Lew Palter, an actor who was involved in the Titan submersible tragedy, died at the age of 94, according to his family. Lew died on May 21 at his Los Angeles home. He was suffering from lung cancer. "As a teacher, he seemed to have truly changed people's lives," according to his daughter, The Hollywood Reporter.
Lew Palter, a veteran character actor best remembered for his role in James Cameron's 'Titanic,' has died. He was 94.
Palter died of lung cancer on May 21, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In First Monday in October (1981), he played a Supreme Court justice alongside Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, and Barnard Hughes, and he also appeared in robes on The Flying Nun, Hill Street Blues, and L.A. Law. He also played an LAPD detective on Judd Hirsch's 1976-77 CBS sitcom Delvecchio.
Palter joined CalArts in 1971 and worked as an acting teacher and director there until his retirement in 2013, but he also held private workshops and taught all throughout the country and the world, including in Edinburgh, Carnegie Mellon, and UCLA.
"Lew loved the craft of acting and instilled it in his students." "In every scene, play, and class, he fostered deep curiosity, care, intellect, and humour," remarked Travis Preston, Dean of the CalArts School of Theatre. "He held the highest regard for his students and encouraged them to seek the truth in their work and lives." His daughter, Sam, Tessa, and Miranda, as well as his grandchildren, survive him.
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