Lane Smith



First NameLane
Last NameSmith
Full Name at BirthWalter Lane Smith III
Age69 (age at death)
Date of BirthApril 26, 1936
BirthplaceMemphis, Tennessee
Date of DeathJune 13, 2005
Location of DeathNorthridge, California
Cause of DeathLou Gehrig`s Disease
Height6' ½" (184 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper
Star SignTaurus
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
UniversityCarnegie Mellon University (two years of Drama, dropped out)
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameThe Final Days

Walter Lane Smith III (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor. Some of his well known roles included portraying collaborator entrepreneur Nathan Bates in the NBC television series V, Mayor Bates in the film Red Dawn, newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and American President Richard Nixon in The Final Days, for which he received a Golden Globe award nomination.


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Filmography

Selected Lane Smith film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2003
Frank

2001
WW 3
John Sullivan

2000
Grantland Rice

2000
Russell Dantly

2000
DAG
Agent Baxter

2000
The Caprice
-

1999
Inherit the Wind
Reverend Jeremiah Brown

1999
Mr. Radford

1998
Getting Personal
Dr. Maddie

1998
Steve Shaw

1998
Ezra Grahme

1998
Emmett Seaborn

1998
Legacy
-

1997
Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy
Senator Silverthorne

1997
Charlie Fortner, Nate Hashaway

1997
Judge H. Finkel

1996
Dan Hafner

1995
Dweebs
Colonel Whitmore

1995
Dr. Malcolm Boussard

1994
The Flight of the Dove
Stephen Hahn

1994
Ron Wilson

1993
Walter Warner

1993
Reverend Thornton Powers

1992
Jim Trotter III

1992
Dick Dodge

1992
Coach Jack Reilly

1992
Duplicates
Mr. Fryman

1991
False Arrest
Martin Busey

1991
Good & Evil
Harlan Shell

1991
Good Sports
R.J. Rappaport

1990
Senator Davenport

1990
Challenger
Larry Mulloy

1990
Blind Vengeance
Col. Blanchard

1989
Night Game
Witty

1989
Race for Glory
Joe Gifford

1989
The Final Days
Richard Nixon

1988
Warden Eaton Sharpe

1988
Dr. Butler

1988
Sonny Mims

1988
Danger Duke

1987
Claude

1987
A Place to Call Home
Sam

1986
Britton

1986
Dress Gray
Col. King

1986
Warden Brannigan

1986
Kay O'Brien
Doctor Robert Moffitt

1985
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Captain Max Rosenberg

1985
Bridge Across Time
Anson Whitfield

1985
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Robert Warren

1985
Dr. Caruso

1985
Richard

1985
Prof. Joseph Fitzgerald

1984
Albert Denby

1984
Cmdr. Markel

1984
Mayor Bates

1984
Officer Dealy

1984
Pol. Chief Miles Underwood

1984
V
Nathan Bates

1983
Hoss Spence

1983
Special Bulletin
Morton Sanders

1983
The American Snitch
Chuck Maxwell

1982
Dr. Symington

1982
Prime Suspect
Tom Keating

1982
Chicago Story
Miller

1982
Mr. Addams

1982
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Clarence Blake

1981
Tug Barnes

1981
Smilin' Jack

1981
Harless Hocker

1981
Mike

1980
Brag--Cotton's Manager

1980
Don

1980
A Rumor of War
Sgt. Willliam Holgren

1980
City in Fear
Brian

1980
On the Nickel
Preacher

1980
The Georgia Peaches
Randolph Dukane

1980
Mark, I Love You
Don Payer

1979
Sloan

1979
Disaster on the Coastliner
John Carlson

1979
The Solitary Man
Jack Collins

1979
Roy Hamlin

1978
Clarence Hill

1978
-

1978
Prosecutor

1978
On the Yard
Blake

1978
A Death in Canaan
Bob Hartman

1977
Roy Walsh

1977
The Displaced Person
-

1977
Dr. Lawrence

1976
Robert McDonough

1976
Dr. Paul Flynn

1975
Leroy

1975
Everybody Rides the Carousel
Stage 1

1974
Ted Ronan

1974
CIA Agent Donnegan, Willett

1973
Perpetrator

1973
Rick Penny, Driver

1973
Clyde Regan

1970
Maidstone
-

1966
Unholy Matrimony
Partygoer

1951
Fred Turner, Spad






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