About
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...
Known for
King of the HillSeries • 1997
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
The Rockford FilesSeries • 1974
Hill Street BluesSeries • 1981
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
Judging AmySeries • 1999
The PracticeSeries • 1997
Quincy, M.E.Series • 1976
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanSeries • 1993
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1995
Walker, Texas RangerSeries • 1993
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1985
Lou GrantSeries • 1977
Hart to HartSeries • 1979
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1985
Amazing StoriesSeries • 1985
KojakSeries • 1973
CluelessSeries • 1996
VSeries • 1984
From the Earth to the MoonSeries • 1998
LegacySeries • 1998
NetworkMovie • 1976
My Cousin VinnyMovie • 1992
BullSeries • 2000