Lawrence Dane

Lawrence Joseph Zahab (April 3, 1937 – March 21, 2022), known professionally as Lawrence Dane, was a Canadian actor and film producer, best known for his role as Lt. Preston in Bride of Chucky.

Lawrence Dane
Born	Lawrence Joseph Zahab[1] (1937-04-03)April 3, 1937 Masson-Angers, Quebec, Canada
Died	March 21, 2022(2022-03-21) (aged 84) Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
Other names	Larry Zahab
Occupation(s)	Actor, film producer
Years active	1958–2017
Spouse	Mary Laurel MacIntosh

Life and career

Born in Masson, Quebec, Dane was raised in Ottawa, and was from a Lebanese family.^[2][1] He attended Ottawa Tech and LaSalle Academy.^[3]

He began acting at the stage as an old policeman in the play Our Town at Ottawa's Fisher Park Community Centre under Lynne Gorman's direction in 1958.^[4] His screen career began when he met film maker F. R. Crawley in the same year. Crawley gave him a job as an extra and stand-in for John Perkins as Constable Frank Scott in the TV series R.C.M.P..^[4] In addition to acting, he cowrote and directed the film drama Heavenly Bodies (1984). His producing credits include The Rowdyman, written by and starring Gordon Pinsent, and the slasher film Rituals.

He was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980 for the film Running,^[5] and an Earle Grey Award nominee at the 10th ACTRA Awards in 1981 for the television film A Question of the Sixth.^[6]

Personal life

He married Mary Laurel MacIntosh in 1995, who survived him.^[3]

Death

Dane died from pancreatic cancer at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario on March 21, 2022.^[7][8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	Stand By For Life	Doctor	Short
1974	Only God Knows	Vincenzo	Producer
1975	The Heatwave Lasted Four Days	Jerry Cuozzo
	It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time	Broom
1976	The Clown Murders	Philip
	Find the Lady	Broom
1977	Rituals	Mitzi	Producer
1979	Running	Coach Walker
	Bear Island	Paul Hartman
1980	Nothing Personal	Ralston
	Head On	Frank Keys
1981	Scanners	Braedon Keller
	Happy Birthday to Me	Hal Wainwright
1982	Love	Mr. Wiseman (Segment: Julia)
1983	Of Unknown Origin	Eliot Riverton
1987	Rolling Vengeance	Big Joe Rosso
1989	Millennium	Vern Rockwell
1992	Twin Sisters	Boone	Video
1995	Darkman II: The Return of Durant	Dr. Alfred Hathaway	Video
	National Lampoon's Senior Trip	Senator John Lerman
	It Takes Two	Mr. Kensington
1998	Bride of Chucky	Lt. Preston
2000	Waking the Dead	Governor Kinosis
2001	Fall: The Price of Silence	Joseph King
2002	Duct Tape Forever	Prosecutor
2005	King's Ransom	Officer Holland
2007	Still Small Voices	Henry Waiverly
2008	Behind the Wall	Father Hendry
2010	Sofia	Professor Campbell	Short
2017	Undercover Grandpa	Wolf

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	The Unforeseen	Granz	1 Episode: The Freedom Fighters
1960	Shadow of a Pale Horse	Jem	TV movie
	R.C.M.P.	James Morton / Harry Benson / Johnny Wolf	4 episodes: Three Big Men, Johnny Wolf, Tourist Bait, The Extortionist
	Point of Departure	Mathias	TV movie
1960–1961	Encounter	Phil	2 episodes: Rehearsal for Invasion, Riel: Part 1
1960-62	Festival	Maupa	3 episodes: Julius Caesar, The Queen and the Rebels, The Day of the Dodo[9]
1961	Macbeth	Seyton	TV movie
	First Person		1 Episode: Wise Guy
1961–1962	Playdate	Gerry Roach / Charlie	3 episodes: Stop the World and Let Me Off, One Man to Beat, You Can't Win 'Em All[10]
	Wayne and Shuster		3 episodes: The Mona Lisa Mystery, Bandana, The Touchables
1962	On the Road		1 Episode
1963	ITV Play of the Week	John James Davis	1 Episode: The Fixers
	Wayne and Shuster	El Rojo	1 Episode: Theresa
1964	Espionage	Guard	1 Episode: The Liberators
	The Detective	Jeff Pastor	1 Episode: The Night of the Horns
	The Sullavan Brothers	Capt. Hersch	1 Episode: One for the Day of Judgement
	Strangers in Ste. Angele	Sgt. Bellemare	1 episode[11]
1965	The Forest Rangers	John Mandamin / Indian	2 episodes: Santa Macleod, The Choice
	The Mask of Janus	Bob Miller	2 episodes: The Cold Equation, The Arranger
1966	This Man Craig	Bardossy	1 Episode: Three's Company
1967	Jericho	Colonel Baumer	1 Episode: The Loot of All Evil
	I Spy	Boris	1 Episode: Blackout
	The Invaders	Josef Dansk	1 Episode: The Captive
1967–1969	Felony Squad	Jack Heath / Protector (Garth) / Metz	3 episodes: Let Him Die!, The Pat Hand of Death, The Last Man in the World
1967–1971	Mission: Impossible	Martin Stoner / Commandante Juan Acero / Dr. Anton Yubov	3 episodes: The Survivors, Commandante, Encounter
1968	It Takes a Thief	Capt. Van Zandt	1 Episode: A Matter of Royal Larceny
1968–1969	The Virginian	Jacques / Tasker	3 episodes: The Decision, The Wind of Outrage, Journey to Scathelock
1968–1973	The F.B.I.	Lorne Joseph Staley / Frank Sawyer / Julian Young	3 episodes: Wind It Up and It Betrays You, The Inside Man, Memory of a Legend
1969	Bonanza	Paul Rodgers	1 Episode: Sweet Annie Laurie
	Lancer	Dave Macall	1 Episode: The Wedding
1970	House on Greenapple Road	Reverend Ryan Hagen	TV movie
	The Young Rebels		1 Episode: Father and I Went Down to Camp
	The Mod Squad	John Mackey / Major Sarif	2 episodes: The Exile, Just Ring the Bell Once
1976	Our Man Flint: Dead on Target		TV movie
1978	Hedda Gabler	Judge Brack	TV movie
1980	A Question of the Sixth	Garnet Burton	TV movie
1982	Little Gloria... Happy at Last		1 Episode: Part 1
	Shocktrauma	Dr. Jordan Tracy	TV movie
1983	The Littlest Hobo	Alistair McLeod	1 Episode: Lumberjacks
	A Case of Libel	Coles	TV movie
1985	In Like Flynn	Gavin	TV movie
	The Park Is Mine	Commissioner Keller	TV movie
	The Hitchhiker	Surgeon / Cop	1 Episode: Out of the Night
1986–1988	Danger Bay	Montgomery Dunn	2 episodes: Poison Bay, To Glimpse a Unicorn
1987	Seeing Things	Jonathan	1 Episode: Eye of the Beholder
	Airwolf	Commander Kirov	2 episodes: Stavograd: Part 1 & 2
1987–1988	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Joe Metcalf / Mr. Adams	2 episodes: If the Shoe Fits, Prosecutor
1988	The Equalizer	Arthur Trent	1 Episode: The Mystery of Manon: Part 2
	Memories of Manon	Arthur Trent	TV movie
	The Christmas Wife	Michael Rosten	TV movie Uncredited
1989	E.N.G.	Mayor Dane	3 episodes: Dirty Trick, E.N.G. Pilot: Part 1 & 2
	Day One		TV movie
	Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman	General Dzerinsky	TV movie
	In Opposition	Joe Reynolds	1 Episode
1990	Counterstrike	Inspector Dantley	1 Episode: The Dealbreaker
	Top Cops	Paul LeBeouf	1 Episode: Paul LeBoeuf/Johnny Kai
	The Last Best Year	John Dennis	TV movie
	Star Runner	Fenton	TV movie
1990–1992	Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop	Nelson Beck	3 episodes: Endangered Species, Counterfeit Love, Trapped
1991–1992	Street Legal	Judge Appleby	7 episodes
1992	Devlin	Art Wolfe	TV movie
	Secret Service	Nooch	1 Episode: Curiosity Killed the Cat/Murder, He Broke
	Tropical Heat	Plentera	1 Episode: White Hot
	Scales of Justice	Justice Toy	1 Episode: Regina vs. Pappajohn
	The Good Fight	Tom Rothermill	TV movie
	Amy Fisher: My Story	Elliot Fisher	TV movie
1993	African Skies	Tom Dutton	1 Episode: The Hunted
1993–1994	The Red Green Show	Reg Hunter	5 episodes
1994	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Sibert	1 Episode: Out of the Woods
1995	Vanished	Judge Morrison	TV movie
	Black Fox	Colonel McKensie	TV movie
	Black Fox: Good Men and Bad	Colonel McKensie	TV movie
	Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story	Emmertz Canterbury	TV movie
1994–1996	Side Effects	Tom Stockton	15 episodes
1996	Double Jeopardy	Judge Thornim	TV movie
	The Outer Limits	General Covington	1 Episode: Trial by Fire
	Mr. and Mrs. Loving	Sheriff	TV movie
1996–1997	Poltergeist: The Legacy	Ned Gregson / Sir Edmund Tremain	2 episodes: A Traitor Among Us, Silent Partner
1997	On the Second Day of Christmas	Mr. Limber	TV movie
1998	Moonlight Becomes You	Malcolm Moore	TV movie
	Mr. Headmistress	Rawlings	TV movie
	Escape: Human Cargo	Pinder	TV movie
	The Long Island Incident	Tommy	TV movie
	Highlander: The Raven	Charlie Johnson Sr.	1 Episode: So Shall You Reap
1999	Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke	John Radford	TV movie
	Lethal Vows	Detective Rick Mauser	TV movie
	Thrill Seekers	FBI Agent Baker	TV movie
2000	The Hunger	Barry Seecam	1 Episode: I'm Very Dangerous Tonight
	Rated X	Robert De Salvo	TV movie
	La Femme Nikita	Maurice Grenet	2 episodes: Face in the Mirror, Up the Rabbit Hole
	The Last Debate	Sidney Robert Mulvane	TV movie
2001	Stargate SG-1	Major General Bauer	1 Episode: Chain Reaction
	Fall: The Price of Silence	Joseph King	TV movie
	Queer as Folk	Jack Kinney	3 episodes: Babylon Boomerang, A Change of Heart, Surprise Kill
	MythQuest	King Minos	1 Episode: The Minotaur
	Doc		1 Episode: Gypsies, Janitors and Thieves
2002	Guilty Hearts	Les Moran	TV movie
	Crossing the Line	Coach Tom Holliday	TV movies
	Breaking News	Donald Simms	1 Episode: Wall-To-Wall Plane Crash
2003	Phenomenon II	Rawlings	TV movie
2005	Puppets Who Kill	The Colonel	1 Episode: Buttons on a Hot Tin Roof
2006	The Perfect Marriage	Donald Danforth	TV movie
	Angela's Eyes	August Lambert	1 Episode: Open Your Eyes
	Absolution	Bishop Edward Werther	TV movie
2008	The Perfect Marriage	Wade, Nugget's Dad	1 Episode: Pill for Men
2009	Everything She Ever Wanted	George Allanson	Mini-Series
2010	You Lucky Dog	Clay Rayborn	TV movie
2011	Flashpoint	Arthur Bell	1 Episode: The War Within
2013	A Very Merry Mix-Up	Charles	TV movie

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	Dark of the Moon	Mr. Allen	run started on 12 January at Ottawa Little Theatre[12]
1962	Macbeth	Angus	18 June – 29 September at Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
	The Tempest	various roles	18 June – 29 September at Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
	Cyrano de Bergerac		18 June – 29 September at Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario

References

1. Ron Base, "The face is familiar but you can’t place the name? It’s Dane, Larry Dane". Maclean's, October 4, 1976.
2. Vlessing, Etan (March 22, 2022). "Lawrence Dane, 'Bride of Chucky' P.I., Dies at 84". The Hollywood Reporter.
3. "Lawrence Dane, 84". Classic Images. June 2022. pp. 41–42.
4. Ronald Grantham, "Ottawa Star in RCMP Show Finds Acting 'A Rat Race'". Ottawa Citizen, January 25, 1960.
5. Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1980.
6. "Nominees announced for ACTRAs". The Globe and Mail, March 13, 1981.
7. David Friend, "'Scanners' and 'Bride of Chucky' actor Lawrence Dane dies at 84". Penticton Herald, March 22, 2022.
8. Victoria Ahearn, "Canadian actor-producer Lawrence (Zahab) Dane has died at age 84". Playback, March 22, 2022.
9. "C.B.C. Times - Vol 15 - No 2 - 6-12 Jan 1962". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1962.
10. "C.B.C. Times - Vol 16 - No 2 - 5-11 Jan 1963". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1963.
11. "C.B.C. Times - Vol 16 - No 18 - 27 Apr - 3 May 1963". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1963.
12. "Ottawa Little Theatre - Past Productions".

External links

• Lawrence Dane at IMDb