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Walter Lane Smith III was an American actor. His well-known roles included portraying collaborator entrepreneur Nathan Bates in the NBC television series V, Mayor Bates in the film Red Dawn, newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Coach Jack Reilly in The Mighty Ducks, district attorney Jim Trotter III in My Cousin Vinny and American President Richard Nixon in The Final Days, for which he received a Golden Globe award nomination.
Birth Name
Walter Lane Smith
Born
Wednesday, 29 April 1936
Died
Monday, 13 June 2005
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Out of Order | Frank | 2003 |
| WW 3 | John Sullivan | 2001 |
| DAG | Agent Baxter | 2000 |
| The Legend of Bagger Vance | Grantland Rice | 2000 |
| Judging Amy | Mr. Radford | 1999 |
| Inherit the Wind | Reverend Jeremiah Brown | 1999 |
| The Hi-Lo Country | Steve Shaw | 1998 |
| Legacy | Asa Winters | 1998 |
| Why Do Fools Fall in Love | Ezra Grahme | 1998 |
| Getting Personal | Dr. Maddie / Psychiatrist | 1998 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Out of Order | Frank | 2003 |
| WW 3 | John Sullivan | 2001 |
| DAG | Agent Baxter | 2000 |
| The Legend of Bagger Vance | Grantland Rice | 2000 |
| Judging Amy | Mr. Radford | 1999 |
| Inherit the Wind | Reverend Jeremiah Brown | 1999 |
| The Hi-Lo Country | Steve Shaw | 1998 |
| Legacy | Asa Winters | 1998 |
| Why Do Fools Fall in Love | Ezra Grahme | 1998 |
| Getting Personal | Dr. Maddie / Psychiatrist | 1998 |
| From the Earth to the Moon | Emmett Seaborn | 1998 |
| Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy | Senator Silverthorne | 1997 |
| The Practice | Judge H. Finkel | 1997 |
| King of the Hill | Charlie Fortner / Nate Hashaway | 1997 |
| The War at Home | Marjorie's Husband | 1996 |
| Clueless | Dan Hafner | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Self | 1996 |
| Dweebs | Colonel Whitmore | 1995 |
| The Spy Within | Stephen Hahn | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Dr. Malcolm Boussard | 1995 |
| The Scout | Ron Wilson | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Perry White / Lt. Moore | 1993 |
| Son in Law | Walter Warner | 1993 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Reverend Thornton Powers | 1993 |
| The Distinguished Gentleman | Dick Dodge | 1992 |
| The Mighty Ducks | Coach Reilly / Jack Reilly | 1992 |
| Duplicates | Mr. Fryman | 1992 |
| My Cousin Vinny | Jim Trotter III | 1992 |
| False Arrest | Martin Busey | 1991 |
| Good & Evil | Harlan Shell | 1991 |
| Good Sports | R.J. Rappaport | 1991 |
| Blind Vengeance | Col. Blanchard | 1990 |
| Air America | Senator Davenport | 1990 |
| Challenger | Larry Mulloy | 1990 |
| The Final Days | Richard Nixon | 1989 |
| Race for Glory | Joe Gifford | 1989 |
| Night Game | Witty / Whitty | 1989 |
| Murphy Brown | Danger Duke Robinson | 1988 |
| In the Heat of the Night | Sonny Mims | 1988 |
| Prison | Warden Eaton Sharpe / Warden Ethan Sharpe | 1987 |
| Weeds | Claude | 1987 |
| Native Son | Britton | 1986 |
| Kay O'Brien | Doctor Robert Moffitt | 1986 |
| If Tomorrow Comes | Warden Brannigan | 1986 |
| Dress Gray | Col. King | 1986 |
| Terror at London Bridge | Anson Whitfield | 1985 |
| Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues | Captain Max Rosenberg | 1985 |
| Amazing Stories | Dr. Caruso | 1985 |
| The Twilight Zone | Prof. Joseph Fitzgerald (segment "Profile in Silver") | 1985 |
| Hollywood Beat | Wes Biddles | 1985 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Robert Warren | 1985 |
| MacGruder and Loud | Richard | 1985 |
| V | Nathan Bates | 1984 |
| Places in the Heart | Albert Denby | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Pol. Chief Miles Underwood | 1984 |
| Red Dawn | Mayor Bates | 1984 |
| Purple Hearts | Cmdr. Markel | 1984 |
| Something About Amelia | Officer Dealy | 1984 |
| Chiefs | Hoss Spence | 1983 |
| Special Bulletin | Morton Sanders | 1983 |
| Frances | Dr. Symington | 1983 |
| The American Snitch | Chuck Maxwell | 1983 |
| Chicago Story | Miller | 1982 |
| Prime Suspect | Tom Keating | 1982 |
| Dark Night of the Scarecrow | Harless Hocker / Harless | 1981 |
| Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. | Smilin' Jack | 1981 |
| Prince of the City | U.S. Marshal Tug Barnes / Tug Barnes | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Mike | 1981 |
| The Georgia Peaches | Randolph Dukane | 1980 |
| Resurrection | Don | 1980 |
| A Rumor of War | Sgt. Willliam Holgren | 1980 |
| Honeysuckle Rose | Brag--Cotton's Manager / Brag | 1980 |
| On the Nickel | Preacher | 1980 |
| Gideon's Trumpet | Fred Turner | 1980 |
| City in Fear | Brian | 1980 |
| Disaster on the Coastliner | John Carlson | 1979 |
| Hart to Hart | Roy Hamlin | 1979 |
| Over the Edge | Sloan | 1979 |
| On the Yard | Blake | 1978 |
| Dallas | Prosecutor Ward | 1978 |
| Having Babies | Ken | 1978 |
| A Death in Canaan | Bob Hartman | 1978 |
| Blue Collar | Clarence Hill / Clarence Hill, Union Steward | 1978 |
| Lou Grant | Dr. Lawrence | 1977 |
| The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training | Officer Mackie | 1977 |
| Between the Lines | Roy Walsh | 1977 |
| The Displaced Person | Mr. Shortley | 1977 |
| Network | Robert McDonough | 1976 |
| Quincy M.E. | Dr. Paul Flynn | 1976 |
| Rooster Cogburn | Leroy | 1975 |
| Everybody Rides the Carousel | Stage 1 | 1975 |
| The Rockford Files | CIA Agent Donnegan / Willett | 1974 |
| Man on a Swing | Ted Ronan | 1974 |
| Kojak | Clyde Regan | 1973 |
| Cops and Robbers | Perpetrator | 1973 |
| The Last American Hero | Rick Penny | 1973 |
| Maidstone | 1971 | |
| Unholy Matrimony | Partygoer | 1966 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1990 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
