Lewis Dauber

Lewis "Lew" Dauber (April 27, 1949 – October 3, 2019) was an American character actor. He was best known for his frequent casting as a clergyman, appearing as such in various productions over more than two decades.^[1]

Lewis Dauber
Born	(1949-04-27)April 27, 1949 New York City, U.S.
Died	October 3, 2019(2019-10-03) (aged 70) Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984–2017
Spouse	Paulette
Children	2

Early life and career

Although born in New York City, Dauber earned his bachelor's degree in California from the University of California, Berkeley, where he performed as building inspector Henri Cotte (Henri Paillardin in the original), in the school's 1969 production of Hotel Paradiso.^[2] After graduation, he became an employee of Citibank, where he sold traveler's checks, though he soon quit to pursue a career in show business.^[3] While he managed to land some small commercial parts, it was his appearance on a second-season episode of The Fall Guy, alongside Lee Majors and Tony Curtis, that earned him his first credited acting role.

Despite having steady work most of his career, Dauber found time to return to school later in life, earning his master's degree at Mount St. Mary's University. Following his graduation, he would return to teach in the university's department of film, media and social justice. Additionally, he served on the SAG-AFTRA credit union board of directors.^[4]

Personal life and death

On May 25, 1986,^{[citation needed]} Dauber married Paulette Levin, a publicist for the Walt Disney Company^[5] whose credits also include Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Rent, Unaccompanied Minors and Mars Needs Moms.^{[6][better source needed]} Together, the couple had two sons, Jeff and Zach.

Dauber died of liver cancer on October 3, 2019, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 70,^[5]

Partial filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Jingle All the Way	Toy store manager
2001	The Princess and the Marine	Rent a Preacher	TV movie
	My Bonneville	Dad	also associate producer
2003	Something's Gotta Give	Actor in cast photo	as Lew Dauber
2005	The Island	Tour group man

Television

Year	Title	Role	Episode	Notes
1983	The Fall Guy	Chip	"Eight Ball"
1984	AfterMASH	Harry	"Odds and Ends"
	The Fall Guy	Murray	"Bite of the Wasp"
			"October the 31st"
		Charlie	"Always Say Always"
	Knots Landing	Thomas	"Uncharted Territory"
1985	Crazy Like a Fox	Clerk	"Fox Hunt"
	Misfits of Science	Man with Children	"Guess What's Coming to Dinner"
	Knots Landing	Coroner	"Until Parted by Death"
	The A-Team	Designer	"Uncle Buckle-Up"	as Lewis Dawber
1986	The Twilight Zone	Lou Calderon	"Monsters!"
	The Facts of Life	Floyd Barton	"The Wedding Day"
1987	Newhart	Tourist #1	"Laugh at My Wife, Please"
	Falcon Crest	Landlord	"A Piece of Work"	deleted scene[7]
1988	Valerie	Waiter	"Teacher's Pet"
	Max Headroom	Blank Teacher	"Lessons"
1990	Matlock	Roger Chapman	"The Madam"
	Murder, She Wrote	Duke of Nonesuch	"The Great Twain Robbery"
1991	Who's the Boss?	Rev. Markham	"Let Her Tell You 'Bout the Birds and the Bees"
	Dangerous Women	Minister
	Mathnet	Airline Captain	"Despair in Monterey Bay"
	Sisters	First Person	"Some Tuesday in July"
1992	Jake and the Fatman	Tourist	"Since I Fell for You"
	Seinfeld	Doorman	"The Watch"
	Quantum Leap	Reporter	"Killin' Time - June 18, 1958"
1993	Sisters	Ed Farrell	"Some Other Time"
	Days of Our Lives	Frank	"Episode #1.7060"	as Lew Dauber
	Danger Theatre	Todd Lewiston	"Aloha, Rich Man, Goodbye"
1995	Family Matters	Minister Barnes	"Wedding Bell Blues"
1996	Weird Science	Friar	"Lisa's Childhood Memories"
	Married... with Children	Sketch Artist	"Kelly's Gotta Habit"
	Dangerous Minds	Mickey Callender	"Bad Apple"
1997	Beverly Hills, 90210	Mr. Burnett	"Face-Off"
	Melrose Place	Minister	"Who's Afraid of Amanda Woodward?: Part 2"
	Meego	Santa	"I Won't Be Home for Christmas"
	USA High	Minister Gilbert	"Goodbye, Mr. Phipps"
1998	Diagnosis Murder	Pastor McSwaine	"Till Death Do Us Part"
	Ally McBeal	Foreman	"You Never Can Tell"
	USA High	Justice	"From Russia with Love"
1999		Minister	"The Wedding"
2001	JAG	Man	"Jagathon"
2002	24	Bob Jorgensen	"6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m."	as Lew Dauber
2004	Judging Amy	Judge	"Christenings"
	NYPD Blue	Dather Dwyer	"Peeler? I Hardly Knew Her"
2005	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	The Reverend	"Grounded on the 23rd Floor"	as Louis Dauber
	Clubhouse	Priest	"Road Trip"	as Lew Dauber
	Over There	Congressman	"It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding"
	The Bernie Mac Show	Priest	"Father Knows Best"
2008	Back to You	Priest	"Cradle to Grave"
2009	Scrubs	Mr. Vaughn	"My New Role"
2011	Rules of Engagement	Speaker	"Audrey is Dumb"
2012	Workaholics	Passenger	"Real Time"
2013	New Girl	Old Sub	"Winston's Birthday"
2014	The League	Priest	"When Rafi Met Randy"
2017	Lethal Weapon	Gary	"Brotherly Love"	as Lew Dauber

References

1. Haring, Bruce (October 5, 2019). "Lewis Dauber Dies: Character Actor Specializing In Priests Was 70". Deadline. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
2. "'Hotel Paradiso' at UC". Hayward Daily Review. November 18, 1969. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
3. Barnes, Mike (October 4, 2019). "Character Actor Lewis Dauber Dies at 70". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
4. Wheat, Lorraine (October 5, 2019). "Character Actor Lewis Dauber Dies at 70". Variety. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
5. "Lewis Dauber, 70". Classic Images (534): 39. December 2019.
6. Paulette Dauber at IMDb
7. "#145 <6.18> A Piece of Work". January 14, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

External links

• Lewis Dauber at IMDb
• Lewis Dauber at Find a Grave