Eric Gerard Laneuville ( born Eric Gerard Laneuville ; born July 14, 1952) is an American actor and television director. His first acting roles were in the science fiction film " The Omega Man " with Charlton Heston in the title role and in the ABC television series "Room 222" (1970-1973). His role as Luther Hawkins in the television series St. Elswer is his most famous role. He also starred in The Power of the Solitary (1979) as Charlie, stepson of Chuck Norris . In later years, he often directed single-hour dramas like Ghost Talking and Lost . He shot the episode "Missing" of the series " Body Investigation ."
| Eric Laneville | |
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| Eric Laneuville | |
 Eric Laneville, 1989 | |
| Date of Birth | July 14, 1952 (67 years old) |
| Place of Birth | New Orleans , Louisiana , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | Actor, Director, Producer |
| Career | 1968 - present time |
| Awards | Prime Time Emmy Award Directors Guild of America Award |
| IMDb | |
Career
Acting
Laneville began acting while studying at Audubon High School in Crenshaw, Los Angeles. He often played under-age characters younger than his age. He appeared in several musicals in Odubon, led by drama teacher Mario Lomeli, including Bye Bye Birdie, Annie Get Your Gun, and Oklahoma! ". While attending theater classes at Susan Miller Dorsey High School, he began acting professionally, playing a difficult teenager in the award-winning series “Room 222”, as well as with Chuck Norris in the movie “The Power of the Solitary.” He also appeared in three episodes of Sunford and Son as the adopted son of Esther. In 1982, he received the role of Luther Hawkins in the television series St. Elswer . He remained in the series until its graduation in 1988.
In addition to The Omega Man , his other appearances in films included the films Jones - The Black Belt (1974), Death Thirst (1974) with Charles Bronson , Part of the Money (1977), Love from the First Bite ( 1979), The Power of the Solitary (1979), The Apocalypse Today (1979), the Baltimore Bullet (1980), and Country Roads (1981).
Directing
Laneville’s first directorial assignments were for the episodes of St Elswer . He subsequently directed episodes of the series Los Angeles Law (1986), The Quantum Leap (1989), Doctor Dougie Hauser (1990), New York Police (1993), Ambulance (1995), “ Gilmore Girls ” (2004), “ Lie to Me ” (2009), “ Detective Monk ” (2005), “The Mentalist ” (2009-12), “ Invasion ”, “ Medium ”, “ Lost ” (2005-08 ), “ Girlfriends ,” “ Everyone Hates Chris ,” “ Escape ,” “ Ghost Talking, ” and “ Grimm ” (2012-14). In 1992, he won an Emmy Award for directing an episode of “All God's Children” on the NBC TV series “ I'll Fly Away ”. [1] He also directed the 2004 television movie Prince of America. In 2010, he shot the television movie The List of Clients .
As his directorial career went up, Laneville's acting career continued only from time to time, usually in small episodic roles. His most recent appearance in front of the camera was on October 3, 2014 as a guest role in the TV series Blue Blood , in an episode that he shot. Prior to this, he appeared in the role of Dr. Lamar in the television series " Clinic ". He also appeared in Fear of the Black Hat (1994), a pseudo-documentary film that mimics the hip hop culture of the 1990s.
Producer work
- Bull / Bull (Executive Producer)
- Midnight Caller (Producer)
- New Life / Brand New Life (supervisor producer)
Notes
- ↑ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946– Present. - Ballantine Books, 2003. - P. 1442. - ISBN 0-345-45542-8 .
Links
- Laneville, Eric on the Internet Movie Database