Veteran character actor Ed Lauter , whose long , angular face and the rear bearing made him instantly recognizable appears in dozens of movies and television shows during a career that spanned five decades , died Wednesday . He was 74.Ed Lauter
Lauter died of mesothelioma , a rare form of cancer usually caused by exposure to asbestos, said his agent, Edward Lozzi .Ed Lauter
Ed Lauter If there was an irascible figure a brutal thug thief connivance or authority , the presence of Lauter almost impossible to miss in any film he was in. If it was even on the occasions when he was playing a character more awkward than menacing , threatening even if it was clearly his forte.Ed Lauter
It was brutal prison guard who was the sworn enemy of Burt Reynolds in the dramatic "The Longest Yard" and the 1974 comedy spoon campaign assistant in the latest film by Alfred Hitchcock,Ed Lauter " The Family Plot" . In "Death Wish 3 " was the violent policeman who joins with Charles Bronson vigilante to rid the streets of New York City, not jail criminals Ed Lauter but killing them .
More recently , it was the French butler naive Berenice Bejo on the 2011 Oscar -winning film Ed Lauter"The Artist " .
Lauter described himself in a 2010 interview with the magazine Choc film as an actor in " tower " , a person who has at some point in the film soon becomes the plot in a different direction .Ed Lauter
He attributes the cast of characters in real life , he grew up watching in his hometown of Long Beach , New York , as a source of inspiration for many characters who are portraying.
He laughed often someone known for his Ed Lauter roles in public.
" But sometimes people do not know my name ," he said . " They say, ' Oh , yes ! There's a boy ! You were on ... I was in ... "Ed Lauter
He was in "Problems with the curve " in 2011 with Clint Eastwood and " Born on the Fourth of July" with Tom Cruise . It was also in " The New Centurions " with George C. Scott and " My Blue Heaven" , '' Revenge of the Nerds 2 "and" Not Another Teen Movie , "among many other films .
Television appearances include " The Office," '' ER , " '' Murder, She Wrote " and " The Rockford Files " .Ed Lauter
Among his favorite roles , said in 2010 was "The Longest Yard" .Ed Lauter
He recalled that the director Robert Aldrich had told him not to read for the part , but must accompany Aldrich in a nearby park so that the director could not guarantee he could play football like a quarterback would. When hit former NFL receiver Pat Studstill , it was a stuntman in the film , right in his jersey number with the first step , Lauter said Aldrich told him he had the Ed Lauter job.
Ed Lauter, who continued to work until a few months ago , had roles in several movies made pending publication .
He is survived by his wife , Mia , and their four children .Ed Lauter