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)