Lanny Flaherty

Actor · Died February 18, 2024, aged 81 · Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Lanny Flaherty (July 27, 1942 – February 18, 2024) was a European-American character actor known for roles in films and miniseries such as Lonesome Dove, Natural Born Killers, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 and Signs. He also had a brief role in Men in Black 3, and appeared as Jack Crow in Jim Mickles 2014 adaptation of Cold in July. Other film appearances include Winter People, Millers Crossing, Blood In Blood Out, Tom and Huck and Home Fries while television roles include guest appearances on The Equalizer, New York News and White Collar as well as a two-episode stint on The Education of Max Bickford as Whammo. Flaherty was a graduate of Pontotoc High School, and attended University of Southern Mississippi after high school. He resided in New York City.

What are Lanny Flaherty's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama5 titles47^th

Adventure2 titles15^th

Comedy2 titles33^rd

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

45%

Self

25%

Survival

12%

Society

7%

Morality

6%

Ideas

5%

Romantic love4 Family bonds4 Identity4 Friendship2 Survival2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 3

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Shadowas Slater in Home at Last (1988)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

8

Melancholic

6

Dread

3

Hopeful

4

Romantic

3

Other

5

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 Hopeful5 Feel-good3 Thought-provoking3

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Happy3
Bittersweet4
Ambiguous2
Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lanny Flaherty's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Howdy2 titles, show their 2 titles on Howdy
Cinemax1 title, show their title on Cinemax
Dox1 title, show their title on Dox
Magnolia Selects1 title, show their title on Magnolia Selects
Monsters and Nightmares1 title, show their title on Monsters and Nightmares
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV
Sundance Now1 title, show their title on Sundance Now
UP Faith & Family1 title, show their title on UP Faith & Family

Subscription and free streaming for Lanny Flaherty's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Cold in July(2014)
as Jack Crow
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Alpha House(2013)
Show 1 episode · as Man
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Men in Black 3(2012)
as Obadiah Price
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
All Good Things(2010)
as Rooming House Landlord
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Forged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Tom
White Collar(2009)
Show 1 episode · as Motel Clerk
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Exonerated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Southern Cop #1
Signs(2002)
as Mr. Nathan
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Maze(2000)
as Drunk
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2(2000)
as Sheriff Cravens
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Homicide: The Movie(2000)
as Homeless Guy
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Double Parked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Louie
Third Watch(1999)
Show 1 episode · as Drunk #1 · as Wink
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Home Fries(1998)
as Red Jackson
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
A Simple Wish(1997)
as Duane
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Ties to Rachel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Stevens
Tom and Huck(1995)
as Emmett
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Someone Else's America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Vodič
Waterworld(1995)
as Trader
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Natural Born Killers(1994)
as Earl
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Blood in Blood Out(1993)
as Big Al
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Sommersby(1993)
as Buck
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe(1991)
as Merlie Ryan
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Miller's Crossing(1990)
as Terry
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Winter People(1989)
as Gudger Wright
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Lonesome Dove(1989)
Show 4 episodes · as Soupy Jones
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Home at Last(1988)
as Slater
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Show 1 episode · as Guard
The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · as Policeman
The Cosby Show(1984)
Show 1 episode · as George
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 95^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles from 1984 to 2014; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Signs (2002)

$408M worldwide

Highest rated

Signs (2002)

Midcredits 74^th

Film career

19842014

Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1989Screen debut· Lonesome Dove
1989First film· Winter People
2002Career best· Signs

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting30 of 30 · 62^nd

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s5 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Lanny Flaherty's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50^th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

48^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

85^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

75^th and up7
50^th to 74^th7
25^th to 49^th7
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved6
Universally Panned1
Crowd Pleaser9
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Home at Last (1988)

67^th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Blood in Blood Out (1993)

Midcredits 97^th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Lanny Flaherty's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 69 · intense

Sex & Nudity6 titles7–67 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most films

Profanity4 titlesmedian 58 · moderate

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 36 · moderate

Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 69 · intense

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.