Lane Smith

Lane Smith (April 29, 1936 - June 13, 2005) was a U.S. character actor. He is best known for his performance in My Cousin Vinny, as Perry White in ' as well as playing Richard Nixon in The Final Days for which he received a Golden Globe award nomination for best actor in a mini-series or motion picture made for television in 1990.

References

• Leonard Maltin et al Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia: Career Profiles of more than 2,000 Actors and Filmmakers Past and Present Plume Books 1995 ISBN: 0452270588
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• Biography
• All Movie Guide article on Lane Smith
• San Jose Mercury News report on his death
• ABC Television Southern California obituary of Lane Smith
• Moviehole news story