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He laughed at being someone frequently recognized in public for his roles. "But sometimes people don't know my name," he said. "They'll say,
'Oh, yeah! There's that guy! You were in ... you were in ... " He was in "Trouble With the Curve" in 2011 with Clint Eastwood and in "Born on the Fourth of July" with Tom Cruise. He was also in "The New Centurions" with George C. Scott and in "My Blue Heaven," "Revenge of the Nerds 2" and "Not Another Teenage Movie," among many other films. TV appearances included "The Office," "ER," "Murder, She Wrote" and "The Rockford Files." Among his favorite roles, he said in 2010, was "The Longest Yard." He recalled that director Robert Aldrich told him he didn't have to read for the part but would have to accompany Aldrich to a nearby park so the director could ensure that he could throw a football like a quarterback would. When he hit former NFL receiver Pat Studstill, who was a stuntman in the movie, right in his jersey number with the first pass, Lauter said Aldrich told him he had the job. Lauter, who continued to work until a few months ago, had completed roles in several films still to be released. He is survived his wife, Mia, and four children.
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