Ed Lauter

October 30, 1938 - October 16, 2013 Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA

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.

His titles like The Number 23, The Artist, and Not Another Teen Movie - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Watched: 0/115

Weighted avg: 6.04 /10

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The Number 23

2007February 2007 by Joel Schumacher

Supporting as Father Sebastian

Supporting as Father Sebastian

5.94 Okay++
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2

The Artist

2011October 2011 by Michel Hazanavicius

Supporting as Peppy's Butler

Supporting as Peppy's Butler

7.06 Good++
3

3

Not Another Teen Movie

2001December 2001 by Joel Gallen

Minor role as The Coach

Minor role as The Coach

5.33 Okay-
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4

Trouble with the Curve

2012September 2012 by Robert Lorenz

Minor role as Max

Minor role as Max

6.55 Good-
5

5

Cujo

1983August 1983 by Lewis Teague

Supporting as Joe Camber

Supporting as Joe Camber

5.70 Okay+
6

6

The Rocketeer

1991June 1991 by Joe Johnston

Supporting as Fitch

Supporting as Fitch

6.01 Okay++
7

7

Leaving Las Vegas

1995October 1995 by Mike Figgis

Minor role as Mobster 3

Minor role as Mobster 3

6.84 Good+
8

8

Raw Deal

1986June 1986 by John Irvin

Supporting as Baker

Supporting as Baker

5.38 Okay-
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9

King Kong

1976September 1976 by John Guillermin

Supporting as Carnahan

Supporting as Carnahan

5.83 Okay+
10

10

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

2004May 2004 by Phil Tippett

Supporting as General J.G. Shepherd

Supporting as General J.G. Shepherd

4.04 Mediocre--
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11

Seraphim Falls

2007January 2007 by David Von Ancken

Supporting as Parsons

Supporting as Parsons

5.96 Okay++
12

12

Death Wish 3

1985November 1985 by Michael Winner

Starring as Insp. Richard S. Shriker

Starring as Insp. Richard S. Shriker

5.76 Okay+
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13

Seabiscuit

2003July 2003 by Gary Ross

Minor role as Charles Strub

Minor role as Charles Strub

6.62 Good
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14

Family Plot

1976April 1976 by Alfred Hitchcock

Supporting as Joseph Maloney

Supporting as Joseph Maloney

6.30 Good--
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15

French Connection II

1975May 1975 by John Frankenheimer

Supporting as General William Brian

Supporting as General William Brian

6.33 Good-
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16

The Longest Yard

1974August 1974 by Robert Aldrich

Starring as Captain Knauer

Starring as Captain Knauer

6.27 Good--
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17

Real Genius

1985August 1985 by Martha Coolidge

Supporting as CIA Man Decker

Supporting as CIA Man Decker

6.20 Good--
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18

Magic

1978November 1978 by Richard Attenborough

Supporting as Duke

Supporting as Duke

6.32 Good--
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19

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

2014October 2014 by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Minor role as Sheriff Underwood

Minor role as Sheriff Underwood

5.36 Okay-
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20

Youngblood

1986January 1986 by Peter Markle

Supporting as Murray Chadwick

Supporting as Murray Chadwick

5.76 Okay+
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School Ties

1992September 1992 by Robert Mandel

Minor role as Alan Greene

Minor role as Alan Greene

6.04 Okay++
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22

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

1987July 1987 by Joe Roth

Minor role as Buzz Mussinger

Minor role as Buzz Mussinger

5.20 Okay--
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23

Breakheart Pass

1975December 1975 by Tom Gries

Supporting as Major Claremont

Supporting as Major Claremont

6.13 Good--
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24

Mulholland Falls

1996April 1996 by Lee Tamahori

Minor role as Earl

Minor role as Earl

5.58 Okay
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25

Death Hunt

1981April 1981 by Peter R. Hunt

Supporting as Hazel

Supporting as Hazel

6.21 Good--
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26

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

1985April 1985 by Alan Metter

Supporting as Colonel Glenn

Supporting as Colonel Glenn

5.72 Okay+
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27

Gleaming the Cube

1989January 1989 by Graeme Clifford

Supporting as Mr. Kelly

Supporting as Mr. Kelly

5.63 Okay
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28

My Blue Heaven

1990August 1990 by Herbert Ross

Minor role as Underwood

Minor role as Underwood

5.65 Okay
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29

Camille

2008April 2008 by Gregory Mackenzie

Supporting as Sheriff Steiner

Supporting as Sheriff Steiner

5.81 Okay+
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30

Wagons East!

1994August 1994 by Peter Markle

Supporting as John Slade

Supporting as John Slade

4.84 Mediocre++
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31

Bad Company

1972October 1972 by Robert Benton

Supporting as Orin

Supporting as Orin

5.97 Okay++
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32

The White Buffalo

1977May 1977 by J. Lee Thompson

Minor role as Tom Custer

Minor role as Tom Custer

5.62 Okay
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33

The Frankenstein Syndrome

2010October 2010 by Sean Tretta

Lead role as Dr. Walton

Lead role as Dr. Walton

5.34 Okay-
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34

The Tuskegee Airmen

1995August 1995 by Robert Markowitz

Minor role as General Stevenson

Minor role as General Stevenson

6.51 Good-
35

35

The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie

2007September 2007 by James Quattrochi

Supporting as Pop

Supporting as Pop

5.37 Okay-
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36

Eureka

1983May 1983 by Nicolas Roeg

Supporting as Charles Perkins

Supporting as Charles Perkins

5.23 Okay-
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37

Golden Years

1991July 1991 by Michael Gornick

Starring as Gen. Louis Crewes

Starring as Gen. Louis Crewes

5.60 Okay
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38

Under Wraps

1997October 1997 by Greg Beeman

Supporting as Kubat

Supporting as Kubat

5.35 Okay-
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39

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

1972August 1972 by George McCowan

Minor role as Scott Elliot

Minor role as Scott Elliot

5.38 Okay-
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40

Python

2000August 2000 by Richard Clabaugh

Minor role as Pilot

Minor role as Pilot

4.93 Mediocre++
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41

The Lost

2006March 2006 by Chris Sivertson

Supporting as Ed Anderson

Supporting as Ed Anderson

5.33 Okay-
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42

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

1982August 1982 by William Dear

Supporting as Padre

Supporting as Padre

5.39 Okay-
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43

The New Centurions

1972August 1972 by Richard Fleischer

Minor role as Galloway

Minor role as Galloway

6.12 Good--
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44

Trial by Jury

1994September 1994 by Heywood Gould

Supporting as John Boyle

Supporting as John Boyle

5.41 Okay-
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45

The Jericho Mile

1980October 1980 by Michael Mann

Supporting as Jerry Beliot

Supporting as Jerry Beliot

5.76 Okay+
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46

Executive Action

1973November 1973 by David Miller

Supporting as Operations Chief - Team A

Supporting as Operations Chief - Team A

6.01 Okay++
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47

Lassiter

1984February 1984 by Roger Young

Supporting as Smoke

Supporting as Smoke

5.49 Okay
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48

The Last American Hero

1973July 1973 by Lamont Johnson

Supporting as Burton Colt

Supporting as Burton Colt

5.63 Okay
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49

Finders Keepers

1984May 1984 by Richard Lester

Supporting as Josef Sirola

Supporting as Josef Sirola

5.59 Okay
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50

Satan's Triangle

1975January 1975 by Sutton Roley

Supporting as Strickland

Supporting as Strickland

5.60 Okay
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51

A Bright Shining Lie

1998May 1998 by Terry George

Supporting as General Weyand

Supporting as General Weyand

5.79 Okay+
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52

Golden Years

1991 by Stephen King

Starring as Gen. Louis Crewes

Starring as Gen. Louis Crewes

5.75 Okay+
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53

Mercenary

1996October 1996 by Avi Nesher

Supporting as Jack Cochran

Supporting as Jack Cochran

5.76 Okay+
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54

The Sweeper

1996June 1996 by Joseph Merhi

Starring as Molls

Starring as Molls

5.47 Okay
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55

Digital Man

1995September 1995 by Phillip J. Roth

Supporting as Gen Roberts

Supporting as Gen Roberts

5.48 Okay
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56

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

2012September 2012 by Edward Burns

Supporting as Jim "Big Jim" Fitzgerald

Supporting as Jim "Big Jim" Fitzgerald

5.83 Okay+
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57

Carnal Innocence

2011June 2011 by Peter Markle

Minor role as Austin Hatinger

Minor role as Austin Hatinger

5.30 Okay-
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58

Extreme Justice

1993June 1993 by Mark L. Lester

Minor role as Captain Shafer

Minor role as Captain Shafer

5.43 Okay-
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59

3:15 the Moment of Truth

1986January 1986 by Larry Gross

Minor role as Moran

Minor role as Moran

5.72 Okay+
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60

Lolly-Madonna XXX

1973February 1973 by Richard C. Sarafian

Minor role as Hawk Feather

Minor role as Hawk Feather

5.78 Okay+
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61

The Midnight Man

1974March 1974 by Roland Kibbee

Minor role as Leroy

Minor role as Leroy

5.68 Okay+
62

62

Godspeed

2009January 2009 by Robert Saitzyk

Starring as Mitch

Starring as Mitch

5.58 Okay
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63

Art Heist

2004January 2004 by Bryan Goeres

Supporting as Victor Boyd

Supporting as Victor Boyd

5.48 Okay
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64

The Last Days of Patton

1986December 1986 by Delbert Mann

Supporting as Dr. Lt.Col. Paul S. Hill

Supporting as Dr. Lt.Col. Paul S. Hill

6.02 Okay++
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65

Raven Hawk

1996July 1996 by Albert Pyun

Starring as Sheriff Daggert

Starring as Sheriff Daggert

5.54 Okay
66

66

Nobody Knows Anything!

2004August 2004 by William Tannen

Minor role as Gun Expert

Minor role as Gun Expert

5.00 Mediocre++
67

67

The Amateur

1981December 1981 by Charles Jarrott

Minor role as Anderson

Minor role as Anderson

5.68 Okay+
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68

Rage

1972November 1972 by George C. Scott

Minor role as Simpson

Minor role as Simpson

6.09 Okay++
69

69

Dollar for the Dead

1998October 1998 by Gene Quintano

Supporting as Jacob Colby

Supporting as Jacob Colby

5.88 Okay+
70

70

In the Custody of Strangers

1982May 1982 by Robert Greenwald

Supporting as Judge Halloran

Supporting as Judge Halloran

6.00 Okay++
71

71

Brothers in Arms

2005January 2005 by Jean-Claude La Marre

Minor role as Mayor Crawley

Minor role as Mayor Crawley

5.03 Okay--
72

72

Double Image

1986April 1986 by Mick Jackson

Starring as Jerry Tyler

Starring as Jerry Tyler

Needs more reviews
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73

The Cartier Affair

1984November 1984 by Rod Holcomb

Starring as Lyndon Dean

Starring as Lyndon Dean

Needs more reviews
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74

Expecting a Miracle

2009January 2009 by Steve Gomer

Supporting as Walter Enright

Supporting as Walter Enright

5.94 Okay++
75

75

Top of the World

1997May 1997 by Sidney J. Furie

Minor role as Mel Ridgefield

Minor role as Mel Ridgefield

5.62 Okay
76

76

Tennessee Nights

1989August 1989 by Nicolas Gessner

Starring as Sheriff Williams

Starring as Sheriff Williams

Needs more reviews
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77

The Defiant Ones

1986January 1986 by David Lowell Rich

Starring as Sheriff Leroy Doyle

Starring as Sheriff Leroy Doyle

Needs more reviews
78

78

Loose Shoes

1978September 1978 by Ira Miller

Minor role as Sheriff Bob

Minor role as Sheriff Bob

5.20 Okay--
79

79

The Chicken Chronicles

1977October 1977 by Frank Simon

Starring as Mr. Nastase

Starring as Mr. Nastase

Needs more reviews
80

80

Girl in the Cadillac

1995October 1995 by Lucas Platt

Supporting as Ben Wilmer

Supporting as Ben Wilmer

5.71 Okay+
81

81

The Librarians

2004December 2004 by Mike Kirton

Supporting as John Strong

Supporting as John Strong

5.80 Okay+
82

82

Judgement

1992August 1992 by William Sachs

Supporting as Dallas Hale

Supporting as Dallas Hale

Needs more reviews
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83

Purple Heart

2005January 2005 by Bill Birrell

Supporting as Civilian

Supporting as Civilian

Needs more reviews
84

84

Blast

2000April 2000 by Martin Schenk

Supporting as Swenson

Supporting as Swenson

Needs more reviews
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85

Coyote Summer

1996January 1996 by Matias Alvarez

Supporting as Mitchell Foster

Supporting as Mitchell Foster

Needs more reviews
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86

Rattled

1996February 1996 by Tony Randel

Supporting as Murray Hendershot

Supporting as Murray Hendershot

6.10 Okay++
87

87

The Return of Ironside

1993May 1993 by Gary Nelson

Minor role as Chief Bell

Minor role as Chief Bell

5.72 Okay+
88

88

The Thanksgiving Promise

1986November 1986 by Beau Bridges

Supporting as Coach Gruniger

Supporting as Coach Gruniger

Needs more reviews
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89

The Migrants

1974February 1974 by Tom Gries

Supporting as Mr. Barlow

Supporting as Mr. Barlow

Needs more reviews
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90

Breach of Trust

1995January 1995 by Charles Wilkinson

Supporting as Colin Kreuger

Supporting as Colin Kreuger

Needs more reviews
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91

Gentleman B.

2003February 2003 by Jordan Alan

Starring as Harry Koslow

Starring as Harry Koslow

Needs more reviews
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92

The Seduction of Gina

1984January 1984 by Jerrold Freedman

Supporting as Carl

Supporting as Carl

Needs more reviews
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93

Under Investigation

1993November 1993 by Kevin Meyer

Starring as Captain Maguire

Starring as Captain Maguire

Needs more reviews
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94

Out in Fifty

1999June 1999 by Scott Anthony Leet

Supporting as Ed Walker

Supporting as Ed Walker

Needs more reviews
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95

Nickel Mountain

1984January 1984 by Drew Denbaum

Supporting as W.D. Freund

Supporting as W.D. Freund

Needs more reviews
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96

Into the Fire

2005September 2005 by Michael Phelan

Supporting as Captain Dave Cutler

Supporting as Captain Dave Cutler

Needs more reviews
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97

Farewell, My Love

2000February 2000 by Randall Fontana

Supporting as Sergei Karpov

Supporting as Sergei Karpov

Needs more reviews
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98

Childhood Sweetheart?

1997March 1997 by Marcus Cole

Starring as Sheriff Bowman

Starring as Sheriff Bowman

Needs more reviews
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99

Undercover with the KKK

1979October 1979 by Barry Shear

Starring as Raleigh Porter

Starring as Raleigh Porter

Needs more reviews
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100

Allie & Me

1997October 1997 by Michael Rymer

Supporting as Detective Frank Richards

Supporting as Detective Frank Richards

Needs more reviews
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101

The Beautiful Ones

2017July 2017 by Jesse V. Johnson

Minor role as Dante Gabriel Tancredi

Minor role as Dante Gabriel Tancredi

Needs more reviews
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102

The Clone Master

1978September 1978 by Don Medford

Supporting as Bender

Supporting as Bender

Needs more reviews
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103

The Boy Who Drank Too Much

1980February 1980 by Jerrold Freedman

Starring as Gus Carpenter

Starring as Gus Carpenter

Needs more reviews
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104

Go for Broke

2002June 2002 by Jean-Claude La Marre

Minor role as Warden Lessen

Minor role as Warden Lessen

Needs more reviews
105

105

Firefighter

1986September 1986 by Robert Michael Lewis

Supporting as B.C. Thompson

Supporting as B.C. Thompson

Needs more reviews
106

106

Love's Savage Fury

1979May 1979 by Joseph Hardy

Supporting as Sgt. Weed

Supporting as Sgt. Weed

Needs more reviews
107

107

Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

1992May 1992 by Jerry London

Minor role as Lieutenant Driscoll

Minor role as Lieutenant Driscoll

Needs more reviews
108

108

Civility

2000October 2000 by Caesar Cavaricci

Supporting as Detective Erickson

Supporting as Detective Erickson

Needs more reviews
109

109

Married to a Stranger

1997September 1997 by Sidney J. Furie

Supporting as Harry, Megan's Father

Supporting as Harry, Megan's Father

Needs more reviews
110

110

Murder So Sweet

1993February 1993 by Larry Peerce

Supporting as Glen Emory

Supporting as Glen Emory

Needs more reviews
111

111

The Big Score

1983March 1983 by Fred Williamson

Supporting as Parks

Supporting as Parks

Needs more reviews
112

112

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

1990January 1990 by Paul Krasny

Minor role as Police Armorer

Minor role as Police Armorer

Needs more reviews
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113

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980November 1980 by Paul Krasny

Minor role as Frank Morris

Minor role as Frank Morris

Needs more reviews
114

114

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

1984October 1984 by Corey Blechman

Supporting as Mr. Grier

Supporting as Mr. Grier

Needs more reviews
115

115

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

1980

Minor role as Frank Morris

Minor role as Frank Morris

Needs more reviews