Lew Palter (born November 3, 1928)[2] is an American film, stage and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Isidor Straus in the 1997 film Titanic, with also being known for playing Justice Benjamin Halperin in the 1981 film First Monday in October.[2]

Born in New York.[2] Palter attended at Northwestern University, where he earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree on theatre.[1] He appeared in productions such as The Madwoman of Chaillot and An Enemy of the People, in New York.[1] Palter also appeared in the Broadway play A Thousand of Clowns, in which had an eight-week performance at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.[1] He also directed for Off-Broadway plays including Let Man Live, Overruled and The Trial of Lucullus.[1] In 1965, Palter directed and produced with Robert L. Hobbs at the Millbrook Playhouse.[1]

Palter acted and directed on summer stock theaters.[1] He later began to appear in film and television programs in 1967, where he first appeared in the television series Run for Your Life, playing the role of the "1st Trucker". Palter guest-starred in television programs including The A-Team, Day by Day, Charlie's Angels, Baretta, The Virginian, Columbo, The High Chaparral, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, The Six Million Dollar Man, Kojak, The Brady Bunch and The Flying Nun.[2] He also played Det. Clark on seven episodes of the American drama television series Delvecchio, with also guest-starring on The Doris Day Show, where he played Waiter Luigi.[3] Palter appeared on three films such as The Steagle, First Monday in October and Titanic, where he played the role of the co-owner of Macy's department store Isidor Straus, the husband of Ida Straus (Elsa Raven).[4]

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External links

• Lew Palter at IMDb
• Lew Palter at the TCM Movie Database
• Lew Palter at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

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