Lanny Flaherty

Biography

Lanny Flaherty (July 27, 1942 – February 18, 2024) was an American actor.

Flaherty had roles in films and miniseries such as Lonesome Dove, Natural Born Killers, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 and Signs. He also had a brief role in Men in Black 3, and appeared as Jack Crow in Jim Mickles 2014 adaptation of Cold in July. Other film appearances include Winter People, Millers Crossing, Blood In Blood Out, Tom and Huck and Home Fries while television roles include guest appearances on The Equalizer, New York News and White Collar as well as a two-episode stint on The Education of Max Bickford as Whammo.

Flaherty was a graduate of Pontotoc High School, and attended University of Southern Mississippi after high school. He resided in New York City.

Known For

Third Watch

Drunk #1

Third Watch

Wink

The Cosby Show

George

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

Guard

White Collar

Motel Clerk

The Equalizer

Policeman

Alpha House

Man

Lonesome Dove

Soupy Jones

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2014	Cold in July	Jack Crow
2012	Men in Black 3	Obadiah Price
2010	Forged	Tom
2010	All Good Things	Rooming House Landlord
2002	Signs	Mr. Nathan
2001	Maze	Drunk
2000	Homicide: The Movie	Homeless Guy
2000	Double Parked	Louie
2000	Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2	Sheriff Cravens
1998	Home Fries	Red Jackson
1997	A Simple Wish	Duane
1997	Ties to Rachel	Stevens
1995	Someone Else's America	Vodič
1995	Waterworld	Trader
1995	Tom and Huck	Emmett
1994	Natural Born Killers	Earl
1993	Sommersby	Buck
1993	Bound by Honor	Big Al
1991	The Ballad of the Sad Cafe	Merlie Ryan
1991	Benny Hill's World Tour: New York!	Self/Various Roles
1991	Benny Hill's World Tour: New York!
1990	Miller's Crossing	Terry
1989	Winter People	Gudger Wright
1988	Home at Last	Slater

Year	TV Show	Role
2013	Alpha House	Man
2009	White Collar	Motel Clerk
1999	Third Watch	Drunk #1
1999	Third Watch	Wink
1989	Lonesome Dove	Soupy Jones
1987	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	Guard
1985	The Equalizer	Policeman
1984	The Cosby Show	George