Ed Lauter
Ed Lauter ( born October 30, 1938 as Edward Matthew Volume II in Long Beach, Long Iceland, New York, † October 16, 2013 in Los Angeles ) was an American actor.
Career
Lauter graduated after completing his studies, graduating with a Bachelor's degree, a drama at the Herbert Berghof School. Prior to his acting career, he appeared as a stand- up comedian. In 1970 he made his debut on Broadway in the play The Great White Hope ( The Great White Hope ). The following year he got his first exposure in television, he played small roles in the series Mannix and Cannon. In 1972 he made his film debut in The Death Ride of the Magnificent Seven, a sequel to The Magnificent Seven.
The rest of the 1970s was Lauter guest in the television series The Waltons, The Streets of San Francisco, Charlie's Angels or Kojak - Kojak. His film roles were last among other French Connection II, King Kong and family grave, Alfred Hitchcock movie. He also played twice on the side of Charles Bronson, Nevada Pass and The White Buffalo. In 1975 he had a starring role opposite Burt Reynolds in Robert Aldrich's Oscar -nominated movie The hardest mile ( he also had a guest role in the remake of 2005).
Also in the 1980s played Lauter regularly in television series, including Simon & Simon, The A-Team, Miami Vice and Murder, She Wrote. His feature films included the Stephen King adaptation Cujo, What. 's A genius and Raw Deal He also made two more films with Charles Bronson, A man is a beast and Death Wish III - The avenger of New York. Output of the 1980s, he had a supporting role in Born on the 4th of July.
The 1990s began for Loud with another Stephen King adaptation, the mini - series Stephen King's brave new time. As in previous decades, he has had numerous television exposure, including Star Trek: The Next Generation, The X-Files - The Files and Walker, Texas Ranger. Among the film roles included, among other things, Rocketeer, Mulholland and Wagons East! .
Since 2000, Lauter had several film roles in movies such as Thirteen Days, The Number 23 and Ricky Bobby - King of the racers as well as television roles including in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Charmed - Magical Witches and JAG - The Call of Duty. Between 1998 and 2002 he had a recurring supporting role as fire chief in Emergency Room - The emergency room.
Lauter was married and had four children.