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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-06-19 (110 years old)

Place of Birth

White Plains, New York, USA

Harry Lauter

Biography:

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

Acting

1979

1975

Matt Helm as Dep. Sheriff Gibson

1974

1972

Superbeast as Stewart Victor

1971

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring as House Party Guest (uncredited)

1970

Barquero as Steele

1969

1968

Land of the Giants as Policeman
Adam-12 as Mike
Adam-12 as Sgt. Poster

1967

Fort Utah as Britches
Return of the Gunfighter as Frank Marlowe
The Invaders as Alien

1966

Ambush Bay as Cpl. Alvin Ross
Batman as Mr. Merrick (uncredited)
The Time Tunnel as Wilson
Tarzan as Josh Miller
The Green Hornet as Brannigan
The Time Tunnel as Mr. Johnson

1965

The Satan Bug as Fake SDI Agent
Convict Stage as Ben Lattimore
The F.B.I. as Judd Conners
The Big Valley as Ben Watson
Hogan's Heroes as Submarine Captain
The F.B.I. as Sheriff
The Wild Wild West as Marshall

1964

Daniel Boone as Corbin

1963

Burke's Law as Dr. Kalmus

1962

The Wild Westerners as Jud Gotch
Lonely are the Brave as Deputy in Canyon
The Beverly Hillbillies as Motorcycle Officer
The Virginian as Cat McGraw
The Virginian as Roy Kane

1961

Posse from Hell as Russell

1960

1959

A Date with Death as Lt. George Caddell
The Gunfight at Dodge City as City Marshal Ed Masterson
The Louisiana Hussy as Clay Lanier
Rawhide as Billy Grant
Riverboat as Col. Tryker
Rawhide as Kirby
Rawhide as Reagan
Rawhide as Hank
Rawhide as Capt. Ross
Rawhide as Orville Tippet
Rawhide as Maj. Blaine
Rawhide as Lenny

1958

The Cry Baby Killer as Police Lt. Porter
The Last Hurrah as Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Tarzan's Fight for Life as Dr. Ken Warwick
Yancy Derringer as Francis Jordan
Bronco as Bill Mack
Bat Masterson as Sheriff Conners

1957

Death in Small Doses as Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown
Hellcats of the Navy as Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
Raiders of Old California as Scott Johnson
Perry Mason as Chris Hearn
Tombstone Territory as Sgt. Shelton
Tales of Wells Fargo as Henry Wilson

1956

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers as Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)
The Werewolf as Deputy Ben Clovey
Blonde Bait as State Department Security Chief
Miami Exposé as Det. Tim Grogan
Hey, Jeannie! as Tierney
Playhouse 90 as Breed

1955

It Came from Beneath the Sea as Deputy Bill Nash
The Crooked Web as Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc
Outlaw Treasure as Jesse James
Dig That Uranium as Haskell, the boss
Timber Country Trouble as Webb, the lumberjack
At Gunpoint as Federal Marshal
Gunsmoke as Clay
The Millionaire as Andrew Stevens
Gunsmoke as Sy
Gunsmoke as Martin
Gunsmoke as Terry
Gunsmoke as Kelly
Gunsmoke as Leach
Gunsmoke as Gregory Bellow
Gunsmoke as Henry Rucker
Gunsmoke as Michael Drennan
The Millionaire as Anders - Phone Co. Supervisor

1954

Dragonfly Squadron as Capt. Vedders
Dragnet as Officer Greeley
Manhunt in Space as Atlasan
Crash of Moons as Atlasan
The Forty-Niners as Gambler
The Gypsy Moon as Atlasan
Yankee Pasha as Dick Bailey

1953

Crime Wave as Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
The Big Heat as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
Fighting Lawman as Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons
Topeka as Mack Wilson

1952

Rancho Notorious as Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)
Apache Country as Dave Kilrain
Yukon Gold as Ace Morgan
The Red Ball Express as Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited)
Talk About a Stranger as Clarence, Bookkeeper
Sea Tiger as Randall, alias Jon Edmum
This Woman Is Dangerous as Trooper (Uncredited)
Cavalcade of America as Ray Marshall
Biff Baker U.S.A. as George Carlton
Cavalcade of America as Harry Grant
Four Star Playhouse as Lt. Stanton
Death Valley Days as Henry Schmidtlein

1951

Valley of Fire as Tod Rawlings
Whirlwind as Wade Trimble
Hills of Utah as Henchman Evan Fox
According to Mrs. Hoyle as Gordon Warren
Silver City Bonanza as Pete Horne
Thunder in God's Country as Marshal Tim Gallery
The Kid from Amarillo as Tom Mallory
The Day the Earth Stood Still as Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
Roadblock as Saunders (uncredited)
The Racket as Officer Mosley (uncredited)

1950

Experiment Alcatraz as Richard 'Dick' McKenna
Blue Grass of Kentucky as Dick Wentworth
When Willie Comes Marching Home as Aide (uncredited)
The Showdown as Cowhand (uncredited)
The Flying Missile as Army Base Information Desk Clerk
711 Ocean Drive as Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited)
Bunco Squad as James Worth (uncredited)
The Great Jewel Robber as Reporter (uncredited)
No Way Out as Orderly (uncredited)

1949

The Price of Freedom as Man in restaurant (uncredited)
Without Honor as Ambulance Attendant
Twelve O'Clock High as Radio officer
Zamba as Jim
Alimony as Doctor
The Great Dan Patch as Bud Ransome
White Heat as Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited)
I Was a Male War Bride as Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited)
Tucson as George Reeves Jr.
Bandit King of Texas as Trem Turner
Frontier Investigator as Rocky's Brother
The Lone Ranger as Fred Vance

1948

The Gay Intruders as Male Secretary
A Foreign Affair as Corporal (uncredited)
Jungle Patrol as Lt. Derby
Incident as Bill Manning

1946