Ed Lauter

Edward Matthew Lauter Jr. ( ; October 30, 1938 – October 16, 2013) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 200 film and television productions in a career that spanned over 40 years, often in character roles as police officers, military men, and other "heavies". He was of German and Irish descent.

After graduating from high school, he majored in English Literature in college and received a B.A. degree in 1961 from the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University.

Lauter appeared in many films, including half a dozen in 1972 alone. Among his most prominent film roles were The Longest Yard (1974), Breakheart Pass (1975), King Kong (1976), Magic (1978), Death Hunt (1981), Timerider (1982), Cujo (1983), Death Wish 3 (1985), My Blue Heaven (1990), The Rocketeer (1991), Seraphim Falls (2006), and The Artist (2011).

Lauter's television appearances included the role as the villain sheriff Martin Stillman in the How the West Was Won TV series, and guest-performances on The New Land, Psych, The X-Files (as Mulder's childhood hero, Gemini astronaut Col. Marcus Aurelius Belt in the season 1 episode "Space"), The Streets of San Francisco (on the series debut episode), Kojak, The A-Team, Miami Vice (season 3 episode 6 Shadow in the Dark), Magnum, P.I. (episode Operation Silent Night), Booker, Charmed, Highlander: The Series, Law & Order, Star Trek: The Next Generation (as Lt. Cmdr. Albert in the season 5 episode "The First Duty"), The Equalizer, The Waltons, and ER (with a recurring role as Fire Captain Dannaker).

Personal life

Lauter was married four times; his last wife was Mia Roberts. He had four children from previous marriages.

Death On October 16, 2013, Lauter died of mesothelioma, at the age of 74 at his home in West Hollywood.

He had continued to work until a few months before his death, completing roles in several films still to be released after his death.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1972 The Magnificent Seven Ride! Scott Elliot The New Centurions Galloway Hickey & Boggs Ted Bad Company Orin Dirty Little Billy Tyler Rage Simpson 1973 Lolly-Madonna XXX Hawk Feather The Last American Hero Burton Colt Executive Action Team A Operations Chief 1974 The Midnight Man Leroy The Longest Yard Captain Wilhelm Knauer 1975 Satan's Triangle Strickland French Connection II General Brian Breakheart Pass Major Claremont 1976 Family Plot Joseph Maloney King Kong First Mate Carnahan 1977 The White Buffalo Tom Custer The Chicken Chronicles Mr. Nastase 1978 Loose Shoes Sheriff Bob Magic Duke 1981 Death Hunt Hazel The Amateur Anderson 1982 Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann Padre Quinn 1983 Eureka Charles Perkins Cujo Joe Camber The Big Score Parks 1984 Lassiter "Smoke" Finders Keepers Josef Sirola Nickel Mountain W.D. Freund 1985 Girls Just Want to Have Fun Colonel Robert Glenn Real Genius David Decker Death Wish 3 Police Chief Richard Shriker 1986 Youngblood Murray Chadwick Raw Deal Detective Baker 3:15 Moran 1987 Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise "Buzz" 1989 Gleaming the Cube Mr. Kelly Tennessee Waltz Unknown Fat Man and Little Boy Whitney Ashbridge Born on the Fourth of July Legion Commander 1990 My Blue Heaven Robert Underwood 1991 The Rocketeer FBI Agent Fitch 1992Judgement Dallas Hale School Ties Alan Greene 1993 Extreme Justice Captain Shafer True Romance Captain Quiggle Uncredited Under Investigation Captain Maguire 1994 Wagons East John Slade Trial by Jury John Boyle 1995 Leaving Las Vegas Mobster #3 Girl in the Cadillac Ben Wilmer Digital Man General Roberts Breach of Trust Colin Kreuger 1996 Rattled Murray Hendershot Raven Hawk Sheriff Daggert Mulholland Falls Detective Earl Coyote Summer Mitchell Foster Mercenary Jack Cochran The Sweeper Molls 1997 Top of the World Mel Ridgefield Allie & Me Detective Frank RichardsUnder WrapsMr. Kubat 1999 Out in Fifty Ed Walker Night of Terror Father Connelly 2000 Farewell, My Love Sergei Karpov Python Pilot Thirteen Days General Marshall Carter Civility Detective Erickson 2001 Knight Club Fire Marshall Not Another Teen Movie The Coach 2002 Go for Broke Warden Lessen 2003 Gentleman B. Harry Koslow 2003 Seabiscuit Charles Strub Nobody Knows Anything Gun Expert The Librarians John Strong 2004 Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation General Jack Gordon Shepherd Art Heist Victor Boyd 2005 Into the Fire Captain Dave Cutler The Longest Yard Duane Venice Underground Captain John Sullivan Brothers in Arms Mayor Crawley Purple Heart Civilian 2006 The Lost Ed Anderson Love Hollywood Style Lawrence Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby John Hanafin Scenes deleted Seraphim Falls Parsons 2007 The Number 23 Father Sebastian A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper Pop 2008 Camille Sheriff Steiner The American Standards Harry Something's Wrong in Kansas Amos 2009 Expecting a Miracle Walter Enright Godspeed Mitch 2011 The Frankenstein Syndrome Dr. Walton The Artist Peppy's Butler 2012 The Fitzgerald Family Christmas Jim Fitzgerald Trouble with the Curve Max 2014 The Town That Dreaded Sundown Sheriff Underwood Posthumous release 2016 Chief Zabu Skip Keisel Final film role, Posthumous release

Television Year Title Role Notes 1971 Mannix Sergeant Episode: "The Man Outside" 1971–72 Longstreet Uniformed Officer / Detective 2 episodes 1972 Cannon Deputy Episode: "A Flight of Hawks" Ironside Newton Episode: "The Countdown" 1972–73 The Streets of San Francisco Dr. Joseph Ford 2 episodes 1973 Class of '63 Dave McKay Television film 1974 The Waltons Hyder Rudge Episode: "The Car" The Migrants Mr. Barlow Television film Kojak Floyd Episode: "Mojo" The New Land Unknown Episode: "The Word Is: Growth" The Godchild Crees Television film 1975 Satan's Triangle Strickland Baretta Ed Borgue Episode: "Woman in the Harbor" Last Hours Before Morning Bud Delaney Television film 1976 Police Story Ralph Coleman / Joseph Kinsella 2 episodes 1977 Charlie's Angels Lieutenant Howard Fine Episode: "The Blue Angels" The Rockford Files Joseph Bloomberg Episode: "The Dog and Pony Show" 1978 How the West Was Won Martin Stillman 5 episodes The Clone Master Bender Television film Greatest Heroes of the Bible Ularat 2 episodes 1979 The Jericho Mile Jerry Beloit Television film Love's Savage Fury Sergeant Weed Undercover with the KKK Raleigh Porter The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Captain John Sebastian Cain 3 episodes 1979–80 B. J. and the Bear Captain John Sebastian Cain 5 episodes 1980 Hawaii Five-O Jonas Halloran Episode: "The Golden Noose" The Boy Who Drank Too Much Gus Carpenter Television film Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones Jim Jones Sr. Miniseries Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story Frank Morris Television film 1981 A Nero Wolfe Mystery Clay Baylor Episode: "Sweet Revenge" 1982 In the Custody of Strangers Judge Halloran Television film Rooster Jack Claggert 1983 Simon & Simon Colonel Lawrence Grayson Episode: "What's in a Gnome?" St. Elsewhere Stan Morgen Episode: "Working" Hardcastle and McCormick Rick Vetromile 2 episodes Manimal Colonel Hunt Episode: "Manimal" Magnum, P.I. Captain Quintin Episode: "Operation: Silent Night" 1983–84 The A-Team Major Douglas Kyle, Sheriff Hank Thompson 2 episodes 1984 The Seduction of Gina Carl Television film CBS Schoolbreak Special Buddy Evans Episode: "Dead Wrong: The John Evans Story" The Three Wishes of Billy Grier Mr. Grier Television film Automan Michael Hagedorn Episode: "Murder, Take One" The Yellow Rose Cal Everett Episode: "Land of the Free" Crazy Like a Fox Emmett Laszlo Episode: "Pilot" The Cartier Affair Lyndon Dean Television film 1985 Our Family Honor Ray Wilfong Episode: "End of the Line" 1986 The Defiant Ones Sheriff Leroy Doyle Television film The Last Days of Patton Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Paul S. Hill Screen Two Jerry Tyler Episode: "Double Image" Miami Vice Captain Cahill Episode: "Shadow in the Dark" The Thanksgiving Promise Coach Gruniger Television film 1986 Firefighter B.C. Thompson 1987 Ohara Vanders Episode: "Will" Murder, She Wrote Sheriff Orville Yates Episode: "The Cemetery Vote" The Equalizer Walter Rowan Episode: "A Place to Stay" 1988 The Equalizer Robert Nichols Episode: "No Place Like Home" 1989 Booker Kendall Episode: "High Rise" 1990 Father Dowling Mysteries Rex Burnham Episode: "The Confidence Mystery" Monsters Malcolm Episode: "Malcolm" Kojak: Flowers for Matty Police Armorer Television film 1991 Golden Years General Louis Crewes Miniseries 1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation Lieutenant Commander Albert Episode: "The First Duty" Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story Lieutenant Driscoll Television film 1993 Renegade Jack Barnell Episode: "Partners" Homicide: Life on the Street Gruszynski Episode: "And the Rockets' Dead Glare" Murder So Sweet Glen Emory Television film The Return of Ironside Chief Bell The X-Files Lieutenant Colonel Marcus Aurelius Belt Episode: "Space" 1994 Secret Sins of the Father Arnold Carter Television film Birdland Captain John Swede Episode: "Plan B" Highlander: The Series Avery Hoskins Episode: "Bless the Child" 1995 The Tuskegee Airmen General Stevenson Television film 1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Paladin Episode: "Circle of Light" Raven Hawk Sheriff Daggert Television film 1997 Married to a Stranger Harry, Megan's Father Walker, Texas Ranger Silas Bedoe 2 episodes Under Wraps Kubat Television film 1998 Millennium Warden Kellard Episode: "In Arcadia Ego" A Bright Shining Lie General Weyand Television film Dollar for the Dead Jacob Colby ER Fire Captain Dannaker 6 episodes 1999 The Magnificent Seven Hank Conley Episode: "Vendetta" 2000 Law & Order Defense Counsel Episode: "Entitled" 2001 Charmed Sutter Episode: "The Good, the Bad and the Cursed" 2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Barclay Tobin Episode: "Cats in the Cradle..." 2004 JAG General Hughes Episode: "Whole New Ball Game" 2005 Into the FireCaptain Dave Cutler Television film NYPD Blue Jerry Rasmussen Episode: "Old Man Quiver" 2008 Cold Case Shep "Mack" McAvoy '08 Episode: "One Small Step" Chocolate News Jack Cagney Episode: "#1.5" Grey's Anatomy Timothy Miller Episode: "These Ties That Bind" 2009 Expecting a Miracle Walter Enright Television film 2009–10 Psych Deputy Commissioner Ed Dykstra 2 episodes 2011 Carnal Innocence Austin Hatinger Television film 2012–13 Shameless Dick Healey 4 episodes 2013 The Office Sam Stone Sr. Episode "Suit Warehouse"