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Ed Lauter was credited as a television actor, film actor and comedian. Ed Lauter was born in Long Beach, New York, United States on October 30, 1938. Death is recorded on October 16, 2013, at the age of 74. Education on record includes Long Beach High School. The listed height was 188 cm.
My Take
Ed Lauter is the textbook definition of a "that guy" actor — the kind of face you recognize instantly but whose name you might have to look up, and once you do, you realize he was in practically everything. Over a career spanning more than 40 years, he racked up appearances in well over 200 films and TV shows, playing the kind of gruff, imposing authority figures and blue-collar heavies that stories absolutely need to work. He was in The Longest Yard, King Kong, Breakheart Pass, and kept right on showing up in prestige pictures and genre fare alike well into the 2000s. A Long Island kid who came up through stand-up comedy, he brought a lived-in authenticity to every role that no amount of method training can manufacture. Hollywood ran on guys like him, and we don't make enough of them anymore. Gone in 2013, a few weeks before his 75th birthday — genuinely one of the greats of the character-actor tradition.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ed Lauter
- Name (Japanese)
- エド・ローター
- Reading
- えど・ろーたー
- Born
- October 30, 1938 – October 16, 2013
- Origin
- Long Beach, New York, United States
- Height
- 188 cm
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / comedian / stage actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Tiger
2. Background
- High school
- Long Beach High School
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%20Lauter
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39972
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ed Lauter born?
Ed Lauter was born on October 30, 1938.
When did Ed Lauter die?
Ed Lauter died on October 16, 2013, aged 74.
Where was Ed Lauter from?
Ed Lauter was from Long Beach, New York, United States.
What did Ed Lauter do?
Ed Lauter worked as television actor, film actor, actor, comedian, stage actor.
How tall was Ed Lauter?
Ed Lauter was 188 cm tall.
Which high school did Ed Lauter attend?
Ed Lauter attended Long Beach High School.
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