This article is about the American actor. For the American children's book illustrator, see Lane Smith (illustrator).
Lane Smith
Born
Walter Lane Smith III
(1936-04-29)April 29, 1936
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died
June 13, 2005(2005-06-13) (aged 69)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1966–2005
Known for
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Spouse(s)
Sydnee MacCall
(m. 1986; div. 1998)
[1]
Debbie Benedict Smith
(m. 2000)
Children
3
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.
^"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.
Walter LaneSmith III (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor. His well-known roles included newspaper editor Perry White in the ABC series...
It stars Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, LaneSmith, Bruce McGill, and the final film appearance of Fred Gwynne. The film...
is set in 1931 Georgia. It was the final film starring Jack Lemmon and LaneSmith. The film was a box office bomb, grossing just under half of its $80 million...
modeled for fashion companies, including Guess, H&M, Lane Bryant, Conair, and Heatherette. Smith dropped out of high school in 1984, married in 1985,...
edition), Emma Chichester Clark, LaneSmith and Quentin Blake. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1996 (with Smith being a conceptual designer)...
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka and LaneSmith, wherein the prince decides to slip a bowling ball underneath one hundred...
Gregory Mosher, and starred Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum, Robert Prosky, LaneSmith, James Tolkan, Jack Wallace and J. T. Walsh. It was nominated for four...
writer, best known for his picture books created with the illustrator LaneSmith. He is also a nationally recognized reading advocate, and the founder...
was directed by Jonathan Lynn. In addition to Murphy, the film stars LaneSmith, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Joe Don Baker, Victoria Rowell, Grant Shaud, Kevin...
postmodern children's book written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by LaneSmith. Published in 1992 by Viking, it is a collection of twisted, humorous...
Universe (DCU) film Superman (2025). In television, John Hamilton and LaneSmith in played the character in Adventures of Superman and Lois & Clark: The...
Nanny Cast and Crew: Lauren Lane". Sony Pictures. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2009. Smith, Steven Cole (Nov 14, 1994)...
November 2009. Craig, William Lane (2008). Reasonable Faith. Crossway Books. ISBN 978-1-4335-0115-9. Craig, William Lane; Smith, Quentin (1993). Theism, Atheism...
Hazelrigg Robert F. Lyons as Skeeter Norris Claude Earl Jones as Philby LaneSmith as Harliss Hocker Tonya Crowe as Marylee Williams Jocelyn Brando as Mrs...
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