---
name: "Lanny Flaherty"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lanny-flaherty"
fi1m_id: "lanny-flaherty"
imdb_id: "nm0280890"
tmdb_id: 3204
wikidata_id: "Q3826929"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 July 1942"
died: "18 February 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-25T05:37:17.950923+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Lanny Flaherty

## Identity

Lanny Flaherty

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lanny-flaherty
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lanny-flaherty
- **IMDb ID:** nm0280890
- **TMDB ID:** 3204
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3826929
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanny_Flaherty, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3826929, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0280890/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3204

Actor. Born 27 July 1942 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA. Died 18 February 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 July 1942, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
- **Died:** 18 February 2024
- **Active:** 1990–2002
- **Also known as:** Lenny Flaherty
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 69 (3), 2000s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 61 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Thriller 3, Crime 2, Drama 2, Science Fiction 2, Action 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $787m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanny_Flaherty, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3826929, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0280890/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3204

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Signs*](https://film.one/film/signs.md) (76)

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## Biography

Lanny Flaherty (27 July 1942 – 18 February 2024) was an American character actor. Born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, he graduated from Pontotoc High School and attended the University of Southern Mississippi. He later moved to New York City, where he worked in theatre and film.

Flaherty appeared in numerous films, including *Miller's Crossing* (1990) as Terry, *Natural Born Killers* (1994) as Earl, *Waterworld* (1995) as Trader, *Signs* (2002) as Mr. Nathan, *Men in Black 3* (2012) as Obadiah Price and *Cold in July* (2014) as Jack Crow. His television credits include roles in *White Collar* and *Lonesome Dove*. He also performed on Broadway and wrote plays.

Flaherty died in New York City following surgery.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, playbill.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Signs* (2002), Fi1m 76, as Mr. Nathan — [page](https://film.one/film/signs.md)
- *Waterworld* (1995), Fi1m 61, as Trader — [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *Natural Born Killers* (1994), Fi1m 64, as Earl — [page](https://film.one/film/natural-born-killers.md)
- *Miller's Crossing* (1990), Fi1m 82, as Terry — [page](https://film.one/film/millers-crossing.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Cold in July* (2014), as Jack Crow
- *Alpha House* (2013), series, as Man
- *Men in Black 3* (2012), as Obadiah Price
- *All Good Things* (2010), as Rooming House Landlord
- *Forged* (2010), as Tom
- *White Collar* (2009), series, as Motel Clerk
- *The Exonerated* (2006), as Southern Cop #1
- *Signs* (2002), as Mr. Nathan — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/signs.md)
- *Maze* (2001), as Drunk
- *Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2* (2000), as Sheriff Cravens
- *Homicide: The Movie* (2000), as Homeless Guy
- *Double Parked* (2000), as Louie
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Drunk #1, Wink
- *Home Fries* (1998), as Red Jackson
- *A Simple Wish* (1997), as Duane
- *Ties to Rachel* (1997), as Stevens
- *Tom and Huck* (1995), as Emmett
- *Someone Else's America* (1995), as Vodič
- *Waterworld* (1995), as Trader — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *Natural Born Killers* (1994), as Earl — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/natural-born-killers.md)
- *Bound by Honor* (1993), as Big Al
- *Sommersby* (1993), as Buck
- *The Ballad of the Sad Cafe* (1991), as Merlie Ryan
- *Miller's Crossing* (1990), as Terry — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/millers-crossing.md)
- *Winter People* (1989), as Gudger Wright
- *Lonesome Dove* (1989), series, as Soupy Jones
- *Home at Last* (1988), as Slater
- *The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd* (1987), series, as Guard
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Policeman
- *The Cosby Show* (1984), series, as George

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