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Lane Smith(1936-2005)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Lane Smith in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Home Video Trailer from HBO Home Video
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From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
5 Videos
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Lane Smith was born on 29 April 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for My Cousin Vinny (1992), Red Dawn (1984) and The Mighty Ducks (1992). He was previously married to Deborah Lynn Price and Sydnee Roberta Balaber. He died on 13 June 2005 in Northridge, California, USA.
BornApril 29, 1936
DiedJune 13, 2005(69)
BornApril 29, 1936
DiedJune 13, 2005(69)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination

Photos14

Harry Bellaver and Lane Smith in Blue Collar (1978)
Lane Smith in Blue Collar (1978)
Lane Smith in Blue Collar (1978)
Marian Seldes and Lane Smith in Good & Evil (1991)
Lane Smith in The Mighty Ducks (1992)
Lane Smith in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Teri Hatcher, Dean Cain, and Lane Smith in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Emilio Estevez, Kathy Bates, Lane Smith, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in The War at Home (1996)
Emilio Estevez, Kathy Bates, Lane Smith, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in The War at Home (1996)
Patrick Renna with the cast of Son in Law
Lane Smith in The Final Days (1989)
Carla Gugino, Pauly Shore, Mason Adams, Cindy Pickett, and Lane Smith in Son in Law (1993)

Known for

Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, and Fred Gwynne in My Cousin Vinny (1992)
My Cousin Vinny
7.6
  • Jim Trotter III
  • 1992
Red Dawn (1984)
Red Dawn
6.3
  • Mayor Bates
  • 1984
Shaun Weiss in The Mighty Ducks (1992)
The Mighty Ducks
6.5
  • Coach Reilly
  • 1992
Carla Gugino, Pauly Shore, Mason Adams, Cindy Pickett, and Lane Smith in Son in Law (1993)
Son in Law
5.8
  • Walter Warner
  • 1993

Credits

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Actor

  • Bull
    • Russell Dantly
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2000–2001
  • Well Received the Death of an Artist
    • 2012
  • Out of Order (2003)
    Out of Order
    • Frank
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Judging Amy (1999)
    Judging Amy
    • Mr. Radford
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Delta Burke and David Alan Grier in DAG (2000)
    DAG
    • Agent Baxter
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)
    The Practice
    • Judge H. Finkel
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • WW 3 (2001)
    WW 3
    • John Sullivan
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
  • The Caprice
    • 2000
  • The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
    The Legend of Bagger Vance
    • Grantland Rice
    • 2000
  • Kathy Najimy, Breckin Meyer, Brittany Murphy, Ashley Gardner, Beth Grant, Johnny Hardwick, Toby Huss, Jonathan Joss, Mike Judge, Stephen Root, Pamela Adlon, and Lauren Tom in King of the Hill (1997)
    King of the Hill
    • Nate Hashaway
    • Charlie Fortner (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott in Inherit the Wind (1999)
    Inherit the Wind
    • Reverend Jeremiah Brown
    • TV Movie
    • 1999
  • Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
    Walker, Texas Ranger
    • Reverend Thornton Powers
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
    The Hi-Lo Country
    • Steve Shaw
    • 1998
  • Brett Cullen, Sarah Rayne, and Ron Melendez in Legacy (1998)
    Legacy
    • Asa Winters
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Vivica A. Fox, Halle Berry, Lela Rochon, and Larenz Tate in Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998)
    Why Do Fools Fall in Love
    • Ezra Grahme
    • 1998
  • Getting Personal (1998)
    Getting Personal
    • Dr. Maddie
    • 1998

Soundtrack

  • Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
    • performer: "Lonely Teardrops"
    • performer: "Burning Love" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1993–1994

Videos6

Trailer
Trailer 0:56
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:50
Official Trailer
Prison
Trailer 1:28
Prison
Lois and Clark: The Complete Third Season
Trailer 5:28
Lois and Clark: The Complete Third Season
From The Earth To The Moon
Trailer 2:03
From The Earth To The Moon
From The Earth To The Moon (Mini)
Trailer 1:20
From The Earth To The Moon (Mini)

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
  • Born
    • April 29, 1936
    • Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • June 13, 2005
    • Northridge, California, USA(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Spouses
      Deborah Lynn PriceSeptember 24, 2000 - June 13, 2005 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Lane Smith Jr.
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) in later years.
  • Quotes
    It's an actor's dream to play something like this. I consider this my masterwork...Playing Nixon gave me tremendous recognition. I'd long been known in the business, but it pulled everything together. Finally people could put the name Lane Smith with my face.

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