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Geoffrey Bond Lewis (July 31, 1935 – April 7, 2015) was an American character actor.[2] He appeared in more than 200 films and television shows, and was principally known for his film roles alongside Clint Eastwood and Robert Redford.[3] He typically portrayed villains or quirky characters. He played a bodyguard in the Jean-Claude van Damme film Double Impact.

Geoffrey Lewis
Born	Geoffrey Bond Lewis (1935-07-31)July 31, 1935 Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Died	April 7, 2015(2015-04-07) (aged 79) Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1953–2015
Spouses	Glenis Batley ​ ​ (m. 1973; div. 1975)​ Tracy Darroll ​ ​ (m. 1977; div. 1984)​ Paula Hochhalter ​ (m. 1991)​
Children	9, including Juliette Lewis

Life and career

Lewis was born July 31, 1935, in Plainfield, New Jersey, but spent much of his youth in Wrightwood, California. He studied theater arts at San Bernardino Valley College for two years, then worked as a truck driver and at other odd jobs before launching his career as an actor. He took acting classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City and performed off-Broadway and at regional theaters in Massachusetts.[4] He tried breaking into Hollywood in the 1960s.[5]

Lewis appeared in TV series' including Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Mannix, Mission: Impossible, Cannon,[6] Barnaby Jones, Mork & Mindy, The Golden Girls, Lou Grant, Mama's Family, Magnum, P.I., The A-Team, Titus, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, Starsky & Hutch, Walker, Texas Ranger and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In 1979, he appeared in Salem's Lot. He also played opposite Polly Holliday in the Alice spin-off Flo (1980–81)[5] for which he received a Golden Globe nomination.[4] He co-starred with Fred Dryer in Land's End (1995–96).

His film credits include such movies as Down in the Valley, The Butcher, Maverick, and When Every Day Was the Fourth of July.

Lewis worked frequently with actor-director Clint Eastwood in several films including Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Pink Cadillac, Any Which Way You Can, Bronco Billy, Every Which Way but Loose, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, and High Plains Drifter.[5][7]

In the 1980s, Lewis was also a member of musical storytelling group Celestial Navigations with musician and songwriter Geoff Levin.[8]

Personal life

Lewis was married three times and had numerous children. Some news outlets reported he had nine surviving children, others, 10 children.[9] One of his children is actress Juliette Lewis[1] with whom he acted in at least two films, Blueberry (aka Renegade) and The Way of the Gun. His other children include his daughters Brandy, Hannah and Dierdre Lewis and Emily Colombier; his sons Peter, Lightfield, Miles and Matthew; and nine grandchildren. [10]

On April 7, 2015, he died of a heart attack at age 79. He had suffered the heart attack while working out at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, according to his family. Miles Lewis told Variety he had been suffering from Parkinson’s and dementia. [11]

Filmography (selected)

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	The Fat Black Pussycat	Man in Park	Uncredited
1971	The Todd Killings	Mr. Carpenter's son	Uncredited
1971	Welcome Home, Soldier Boys	Francis Rapture, Motel Owner
1972	The Culpepper Cattle Co.	Russ
1972	Cannon	James Bancroft	Episode "Nobody Beats the House"
1972	Mannix	Killer	Episode "Cry Silence"
1972	Moon of the Wolf	Lawrence Burrifors
1972	Bad Company	Hobbs
1973	High Plains Drifter	Stacey Bridges
1973	Dillinger	Harry Pierpont
1973	My Name Is Nobody	Leader of the Wild Bunch
1974	Thunderbolt and Lightfoot	Eddie Goody
1974	Macon County Line	Hamp
1975	The Great Waldo Pepper	Newt
1975	The Wind and the Lion	Samuel Gummere
1975	Smile	Wilson-Shears
1975	The Streets of San Francisco
1975	Lucky Lady	Capt. Mosely
1975	Starsky & Hutch	Allen "Monk" Philos	Episode "The Fix"
1976	The Return of a Man Called Horse	Zenas
1976	Little House on the Prairie	Sam Galendar	Episode "Bully Boys"
1976	Monster Squad	The Skull	Episode "The Skull"
1977	Barnaby Jones	Earl	Episode "The Captives"
1977	Hawaii Five-O	Commander Nolan	Episode "Deep Cover"
1978	Shoot the Sun Down	Scalphunter
1978	Silver Saddle	2 Strike Snake
1978	Every Which Way But Loose	Orville Boggs
1979	Centennial	Sheriff Bogardus
1979	Tilt	Truck Driver
1979	Human Experiments	Doctor Hans R. Kline
1979	The Jericho Mile	Dr. Bill Janowski
1979	Salem's Lot	Mike Ryerson
1980	Flo	Earl Tucker	TV series
1980	Tom Horn	Walter Stoll
1980	Belle Starr	Reverend Meeks
1980	Bronco Billy	John Arlington
1980	Heaven's Gate	Trapper Fred
1980	Any Which Way You Can	Orville Boggs
1982	I, the Jury	Joe Butler
1982	The Shadow Riders	Major Cooper Ashbury
1983	10 to Midnight	Dave Dante
1983	Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.	Janus
1983	Little House on the Prairie	Cole Younger	S9 E13 "The Older Brothers"
1983	September Gun	Sheriff Johnson
1984	Highway to Heaven	Honest Eddie, episode "Another Song for Christmas"
1984	Night of the Comet	Carter
1985	Lust in the Dust	Hard Case Williams
1985	Stitches	Ralph Rizzo
1986	Annihilator	Prof. Alan Jeffries
1986	MacGyver	David Crane	S2 E08 "Silent World"
1987	The Golden Girls	Chuck	Episode "Empty Nests"
1987	Designing Women	Mary Jo's dad	Episode "Mary Jo's Dad Dates Charlene"
1988	Time Out	Mr. Steve Smith
1988	Out of the Dark	Dennis
1989	Fletch Lives	KKK Leader
1989	Pink Cadillac	Ricky Z
1989	Catch Me ...If You Can	Mr. Johnson
1989	Tango & Cash	Captain Schroeder	Uncredited
1990	Gunsmoke: The Last Apache	Bodine	Television film
1990	Disturbed	Michael Kahn
1991	Double Impact	Frank Avery
1992	The Lawnmower Man	Terry McKeen
1992	Wishman	Hitchcock the Genie
1993	Point of No Return	Drugstore Owner
1993	Joshua Tree	Sheriff Cepeda
1993	The Man Without a Face	Chief Wayne Stark
1993	Only the Strong	Kerrigan
1994	White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf	Heath
1994	National Lampoon's Last Resort	Rex Carver
1994	Maverick	Matthew Wicker / Eugene, Banker
1994	The Dragon Gate	Shin'ichi
1995	The Janitor	Janitor	Animated short, voice
1996	An Occasional @#!*%	Draper Jewett
1997	American Perfekt	Willy
1997	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil	Luther Driggers
1999	The X-Files	Alfred Fellig	Episode "Tithonus"
1999	Five Aces	Sloan
1999	Cousin Skeeter	Zeek
2000	The Prophet's Game	Guest #1
2000	The Way of the Gun	Abner Mercer
2000	Highway 395
2001	Sunstorm	Browner
2001	Titus	Calvin	Episode "Dave Joins the Army"
2002	A Light in the Darkness	Stanley Melnick
2002	The New Guy	Principal Zaylor
2003	Dawson's Creek	Uncle Bill	Episode 13 "Rock Bottom"
2003	Mind Games	Melvin Reeves
2003	A Painted House	Mr. Spruill
2004	Blueberry	Greg Sullivan	(released in USA on DVD as Renegade)
2004	Plainsong	Raymond McPheron	Hallmark TV movie
2005	Social Guidance	Lucky Marshall
2005	Down in the Valley	Sheridan
2005	The Devil's Rejects	Roy Sullivan
2006	Wild Hearts	Hank	Hallmark TV Movie
2006	Fingerprints	Keeler
2006	Wicked Little Things	Harold
2007	Cold Ones	Felton Jones
2007	Moving McAllister	Crazy Old Martin	Uncredited
2007	House, MD	Older Man With Cancer	Episode "One Day, One Room"
2008	I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell	Lewis
2008	Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage	Butch
2009	The Butcher	Naylor
2010	Pickin' & Grinnin'	Cletus
2010	Miss Nobody	Mr. Ketchum
2012	Mommy's Little Monster	Stanley Melnick
2016	Retreat!	Sullivan
2018	High and Outside	Len Harding	(final film role)

References

External links

• Geoffrey Lewis at IMDb
• Geoffrey Lewis at AllMovie
• Geoffrey Lewis; Aveleyman.com
• Celestial Navigations official website

На других языках

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[de] Geoffrey Lewis

Geoffrey Lewis (* 31. Juli 1935 in Plainfield, New Jersey; † 7. April 2015 in Woodland Hills, Kalifornien[1]) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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- [en] Geoffrey Lewis (actor)

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[es] Geoffrey Lewis

Geoffrey Lewis (San Diego, California, Estados Unidos, 31 de julio de 1935–Woodland Hills, California, Estados Unidos, 7 de abril de 2015) fue un prolífico actor estadounidense. Conocido por haber trabajado en múltiples ocasiones con Clint Eastwood y por ser un actor habitual de series de televisión estadounidenses. También fue miembro del grupo musical Celestial Navigations con Geoff Levin y padre de la también actriz Juliette Lewis.

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[ru] Льюис, Джеффри

Джеффри Льюис (англ. Geoffrey Lewis; 31 июля 1935 — 7 апреля 2015) — американский актер.

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