American character actor specializing in villainous roles. Born in White Plains, New York to Herman E. and Franceska Lauter, he was raised in Denver, Colorado. Although it has been suggested that he appeared briefly in a couple of films during the Thirties, his real movie career began in 1946. He came to be a familiar presence in low-budget films, serials, and television programs in the 1950s, though he only once really came close to stardom, as one of the leads in the television series "Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955)". Most of his career was spent as a serviceable second lead or heavy, though he continued to play bit parts in larger pictures. The son of an artist, he devoted much of his energy late in life to his own painting and running an art gallery. He died in 1990.
Known For
| Birth Location | White Plains, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1914-06-19 |
| Died | 1990-10-30 |
Movies
1979
Superbeast
as Stewart Victor
1972
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as General Winthrop
1971
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
as House Party Guest (uncredited)
1971
Barquero
as Steele
1970
More Dead than Alive
as Doctor
1969
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
as Josh Miller
1967
Fort Utah
as Britches
1967
1966
Batman
as Mr. Merrick (uncredited)
1966
Ambush Bay
as Cpl. Alvin Ross
1966
Fort Courageous
as Joe
1965
The Satan Bug
as Fake SDI Agent
1965
Convict Stage
as Ben Lattimore
1965
The Wild Westerners
as Jud Gotch
1962
Lonely Are the Brave
as Deputy in Canyon
1962
1961
Buffalo Gun
as Vin
1961
Posse from Hell
as Russell
1961
A Date with Death
as Lt. George Caddell
1959
The Gunfight at Dodge City
as City Marshal Ed Masterson
1959
The Louisiana Hussy
as Clay Lanier
1959
The Last Hurrah
as Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
1958
Girl on the Run
as Drunk
1958
Tarzan's Fight for Life
as Dr. Ken Warwick
1958
The Cry Baby Killer
as Police Lt. Porter
1958
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
as Joe Barger
1958
Missile Monsters
as Drake
1958
Raiders of Old California
as Scott Johnson
1957
Death in Small Doses
as Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown
1957
Hellcats of the Navy
as Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
1957
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
as Dr. Hale
1957
The Women of Pitcairn Island
as Ben Fish
1956
1956
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
as Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)
1956
The Werewolf
as Deputy Ben Clovey
1956
Blonde Bait
as State Department Security Chief
1956
At Gunpoint
as Federal Marshal
1955
Dig That Uranium
as Haskell, the boss
1955
The Crooked Web
as Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc
1955
1955
It Came from Beneath the Sea
as Deputy Bill Nash
1955
Creature with the Atom Brain
as Reporter #1
1955
King of the Carnival
as Bert King
1955
Lord of the Jungle
as Pilot
1955
Outlaw Treasure
as Jesse James
1955
Timber Country Trouble
as Webb, the lumberjack
1955
The Gypsy Moon
as Atlasan
1954
Dragnet
as Officer Greeley
1954
The Forty-Niners
as Gambler
1954
Crash of Moons
as Atlasan
1954
Return to Treasure Island
as Parker
1954
Silver Needle in the Sky
as Atlasande
1954
Silver Needle in the Sky
as Atlasan
1954
Yankee Pasha
as Dick Bailey
1954
Dragonfly Squadron
as Capt. Vedders
1954
Trader Tom of the China Seas
as Tom Rogers
1954
Manhunt in Space
as Atlasan
1954
Crime Wave
as Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
1953
The Big Heat
as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
1953
Fighting Lawman
as Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons
1953
Topeka
as Mack Wilson
1953
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
as Constable Clark
1953
The Marshal's Daughter
as Russ Mason
1953
Prince of Pirates
as Jan
1953
Yukon Gold
as Ace Morgan
1952
Sea Tiger
as Randall, alias Jon Edmum
1952
Apache Country
as Dave Kilrain
1952
Talk About a Stranger
as Clarence, Bookkeeper
1952
Rancho Notorious
as Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)
1952
This Woman Is Dangerous
as Trooper (Uncredited)
1952
The Steel Fist
as Franz
1952
Valley of Fire
as Tod Rawlings
1951
The Kid from Amarillo
as Tom Mallory
1951
The Racket
as Officer Mosley (uncredited)
1951
Hills of Utah
as Henchman Evan Fox
1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
1951
Roadblock
as Saunders (uncredited)
1951
1951
According to Mrs. Hoyle
as Gordon Warren
1951
Whirlwind
as Wade Trimble
1951
Thunder in God's Country
as Marshal Tim Gallery
1951
Silver City Bonanza
as Pete Horne
1951
The Flying Missile
as Army Base Information Desk Clerk
1950
Experiment Alcatraz
as Richard 'Dick' McKenna
1950
Flying Disc Man from Mars
as Drake
1950
Bunco Squad
as James Worth (uncredited)
1950
No Way Out
as Orderly (uncredited)
1950
The Showdown
as Cowhand (uncredited)
1950
The Great Jewel Robber
as Reporter (uncredited)
1950
711 Ocean Drive
as Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited)
1950
When Willie Comes Marching Home
as Aide (uncredited)
1950
Blue Grass of Kentucky
as Dick Wentworth
1950
Twelve O'Clock High
as Radio officer
1949
Without Honor
as Ambulance Attendant
1949
White Heat
as Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited)
1949
Zamba
as Jim
1949
Bandit King of Texas
as Trem Turner
1949
I Was a Male War Bride
as Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited)
1949
The Great Dan Patch
as Bud Ransome
1949
Alimony
as Doctor
1949
Frontier Investigator
as Rocky's Brother
1949
The Price of Freedom
as Man in restaurant (uncredited)
1949
Tucson
as George Reeves Jr.
1949
Prince of the Plains
as Tom Owens
1949
Jungle Patrol
as Lt. Derby
1948
Incident
as Bill Manning
1948
1948
The Gay Intruders
as Male Secretary
1948
A Foreign Affair
as Corporal (uncredited)
1948
The Magnificent Rogue
as Boy Model
1946
Harry Lauter hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows