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name: "Laurence Luckinbill"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 November 1934"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-18T12:29:35.801222+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."
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# Laurence Luckinbill

Actor. Born 21 November 1934 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 November 1934, Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
- **Active:** 1971–1990
- **Also known as:** Laurence George Luckinbill
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 86 (1), 1980s 45 (1), 1990s 72 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 2, Drama 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Mystery 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $63m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Luckinbill, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356846, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0524743/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2077

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Star Trek V: The Final Frontier*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-v-the-final-frontier.md) (45)

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## Biography

Laurence George Luckinbill is an American actor, playwright and director. Born on 21 November 1934 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, he studied at the University of Arkansas and earned an MFA in playwriting from the Catholic University of America. He made his Broadway debut in 1961 in *A Man for All Seasons* and has appeared in numerous stage productions.

Luckinbill is known for writing and performing one-man shows about historical figures including Theodore Roosevelt, Ernest Hemingway, Clarence Darrow and Lyndon B. Johnson. His film roles include Hank in *The Boys in the Band* (1970), Mr Mooney in *Cocktail* (1988) and Sybok in *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* (1989). He has also worked extensively in television, with appearances in series such as *Columbo*, *Law & Order* and *Murder, She Wrote*. He is married to actress Lucie Arnaz.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com, encyclopediaofarkansas.net.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Law & Order* (1990), Fi1m 72, as Cyrus Weaver — [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* (1989), Fi1m 45, as Sybok — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-v-the-final-frontier.md)
- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, as Mark McAndrews — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)

## Complete filmography (48)

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

- *The Exonerated* (2006), as Prosecutor
- *Dash and Lilly* (1999), as Joseph Rauh
- *Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie* (1993), Executive Producer, Director, Writer
- *Lincoln* (1992), as Joshua Speed (voice)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Cyrus Weaver — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* (1989), as Sybok — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-v-the-final-frontier.md)
- *Messenger of Death* (1988), as Homer Foxx
- *Cocktail* (1988), as Richard Mooney
- *To Heal a Nation* (1988), as Senator Bob Mathias
- *Lyndon Johnson* (1987), as Lyndon Baines Johnson
- *One Terrific Guy* (1986), as Jim Burton
- *Not for Publication* (1984), as Mayor Franklyn
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Howard Crane, Lt. Steve Warren, Sgt. Cooper, John Galloway
- *Hotel* (1982), series, Acting
- *See China and Die* (1981), as Dr. Glickman
- *The Mating Season* (1980), as Harry McClain
- *The Five Forty-Eight* (1979), as John Blake
- *Ike* (1979), as Maj. Richard Arnold
- *Ike* (1979), series, as Maj. Richard Arnold
- *The Promise* (1979), as Dr. Peter Gregson
- *Return of the Saint* (1978), series, as Bruno Walters
- *The November Plan* (1977), as Noel Crosman
- *The Money* (1976), as Richard Banks
- *The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case* (1976), as Gov. Hal Hoffman
- *City of Angels* (1976), series, Acting
- *Winner Take All* (1975), as Bill Anderson
- *Panic on the 5:22* (1974), as Lawrence Lewis
- *Death Sentence* (1974), as Don Davies
- *Harry O* (1974), series, Acting
- *Murder Impossible* (1974), as Patch
- *And the Bones Came Together* (1973), as Robert Cooper
- *Barnaby Jones* (1973), series, as Elliot Rexford / Lt. Damon Maxwell
- *Moonwalk One* (1972), as Narrator
- *Delphi Bureau* (1972), series, as Glenn Garth Gregory
- *The Rookies* (1972), series, Acting
- *The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment* (1972), as Glenn Garth Gregory
- *Lights Out* (1972), as Sabina's second Husband Howard
- *Corky* (1972), as Wayne Nesbitt
- *Such Good Friends* (1971), as Richard
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Mark McAndrews — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Dan August* (1970), series, as Arthur Coleman
- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), series, as Ken Arnold — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)
- *The Bold Ones: The Senator* (1970), series, as Chancellor Steinitz
- *The Boys in the Band* (1970), as Hank
- *Where the Heart Is* (1969), series, Acting
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Danzer
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Barnabas Freed
- *The Secret Storm* (1954), series, Acting

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1977: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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