ACTOR
Ed Lauter
Known for Grey's Anatomy · The Office · The Longest Yard
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…
Snapshot 2026-10-16
- Born
- Oct 30, 1938
- Died
- Oct 16, 2013
- Birthplace
- Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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).
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Known For
TV
Grey's AnatomyTimothy Miller · 2005
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
TV
The OfficeSam Stone, Sr. · 2005
★ 8.6
★ 8.6
MOVIE
The Longest YardDuane · 2005
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
TV
The X-FilesCol. Marcus Aurelius Belt · 1993
★ 8.4
★ 8.4
MOVIE
The ArtistPeppy's Butler · 2011
★ 7.4
★ 7.4
TV
ShamelessDick Healey · 2011
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
MOVIE
True RomancePolice Captain Quiggle (uncredited) · 1993
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
CharmedSutter · 1998
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
Filmography
Movies
Bad CompanyOrin
1972
Dirty Little BillyTyler
1972
Hickey & BoggsTed
1972
RageSimpson
1972
The Magnificent Seven Ride!Scott Elliot
1972
The New CenturionsGalloway
1972
Class of '63Dave McKay
1973
Executive ActionOperations Chief - Team A
1973
Lolly-Madonna XXXHawk Feather
1973
The Last American HeroBurton Colt
1973
The MoviemakersSelf (uncredited)
1973
The GodchildCrees
1974
The Longest YardCaptain Knauer
1974
The Midnight ManLeroy
1974
The MigrantsMr. Barlow
1974
A Shadow in the StreetsSiggy Taylor
1975
Breakheart PassMajor Claremont
1975
French Connection IIGeneral William Brian
1975
Last Hours Before MorningBud Delaney
1975
Satan's TriangleStrickland
1975
Family PlotJoseph Maloney
1976
King KongCarnahan
1976
The Chicken ChroniclesMr. Nastase
1977
The White BuffaloTom Custer
1977
Loose ShoesSheriff Bob
1978
MagicDuke
1978
The Clone MasterBender
1978
The Story of NoahUlarat
1978
Love's Savage FurySgt. Weed
1979
Undercover with the KKKRaleigh Porter
1979
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StoryFrank Morris
1980
The Boy Who Drank Too MuchGus Carpenter
1980
The Jericho MileJerry Beliot
1980
Death HuntHazel
1981
The AmateurAnderson
1981
In the Custody of StrangersJudge Halloran
1982
RoosterJack Claggert
1982
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle SwannPadre
1982
CujoJoe Camber
1983
EurekaCharles Perkins
1983
The Big ScoreParks
1983
Finders KeepersJosef Sirola
1984
LassiterSmoke
1984
Nickel MountainW.D. Freund
1984
The Cartier AffairLyndon Dean
1984
The Seduction of GinaCarl
1984
The Three Wishes of Billy GrierMr. Grier
1984
Death Wish 3Insp. Richard S. Shriker
1985
Girls Just Want to Have FunColonel Glenn
1985
Real GeniusCIA Man Decker
1985
3:15 the Moment of TruthMoran
1986
Double ImageJerry Tyler
1986
FirefighterB.C. Thompson
1986
Raw DealBaker
1986
The Defiant OnesSheriff Leroy Doyle
1986
The Last Days of PattonDr. Lt.Col. Paul S. Hill
1986
The Thanksgiving PromiseCoach Gruniger
1986
YoungbloodMurray Chadwick
1986
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in ParadiseBuzz Mussinger
1987
Born on the Fourth of JulyLegion Commander
1989
Fat Man and Little BoyWhitney Ashbridge
1989
Gleaming the CubeMr. Kelly
1989
Tennessee NightsSheriff Williams
1989
Kojak: Flowers For MattyPolice Armorer
1990
My Blue HeavenUnderwood
1990
Golden YearsGen. Louis Crewes
1991
The RocketeerFitch
1991
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek StoryLieutenant Driscoll
1992
JudgementDallas Hale
1992
School TiesAlan Greene
1992
Extreme JusticeCaptain Shafer
1993
Murder So SweetGlen Emory
1993
The Return of IronsideChief Bell
1993
True RomancePolice Captain Quiggle (uncredited)
1993
Under InvestigationCaptain Maguire
1993
Secret Sins of the FatherArnold Carter
1994
Trial by JuryJohn Boyle
1994
Wagons East!John Slade
1994
Breach of TrustColin Kreuger
1995
Digital ManGen Roberts
1995
Girl in the CadillacBen Wilmer
1995
Leaving Las VegasMobster 3
1995
The Tuskegee AirmenGeneral Stevenson
1995
Coyote SummerMitchell Foster
1996
MercenaryJack Cochran
1996
Mulholland FallsEarl
1996
RattledMurray Hendershot
1996
Raven HawkSheriff Daggert
1996
The SweeperMolls
1996
Allie & MeDetective Frank Richards
1997
Childhood Sweetheart?Sheriff Bowman
1997MT
Married to a StrangerHarry, Megan's Father
1997
Top of the WorldMel Ridgefield
1997
Under WrapsKubat
1997
A Bright Shining LieGeneral Weyand
1998
Dollar for the DeadJacob Colby
1998
Night of TerrorFather Connelly
1999
Out in FiftyEd Walker
1999
BlastSwenson
2000
CivilityDetective Erickson
2000
Farewell, My LoveSergei Karpov
2000
PythonPilot
2000
Thirteen DaysGen. Marshall Carter
2000
Not Another Teen MovieThe Coach
2001
Go for BrokeWarden Lessen
2002
Gentleman B.Harry Koslow
2003
SeabiscuitCharles Strub
2003
Art HeistVictor Boyd
2004
Grandpa's PlaceGrandpa
2004
Nobody Knows Anything!Gun Expert
2004
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the FederationGeneral J.G. Shepherd
2004
The LibrariansJohn Strong
2004
Brothers in ArmsMayor Crawley
2005
Into the FireCaptain Dave Cutler
2005
Purple HeartCivilian
2005
The Longest YardDuane
2005
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyJohn Hanafin (uncredited)
2006
The LostEd Anderson
2006
Seraphim FallsParsons
2007
The Number 23Father Sebastian
2007
The Prince and the Pauper: The MoviePop
2007
CamilleSheriff Steiner
2008SW
Something's Wrong in KansasAmos
2008
Expecting a MiracleWalter Enright
2009
GodspeedMitch
2009
The Frankenstein SyndromeDr. Walton
2010
Carnal InnocenceAustin Hatinger
2011
The ArtistPeppy's Butler
2011
Casting BySelf
2012
La Classe américaineSelf
2012
The Fitzgerald Family ChristmasJim "Big Jim" Fitzgerald
2012
Trouble with the CurveMax
2012
The Town that Dreaded SundownSheriff Underwood
2014CZ
Chief ZabuSkip Keisel
2016
The Beautiful OnesDante Gabriel Tancredi
2017Television
IronsideSergeant · 1 eps
1967
MannixSergeant · 1 eps
1967
Hawaii Five-OJonas Halloran · 1 eps
1969
CannonDeputy · 1 eps
1971F'
Film '72Self · 1 eps
1971
The Streets of San FranciscoDoctor Joseph Ford · 2 eps
1972
The WaltonsHyder Rudge · 1 eps
1972
KojakFloyd · 1 eps
1973
Police StoryRalph Coleman / Joseph Kinsella · 2 eps
1973
KodiakBrook Spencer · 1 eps
1974
The Rockford FilesJoseph Bloomberg · 1 eps
1974
BarettaEd Borgue · 1 eps
1975
Kate McShanePhil Baines · 1 eps
1975
Charlie's AngelsLt. Howard Fine · 1 eps
1976
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking StoryFrank Morris · 2 eps
1980
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim JonesJim Jones, Sr. · 2 eps
1980
Magnum, P.I.Captain Quintin · 1 eps
1980
Nero WolfeClay Baylor · 1 eps
1981
Simon & SimonCol. Lawrence Grayson · 1 eps
1981
St. ElsewhereStan Morgen · 1 eps
1982
AutomanMichael Hagedorn · 1 eps
1983
Hardcastle and McCormickRick Vetromile · 2 eps
1983
ManimalCol. Hunt · 1 eps
1983
The A-TeamSheriff Hank Thomson · 1 eps
1983The A-TeamMajor Douglas Kyle · 1 eps
1983
Crazy like a FoxLanslow · 1 eps
1984
Miami ViceCapt. Cahill · 1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteSheriff Orville Yates · 1 eps
1984
Screen TwoJerry Tyler · 1 eps
1985
The EqualizerWalter Rowan · 1 eps
1985The EqualizerRobert Nichols · 1 eps
1985
Star Trek: The Next GenerationLt. Cmdr. Albert · 1 eps
1987
MonstersMalcolm · 1 eps
1988
BookerKendall · 1 eps
1989
Law & OrderDefense Counsel Glick · 1 eps
1990
Golden YearsGen. Louis Crewes · 7 eps
1991
Highlander: The SeriesAvery Hoskins · 1 eps
1992
RenegadeJack Barnell · 1 eps
1992
Homicide: Life on the StreetGruszynski · 1 eps
1993
Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesLars Paladin · 1 eps
1993
The X-FilesCol. Marcus Aurelius Belt · 1 eps
1993
Walker, Texas RangerSilas Bedoe · 2 eps
1993
ERFire Captain Dannaker · 6 eps
1994
Can't Hurry LoveOfficer · 1 eps
1995
MillenniumWarden Kellard · 1 eps
1996
CharmedSutter · 1 eps
1998
The Magnificent SevenHank Conley · 1 eps
1998
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBarclay Tobin · 1 eps
2000
Cold CaseShep 'Mack' McAvoy (2008) · 1 eps
2003
Grey's AnatomyTimothy Miller · 1 eps
2005
The OfficeSam Stone, Sr. · 1 eps
2005
PsychEd Dykstra · 2 eps
2006
ShamelessDick Healey · 4 eps
2011Photos
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