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name: "Wesley Lau"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/wesley-lau"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "18 June 1921"
died: "30 August 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:00:01.501480+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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# Wesley Lau

Writer. Born 18 June 1921 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA. Died 30 August 1984.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 18 June 1921, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
- **Died:** 30 August 1984

## Biography

Wesley Lau (18 June 1921 – 30 August 1984) was an American actor and occasional screenwriter. Born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, he studied playwriting at the University of Wisconsin and received a Master of Arts degree from Yale Drama School before training at the Actors Studio in New York.

Lau was best known for his recurring role as Lieutenant Andy Anderson in the television series *Perry Mason* (1961–1965), appearing in more than 80 episodes. He also appeared in episodes of *The Twilight Zone*, *The Time Tunnel*, *Bonanza*, *Mission: Impossible* and *The Six Million Dollar Man*, and had roles in films including *The Alamo* (1960) and *I Want to Live!* (1958). In 1971 he received story and teleplay credit for the *Mission: Impossible* episode 'The Field', and he later contributed to the screenplay of the 1975 film *Lepke*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Story, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Airline Agent, Man #1 — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Bonanza* (1959), Dave Walker, Carl Armory
- *Zabriskie Point* (1970), Company Executive (uncredited)
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Emil
- *The Alamo* (1960), Emil
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), Police Detective, Deputy Tex, Harry
- *The Time Tunnel* (1966), Master Sgt. Jiggs
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Lt. Anderson, Amory Fallon, Police Lt. Andy Anderson

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