Anderson
Allie & Me
1997Detective Frank Richards
Family Plot
1976Joseph Maloney
Camille
2008Sheriff Steiner
Bad Company
1972Orin
Breakheart Pass
1975Major Claremont
Death Wish 3
1985Insp. Richard S. Shriker
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
1982Padre
Godspeed
2009Mitch
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006John Hanafin (uncredited)
Death Hunt
1981Hazel