Lane Smith

Lane Smith
Born
Walter Lane Smith III

(1936-04-29)April 29, 1936
DiedJune 13, 2005(2005-06-13) (aged 69)
OccupationActor
Years active1966–2005
Known forLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Spouse(s)
Sydnee MacCall
(m. 1986; div. 1998)
[1]
Debbie Benedict Smith
(m. 2000)
Children3

Walter Lane Smith III (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor. His well-known roles included newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Walter Warner in Son in Law, collaborator entrepreneur Nathan Bates in the NBC television series V, Mayor Bates in the film Red Dawn, Coach Jack Reilly in The Mighty Ducks, district attorney Jim Trotter III 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.

  1. ^ "Lane Smith - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2012-02-13.