Lane Smith
Data de nascimento:
29/04/1936
Local de nascimento:
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Data de falecimento:
13/06/2005
Biografia
Lane Smith was born in 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from the Leelanau School, a boarding school in Glen Arbor, Michigan, and spent one year boarding at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, before going off to study at the Actors Studio in the late 1950s and early 1960s along with Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino; he was recognized in their Hall of Fame. Smith served two years in the United States Army. After graduating, Smith found steady work in New York theater before making his film debut in Maidstone in 1970. During the 1970s, he regularly made appearances in small film roles including Rooster Cogburn in 1975 and Network in 1976. In 1981, Smith appeared in the Sidney Lumet-directed film Prince of the City. He also acted on television, notably playing a United States Marine in Vietnam in the television miniseries A Rumor of War and in the 1980 Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie Gideon's Trumpet starring Henry Fonda, José Ferrer and John Houseman. Smith is also credited for playing McMurphy 650 times in the 1971 Off-Broadway revival of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Smith made a major breakthrough in 1984 with significant roles in Red Dawn, Places in the Heart and the television series V. He also played on Quincy, M.E. in season 8, episode 7, "Science for Sale" as an oncologist searching for a cure to cancer. In 1989, Smith gained recognition for his portrayal of Richard Nixon in the docudrama The Final Days. Newsweek praised the performance, writing, "Smith] is such a good Nixon that his despair and sorrow at his predicament become simply overwhelming." Smith earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance. He also appeared in the original Broadway stage production of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross as James Lingk. He received a Drama Desk Award for his performance. In 1990, Smith appeared in Air America playing a United States Senator, a role for which he was selected based on his resemblance to then-Minority Leader Bob Dole. Two years later, he played a small-town district attorney opposite Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny, followed by a role as Coach Jack Reilly in The Mighty Ducks. In 1993 Smith landed the role of Perry White in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, which he played for four seasons until 1997. In 1994, he portrayed New York Yankees front officeman Ron in The Scout, alongside Albert Brooks and Brendan Fraser. In 1998, Smith appeared in a major role as fictional television anchorman Emmett Seaborn in the HBO miniseries From The Earth to the Moon. His final film appearance was in The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000). Smith was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease) in April 2004. He died of the disease at his home in Northridge, California on June 13, 2005 at the age of 69. He was survived by his wife, Debbie Benedict Smith and his son Robert Smith.
Filmes em que atuou
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Out of Order (2003)- 0.00 ★Frank
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WW 3 (2001)- 5.60 ★John Sullivan
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Lendas da Vida (2000)- 6.55 ★Grantland Rice
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O Vento Será Tua Herança (1999)- 6.30 ★Reverend Jeremiah Brown
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Getting Personal (1998)- 2.00 ★Dr. Maddie
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Terra de Paixões (1998)- 6.10 ★Steve Shaw
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Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997)- 5.70 ★Senator Silverthorne
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O Pancada (1994)- 5.19 ★Ron Wilson
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The Flight of the Dove (1994)- 5.50 ★Stephen Hahn
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O Genro dos Meus Sonhos (1993)- 5.98 ★Walter Warner
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Meu Primo Vinny (1992)- 7.51 ★Jim Trotter III
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Um Distinto Cavalheiro (1992)- 6.04 ★Dick Dodge
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Nós Somos os Campeões (1992)- 6.55 ★Jack Reilly
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Duplicates (1992)- 5.90 ★Mr. Fryman
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False Arrest (1991)- 4.70 ★Martin Busey
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Air America: Loucos Pelo Perigo (1990)- 5.80 ★Senator Davenport
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Blind Vengeance (1990)- 0.00 ★Col. Blanchard
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Challenger (1990)- 6.20 ★Larry Mulloy
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Um Assassino na Noite (1989)- 4.30 ★Whitty
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The Final Days (1989)- 7.20 ★Richard Nixon
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Killer Instinct (1988)- 6.50 ★Dr. Butler
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Duro de Prender (1987)- 5.75 ★Warden Eaton Sharpe
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Por Trás de uma Porta Fechada (1987)- 5.20 ★Claude
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Herança de Sangue (1986)- 5.60 ★Britton
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Terror na Ponte de Londres (1985)- 5.10 ★Anson Whitfield
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Something About Amelia (1984)- 5.45 ★Officer Dealy
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Amanhecer Violento (1984)- 6.28 ★Mayor Bates
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Marcados Pela Guerra (1984)- 5.58 ★Cmdr. Markel
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Um Lugar no Coração (1984)- 7.15 ★Albert Denby
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Special Bulletin (1983)- 6.98 ★Morton Sanders
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The Member of the Wedding (1982)- 5.00 ★Mr. Addams
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Frances (1982)- 6.87 ★Dr. Symington
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Prime Suspect (1982)- 6.60 ★Tom Keating
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Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982)- 6.50 ★Clarence Blake
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A Vingança do Espantalho (1981)- 6.45 ★Harless Hocker
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Prince of the City (1981)- 7.00 ★Tug Barnes
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The Georgia Peaches (1980)- 5.50 ★Randolph Dukane
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Honeysuckle Rose (1980)- 5.60 ★Brag
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On the Nickel (1980)- 6.00 ★Preacher
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City in Fear (1980)- 6.20 ★Brian
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Resurrection (1980)- 6.51 ★Don
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Mark, I Love You (1980)- 0.00 ★Don Payer
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Gideon's Trumpet (1980)- 6.20 ★Fred Turner
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The Solitary Man (1979)- 8.00 ★Jack Collins
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Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)- 5.30 ★John Carlson
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Over the Edge (1979)- 7.18 ★Sloan
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Blue Collar (1978)- 7.40 ★Clarence Hill
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On the Yard (1978)- 5.80 ★Blake
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Morte em Canaã (1978)- 6.50 ★Bob Hartman
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The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)- 7.50 ★
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The Displaced Person (1977)- 7.00 ★Mr. Shortley
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Between the Lines (1977)- 5.05 ★Roy Walsh
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The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)- 5.90 ★Officer Mackie
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Rede de Intrigas (1976)- 7.80 ★Robert McDonough
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Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (1976)- 6.00 ★Tyler
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Valley Forge (1975)- 0.00 ★
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Everybody Rides the Carousel (1975)- 5.80 ★Stage 1 (voice)
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Justiceiro Implacável (1975)- 6.50 ★Leroy
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Man on a Swing (1974)- 5.80 ★Ted Ronan
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O Importante é Vencer (1973)- 5.60 ★Rick Penny
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Maidstone (1971)- 4.20 ★
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Unholy Matrimony (1966)- 4.00 ★Partygoer