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Lou Fant(1931-2001)

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Lou Fant was born on 13 December 1931 in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Thicker Than Water (1973), The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) and The Bionic Woman (1976). He was married to Lauralea Irwin Fant and Barbara Bernstein. He died on 11 June 2001 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
BornDecember 13, 1931
DiedJune 11, 2001(69)
BornDecember 13, 1931
DiedJune 11, 2001(69)
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Known for

Thicker Than Water
7.7
TV Series
  • Walter
Daryl Hannah in The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
5.4
  • Additional Crew
  • 1986
The Bionic Woman (1976)
The Bionic Woman
6.7
TV Series
  • Convict
Ellen Burstyn in Resurrection (1980)
Resurrection
7.1
  • Harvey
  • 1980

Credits

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Actor



  • Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)
    Highway to Heaven
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Dr. Wade
    • 1987
  • In Love and War (1987)
    In Love and War
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Sybil's Father
    • 1987
  • Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
    Cheers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Justice of the Peace
    • 1986
  • Mare Winningham, Phyllis Frelich, and Ed Waterstreet in Love Is Never Silent (1985)
    Love Is Never Silent
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Reverend Maartens
    • 1985
  • Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Man Claiming Lost Wallet
    • 1985
  • James Spader, Kim Richards, and Paul Mones in Tuff Turf (1985)
    Tuff Turf
    6.0
    • Mr. Croyden
    • 1985
  • Lou Grant (1977)
    Lou Grant
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Von Houser
    • 1981
  • Pernell Roberts in Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
    Trapper John, M.D.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • 1981
  • Amy (1981)
    Amy
    6.4
    • Lyle Ferguson
    • 1981
  • Ellen Burstyn in Resurrection (1980)
    Resurrection
    7.1
    • Harvey
    • 1980
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Nathan Page
    • Reverend Corliss
    • 1978–1980
  • Mother and Daughter: The Loving War (1980)
    Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • 1980
  • Diane Keaton and Edward Coch Jr. in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
    Looking for Mr. Goodbar
    6.7
    • Teacher (as Louie Fant)
    • 1977
  • Jo Ann Harris, Shelly Novack, and Robert Stack in Most Wanted (1976)
    Most Wanted
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Clerk Wyman
    • 1977
  • The Bionic Woman (1976)
    The Bionic Woman
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Convict
    • 1977

Additional Crew



  • William Hurt and Marlee Matlin in Children of a Lesser God (1986)
    Children of a Lesser God
    7.2
    • sign language coach (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Daryl Hannah in The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
    The Clan of the Cave Bear
    5.4
    • sign language coach
    • 1986

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Louie Fant
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • December 13, 1931
    • Greenville, South Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • June 11, 2001
    • Seattle, Washington, USA(complications from pulmonary fibrosis)
  • Spouses
      Lauralea Irwin FantJune 1954 - January 1988 (her death, 4 children)
  • Other works
    (book) "Say It with Hands". Wood River, IL: National Association for Rural Mental Health, 1986. ISBN 0913072028

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Born to deaf parents, he was fluent in American Sign Language and was one of the founding members of the National Theatre of the Deaf in 1967.

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