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Ed Lauter

Ed Lauter

Actor·1938–2013·Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA

16 horror credits

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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Actor16 films

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Sheriff Underwood

2014
The Frankenstein Syndrome

The Frankenstein Syndrome

Dr. Walton

2010
Godspeed

Godspeed

Mitch

2009
The Number 23

The Number 23

Father Sebastian

2007
The Lost

The Lost

Ed Anderson

2006
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

General J.G. Shepherd

2004
Python

Python

Pilot

2000
Under Wraps

Under Wraps

Kubat

1997
Rattled

Rattled

Murray Hendershot

1996
True Romance

True Romance

Police Captain Quiggle (uncredited)

1993 3.5
Golden Years

Golden Years

Gen. Louis Crewes

1991
Cujo

Cujo

Joe Camber

1983 3.2
Magic

Magic

Duke

1978 3.8
The White Buffalo

The White Buffalo

Tom Custer

1977
King Kong

King Kong

Carnahan

1976
Satan's Triangle

Satan's Triangle

Strickland

1975