Geoffrey Lewis

Geoffrey Bond Lewis (July 31, 1935 – April 7, 2015) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 200 films and television shows, and was principally known for his film roles alongside Clint Eastwood and Robert Redford. He often portrayed villains or eccentric characters.

Life and career Lewis was born July 31, 1935, in Plainfield, New Jersey, but spent much of his youth in Wrightwood, California. He studied theater arts at San Bernardino Valley College for two years, then worked as a truck driver and at other odd jobs before launching his career as an actor. He took acting classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City and performed off-Broadway and at regional theaters in Massachusetts. He tried breaking into Hollywood in the 1960s. Barnaby Jones, Mork & Mindy, The Golden Girls, Lou Grant, Mama's Family, Magnum, P.I., The A-Team, Titus, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, Starsky & Hutch, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Return of The Man From U.N.C.LE 1983 as Janus of Thrush. In 1979, he appeared in Salem's Lot. He also played opposite Polly Holliday in the Alice spin-off Flo (1980–81) for which he received a Golden Globe nomination.

In the 1980s, Lewis was also a member of musical storytelling group Celestial Navigations with musician and songwriter Geoff Levin.

Personal life and death Lewis was married three times and had numerous children, with news outlets variously reporting that he had nine or ten surviving children. One of his children is actress Juliette Lewis

Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 1963 The Fat Black Pussycat Man in Park Uncredited 1971 The Todd Killings Mr. Carpenter's son Welcome Home, Soldier Boys Francis Rapture, motel owner 1972 The Culpepper Cattle Co. Russ Bad Company Hobbs 1973 High Plains Drifter Stacey Bridges Dillinger Harry Pierpont My Name Is Nobody Leader of the Wild Bunch 1974 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Eddie Goody Macon County Line Hamp 1975 The Great Waldo Pepper Newt The Wind and the Lion Samuel Gummere Smile Wilson-Shears Lucky Lady Captain Mosely 1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse Zenas 1978 Shoot the Sun Down Scalphunter Silver Saddle 2 Strike Snake Every Which Way but Loose Orville Boggs 1979 Centennial Sheriff Bogardus Tilt Truck Driver Human Experiments Doctor Hans R. Kline 1980 Tom Horn Walter Stoll Bronco Billy John Arlington Heaven's Gate Trapper Fred Any Which Way You Can Orville Boggs 1983 10 to Midnight Dave Dante 1984 Night of the Comet Carter 1985 Lust in the Dust Hard Case Williams Stitches Ralph Rizzo 1988 Time Out Mr. Steve Smith Out of the Dark Dennis 1989 Fletch Lives KKK Leader Pink Cadillac Ricky Z Catch Me If You Can Mr. Johnson Tango & Cash Captain Schroeder Uncredited 1990 Disturbed Michael Kahn 1991 Double Impact Frank Avery 1992 The Lawnmower Man Terry McKeen Wishman Hitchcock the Genie 1993 Point of No Return Drugstore Owner Joshua Tree Sheriff Cepeda The Man Without a Face Chief Wayne Stark Only the Strong Kerrigan 1994 White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf Heath National Lampoon's Last Resort Rex Carver Maverick Matthew Wicker / Eugene, banker The Dragon Gate Shin'ichi 1995 The Janitor Janitor Animated short, voice 1996 An Occasional Hell Draper Jewett 1997 American Perfekt Willy Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Luther Driggers 1999 Five Aces Sloan 2000 The Prophet's Game Guest #1 The Way of the Gun Abner Mercer Highway 395 2001 Sunstorm Browner 2002 A Light in the Darkness Stanley Melnick The New Guy Principal Zaylor 2003 Mind Games Melvin Reeves A Painted House Mr. Spruill 2004 Blueberry Greg Sullivan (released in USA on DVD as Renegade) 2005 Social Guidance Lucky Marshall Down in the Valley Sheridan The Devil's Rejects Roy Sullivan 2006 Fingerprints Keeler Wicked Little Things Harold 2007 Cold Ones Felton Jones Moving McAllister Crazy Old Martin Uncredited 2008 I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell Lewis Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage Butch 2009 The Butcher Naylor 2010 Pickin' & Grinnin'''

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