Ed Lauter (1938–2013)

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Edward Matthew Lauter II was born on October 30, 1938 in Long Beach, New York. In a film career that extended for over four decades, Lauter starred in a plethora of film and television productions since making his big screen debut in the western Dirty Little Billy (1972). He portrayed an eclectic array of characters over the years, including (but ... See full bio »

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Known For

Cujo
Cujo Joe Camber
(1983)
Not Another Teen Movie
Not Another Teen Movie The Coach
(2001)
King Kong
King Kong Carnahan
(1976)
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 3 Richard Shriker
(1985)
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  Becker's Farm (delayed)
Mr. McCloud
 2017 The Beautiful Ones
Dante Tancredi
 2015 Blind Pass
Pastor
 2014 The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Sheriff Underwood
 2012-2013 Shameless (TV Series)
Dick Healey
- Survival of the Fittest (2013) ... Dick Healey
- The American Dream (2013) ... Dick Healey
- El Gran Cañon (2013) ... Dick Healey
- Parenthood (2012) ... Dick Healey
 2013 The Office (TV Series)
Sam Stone, Sr.
- Suit Warehouse (2013) ... Sam Stone, Sr.
 2012 The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Jim Fitzgerald
 2011 Carnal Innocence (TV Movie)
Austin Hatinger
 2011/I The Artist
Peppy's Butler
 2010 Taken by Force
Lt. Singer
 2009-2010 Psych (TV Series)
Deputy Commissioner Ed Dykstra
- Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part (2010) ... Deputy Commissioner Ed Dykstra
- Extradition: British Columbia (2009) ... Deputy Commissioner Ed Dykstra
 2010 The Prometheus Project
Dr. Walton
 2009 Godspeed
Mitch
 2009 Expecting a Miracle (TV Movie)
Walter Enright
 2008 The American Standards
Harry
 2008 Grey's Anatomy (TV Series)
Timothy Miller
- These Ties That Bind (2008) ... Timothy Miller
 2008 Chocolate News (TV Series)
Jack Cagney
- Episode #1.5 (2008) ... Jack Cagney
 2008 Cold Case (TV Series)
Shep 'Mack' McAvoy '08
- One Small Step (2008) ... Shep 'Mack' McAvoy '08
 2008 Operation Shock and Awe... some (Short)
The General
 2008/I Camille
Sheriff Steiner
 2007 The Number 23
Father Sebastian
 2006 Seraphim Falls
Parsons
 2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
John Hanafin (uncredited)
 2006 Love Hollywood Style
Lawrence
 2006/II The Lost
Ed Anderson
 2006 Solace (Short)
Dr. Marrow
 2005 Purple Heart
Civilian
 2005 Venice Underground
Capt. John Sullivan
 2005 Into the Fire (TV Movie)
Captain Dave Cutler
 2005 Brothers in Arms
Mayor Crawley
 2005 The Longest Yard
Duane
 2005 NYPD Blue (TV Series)
Jerry Rasmussen
- Old Man Quiver (2005) ... Jerry Rasmussen
 2004 JAG (TV Series)
General Hughes
- Whole New Ball Game (2004) ... General Hughes
 2004 Art Heist
Victor Boyd
 2004 Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (Video)
Gen. Jack Gordon Shepherd
 2004 Grandpa's Place
Grandpa
 2003 The Librarians
John Strong
 2003 Nobody Knows Anything!
Gun Expert
 2003 Seabiscuit
Charles Strub
 2003 Kingpin (TV Mini-Series)
- Black Magic Woman (2003)
 2002 Go for Broke
Warden Lessen
 2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series)
Barclay Tobin
- Cats in the Cradle... (2002) ... Barclay Tobin
 1998-2002 ER (TV Series)
Fire Captain Dannaker
- A River in Egypt (2002) ... Fire Captain Dannaker
- Survival of the Fittest (2001) ... Fire Captain Dannaker
- Rescue Me (2000) ... Fire Captain Dannaker
- The Storm: Part 2 (1999) ... Fire Captain Dannaker
- The Storm: Part 1 (1999) ... Fire Captain Dannaker
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 2001 Not Another Teen Movie
The Coach
 2001 Knight Club
Fire Marshall
 2001 Charmed (TV Series)
Sutter
- The Good, the Bad and the Cursed (2001) ... Sutter
 2000 Thirteen Days
Gen. Marshall Carter
 2000 Python (TV Movie)
Pilot
 2000 Civility
Detective Erickson
 2000 Gentleman B.
Harry Koslow
 2000 Blast
Swenson
 2000 Law & Order (TV Series)
Defense Counsel
- Entitled (2000) ... Defense Counsel
 2000 Farewell, My Love
Sergei Karpov
 1999 Night of Terror (Video)
Father Connelly
 1999 Out in Fifty
Ed Walker
 1999 The Magnificent Seven (TV Series)
Hank Conley
- Vendetta (1999) ... Hank Conley
 1998 Dollar for the Dead (TV Movie)
Jacob Colby
 1998 A Bright Shining Lie (TV Movie)
General Weyand
 1998 Millennium (TV Series)
Warden Kellard
- In Arcadia Ego (1998) ... Warden Kellard
 1997 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series)
Silas Bedoe
- Last of a Breed: Part 2 (1997) ... Silas Bedoe
- Last of a Breed: Part 1 (1997) ... Silas Bedoe
 1997 Allie & Me
Detective Frank Richards
 1997 Under Wraps (TV Movie)
Kubat
 1997 Married to a Stranger (TV Movie)
Harry, Megan's Father
 1997/II Top of the World
Mel Ridgefield
 1997 Childhood Sweetheart? (TV Movie)
Sheriff Bowman
 1996 Coyote Summer
Mitchell Foster
 1996 Mercenary (Video)
Jack Cochran
 1996 For Which He Stands
Gaming Commission Chairman
 1996 Raven Hawk (TV Movie)
Sheriff Daggert
 1996 Mulholland Falls
Earl
 1996 The Sweeper (Video)
Molls
 1996 Rattled (TV Movie)
Murray Hendershot
 1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV Series)
Lars Paladin
- Circle of Light (1996) ... Lars Paladin
 1996 Can't Hurry Love (TV Series)
Officer
- Restless in Chelsea (1996) ... Officer
 1995 Ripple (Short)
 1995 Crash
Colin Kreuger
 1995 Working for Harry (Short)
Eddie
 1995 Girl in the Cadillac
Ben Wilmer
 1995 Leaving Las Vegas
Mobster #3
 1995 Digital Man
General Roberts
 1995 The Tuskegee Airmen (TV Movie)
General Stevenson
 1994 Trial by Jury
John Boyle
 1994 Wagons East
John Slade
 1994 Highlander (TV Series)
Avery Hoskins
- Bless the Child (1994) ... Avery Hoskins
 1994 Birdland (TV Series)
Capt. John Swede
- Plan B (1994) ... Capt. John Swede
 1994 Secret Sins of the Father (TV Movie)
Arnold Carter
 1993 Under Investigation
Captain Maguire
 1993 The X-Files (TV Series)
Col. Marcus Aurelius Belt
- Space (1993) ... Col. Marcus Aurelius Belt
 1993 True Romance
Police Captain Quiggle (uncredited)
 1993 Extreme Justice
Captain Shafer
 1993 The Return of Ironside (TV Movie)
Chief Bell
 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series)
Gruszynski
- And the Rockets' Dead Glare (1993) ... Gruszynski
 1993 Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders (TV Movie)
Glen Emory
 1992 Renegade (TV Series)
Jack Barnell
- Partners (1992) ... Jack Barnell
 1992 School Ties
Alan Greene
 1992 Hitz
Dallas Hale
 1992 Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story (TV Movie)
Lieutenant Driscoll
 1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
Lt. Cmdr. Albert
- The First Duty (1992) ... Lt. Cmdr. Albert
 1991 Golden Years (TV Series)
Gen. Louis Crewes
- The Final Blow (1991) ... Gen. Louis Crewes
- Third Time Lucky? (1991) ... Gen. Louis Crewes
- Second Chance (1991) ... Gen. Louis Crewes
- Not on My Watch (1991) ... Gen. Louis Crewes
- Am I a Winner? (1991) ... Gen. Louis Crewes
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 1991 The Rocketeer
Fitch
 1990 Monsters (TV Series)
Malcolm
- Malcolm (1990) ... Malcolm
 1990/I My Blue Heaven
Underwood
 1990 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV Series)
Rex Burnham
- The Confidence Mystery (1990) ... Rex Burnham
 1990 Kojak: Flowers for Matty (TV Movie)
Police Armorer
 1989 Born on the Fourth of July
Legion Commander
 1989 Booker (TV Series)
Kendall
- High Rise (1989) ... Kendall
 1989 Fat Man and Little Boy
Whitney Ashbridge
 1989 Tennessee Waltz
Sheriff Williams
 1989 Gleaming the Cube
Mr. Kelly
 1988 Chief Zabu
Skip Keisel
 1988 Goodbye, Miss 4th of July (TV Movie)
 1987-1988 The Equalizer (TV Series)
Robert Nichols / Walter Rowan
- No Place Like Home (1988) ... Robert Nichols
- A Place to Stay (1987) ... Walter Rowan
 1987 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)
Sheriff Orville Yates
- The Cemetery Vote (1987) ... Sheriff Orville Yates
 1987 Ohara (TV Series)
Vanders
- Will (1987) ... Vanders
 1986 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
Coach Gruniger
- The Thanksgiving Promise (1986) ... Coach Gruniger
 1986 Miami Vice (TV Series)
Capt. Cahill
- Shadow in the Dark (1986) ... Capt. Cahill
 1986 Firefighter (TV Movie)
B.C. Thompson
 1986 The Last Days of Patton (TV Movie)
Dr. Lt.Col. Paul S. Hill
 1986 Raw Deal
Baker
 1986 Screen Two (TV Series)
Jerry Tyler
- Double Image (1986) ... Jerry Tyler
 1986 Youngblood
Murray Chadwick
 1986 The Defiant Ones (TV Movie)
Sheriff Leroy Doyle
 1985 Our Family Honor (TV Series)
Ray Wilfong
- End of the Line (1985) ... Ray Wilfong
 1985 Death Wish 3
Richard Shriker
 1985 Real Genius
David Decker
 1985 Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Col. Glenn
 1984 Nickel Mountain
W.D. Freund
 1984 Crazy Like a Fox (TV Series)
- Pilot (1984)
 1984 The Cartier Affair (TV Movie)
Lyndon Dean
 1984 The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (TV Movie)
Mr. Grier
 1984 Finders Keepers
Josef Sirola
 1984 Automan (TV Series)
Michael Hagedorn
- Murder, Take One (1984) ... Michael Hagedorn
 1983-1984 The A-Team (TV Series)
Major Douglas Kyle / Sheriff Hank Thompson
- Deadly Maneuvers (1984) ... Major Douglas Kyle
- Black Day at Bad Rock (1983) ... Sheriff Hank Thompson
 1984 Lassiter
Smoke
 1984 The Yellow Rose (TV Series)
Cal Everett
- Land of the Free (1984) ... Cal Everett
 1984 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series)
Buddy Evans
- Dead Wrong: The John Evans Story (1984) ... Buddy Evans
 1984 The Seduction of Gina (TV Movie)
Carl
 1983 Magnum, P.I. (TV Series)
Captain Quintin
- Operation: Silent Night (1983) ... Captain Quintin
 1983 The Big Score
Parks
 1983 Manimal (TV Series)
Col. Hunt
- Manimal (1983) ... Col. Hunt
 1983 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series)
Rick Vetromile
- Rolling Thunder: Part 2 (1983) ... Rick Vetromile
- Rolling Thunder: Part 1 (1983) ... Rick Vetromile
 1983 Cujo
Joe Camber
 1983 Eureka
Charles Perkins
 1983 St. Elsewhere (TV Series)
Stan Morgen
- Working (1983) ... Stan Morgen
 1983 Simon & Simon (TV Series)
Col. Lawrence Grayson
- What's in a Gnome? (1983) ... Col. Lawrence Grayson
 1982 Rooster (TV Movie)
Jack Claggert
 1982 In the Custody of Strangers (TV Movie)
Judge Halloran
 1981 The Amateur
Anderson
 1981 Nero Wolfe (TV Series)
Clay Baylor
- Sweet Revenge (1981) ... Clay Baylor
 1981 Death Hunt
Hazel
 1980 Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (TV Movie)
Frank Morris
 1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (TV Movie)
Jim Jones, Sr.
 1979-1980 B.J. and the Bear (TV Series)
Captain John Sebastian Cain / Sheriff John Sebastian Cain
- The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful (1980) ... Sheriff John Sebastian Cain
- Silent Night, Unholy Night (1979) ... Captain John Sebastian Cain
- Run for the Money (1979) ... Captain John Sebastian Cain
- Cain's Son-in-Law (1979) ... Captain John Sebastian Cain
- Cain's Cruiser (1979) ... Sheriff John Sebastian Cain
 1980 The Boy Who Drank Too Much (TV Movie)
Gus Carpenter
 1980 Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)
Jonas Halloran
- The Golden Noose (1980) ... Jonas Halloran
 1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series)
Capt. John Sebastian Cain / Captain John Sebastian Cain
- Run for the Money: Part 3 (1979) ... Capt. John Sebastian Cain
- Run for the Money: Part 2 (1979) ... Capt. John Sebastian Cain
- Panhandle Pussycats Come to Orly (1979) ... Captain John Sebastian Cain
 1979 Undercover with the KKK (TV Movie)
Raleigh Porter
 1979 Love's Savage Fury (TV Movie)
Sergeant Weed
 1979 The Jericho Mile (TV Movie)
Jerry Beloit
 1978 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV Series)
Ularat
- The Story of Noah, Part II (1978) ... Ularat
- The Story of Noah (1978) ... Ularat
 1978 Magic
Duke
 1978 The Clone Master (TV Movie)
Bender
 1978 Coming Attractions
Sheriff Bob
 1978 How the West Was Won (TV Series)
Martin Stillman
- Brothers (1978) ... Martin Stillman
- Gold (1978) ... Martin Stillman
- The Judge (1978) ... Martin Stillman
- Deek (1978) ... Martin Stillman
- Robber's Roost (1978) ... Martin Stillman
Show all 6 episodes
 1978 The Oregon Trail (TV Series)
- Evan's Vendetta (1978)
 1977 The Chicken Chronicles
Mr. Nastase
 1977 The Rockford Files (TV Series)
Joseph Bloomberg
- The Dog and Pony Show (1977) ... Joseph Bloomberg
 1977 Charlie's Angels (TV Series)
Lt. Howard Fine
- The Blue Angels (1977) ... Lt. Howard Fine
 1977 The White Buffalo
Captain Tom Custer
 1976 King Kong
Carnahan
 1976 Family Plot
Maloney
 1976 Police Story (TV Series)
Ralph Coleman / Joseph Kinsella
- Odyssey of Death: Part 2 (1976) ... Ralph Coleman / Joseph Kinsella
- Odyssey of Death: Part 1 (1976) ... Ralph Coleman / Joseph Kinsella
 1975 Kate McShane (TV Series)
- Midnight Lady, Pretty Lady (1975)
 1975 Breakheart Pass
Maj. Claremont
 1975 French Connection II
General Brian
 1975 Last Hours Before Morning (TV Movie)
Bud Delaney
 1975 Requiem for a Nun (TV Movie)
Tubbs
 1975 Baretta (TV Series)
Ed Borgue
- Woman in the Harbor (1975) ... Ed Borgue
 1975 A Shadow in the Streets (TV Movie)
Siggy Taylor
 1975 Satan's Triangle (TV Movie)
Strickland
 1974 The Godchild (TV Movie)
Crees
 1974 The New Land (TV Series)
- The Word Is: Growth (1974)
 1974 The Longest Yard
Captain Knauer
 1974 Kojak (TV Series)
Floyd
- Mojo (1974) ... Floyd
 1974 The Midnight Man
Leroy
 1974 The Waltons (TV Series)
Hyder Rudge
- The Car (1974) ... Hyder Rudge
 1974 The Migrants (TV Movie)
Mr. Barlow
 1973 Executive Action
Operations Chief - Team A
 1973 The Last American Hero
Burton Colt
 1973 Class of '63 (TV Movie)
Dave McKay
 1973 Lolly-Madonna XXX
Hawk Feather
 1972-1973 The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series)
Dr. Joseph Ford / Doctor Joseph Ford
- A Trout in the Milk (1973) ... Dr. Joseph Ford
- The Thirty-Year Pin (1972) ... Doctor Joseph Ford
 1972 Dirty Little Billy
Tyler
 1972 Ironside (TV Series)
Newton
- The Countdown (1972) ... Newton
 1972 Rage
Simpson
 1972 Bad Company
Orin (as Edward Lauter)
 1972 Hickey & Boggs
Ted
 1972 The New Centurions
Galloway
 1972 The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Scott Elliot
 1972 Cannon (TV Series)
Deputy
- A Flight of Hawks (1972) ... Deputy
 1971-1972 Longstreet (TV Series)
Uniformed Officer / Detective
- Let the Memories Be Happy Ones (1972) ... Uniformed Officer
- The Old Team Spirit (1971) ... Detective
 1971 Mannix (TV Series)
Sergeant
- The Man Outside (1971) ... Sergeant
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Played Murphy in a Broadway stage revival of "The Front Page" at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre which ran from November 23, 1986 to January 11, 1987. See more »

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2 Interviews | 2 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

Edward Lauter

Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)
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Personal Quote:

[his definition of a character actor] Someone who's most usually not an 8x10 glossy. You know, not a Steve Stunning. They're characters. See more »

Trivia:

Attended and graduated from Long Beach High School in Lido Beach, New York (1956). See more »

Trademark:

Often played menacing, sinister villains See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio
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