New York, Oct 17: Stand-up comedian and actor Ed Lauter died from a rare form of cancer. He was 74.
Lauter died Wednesday. He was suffering from mesothelioma, commonly caused by asbestos exposure, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
It was discovered in May that he had contracted mesothelioma, said his publicist Edward Lozzi.
Lauter recently played a baseball scout opposite Clint Eastwood in sports drama "Trouble With the Curve" and had recurring roles on "Shameless as Dick Healey" and "Pysch" where he played Deputy Commissioner Ed Dykstra.
He made his TV debut in 1971 in an episode of "Mannix" and then shifted.
Lauter died Wednesday. He was suffering from mesothelioma, commonly caused by asbestos exposure, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
It was discovered in May that he had contracted mesothelioma, said his publicist Edward Lozzi.
Lauter recently played a baseball scout opposite Clint Eastwood in sports drama "Trouble With the Curve" and had recurring roles on "Shameless as Dick Healey" and "Pysch" where he played Deputy Commissioner Ed Dykstra.
He made his TV debut in 1971 in an episode of "Mannix" and then shifted.
- 10/17/2013
- by Machan Kumar
- RealBollywood.com
Ed Lauter, the always working character actor who played the butler/chauffeur of Berenice Bejo’s character Peppy in the best-picture Oscar winner The Artist, died Wednesday. He was 74. Lauter discovered in May that he had contracted mesothelioma, a terminal form of cancer most commonly caused by exposure to asbestos, publicist Edward Lozzi told The Hollywood Reporter. Lauter recently played a baseball scout opposite Clint Eastwood in Trouble With the Curve (2012) and had recurring roles on Showtime drama Shameless as Dick Healey and on USA Network’s Pysch as Deputy Commissioner Ed Dykstra. Earlier, he recurred on ER, playing Fire Captain
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- 10/17/2013
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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