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| Born | September 9, 1943 Gary, Indiana |
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Art LaFleur (born September 9, 1943) is an American character actor.
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Early Career
He has had many guest-starring roles on television shows, including Angel and JAG. He may be best-known for his appearance as baseball player Babe Ruth in The Sandlot . He also appeared in one episode of the TV show M*A*S*H in season 9 ("Father’s Day”) as an MP looking for the people responsible for a stolen side of beef.
Later Career
LaFleur also appeared as a baseball player, Chick Gandil, in Field of Dreams, as the White House's security chief in First Kid, as "McNulty" in both Trancers (1985) and Trancers II (1991). He has appeared in Air America (1990), The Replacements (2000) and Beethoven's 4th (2003) as Sargant Rutledge.
A coach for the New York Yankees in the 1992 film, Mr. Baseball. LaFleur, a Gary, IN, native, played football in 1962 as a redshirt at the University of Kentucky under Coach Charlie Bradshaw as chronicled in a 2007 book, The Thin Thirty.
He also appeared in Santa Clause 2 in 2002, and Santa Clause 3 in 2005 as the tooth fairy, in 2002. In 2005 he appeared in Hostage. In 2009, he appeared in Ace Ventura 3.
He also appeared in House, M.D. in 2005 as Warner Fitch, in the episode entitled "Sports Medicine."
Further Reading
Voisin, Scott, "Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting." BearManor Media, 2009. ISBN 9-781593-933425.
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