Lionel Mark Smith

Lionel Mark Smith
Lionel Mark Smith
Born	February 5, 1946; Chicago, Illinois
Died	February 13, 2008 (aged 62); Inglewood, California
Occupation	Actor

Lionel Mark Smith (February 5, 1946 – February 13, 2008) was an American film and theater actor.^[1]

Smith frequently worked with David Mamet^[2] and appeared in several films including Galaxina, Homicide, Edmond, State and Main, Spartan, and Treasure of Pirate's Point. He also appeared on such television series as Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, Beverly Hills, 90210, Hill Street Blues, and The Unit.

His last appearance was in the 2007 horror film Stuck. He died of cancer in 2008, aged 62.

Life

Smith has been called a "long-time colleague" of David Mamet,^[3] appearing in various plays and films of the latter.^[4]

At his death in 2008, his career was saluted in the Chicago Tribune,^[5] the Los Angeles Times,^[6] Variety,^[7] and The Hollywood Reporter.^[8]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Youngblood	Chaka
1980	Galaxina	Maurice
1981	The Postman Always Rings Twice	Crapshooter
1988	Things Change	Pit Boss
1991	Homicide	Charlie Olcott
1992	Batman: The Animated Series	Bus Driver	Voice, episode: "Robin's Reckoning"
1995	Above Suspicion	Larry
1997	The Spanish Prisoner	Detective Jones
1997	Road Ends	Gunman #1
1999	The Mod Squad	Lanier
1999	Treasure of Pirate's Point	Patch / Deputy #1
1999	Life Among the Cannibals	Detective Bob
1999	Stranger in My House	Sergeant Davis
1999	Magnolia	Detective
2000	State and Main	Bill Smith
2003	King of the Ants	Carl^[9]
2004	Spartan	Colonel Blane
2005	Edmond	Pimp
2007	Stuck	Sam

^ Marowitz, Charles (1996). Alarums & Excursions: Our Theatres in the Nineties. Applause. ISBN 978-1-55783-261-0.
^ Jones, Stephen (2009-10-15). The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 20. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-84901-251-5.
^ Shirley, Don (1994-02-07). "THEATER REVIEW : Casting's Just One Bug in 'Oleanna' : Mamet Insufficiently Draws the Characters in His Political Tract". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ Amdur, Neil (2006-06-11). "William H. Macy Takes a Walk on the Dark Side in 'Edmond'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ "Lionel Mark Smith: 1946 - 2008". Chicago Tribune. 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ "Actor regularly appeared in playwright Mamet's works". Los Angeles Times. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ Variety Staff (2008-03-04). "Lionel Mark Smith, actor, dies at 62". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ "Mamet regular Lionel Mark Smith dies". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
^ Vasquez, Zach (2020-06-09). "The Fascinating Provocations of Stuart Gordon's American Trilogy". Crooked Marquee. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

This article about a United States film and television actor born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.