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Lane Smith (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor . 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.
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Out of Order
as Frank

WW3
as John Sullivan

DAG
as Agent Baxter
The Caprice
as Lane

The Legend of Bagger Vance
as Grantland Rice

Bull

Judging Amy
as Mr. Radford

Inherit the Wind
as Reverend Jeremiah Brown

The Hi-Lo Country
as Steve Shaw

Getting Personal
as Dr. Maddie

From the Earth to the Moon
as Emmett Seaborn

Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy
as Senator Silverthorne

The Practice
as Judge H. Finkel

King of the Hill
as Nate Hashaway (voice)

The War at Home
as Marjorie's Husband

Clueless
as Dan Hafner

The Outer Limits
as Dr. Malcolm Boussard

The Scout
as Ron Wilson

The Spy Within
as Stephen Hahn

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Perry White

Son in Law
as Walter Warner

Walker, Texas Ranger
as Reverend Thornton Powers

The Distinguished Gentleman
as Dick Dodge

The Mighty Ducks
as Jack Reilly

Duplicates
as Mr. Fryman

My Cousin Vinny
as Jim Trotter III

False Arrest
as Martin Busey

Good Sports
as R.J. Rappaport

Blind Vengeance
as Col. Blanchard

Air America
as Senator Davenport

Challenger
as Larry Mulloy

The Final Days
as Richard Nixon

Night Game
as Whitty

Killer Instinct
as Dr. Butler

Prison
as Warden Eaton Sharpe

Weeds
as Claude
A Place to Call Home
as Sam

Native Son
as Britton
Kay O'Brien

Dress Gray
as Col. King

If Tomorrow Comes
as Warden Brannigan

Terror at London Bridge
as Anson Whitfield

Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
as Captain Max Rosenberg

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Robert Warren

Amazing Stories
as Dr. Caruso

The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Profile in Silver")

Hollywood Beat
as Cp. Milton Treadwell

MacGruder and Loud
as Richard

V
as Nathan Bates

Murder, She Wrote
as Pol. Chief Miles Underwood

Places in the Heart
as Albert Denby

Red Dawn
as Mayor Bates

Purple Hearts
as Cmdr. Markel

Something About Amelia
as Officer Dealy

Chiefs
as Hoss Spence

Special Bulletin
as Morton Sanders

The American Snitch
as Chuck Maxwell

The Member of the Wedding
as Mr. Addams

Frances
as Docteur Symington