10-19-2013, 06:10 AM
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Actor Ed Lauter may not have been a shooting star, but he was no flash in the pan.
After a four decade-long career, Lauter died Wednesday at age 74 of a rare cancer, mesothelioma, caused by asbestos exposure, his publicist said.
You may not recognize Lauter's name, but his long, thin, bald visage has shown up in many places. Often with a stern, squinting mien, other times with a debonaire smile cocked up on the right side of his face.
From "Mannix" in early 1970's and on TV regularly since then, Lauter played detectives, sheriffs or mobster heavies.
You're likely to have caught him in small roles in TV shows such as "Kojak," "Charlie's Angels," "Magnum P.I.," "Miami Vice," "The X-Files," "Law and Order," "ER," and "Grey's Anatomy." The list goes on.
One of his biggest roles was that of Captain Knauer in the movie "The Longest Yard" with Burt Reynolds. And more recently, you may have seen him in the Oscar winning movie "The Artist," in the role of Peppy's butler.
Lauter seemed to have been the opposite of the out-of-work actor, in demand for roles up to the end.
He shot three movies that have yet to be released. So it looks like you may be seeing him again sometime in the next two years.
He leaves behind a wife and four children.
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10-19-2013, 11:40 AM
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I have seen him countless times. He was a great character actor.
RIP Ed
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10-19-2013, 06:47 PM
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Nah, it just shows how effective the BIBI diet really is.
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10-20-2013, 01:58 AM
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Maybe not one of the biggest names we ever saw, but a fine actor who did a good job on all the roles he played. He was awfully young. RIP Ed Lauter.
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10-20-2013, 06:37 AM
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Mesothelioma often takes people much younger than that.
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10-20-2013, 05:14 PM
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Nah, it just shows how effective the BIBI diet really is.
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You mean that "see food" diet that I have been on for about two weeks?
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10-21-2013, 02:35 AM
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It'll help put some meat on your bones.
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10-24-2013, 02:20 PM
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Met him and his wife two years ago in LA. RIP Ed.
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