Walter Lane Smith III (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor.
Probably best remembered for Lois & Clark (in which he played Perry White), The Mighty Ducks, and My Cousin Vinny, Smith also earned a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of President Richard Nixon in the 1989 TV movie The Final Days.
He was married twice and had three children, and died in 2005 from Lou Gehrig's disease at age 69.
Filmography:
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Film roles
- Rooster Cogburn (1975) as Leroy
- Network (1976) as Robert McDonough
- The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) as Officer Mackle
- Blue Collar (1978) as Clarence Hill
- Over the Edge (1979) as Sloan
- Resurrection (1980) as Don
- Prince of the City (1981) as US Marshal Tug Barnes
- Frances (1982) as Dr. Symington
- Red Dawn as Mayor Bates
- Places in the Heart (1984) as Albert Denby
- Prison (1987) as Warden Ethan Sharpe
- Air America (1990) as Sen. Davenport
- My Cousin Vinny (1992) as Jim Trotter III
- The Mighty Ducks (1992) as Coach Jack Reilly
- The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) as Dick Dodge
- Son in Law (1993) as Walter Warner
- The Scout (1994) as Ron Wilson
- The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) as Grantland Rice
Television roles
- The Rockford Files (2 episodes, 1975–79) as Willett/CIA Agent Donnegan
- Kojak (1 episode, 1975) as Clyde Regan
- Disaster on the Coastliner (TV movie, 1979) as John Carlson
- Dallas (1 episode, 1981) as Prosecutor Ward
- Dark Night of the Scarecrow (TV movie, 1981) as Harless
- Hart to Hart (1 episode, 1982) as Roy Hamlin
- Lou Grant (1 episode, 1982) as Dr. Lawrence
- Quincy, M.E. (1 episode, 1982) as Dr. Paul Flynn
- Special Bulletin (TV movie, 1983) as Morton Sanders
- Chiefs (3 episodes, 1983) as Hoss Spence
- V: The Series (13 episodes, 1984–85) as Nathan Bates
- Hill Street Blues (1 episode, 1985) as Mike
- Amazing Stories (1 episode, 1986) as Dr. Caruso
- The Twilight Zone (1 episode, 1986) as Prof. Joseph Fitzgerald
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 episode, 1986) as Robert Warren
- In the Heat of the Night (1 epsiode, 1988) as Sonny Mims
- Murder, She Wrote (1 episode, 1989) as Police Chief Miles Underwood
- Lois & Clark (87 episodes, 1993–97) as Perry White
- Murphy Brown (1 episode, 1994) as Danger Duke Robinson (voice)
- Clueless (1 episode, 1996) as Dan Hafner
- Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (TV movie, 1997) as Sen. Silverthorne
- The Outer Limits (1 episode, 1998) as Dr. Malcolm Boussard
- From the Earth to the Moon (6 episodes, 1998) as Emmett Seaborn
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1 episode, 1999) as Rev. Thornton Powers
- King of the Hill (2 episodes, 2000) as Charlie Fortner/Nate Hashaway (voice)
- Bull (1 episode, 2000) as Russell Dantly
- The Practice (1 episode, 2001) as Judge H. Finkel
- Judging Amy (1 episode, 2002) as Mr. Radford
Theatre roles
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1971) as Randle P. McMurphy
- Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) as James Lingk
