
Lane Smith
Born
1936-04-29
Place of birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Died
2005-06-13
Biography
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 ...
Known for

Network
Robert McDonough

My Cousin Vinny
Jim Trotter III

The Legend of Bagger Vance
Grantland Rice

The Mighty Ducks
Jack Reilly

Red Dawn
Mayor Bates

King of the Hill
Charlie Fortner (voice)

King of the Hill
Nate Hashaway (voice)

Air America
Senator Davenport

Walker, Texas Ranger
Reverend Thornton Powers

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Perry White

Murder, She Wrote
Pol. Chief Miles Underwood

The Distinguished Gentleman
Dick Dodge

Son in Law
Walter Warner

The Twilight Zone
(segment "Profile in Silver")

The Outer Limits
Dr. Malcolm Boussard