Ed Lauter

Ed Lauter

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.

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Known For

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • as Timothy Miller

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Defense Counsel Glick

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 • as Barclay Tobin

The Office

The Office

2005 • as Sam Stone, Sr.

Shameless

Shameless

2011 • as Dick Healey

The X-Files

The X-Files

1993 • as Col. Marcus Aurelius Belt

Filmography

2017

The Beautiful Ones
The Beautiful Ones
as Dante Gabriel Tancredi
Movie - Released: 7/14/2017

2016

Movie
Chief Zabu
as Skip Keisel
Movie - Released: 10/28/2016

2014

The Town that Dreaded Sundown
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Sheriff Underwood
Movie - Released: 10/16/2014

2012

Casting By
Casting By
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/1/2012
Trouble with the Curve
Trouble with the Curve
as Max
Movie - Released: 9/21/2012
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
as Jim "Big Jim" Fitzgerald
Movie - Released: 9/9/2012
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/5/2012

2011

The Artist
The Artist
as Peppy's Butler
Movie - Released: 10/12/2011
Carnal Innocence
Carnal Innocence
as Austin Hatinger
Movie - Released: 6/13/2011
Shameless
Shameless
as Dick Healey
TV - Released: 1/9/2011

2010

The Frankenstein Syndrome
The Frankenstein Syndrome
as Dr. Walton
Movie - Released: 10/1/2010

2009

Godspeed
Godspeed
as Mitch
Movie - Released: 1/1/2009
Expecting a Miracle
Expecting a Miracle
as Walter Enright
Movie - Released: 1/10/2009

2008

Camille
Camille
as Sheriff Steiner
Movie - Released: 4/13/2008

2007

Seraphim Falls
Seraphim Falls
as Parsons
Movie - Released: 1/26/2007
The Number 23
The Number 23
as Father Sebastian
Movie - Released: 2/23/2007
The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie
The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie
as Pop
Movie - Released: 11/11/2007

2006

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as John Hanafin (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/4/2006
The Lost
The Lost
as Ed Anderson
Movie - Released: 3/11/2006
Psych
Psych
as Ed Dykstra
TV - Released: 7/7/2006

2005

Purple Heart
Purple Heart
as Civilian
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005
Into the Fire
Into the Fire
as Captain Dave Cutler
Movie - Released: 9/23/2005
The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard
as Duane
Movie - Released: 5/27/2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Timothy Miller
TV - Released: 3/27/2005
The Office
The Office
as Sam Stone, Sr.
TV - Released: 3/24/2005

2004

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
as General J.G. Shepherd
Movie - Released: 5/19/2004
Nobody Knows Anything!
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Gun Expert
Movie - Released: 8/24/2004
Grandpa's Place
Grandpa's Place
as Grandpa
Movie - Released: 2/14/2004
Art Heist
Art Heist
as Victor Boyd
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004

2003

The Librarians
The Librarians
as John Strong
Movie - Released: 12/16/2003
Gentleman B.
Gentleman B.
as Harry Koslow
Movie - Released: 2/19/2003
Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit
as Charles Strub
Movie - Released: 7/22/2003
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Shep 'Mack' McAvoy (2008)
TV - Released: 9/28/2003

2002

Go for Broke
Go for Broke
as Warden Lessen
Movie - Released: 6/27/2002

2001

Not Another Teen Movie
Not Another Teen Movie
as The Coach
Movie - Released: 12/7/2001

2000

Blast
Blast
as Swenson
Movie - Released: 4/7/2000
Python
Python
as Pilot
Movie - Released: 8/9/2000
Thirteen Days
Thirteen Days
as Gen. Marshall Carter
Movie - Released: 12/25/2000
Farewell, My Love
Farewell, My Love
as Sergei Karpov
Movie - Released: 2/15/2000
Civility
Civility
as Detective Erickson
Movie - Released: 4/1/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Barclay Tobin
TV - Released: 10/6/2000

1999

Out in Fifty
Out in Fifty
as Ed Walker
Movie - Released: 6/22/1999
Night of Terror
Night of Terror
as Father Connelly
Movie - Released: 7/1/1999

1998

A Bright Shining Lie
A Bright Shining Lie
as General Weyand
Movie - Released: 5/30/1998
Dollar for the Dead
Dollar for the Dead
as Jacob Colby
Movie - Released: 10/11/1998
Charmed
Charmed
as Sutter
TV - Released: 10/7/1998
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
as Hank Conley
TV - Released: 1/3/1998

1997

Allie & Me
Allie & Me
as Detective Frank Richards
Movie - Released: 10/1/1997
Under Wraps
Under Wraps
as Kubat
Movie - Released: 10/25/1997
Movie
Childhood Sweetheart?
as Sheriff Bowman
Movie - Released: 3/18/1997
Movie
Married to a Stranger
as Harry, Megan's Father
Movie - Released: 9/28/1997
Top of the World
Top of the World
as Mel Ridgefield
Movie - Released: 5/1/1997

1996

Mulholland Falls
Mulholland Falls
as Earl
Movie - Released: 4/26/1996
The Sweeper
The Sweeper
as Molls
Movie - Released: 6/25/1996
Mercenary
Mercenary
as Jack Cochran
Movie - Released: 10/17/1996
Rattled
Rattled
as Murray Hendershot
Movie - Released: 2/14/1996
Raven Hawk
Raven Hawk
as Sheriff Daggert
Movie - Released: 7/20/1996
Coyote Summer
Coyote Summer
as Mitchell Foster
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996
Millennium
Millennium
as Warden Kellard
TV - Released: 10/25/1996

1995

Digital Man
Digital Man
as Gen Roberts
Movie - Released: 9/5/1995
Breach of Trust
Breach of Trust
as Colin Kreuger
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
Girl in the Cadillac
Girl in the Cadillac
as Ben Wilmer
Movie - Released: 10/24/1995
Leaving Las Vegas
Leaving Las Vegas
as Mobster 3
Movie - Released: 10/27/1995
Can't Hurry Love
Can't Hurry Love
as Officer
TV - Released: 9/18/1995

1994

Secret Sins of the Father
Secret Sins of the Father
as Arnold Carter
Movie - Released: 1/9/1994
Trial by Jury
Trial by Jury
as John Boyle
Movie - Released: 9/9/1994
Wagons East!
Wagons East!
as John Slade
Movie - Released: 8/16/1994
ER
ER
as Fire Captain Dannaker
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

Extreme Justice
Extreme Justice
as Captain Shafer
Movie - Released: 6/26/1993
The Return of Ironside
The Return of Ironside
as Chief Bell
Movie - Released: 5/4/1993
Under Investigation
Under Investigation
as Captain Maguire
Movie - Released: 11/17/1993
True Romance
True Romance
as Police Captain Quiggle (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/9/1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Lars Paladin
TV - Released: 1/27/1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Silas Bedoe
TV - Released: 4/21/1993
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Col. Marcus Aurelius Belt
TV - Released: 9/10/1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Gruszynski
TV - Released: 1/31/1993

1992

Judgement
Judgement
as Dallas Hale
Movie - Released: 8/5/1992
School Ties
School Ties
as Alan Greene
Movie - Released: 9/18/1992
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
as Lieutenant Driscoll
Movie - Released: 5/18/1992
Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series
as Avery Hoskins
TV - Released: 10/3/1992
Renegade
Renegade
as Jack Barnell
TV - Released: 9/19/1992

1991

Golden Years
Golden Years
as Gen. Louis Crewes
Movie - Released: 7/16/1991
Tennessee Nights
Tennessee Nights
as Sheriff Williams
Movie - Released: 10/12/1991
The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer
as Fitch
Movie - Released: 6/21/1991
Golden Years
Golden Years
as Gen. Louis Crewes
TV - Released: 7/16/1991

1990

My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven
as Underwood
Movie - Released: 8/17/1990
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
as Police Armorer
Movie - Released: 1/4/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Defense Counsel Glick
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

Gleaming the Cube
Gleaming the Cube
as Mr. Kelly
Movie - Released: 1/13/1989
Fat Man and Little Boy
Fat Man and Little Boy
as Whitney Ashbridge
Movie - Released: 10/20/1989
Born on the Fourth of July
Born on the Fourth of July
as Legion Commander
Movie - Released: 12/20/1989
Booker
Booker
as Kendall
TV - Released: 9/24/1989

1987

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
as Buzz Mussinger
Movie - Released: 7/10/1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Lt. Cmdr. Albert
TV - Released: 9/28/1987

1986

Raw Deal
Raw Deal
as Baker
Movie - Released: 6/6/1986
3:15 the Moment of Truth
3:15 the Moment of Truth
as Moran
Movie - Released: 1/31/1986
Double Image
Double Image
as Jerry Tyler
Movie - Released: 4/6/1986
Youngblood
Youngblood
as Murray Chadwick
Movie - Released: 1/31/1986
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
as Sheriff Leroy Doyle
Movie - Released: 1/5/1986
Firefighter
Firefighter
as B.C. Thompson
Movie - Released: 9/23/1986
The Last Days of Patton
The Last Days of Patton
as Dr. Lt.Col. Paul S. Hill
Movie - Released: 12/15/1986
The Thanksgiving Promise
The Thanksgiving Promise
as Coach Gruniger
Movie - Released: 11/23/1986

1985

Death Wish 3
Death Wish 3
as Insp. Richard S. Shriker
Movie - Released: 11/1/1985
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
as Colonel Glenn
Movie - Released: 4/12/1985
Real Genius
Real Genius
as CIA Man Decker
Movie - Released: 8/7/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Walter Rowan
TV - Released: 9/18/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Robert Nichols
TV - Released: 9/18/1985

1984

Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
as Josef Sirola
Movie - Released: 5/18/1984
Lassiter
Lassiter
as Smoke
Movie - Released: 2/17/1984
The Cartier Affair
The Cartier Affair
as Lyndon Dean
Movie - Released: 11/3/1984
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
as Mr. Grier
Movie - Released: 10/31/1984
The Seduction of Gina
The Seduction of Gina
as Carl
Movie - Released: 1/17/1984
Nickel Mountain
Nickel Mountain
as W.D. Freund
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff Orville Yates
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
as Capt. Cahill
TV - Released: 9/16/1984
Crazy like a Fox
Crazy like a Fox
as Lanslow
TV - Released: 12/30/1984

1983

Cujo
Cujo
as Joe Camber
Movie - Released: 8/10/1983
Eureka
Eureka
as Charles Perkins
Movie - Released: 5/1/1983
Manimal
Manimal
as Col. Hunt
Movie - Released: 9/30/1983
The Big Score
The Big Score
as Parks
Movie - Released: 3/17/1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Rick Vetromile
TV - Released: 9/18/1983
The A-Team
The A-Team
as Sheriff Hank Thomson
TV - Released: 1/23/1983
Manimal
Manimal
as Col. Hunt
TV - Released: 9/30/1983
Automan
Automan
as Michael Hagedorn
TV - Released: 12/15/1983
The A-Team
The A-Team
as Major Douglas Kyle
TV - Released: 1/23/1983

1982

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
as Padre
Movie - Released: 8/27/1982
In the Custody of Strangers
In the Custody of Strangers
as Judge Halloran
Movie - Released: 5/26/1982
Rooster
Rooster
as Jack Claggert
Movie - Released: 8/19/1982
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
as Stan Morgen
TV - Released: 10/26/1982

1981

The Amateur
The Amateur
as Anderson
Movie - Released: 12/11/1981
Death Hunt
Death Hunt
as Hazel
Movie - Released: 4/15/1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
as Col. Lawrence Grayson
TV - Released: 11/24/1981
Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe
as Clay Baylor
TV - Released: 12/24/1981

1980

The Boy Who Drank Too Much
The Boy Who Drank Too Much
as Gus Carpenter
Movie - Released: 2/6/1980
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Frank Morris
Movie - Released: 11/5/1980
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
as Jerry Beliot
Movie - Released: 10/31/1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Captain Quintin
TV - Released: 12/11/1980
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
as Jim Jones, Sr.
TV - Released: 4/15/1980
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Frank Morris
TV - Released: 11/5/1980

1979

Undercover with the KKK
Undercover with the KKK
as Raleigh Porter
Movie - Released: 10/23/1979
Love's Savage Fury
Love's Savage Fury
as Sgt. Weed
Movie - Released: 5/20/1979

1978

Magic
Magic
as Duke
Movie - Released: 11/8/1978
The Clone Master
The Clone Master
as Bender
Movie - Released: 9/14/1978
The Story of Noah
The Story of Noah
as Ularat
Movie - Released: 11/19/1978
Loose Shoes
Loose Shoes
as Sheriff Bob
Movie - Released: 9/1/1978

1977

The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo
as Tom Custer
Movie - Released: 5/1/1977
The Chicken Chronicles
The Chicken Chronicles
as Mr. Nastase
Movie - Released: 10/1/1977

1976

Family Plot
Family Plot
as Joseph Maloney
Movie - Released: 4/9/1976
King Kong
King Kong
as Carnahan
Movie - Released: 9/8/1976
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
as Lt. Howard Fine
TV - Released: 9/22/1976

1975

French Connection II
French Connection II
as General William Brian
Movie - Released: 5/18/1975
Breakheart Pass
Breakheart Pass
as Major Claremont
Movie - Released: 12/9/1975
Satan's Triangle
Satan's Triangle
as Strickland
Movie - Released: 1/14/1975
Shadow in the Street
Shadow in the Street
as Siggy Taylor
Movie - Released: 1/28/1975
Last Hours Before Morning
Last Hours Before Morning
as Bud Delaney
Movie - Released: 4/19/1975
Baretta
Baretta
as Ed Borgue
TV - Released: 1/17/1975
Kate McShane
Kate McShane
as Phil Baines
TV - Released: 9/10/1975

1974

The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard
as Captain Knauer
Movie - Released: 8/21/1974
The Midnight Man
The Midnight Man
as Leroy
Movie - Released: 3/7/1974
The Godchild
The Godchild
as Crees
Movie - Released: 11/27/1974
The Migrants
The Migrants
as Mr. Barlow
Movie - Released: 2/4/1974
Kodiak
Kodiak
as Brook Spencer
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Joseph Bloomberg
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

Executive Action
Executive Action
as Operations Chief - Team A
Movie - Released: 11/7/1973
Lolly-Madonna xxx
Lolly-Madonna xxx
as Hawk Feather
Movie - Released: 2/21/1973
Class of '63
Class of '63
as Dave McKay
Movie - Released: 3/14/1973
The Last American Hero
The Last American Hero
as Burton Colt
Movie - Released: 7/27/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Floyd
TV - Released: 10/24/1973
Police Story
Police Story
as Ralph Coleman / Joseph Kinsella
TV - Released: 3/20/1973

1972

Bad Company
Bad Company
as Orin
Movie - Released: 10/8/1972
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
as Scott Elliot
Movie - Released: 8/1/1972
Hickey & Boggs
Hickey & Boggs
as Ted
Movie - Released: 10/4/1972
The New Centurions
The New Centurions
as Galloway
Movie - Released: 8/3/1972
Rage
Rage
as Simpson
Movie - Released: 11/22/1972
Dirty Little Billy
Dirty Little Billy
as Tyler
Movie - Released: 11/1/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as Doctor Joseph Ford
TV - Released: 9/23/1972
The Waltons
The Waltons
as Hyder Rudge
TV - Released: 9/14/1972

1971

Cannon
Cannon
as Deputy
TV - Released: 9/14/1971

1968

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Jonas Halloran
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

Mannix
Mannix
as Sergeant
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
Ironside
Ironside
as Sergeant
TV - Released: 3/28/1967