Harry Lauter
- Acting
- June 19, 1914 · White Plains, New York, USA
- October 30, 1990
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
Filmography
- When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion · Self
- Matt Helm · Dep. Sheriff Gibson
- The Manhunter
- Superbeast · Stewart Victor
- The Todd Killings
- Cannon
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes · General Winthrop
- Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring · House Party Guest (uncredited)
- Alias Smith and Jones · Sheriff
- Barquero · Steele
- Room 222
- More Dead than Alive · Doctor
- Land of the Giants · Policeman
- Adam-12 · Mike, Sgt. Poster
- The Mountains of the Moon · Whitehead
- Mannix
- The High Chaparral · Mobley
- The Guns of Will Sonnett
- Cimarron Strip · Youngston
- Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion · Josh Miller
- Fort Utah · Britches
- Ironside
- Return of the Gunfighter · Frank Marlowe
- The Invaders · Alien
- For Pete's Sake
- The Time Tunnel · Wilson, Mr. Johnson
- The Green Hornet · Brannigan
- Tarzan · Josh Miller
- Batman · Mr. Merrick (uncredited)
- Ambush Bay · Cpl. Alvin Ross
- The F.B.I. · Judd Conners, Sheriff
- Hogan's Heroes · Submarine Captain
- The Wild Wild West · Marshall
- Laredo · Spence Gillis
- The Big Valley · Ben Watson
- Fort Courageous · Joe
- The Satan Bug · Fake SDI Agent
- Branded
- Convict Stage · Ben Lattimore
- Gilligan's Island
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- Daniel Boone · Corbin
- Wendy and Me
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World · Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Burke's Law · Dr. Kalmus
- Going My Way
- The Beverly Hillbillies · Motorcycle Officer
- The Virginian · Cat McGraw, Lund
- The Wild Westerners · Jud Gotch
- Lonely are the Brave · Deputy in Canyon (uncredited)
- The Investigators · John Maitland
- Fury River
- Buffalo Gun · Vin
- Posse from Hell · Russell
- Stagecoach West · North, Captain Avery
- Wichita Town
- Laramie
- Riverboat · Col. Tryker
- Bonanza · Barrett
- A Date with Death · Lt. George Caddell
- The Gunfight at Dodge City · City Marshal Ed Masterson
- The Louisiana Hussy · Clay Lanier
- Rawhide · Billy Grant, Kirby
- The Last Hurrah · Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
- Girl on the Run · Drunk
- 77 Sunset Strip · Duke
- Bat Masterson · Sheriff Conners
- Lawman · Compton Schaeffer
- Yancy Derringer · Francis Jordan
- The Rifleman
- The Texan
- Bronco · Bill Mack
- Peter Gunn
- Cry Baby Killer · Police Lt. Porter
- Tarzan's Fight for Life · Dr. Ken Warwick
- The Case Against Brooklyn
- The Toughest Gun in Tombstone · Joe Barger
- Sea Hunt
- Missile Monsters · Drake