Lane Smith
American actor (1936-2005)
Walter Lane Smith III was an American actor. His well-known roles included newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, collaborator entrepreneur Nathan Bates in the 1984 NBC television series V, Mayor Bates in the film Red Dawn, Coach Jack Reilly in The Mighty Ducks, district attorney Jim Trotter in My Cousin Vinny, U.S. Congressman Dick Dodge in The Distinguished Gentleman, Grantland Rice in The Legend of Bagger Vance, and U.S. President Richard Nixon in The Final Days, for which he received a Golden Globe award nomination.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 7 films (1973–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | The Last American Hero | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. A Joe Wizan/Rojo production | 95 min | Color | sound | |
| 1974 | Man On A Swing | A Jaffilms, Inc. Howard B. Jaffe, Inc. production | 109 min | Color | sound | |
| 1975 | Everybody Rides The Carousel | Hubley Studios | 72 min | 16mm | sound | |
| 1975 | Everybody Rides the Carousel | Pyramid | 72 min. | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1975 | Rooster Cogburn | Universal Pictures | 129 min | Color | sound | |
| 1976 | Everybody rides the carousel. | John Hubley | 72 min | 16mm | sound | |
| 1978 | Blue Collar | Paul Schrader | 110 min | Color | sound |