Lane Smith
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.
Fotos
Películas (68)
Well Received the Death of an Artist
2012
WW3
2001 · John Sullivan
The Caprice
2000 · Lane
The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000 · Grantland Rice
Inherit the Wind
1999 · Reverend Jeremiah Brown
The Hi-Lo Country
1998 · Steve Shaw
Getting Personal
1998 · Dr. Maddie
Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy
1997 · Senator Silverthorne
The War at Home
1996 · Marjorie's Husband
The Scout
1994 · Ron Wilson
The Spy Within
1994 · Stephen Hahn
Son in Law
1993 · Walter Warner
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992 · Dick Dodge
The Mighty Ducks
1992 · Jack Reilly
Duplicates
1992 · Mr. Fryman
My Cousin Vinny
1992 · Jim Trotter III
False Arrest
1991 · Martin Busey
Blind Vengeance
1990 · Col. Blanchard
Air America
1990 · Senator Davenport
Challenger
1990 · Larry Mulloy
The Final Days
1989 · Richard Nixon
Night Game
1989 · Whitty
Killer Instinct
1988 · Dr. Butler
Prison
1987 · Warden Eaton Sharpe
Weeds
1987 · Claude
A Place to Call Home
1987 · Sam
Native Son
1986 · Britton
Terror at London Bridge
1985 · Anson Whitfield
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
1985 · Captain Max Rosenberg
Places in the Heart
1984 · Albert Denby
Red Dawn
1984 · Mayor Bates
Purple Hearts
1984 · Cmdr. Markel
Something About Amelia
1984 · Officer Dealy
Special Bulletin
1983 · Morton Sanders
The American Snitch
1983 · Chuck Maxwell
The Member of the Wedding
1982 · Mr. Addams
Frances
1982 · Docteur Symington
Thou Shalt Not Kill
1982 · Clarence Blake
Prime Suspect
1982 · Tom Keating
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
1981 · Harless Hocker
Prince of the City
1981 · Tug Barnes
Mark, I Love You
1980 · Don Payer
The Georgia Peaches
1980 · Randolph Dukane
Resurrection
1980 · Don
Honeysuckle Rose
1980 · Brag
On the Nickel
1980 · Preacher
Gideon's Trumpet
1980 · Fred Turner
City in Fear
1980 · Brian
Disaster on the Coastliner
1979 · John Carlson
The Solitary Man
1979 · Jack Collins
Over the Edge
1979 · Sloan
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
On the Yard
1978 · Blake
A Death in Canaan
1978 · Bob Hartman
Blue Collar
1978 · Clarence Hill
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
1977 · Officer Mackie
Between the Lines
1977 · Roy Walsh
The Displaced Person
1977 · Mr. Shortley
Network
1976 · Robert McDonough
Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976 · Stage 1 (voice)
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
1976 · Tyler
Valley Forge
1975 · Spad
Rooster Cogburn
1975 · Leroy
Man on a Swing
1974 · Ted Ronan
The Last American Hero
1973 · Rick Penny
Maidstone
1971
Unholy Matrimony
1966 · Partygoer
Series (34)
Out of Order
2003 · Frank
DAG
2000 · Agent Baxter
Bull
2000
Judging Amy
1999 · Mr. Radford
Legacy
1998 · Asa Winters
From the Earth to the Moon
1998 · Emmett Seaborn
The Practice
1997 · Judge Finkel
King of the Hill
1997 · Nate Hashaway (voice), Charlie Fortner (voice)
Clueless
1996 · Dan Hafner
The Outer Limits
1995 · Dr. Malcolm Boussard
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Perry White
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Reverend Thornton Powers
Good Sports
1991 · R.J. Rappaport
Kay O'Brien
1986
Dress Gray
1986 · Col. King
If Tomorrow Comes
1986 · Warden Brannigan
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · Robert Warren
Amazing Stories
1985 · Dr. Caruso
The Twilight Zone
1985 · (segment "Profile in Silver")
Hollywood Beat
1985 · Cp. Milton Treadwell
MacGruder and Loud
1985 · Richard
V
1984 · Nathan Bates
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Pol. Chief Miles Underwood
Chiefs
1983 · Hoss Spence
American Playhouse
1982 · Britton
Hill Street Blues
1981 · Mike
A Rumor of War
1980 · Sgt. Willliam Holgren
Hart to Hart
1979
Lou Grant
1977 · Dr. Lawrence
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · Dr. Paul Flynn
The Rockford Files
1974 · CIA Agent Donnegan, Willett
Kojak
1973 · Clyde Regan
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Spad, Fred Turner