Harry Lauter
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.
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Movies (122)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979 · Self
Superbeast
1972 · Stewart Victor
The Todd Killings
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971 · General Winthrop
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
1971 · House Party Guest (uncredited)
Barquero
1970 · Steele
More Dead than Alive
1969 · Doctor
The Mountains of the Moon
1967 · Whitehead
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967 · Josh Miller
Fort Utah
1967 · Britches
Return of the Gunfighter
1967 · Frank Marlowe
For Pete's Sake
1966
Batman
1966 · Mr. Merrick (uncredited)
Ambush Bay
1966 · Cpl. Alvin Ross
Fort Courageous
1965 · Joe
The Satan Bug
1965 · Fake SDI Agent
Convict Stage
1965 · Ben Lattimore
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Wild Westerners
1962 · Jud Gotch
Lonely are the Brave
1962 · Deputy in Canyon (uncredited)
Fury River
1961
Buffalo Gun
1961 · Vin
Posse from Hell
1961 · Russell
A Date with Death
1959 · Lt. George Caddell
The Gunfight at Dodge City
1959 · City Marshal Ed Masterson
The Louisiana Hussy
1959 · Clay Lanier
The Last Hurrah
1958 · Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Girl on the Run
1958 · Drunk
Cry Baby Killer
1958 · Police Lt. Porter
Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958 · Dr. Ken Warwick
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
1958 · Joe Barger
Missile Monsters
1958 · Drake
Raiders of Old California
1957 · Scott Johnson
Jet Pilot
1957
Death in Small Doses
1957 · Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
1957 · Briggs (uncredited)
Hellcats of the Navy
1957 · Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
1957 · Dr. Hale
The Women of Pitcairn Island
1956 · Ben Fish
Miami Exposé
1956 · Det. Tim Grogan
The Werewolf
1956 · Deputy Ben Clovey
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956 · Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
1956 · Army Corporal on Leave (uncredited)
Blonde Bait
1956 · State Department Security Chief
Dig That Uranium
1955 · Haskell, the boss
At Gunpoint
1955 · Federal Marshal
The Crooked Web
1955 · Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc
Apache Ambush
1955
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955 · Reporter #1
King of the Carnival
1955 · Bert King
Lord of the Jungle
1955 · Pilot
Outlaw Treasure
1955 · Jesse James
Timber Country Trouble
1955 · Webb, the lumberjack
It Came from Beneath the Sea
1955 · Deputy Bill Nash
The Gypsy Moon
1954 · Atlasan
Dragnet
1954 · Officer Greeley
The Forty-Niners
1954 · Gambler
Crash of Moons
1954 · Atlasan
Return to Treasure Island
1954 · Parker
This My Son
1954 · Don Caldwell
Silver Needle in the Sky
1954 · Atlasan, Atlasande
Yankee Pasha
1954 · Dick Bailey
Dragonfly Squadron
1954 · Capt. Vedders
Trader Tom of the China Seas
1954 · Tom Rogers
Manhunt in Space
1954 · Atlasan
Fighter Attack
1953 · Lt. Duncan
Crime Wave
1953 · Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
The Big Heat
1953 · Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
Fighting Lawman
1953 · Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons
Topeka
1953 · Mack Wilson
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
1953 · Constable Clark
The Marshal's Daughter
1953 · Russ Mason
Prince of Pirates
1953 · Jan
Yukon Gold
1952 · Ace Morgan
Sea Tiger
1952 · Randall, alias Jon Edmum
Apache Country
1952 · Dave Kilrain
The Red Ball Express
1952 · Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited)
Talk About a Stranger
1952 · Clarence, Bookkeeper
Rancho Notorious
1952 · Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)
This Woman Is Dangerous
1952 · Trooper (Uncredited)
The Steel Fist
1952 · Franz
Valley of Fire
1951 · Tod Rawlings
The Kid from Amarillo
1951 · Tom Mallory
The Racket
1951 · Officer Mosley (uncredited)
Come Fill the Cup
1951 · Cameron - Ives' Pilot (uncredited)
Hills of Utah
1951 · Henchman Evan Fox
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951 · Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
Roadblock
1951 · Saunders (uncredited)
Flying Leathernecks
1951 · Freddie (uncredited)
According to Mrs. Hoyle
1951 · Gordon Warren
Whirlwind
1951 · Wade Trimble
Thunder in God's Country
1951 · Marshal Tim Gallery
Silver City Bonanza
1951 · Pete Horne
The Flying Missile
1950 · Army Base Information Desk Clerk
Experiment Alcatraz
1950 · Richard 'Dick' McKenna
Flying Disc Man from Mars
1950 · Drake
Bunco Squad
1950 · James Worth (uncredited)
No Way Out
1950 · Orderly (uncredited)
The Showdown
1950 · Cowhand (uncredited)
The Great Jewel Robber
1950 · Reporter (uncredited)
711 Ocean Drive
1950 · Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950 · Aide (uncredited)
Blue Grass of Kentucky
1950 · Dick Wentworth
Twelve O'Clock High
1949 · Radio officer
Without Honor
1949 · Ambulance Attendant
White Heat
1949 · Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited)
Zamba
1949 · Jim
Bandit King of Texas
1949 · Trem Turner
I Was a Male War Bride
1949 · Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited)
The Great Dan Patch
1949 · Bud Ransome
Alimony
1949 · Doctor
Frontier Investigator
1949 · Rocky's Brother
The Price of Freedom
1949 · Man in restaurant (uncredited)
Tucson
1949 · George Reeves Jr.
Prince of the Plains
1949 · Tom Owens
Jungle Patrol
1948 · Lt. Derby
Incident
1948 · Bill Manning
Moonrise
1948
The Gay Intruders
1948 · Male Secretary
A Foreign Affair
1948 · Corporal (uncredited)
The Magnificent Rogue
1946 · Boy Model
TV shows (89)
Matt Helm
1975 · Dep. Sheriff Gibson
The Manhunter
1974
Cannon
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
1971 · Sheriff
Room 222
1969
Land of the Giants
1968 · Policeman
Adam-12
1968 · Mike, Sgt. Poster
Mannix
1967
The High Chaparral
1967 · Mobley
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Cimarron Strip
1967 · Youngston
Ironside
1967
The Invaders
1967 · Alien
The Time Tunnel
1966 · Wilson, Mr. Johnson
The Green Hornet
1966 · Brannigan
Tarzan
1966 · Josh Miller
The F.B.I.
1965 · Judd Conners, Sheriff
Hogan's Heroes
1965 · Submarine Captain
The Wild Wild West
1965 · Marshall
Laredo
1965 · Spence Gillis
The Big Valley
1965 · Ben Watson
Branded
1965
Gilligan's Island
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Daniel Boone
1964 · Corbin
Wendy and Me
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Burke's Law
1963 · Dr. Kalmus
Going My Way
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Motorcycle Officer
The Virginian
1962 · Cat McGraw, Lund, Roy Kane, Wade
The Investigators
1961 · John Maitland
Stagecoach West
1960 · North, Captain Avery, Doyle
Wichita Town
1959
Laramie
1959
Riverboat
1959 · Col. Tryker
Bonanza
1959 · Barrett
Rawhide
1959 · Billy Grant, Kirby, Reagan, Hank, Capt. Ross, Orville Tippet, Maj. Blaine, Lenny
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Duke
Bat Masterson
1958 · Sheriff Conners
Lawman
1958 · Compton Schaeffer
Yancy Derringer
1958 · Francis Jordan
The Rifleman
1958
The Texan
1958
Bronco
1958 · Bill Mack
Peter Gunn
1958
Sea Hunt
1958 · USCG Captain
Tombstone Territory
1957 · Sgt. Shelton
26 Men
1957
Trackdown
1957
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason
1957 · Chris Hearn
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Crawford - Miner
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Charles Decker
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957 · Henry Wilson
Official Detective
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Maurie, Karger, Stone, Hake Morris, Stopes, Vic Stanley
Playhouse 90
1956 · Breed
State Trooper
1956 · Ben Everett
Hey, Jeannie!
1956 · Tierney
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Truck Driver
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Cheyenne
1955 · Walt Taylor
Navy Log
1955
Gunsmoke
1955 · Clay, Sy, Martin, Terry, Kelly, Leach, Gregory Bellow, Henry Rucker, Michael Drennan
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
The Millionaire
1955 · Andrew Stevens, Anders - Phone Co. Supervisor
Captain Midnight
1954
Waterfront
1954 · Jim Herrick
Public Defender
1954 · Deputy Sheriff Malden
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Bailey
City Detective
1953
Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952 · George Carlton
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952 · Honor Guard Captain, Harry, Atkins
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952 · Barry Weston
Cavalcade of America
1952 · Ray Marshall, Harry Grant
Death Valley Days
1952 · Henry Schmidtlein
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · Lt. Stanton, Bud
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
The Roy Rogers Show
1951 · Ralph Colton
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Racket Squad
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Gene Autry Show
1950 · Ron Williams, Henchman in Plaid Shirt
The Life of Riley
1949
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Fred Vance