Lew Palter, ‘Titanic’ actor and mentor to Hollywood stars, dead at 94
Lew Palter, who played businessman Isidor Straus in James Cameron’s 1997 epic "Titanic," has died. He was 94 years old. Along with his acting career, which included roles on "Hill Street Blues" and "The Flying Nun" and extensive theater work, Palter was a longtime acting teacher at CalArts in Santa Clarita, California. "It is with great sadness that I share the news that longtime School of Theater faculty Lew Palter has passed away," Travis Preston, the dean of CalArts’ School of Theater, said in a statement to Fox News Digital.