Ed Lauter

Birthplace: Long Beach, New York
Birthday: October 30, 1940

Prolific character actor of film and TV since the 1970s whose commanding glare, bald pate, lanky physique, and ramrod posture lend credibility to his often less than sympathetic portrayals of military brass, law men, and other men of authority. While most of his characters are fairly solemn, Lauter previously worked as a stand-up comic before turning into a professional tough guy. He works constantly and has amassed a huge number of credits in guest shots, TV-movies, miniseries, and feature films, usually in supporting roles, in a variety of ge…more

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Credits

Actor

Last Hours Before Morning
Bud Delaney
Undercover With the KKK
Rawley Porter
Yuri Nosenko, KGB
Jerry Tyler
The Boy Who Drank Too Much
Gus Carpenter
Starship Troopers 2
Gen. J.G. Shepherd

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Career Milestones

1991
Played a lead in "Stephen King's Golden Years", a CBS miniseries
1975
First starring role in a TV-movie, "Last Hours Before Morning", a detective drama set in the 1940s
1973
TV-movie debut, "Class of '63"
1972
Feature debut in two films released at roughly the same time, "The New Centurions" and "The Magnificent Seven Ride"
Played the recurring role of a corrupt cop on the comedy adventure series "B.J. And the Bear"