OK. You may not remember the name, but that is the plight of most character actors. Ed Lauter, who appeared in "Trouble With the Curve" has passed away, or as many of us remember him from the original "Longest Yard," Captain Wilhelm Knauer. He was in one of the most intense scenes in movie history when his character almost shot Burt Reynolds' character after the game as Paul Crewe was walking across the field to retrieve the game ball.
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