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Jerry Lanning

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Jerry Lanning was born on 17 May 1943 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Another World (1964), Damn Yankees! (1967) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). He was previously married to Sherry Mathis.
BornMay 17, 1943
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    • Known for

    Another World (1964)
    Another World
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Judge Anthony Walker
    • Justin Marshall
    • Russ Matthews
    Damn Yankees! (1967)
    Damn Yankees!
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Joe Hardy
    • 1967
    Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    8.1
    TV Series
    • William Langdon
    Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Guest

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
      Law & Order: Criminal Intent
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Holden
      • 2001
    • As the World Turns (1956)
      As the World Turns
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Judge
      • 2000
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • William Langdon
      • 2000
    • Another World (1964)
      Another World
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Judge Anthony Walker
      • Justin Marshall
      • Russ Matthews
      • 1980–1999
    • Bill Cosby and James Naughton in The Cosby Mysteries (1994)
      The Cosby Mysteries
      4.7
      TV Series
      • William Langdon
      • 1994
    • Guiding Light (1952)
      Guiding Light
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Cain Harris
      • 1986
    • Texas (1980)
      Texas
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Justin Marshall
      • 1980–1982
    • Jane Krakowski, Matthew Ashford, Domini Blythe, Colleen Dion, Terri Eoff, David Forsyth, Lee Godart, Louan Gideon, Marcia McCabe, Jeffrey Meek, Jacqueline Schultz, and Mary Stuart in Search for Tomorrow (1951)
      Search for Tomorrow
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Nick D'Antoni (1978-1979)
      • 1978–1979
    • Southern Fried
      TV Movie
      • Alvin Leeds
      • 1970
    • Damn Yankees! (1967)
      Damn Yankees!
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Joe Hardy
      • 1967
    • Horatio Alger Jones
      TV Movie
      • 1966
    • Vacation Playhouse (1963)
      Vacation Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Claudie Hughes
      • 1964
    • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
      The Red Skelton Hour
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Guest
      • 1963
    • The Donna Reed Show (1958)
      The Donna Reed Show
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Clay Shannon
      • Jerry Summers
      • 1962
    • Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
      The Dick Van Dyke Show
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Randy Twizzle
      • 1962

    Soundtrack

    • Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie in Today (1952)
      Today
      4.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Manhattan"
      • 1967
    • Damn Yankees! (1967)
      Damn Yankees!
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • performer: "Goodbye, Old Girl", "A Man Doesn't Know", "Near to You", "Two Lost Souls"
      • 1967
    • Merv Griffin in The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
      The Merv Griffin Show
      6.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Why Did I Choose You?", "We Need a Little Christmas"
      • 1966
    • An Evening with...
      TV Series
      • performer: "Maria", "Old Man River"
      • 1965
    • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
      The Red Skelton Hour
      8.1
      TV Series
      • performer: "Gonna Build a Mountain", "What to Do?", "If Ever I Would Leave You"
      • 1963
    • The Donna Reed Show (1958)
      The Donna Reed Show
      7.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "Red River Valley", "Down in the Valley", "Aura Lea"
      • 1962
    • Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
      The Dick Van Dyke Show
      8.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Twizzle", "This Nearly Was Mine" (uncredited)
      • 1962
    • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
      The Ed Sullivan Show
      7.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "Easter Parade"
      • performer: "Blue Moon of Kentucky"
      • performer: "The Lonesome Road"
      • 1957–1960
    • The Vic Damone Show
      TV Series
      • performer: "Baby Face"
      • 1956

    Personal details

    • Born
      • May 17, 1943
      • Miami, Florida, USA
    • Spouse
      • Sherry MathisJune 30, 1979 - 1992 (divorced)
    • Parents
        Roberta Sherwood
    • Other works
      "Mame" opens on Broadway. Lanning plays the older Patrick Dennis and wins a Theatre World award for his Broadway debut. Lanning is also heard on the original cast recording on the Columbia Records label. He later toured with Angela Lansbury when she took the show on the road.

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    • Trivia
      On Search for Tomorrow (1951), while playing hit man "Nick D'Antoni", he choked Sherry Mathis so hard, she literally turned blue. A week later, they were married in real life.

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