TIP O' THE HAT SQUAD (LANE SMITH)

Character actor Lane Smith passed away the other day from Lou Gehrig's Disease. He was 69 years of age. I first noticed Mr. Smith with his portrayal of the new publisher in "Between The Lines", one of my all-time favorite movies. He also played a major role in my favorite episode of 'The Rockford Files': "The Battle Axe and The Exploding Cigars".

Thanks to the IMDb.com, here is a list containing most, if not all, of Lane Smith's TV credits:

TV SERIES AND MINI-SERIES
'Out of Order' (2003) (mini) TV Series .... Frank
'Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman' (1993) TV Series .... Perry White
'Good & Evil' (1991) TV Series .... Harlan Shell
'Good Sports' (1991) TV Series .... R.J. Rappaport
'Kay O'Brien' (1986) TV Series .... Doctor Robert Moffitt
'If Tomorrow Comes' (1986) (mini) TV Series .... Warden Brannigan
'V' (1984) TV Series .... Nathan Bates
'Chiefs' (1983) (mini) TV Series .... Hoss Spence

SEQUELS
'Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy' (1997) (TV) .... Senator Silverthorne

TV MOVIES
WW3 (2001) (TV)
Duplicates (1992) (TV) .... Mr. Fryman
False Arrest (1991) (TV) .... Martin Busey
Blind Vengeance (1990) (TV)
Challenger (1990) (TV) .... Larry Mulloy
Killer Instinct (1988) (TV) .... Dr. Butler
A Place to Call Home (1987) (TV) .... Sam
Dress Gray (1986) (TV) .... Col. King
Bridge Across Time (1985) (TV) .... Anson Whitfield
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues (1985) (TV) .... Captain Max Rosenberg
Something About Amelia (1984) (TV) .... Officer Dealy
Special Bulletin (1983) (TV) .... Morton Sanders
Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982) (TV) .... Clarence Blake
Prime Suspect (1982) (TV) .... Tom Keating
The Member of the Wedding (1982) (TV) .... Mr. Addams
Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) (TV) .... Harless Hocker
Mark, I Love You (1980) (TV) .... Don Payer
The Georgia Peaches (1980) (TV) .... Randolph Dukane
A Rumor of War (1980) (TV) .... Sgt. Willliam Holgren
Gideon's Trumpet (1980) (TV) .... Fred Turner
City in Fear (1980) (TV) .... Brian
Disaster on the Coastliner (1979) (TV) .... John Carlson
The Solitary Man (1979) (TV) .... Jack Collins
Crash (1978) (TV)
The Displaced Person (1976) (TV)
Valley Forge (1975) (TV) .... Spad

TV GUEST APPEARANCES
"Judging Amy" playing "Mr. Radford" in episode: "People of the Lie" (episode # 4.10) 10 December 2002
"The Practice" playing "Judge H. Finkel" in episode: "The Candidate: Part 2" (episode # 6.2) 23 September 2001 and "The Candidate: Part 1" (episode # 6.1) 23 September 2001
"DAG" playing "Agent Baxter" in episode: "The Triangle Report" (episode # 1.9) 2001
"King of the Hill" playing "Hashaway" (voice) in episode: "Flush with Power" (episode # 4.22) 7 May 2000
"King of the Hill" playing "Charlie Fortner" (voice) in episode: "Meet the Propaniacs" (episode # 4.20) 16 April 2000
"King of the Hill" (voice) in episode: "Hanky Panky: Part 1" (episode # 4.13) 6 February 2000
"Bull" playing "Russell Dantly" in episode: "Amen" (episode # 2.9)
"Walker, Texas Ranger" playing "Reverend Thornton Powers" in episode: "Power Angels" (episode # 7.21) 15 May 1999
"The Outer Limits" playing "Dr. Malcolm Broussard" in episode: "Glyphic" (episode # 4.9) 20 March 1998
"Clueless" playing "Dan Hafner" in episode: "Romeo and Cher" (episode # 1.11) 13 December 1996
"Dweebs" in episode: "The Cyrano Show" (episode # 1.4) 13 October 1995
"Murphy Brown" playing "Danger Duke" (voice) in episode: "Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?" (episode # 7.2) 26 September 1994
"Murder, She Wrote" playing "Pol. Chief Underwood" in episode: "The Search for Peter Kerry" (episode # 5.11) 5 February 1989
"In the Heat of the Night" playing "Sonny Mims" in epi "Road Kill" (episode # 1.3) 15 March 1988
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" playing "Robert Warren, Reporter" in episode: "Happy Birthday" (episode # 1.18) 23 March 1986
"The Twilight Zone" playing "Professor Joseph Fitzgerald" in episode: "Profile in Silver" (episode # 1.49) 7 March 1986 "Amazing Stories" playing "Dr. Caruso" in episode: "Dorothy and Ben" (episode # 1.18) 2 March 1986
"Hill Street Blues" playing "Mike" in episode: "El Capitan" (episode # 5.18) 21 February 1985
"Quincy" playing "Dr. Paul Flynn" in episode: "Science for Sale" (episode # 8.7) 24 November 1982
"Lou Grant" playing "Dr. Lawrence" in episode: "Unthinkable" (episode # 5.20) 3 May 1982
"Hart to Hart" playing "Roy Hamlin" in episode: "Hart, Line, and Sinker" (episode # 3.3) 27 October 1981
"Dallas" playing "Prosecutor" in episode: "Gone But Not Forgotten" (episode # 5.2) 16 October 1981
"The Rockford Files" playing "CIA Agent Donnegan" in episode: "The Battle-Ax and the Exploding Cigar" (episode # 5.14) 12 January 1979
"The Rockford Files" playing "Willet" in episode: "Claire" (episode # 1.18) 31 January 1975
"Kojak" playing "Clyde Regan" in episode: "Queen of the Gypsies" (episode # 2.18) 19 January 1975

CLASSICS ON THE TUBE
Inherit the Wind (1999) (TV) .... Reverend Jeremiah Brown

HISTORICAL TELEVERSIONS
"From the Earth to the Moon" (1998) (mini) TV Series .... Emmett Seaborn
The Final Days (1989) (TV) .... Richard Nixon
A Death in Canaan (1978) (TV) .... Bob Hartman

BCnU......
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