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Home/People/Ed Lauter
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Born
Oct 30, 1938Died: Oct 16, 2013
Lived 74 years
Place of Birth
Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

132
Movies
50
TV Shows
Also Known As
Edward Lauter
Edward Matthew Lauter II
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IMDb Profile

Ed Lauter

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Lauter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Beautiful Ones

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2017
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Chief Zabu

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2016
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The Town that Dreaded Sundown

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2014
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Casting By

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2012
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La Classe américaine

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2012
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Trouble with the Curve

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2012
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The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

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2012
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The Artist

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2011
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Carnal Innocence

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2011
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The Frankenstein Syndrome

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2010
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Expecting a Miracle

as Walter Enright
2009
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Godspeed

as Mitch
2009
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Camille

as Sheriff Steiner
2008
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The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie

as Pop
2007
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The Number 23

as Father Sebastian
2007
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Seraphim Falls

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2007
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

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2006
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The Lost

as Ed Anderson
2006
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Into the Fire

as Captain Dave Cutler
2005
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The Longest Yard

as Duane
2005