Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Geoffrey Lewis obit

Geoffrey Lewis Dead - Actor & Juliette Lewis' Dad Dies at 79

He was not on the list.

Geoffrey Lewis, an actor who has appeared in many films and was also the father of Juliette Lewis, has died at 79.

The actor passed away on Tuesday (April 7) in Woodland Hills, Calif. from natural causes, according to Variety.

Geoffrey made his mark with appearances in several of Clint Eastwood‘s westerns, including High Plains Drifter, Any Which Way You Can, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, and Every Which Way But Loose. He received a Golden Globe nomination for his work on the series Flo and he appeared on dozens of other programs.


Geoffrey is survived by his wife Paula Hochhalter and his ten children. We send out our thoughts and condolences to his loved ones during this difficult time.


Filmography (partial)
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      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      Lucky Lady          Capt. Mosely     
1976      The Return of a Man Called Horse             Zenas   
1976      Little House on the Prairie            Sam Galendar    episode Bully Boys
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      Tom Horn            Walter Stoll       
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    
1984      Night of the Comet          Carter  
1985      Lust in the Dust                 Hard Case Williams         
1985      Stitches                Ralph Rizzo        
1986      Annihilator          Prof. Alan Jeffries            
1987      The Golden Girls               Chuck    episode Empty Nests
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      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              
1996      An Occasional @#!*%    Draper Jewett  
1997      American Perfekt             Willy     
1997      Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil                Luther Driggers
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              
2002      A Light in the Darkness Stanley Melnick               
2002      The New Guy     Principal Zaylor
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      Fingerprints        Keeler  
2006      Wicked Little Things        Harold  
2007      Cold Ones            Felton Jones      
2007      Moving McAllister            Crazy Old Martin              Uncredited
2008      I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell [it]    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)

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