* 3.4.1937 Masson Quubec Canada

Lawrence Dane is an exceptionally fine, versatile and shamefully underrated

Canadian character actor who's equally adept at both comedy and drama alike.

Tall and lean, with silver gray hair, a gaunt face and a distinguished air about

him, Dane is often cast as smooth business executives, physicians, police officers

and stern authority figures. Born on April 3rd in 1937 in Masson, Quebec,

Lawrence Dane first started acting in the early 60s. He soon amassed a

substantial volume of film and TV show credits. Dane gave an especially terrific

performance as one of five doctors who find themselves being terrorized by

vicious vengeful hillbillies when they go camping in the remote Canadian

wilderness in the harrowing "Deliverance" variant "Rituals" (1977); the multi-

talented Dane also produced this gritty and suspenseful cult favorite thriller.

Other notable roles Dane has played are Michael Ironside's evil business

partner in David Cronenberg's "Scanners" (1981), Melissa Sue Anderson's father

in the superior slasher item "Happy Birthday to Me" (1981), and Peter Weller's

tough, but fair boss in the excellent killer rat knockout "Of Unknown Origin" (1983).

Moreover, Dane displayed a delightful flair for comedy in the amusing features

"It Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time" (1975) and "Find the Lady" (1976),

in which he was nicely paired with a then unknown John Candy. Now on the cusp

of 70, Lawrence Dane still continues to act in both TV shows and movies with

pleasing regularity.

Filmografie  van deze acteur

1975   The Clown Murders .... Philip    

1975   It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time  .... Broom

1976   Find the Lady  .... Broom 

1976   Our Man Flint: Dead on Target  (TV) 

1978   Rituals-CREEPER  .... Mitzi

1979   Running .... Coach Walker

1980   Bear Island  .... Paul Hartman    

1980   Head On/FATAL ATTRACTION  .... Frank Keys    

1980   Nothing Personal.... Robert Ralston     

1981   Happy Birthday to Me) .... Harold 'Hal' Wainwright     

1981   Scanners .... Braedon Keller       

1982   Shocktrauma  (TV) .... Dr. Jordan Tracy

1983   Of Unknown Origin  .... Eliot Riverton   

1985   HEAVENLY BODIES    director

1985   The Park Is Mine (TV) .... Commissioner Keller

1992   The Good Fight (TV) .... Tom Rothermill

1993   Amy Fisher: My Story (TV) .... Elliot    

1995   It Takes Two (.... Mr. Kensington

1995   NATIONAL LAMPOON'S/Senior Trip  .... Senator John Lerman 

1998   Bride of Chucky.... Lt. Preston

2000   WAKING THE DEAD (2000) .... Governor Kinosis

2002   Duct Tape Forever (2002) .... Prosecutor