Portrait of Harry Lauter

Harry Lauter

Acting

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.

Born: June 19, 1914

Place of Birth: White Plains, New York, USA

Filmography

1975
Matt Helm

as Dep. Sheriff Gibson

1972
Superbeast

as Stewart Victor

1971
1971
1971
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring

as House Party Guest (uncredited)

1971
1970
Barquero

as Steele

1968
Land of the Giants

as Policeman

1968
Adam-12

as Mike

1968
Adam-12

as Sgt. Poster

1967
1967
1967
Cimarron Strip

as Youngston

1967
1967
Fort Utah

as Britches

1967
Return of the Gunfighter

as Frank Marlowe

1967
The Invaders

as Alien

1966
1966
The Time Tunnel

as Mr. Johnson

1966
The Green Hornet

as Brannigan

1966
Tarzan

as Josh Miller

1966
Batman

as Mr. Merrick (uncredited)

1966
Ambush Bay

as Cpl. Alvin Ross

1965
The F.B.I.

as Judd Conners

1965
The F.B.I.

as Sheriff

1965
Hogan's Heroes

as Submarine Captain

1965
1965
Laredo

as Spence Gillis

1965
The Big Valley

as Ben Watson

1965
1965
The Satan Bug

as Fake SDI Agent

1965
Convict Stage

as Ben Lattimore

1964
Daniel Boone

as Corbin

1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

1963
Burke's Law

as Dr. Kalmus

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies

as Motorcycle Officer

1962
The Virginian

as Cat McGraw

1962
1962
The Virginian

as Roy Kane

1962
1962
1962
Lonely are the Brave

as Deputy in Canyon

1961
1961
Posse from Hell

as Russell

1960
1959
Riverboat

as Col. Tryker

1959
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
Rawhide

as Billy Grant

1959
Rawhide

as Kirby

1959
Rawhide

as Reagan

1959
Rawhide

as Hank

1959
Rawhide

as Capt. Ross

1959
Rawhide

as Orville Tippet

1959
Rawhide

as Maj. Blaine

1959
Rawhide

as Lenny

1958
The Last Hurrah

as Votes Tallyman (uncredited)

1958
1958
1958
Bat Masterson

as Sheriff Conners

1958
Yancy Derringer

as Francis Jordan

1958
Bronco

as Bill Mack

1958
Cry Baby Killer

as Police Lt. Porter

1958
Tarzan's Fight for Life

as Dr. Ken Warwick

1958
1957
1957
Tombstone Territory

as Sgt. Shelton

1957
1957
Perry Mason

as Chris Hearn

1957
Death in Small Doses

as Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel

as Crawford - Miner

1957
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

as Briggs (uncredited)

1957
Hellcats of the Navy

as Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton

1957
Tales of Wells Fargo

as Henry Wilson

1956
1956
1956
1956
Playhouse 90

as Breed

1956
Miami Exposé

as Det. Tim Grogan

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

1955
At Gunpoint

as Federal Marshal

1955
Dig That Uranium

as Haskell, the boss

1955
The Crooked Web

as Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc

1955
1955
Cheyenne

as Walt Taylor

1955
Gunsmoke

as Clay

1955
1955
Gunsmoke

as Martin

1955
Gunsmoke

as Terry

1955
Gunsmoke

as Kelly

1955
Gunsmoke

as Leach

1955
Gunsmoke

as Gregory Bellow

1955
Gunsmoke

as Henry Rucker

1955
Gunsmoke

as Michael Drennan

1955
It Came from Beneath the Sea

as Deputy Bill Nash

1955
1955
1955
Outlaw Treasure

as Jesse James

1955
Timber Country Trouble

as Webb, the lumberjack

1955
The Millionaire

as Andrew Stevens

1955
The Millionaire

as Anders - Phone Co. Supervisor

1954
The Gypsy Moon

as Atlasan

1954
Dragnet

as Officer Greeley

1954
Waterfront

as Jim Herrick

1954
1954
Crash of Moons

as Atlasan

1954
1954
Yankee Pasha

as Dick Bailey

1954
Dragonfly Squadron

as Capt. Vedders

1954
Public Defender

as Deputy Sheriff Malden

1954
1953
Fighter Attack

as Lt. Duncan

1953
Crime Wave

as Roadblock Officer (uncredited)

1953
The Big Heat

as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)

1953
1953
Fighting Lawman

as Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons

1953
Topeka

as Mack Wilson

1953
1952
Biff Baker U.S.A.

as George Carlton

1952
1952
Death Valley Days

as Henry Schmidtlein

1952
Cavalcade of America

as Ray Marshall

1952
Cavalcade of America

as Harry Grant

1952
Yukon Gold

as Ace Morgan

1952
Sea Tiger

as Randall, alias Jon Edmum

1952
Apache Country

as Dave Kilrain

1952
The Red Ball Express

as Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited)

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
1951
Valley of Fire

as Tod Rawlings

1951
The Kid from Amarillo

as Tom Mallory

1951
The Racket

as Officer Mosley (uncredited)

1951
Come Fill the Cup

as Cameron - Ives' Pilot (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
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

1950
The Flying Missile

as Army Base Information Desk Clerk

1950
Experiment Alcatraz

as Richard 'Dick' McKenna

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
1950
Blue Grass of Kentucky

as Dick Wentworth

1949
Twelve O'Clock High

as Radio officer

1949
Without Honor

as Ambulance Attendant

1949
The Lone Ranger

as Fred Vance

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
Tucson

as George Reeves Jr.

1949
1948
Jungle Patrol

as Lt. Derby

1948
Incident

as Bill Manning

1948
The Gay Intruders

as Male Secretary

1948
A Foreign Affair

as Corporal (uncredited)

1946