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Lanny Flaherty
American film and television actor (1942–2024)
Lanny Flaherty (July 27, 1942 – February 18, 2024) was an American actor.
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Lanny Flaherty | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1942-07-27)July 27, 1942 Pontotoc, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | February 18, 2024(2024-02-18) (aged 81) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern Mississippi |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–2020 |
Flaherty had roles in films and miniseries such as Lonesome Dove, Natural Born Killers, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 and Signs. He also had a brief role in Men in Black 3, and appeared as Jack Crow in Jim Mickles 2014 adaptation of Cold in July. Other film appearances include Winter People, Millers Crossing, Blood In Blood Out, Tom and Huck and Home Fries while television roles include guest appearances on The Equalizer, New York News and White Collar as well as a two-episode stint on The Education of Max Bickford as Whammo.
Flaherty was a graduate of Pontotoc High School, and attended University of Southern Mississippi after high school. He resided in New York City. Flaherty died following surgery in February 2024, at the age of 81.[1][2]
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Winter People | Gudger Wright | |
| 1990 | Miller's Crossing | Terry | |
| 1991 | The Ballad of the Sad Café | Merlie Ryan | |
| 1993 | Sommersby | Buck | |
| 1993 | Blood In Blood Out | Big Al | |
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers | Earl | |
| 1995 | Someone Else's America | Guide | |
| 1995 | Waterworld | Trader | |
| 1995 | Tom and Huck | Emmett | |
| 1997 | A Simple Wish | Duane | |
| 1998 | Home Fries | Red Jackson | |
| 2000 | Double Parked | Louie | |
| 2000 | Maze | Drunk | |
| 2000 | Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 | Sheriff Cravens | |
| 2002 | Signs | Mr. Nathan | |
| 2010 | Forged | Tom | |
| 2010 | All Good Things | Rooming House Landlord | |
| 2012 | Men in Black 3 | Obadiah Price | |
| 2014 | Cold in July | Jack Crow |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Edge of Night | Sheriff Mungard | Episode #1.7213 |
| 1986 | The Equalizer | Policeman #2 | Episode: "The Cup" |
| 1988 | The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission | Sgt. Butts | Episode: "Danko's Dozen" |
| 1988 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Guard | Episode: "Here's a Reason to Keep Your Goats in the Barn" |
| 1988 | Home at Last | Slater | Television film |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | Soupy Jones | 4 episodes |
| 1989 | The Cosby Show | George | Episode: "The Day the Spores Landed" |
| 1991 | Mathnet | Kaboom Pickens | Episode: "The Case of the Calpurnian Kugel Caper" |
| 1995 | New York News | Techie | Episode: "You Thought the Pope Was Something" |
| 1999, 2000 | Third Watch | Wink / Drunk #1 | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Homicide: The Movie | Homeless Man | Television film |
| 2001, 2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Whammo | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | The Exonerated | Southern Cop #1 | Television film |
| 2009 | White Collar | Motel Clerk | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2013 | Alpha House | Man #2 | Episode: "Zingers" |
| 2020 | Little America | Cowboy Hat Customer | Episode: "The Cowboy" |
- Butler, Regina. "Pontotoc actor Lanny Flaherty, 81, has died". Pontotoc Progress. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- "Obituary of Lanny Flaherty". Andrett Funeral Home. Retrieved February 24, 2024.