Acting · Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA · Born July 27, 1942
Lanny Flaherty (July 27, 1942 – February 18, 2024) was a European-American character actor known for 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.
MovieCold in July
2014
as Jack Crow
TVAlpha House
2013
as Man
MovieMen in Black 3
2012
as Obadiah Price
MovieAll Good Things
2010
as Rooming House Landlord
MovieForged
2010
as Tom
TVWhite Collar
2009
as Motel Clerk
MovieThe Exonerated
2006
as Southern Cop #1
MovieSigns
2002
as Mr. Nathan
MovieMaze
2001
as Drunk
MovieBook of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
2000
as Sheriff Cravens
MovieHomicide: The Movie
2000
as Homeless Guy
MovieDouble Parked
2000
as Louie
TVThird Watch
1999
as Drunk #1
MovieHome Fries
1998
as Red Jackson
MovieA Simple Wish
1997
as Duane
Ties to Rachel
1997
as Stevens
MovieTom and Huck
1995
as Emmett
MovieSomeone Else's America
1995
as Vodič
MovieWaterworld
1995
as Trader
MovieNatural Born Killers
1994
as Earl
MovieSommersby
1993
as Buck
MovieBound by Honor
1993
as Big Al
MovieBenny Hill's World Tour: New York!
1991
as Self/Various Roles
MovieThe Ballad of the Sad Cafe
1991
as Merlie Ryan
MovieMiller's Crossing
1990
as Terry
MovieWinter People
1989
as Gudger Wright
TVLonesome Dove
1989
as Soupy Jones
MovieHome at Last
1988
as Slater
TVThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Guard
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Policeman
TVThe Cosby Show
1984
as George
