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Lane Smith
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Lane Smith
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1936-04-29,Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

My Cousin Vinny

7.498

My Cousin Vinny
1992-03-13

The Distinguished Gentleman

6.028

The Distinguished Gentleman
1992-12-04

The Mighty Ducks

6.592

The Mighty Ducks
1992-10-02

7.797

Network
1976-11-27

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

6.485

Dark Night of the Scarecrow
1981-10-24

The Last American Hero

5.722

The Last American Hero
1973-07-27

5.816

Air America
1990-08-10

6.043

Son in Law
1993-07-02

The Crash of Flight 401

6.75

The Crash of Flight 401
1978-10-29

5.248

The Scout
1994-09-30

The Georgia Peaches

5.938

The Georgia Peaches
1980-11-08

Getting Personal

4.5

Getting Personal
1998-06-13

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

5.8

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
1977-07-08

5.805

Prison
1987-12-08

The Hi-Lo Country

6.05

The Hi-Lo Country
1998-12-30

Places in the Heart

7.168

Places in the Heart
1984-09-11

6.479

Resurrection
1980-09-26

A Place to Call Home

5.5

A Place to Call Home
1987-02-07

4.659

Night Game
1989-09-15

5.368

Weeds
1987-10-16

The American Snitch

6

The American Snitch
1983-01-01

5.9

Man on a Swing
1974-02-24

5.5

The Spy Within
1994-06-10

Mark, I Love You

8

Mark, I Love You
1980-12-10

6

On the Yard
1978-09-16

5.412

WW3
2001-07-12

The Displaced Person

7

The Displaced Person
1977-04-12

Everybody Rides the Carousel

6

Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976-09-10

Gideon's Trumpet

6.375

Gideon's Trumpet
1980-04-30

6.9

The Final Days
1989-10-29

Terror at London Bridge

5.354

Terror at London Bridge
1985-11-22

7.332

Blue Collar
1978-02-10

Something About Amelia

5.618

Something About Amelia
1984-01-09

5.778

False Arrest
1991-11-03

A Death in Canaan

5.3

A Death in Canaan
1978-03-01

Rooster Cogburn

6.453

Rooster Cogburn
1975-11-01

Blind Vengeance

5.5

Blind Vengeance
1990-08-22

5.25

Native Son
1986-12-24

The Legend of Bagger Vance

6.602

The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000-11-02

Killer Instinct

6.2

Killer Instinct
1988-11-22

The Member of the Wedding

5

The Member of the Wedding
1982-12-20

Honeysuckle Rose

5.367

Honeysuckle Rose
1980-07-18

6.3

Duplicates
1992-03-18

6.295

Red Dawn
1984-08-10

5.75

Purple Hearts
1984-03-30

Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues

5.5

Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
1985-10-05

Inherit the Wind

6.31

Inherit the Wind
1999-05-29

Unholy Matrimony

4.25

Unholy Matrimony
1966-12-28

The Solitary Man

7.5

The Solitary Man
1979-10-09

Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy

5.625

Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy
1997-07-29

Between the Lines

5.433

Between the Lines
1977-04-27

6.5

Challenger
1990-02-25

7

On the Nickel
1980-05-08

6.89

Frances
1982-12-03

6.714

Prime Suspect
1982-01-20

7

Valley Forge
1975-12-03

Disaster on the Coastliner

5.5

Disaster on the Coastliner
1979-10-28

5.667

City in Fear
1980-03-30

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

7.5

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
1976-04-22

Special Bulletin

6.984

Special Bulletin
1983-03-20

7.067

Over the Edge
1979-05-18

Thou Shalt Not Kill

7

Thou Shalt Not Kill
1982-04-12

4.167

Maidstone
1971-03-09

Prince of the City

7.011

Prince of the City
1981-08-19

8

The Caprice
2000-11-11

Well Received the Death of an Artist

0

Well Received the Death of an Artist
2012-12-12

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

2

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977-12-01

The War at Home

7

The War at Home
1996-11-20

Murder, She Wrote

7.52

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

7.5

Judging Amy
1999-09-19

The Twilight Zone

7.706

The Twilight Zone
1985-09-27

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.238

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985-09-29

Walker, Texas Ranger

7.01

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21

6.288

Clueless
1996-09-20

7.2

Kojak
1973-10-24

7.7

The Practice
1997-03-04

6.8

Hart to Hart
1979-09-22

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

6.935

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993-09-12

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

6.5

Good Sports
1991-01-10

5

Hollywood Beat
1985-09-21

6.8

Bull
2000-08-15

7

DAG
2000-11-14

5.333

Out of Order
2003-06-01

MacGruder and Loud

5.333

MacGruder and Loud
1985-01-21

The Outer Limits

7.697

The Outer Limits
1995-03-26

7.5

Kay O'Brien
1986-09-26

Amazing Stories

7.478

Amazing Stories
1985-09-29

From the Earth to the Moon

8.108

From the Earth to the Moon
1998-04-05

King of the Hill

7.4

King of the Hill
1997-01-12

King of the Hill

7.4

King of the Hill
1997-01-12

7.929

Chiefs
1983-11-13

7.1

V
1984-10-26

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

The Rockford Files

7.6

The Rockford Files
1974-09-13

The Rockford Files

7.6

The Rockford Files
1974-09-13

8

A Rumor of War
1980-09-24

If Tomorrow Comes

7.3

If Tomorrow Comes
1986-03-16

Hill Street Blues

7.618

Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15

5.143

Dress Gray
1986-05-09

7.3

Lou Grant
1977-09-20

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.538

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

7.513

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

American Playhouse

6.6

American Playhouse
1982-01-12

8.4

Legacy
1998-10-09