Biography
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).
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Filmography
Cast Credits

The Beautiful Ones
Character: Dante Gabriel Tancredi
MOVIE • 2017
Chief Zabu
Character: Skip Keisel
MOVIE • 2016

The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Character: Sheriff Underwood
MOVIE • 2014

Casting By
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2012

La Classe américaine
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2012

Trouble with the Curve
Character: Max
MOVIE • 2012

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Character: Jim "Big Jim" Fitzgerald
MOVIE • 2012

The Artist
Character: Peppy's Butler
MOVIE • 2011

Carnal Innocence
Character: Austin Hatinger
MOVIE • 2011

Shameless
Character: Dick Healey
TV • 2011

The Frankenstein Syndrome
Character: Dr. Walton
MOVIE • 2010

Expecting a Miracle
Character: Walter Enright
MOVIE • 2009

Godspeed
Character: Mitch
MOVIE • 2009

Camille
Character: Sheriff Steiner
MOVIE • 2008

The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie
Character: Pop
MOVIE • 2007

The Number 23
Character: Father Sebastian
MOVIE • 2007

Seraphim Falls
Character: Parsons
MOVIE • 2007

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Character: John Hanafin (uncredited)
MOVIE • 2006

Psych
Character: Ed Dykstra
TV • 2006

The Lost
Character: Ed Anderson
MOVIE • 2006