Harry Lauter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 19, 1914
- Died
- October 30, 1990
- Birthplace
- White Plains, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion 1979
as Self
Superbeast 1972
as Stewart Victor
The Todd Killings 1971
Actor
Escape from the Planet of the Apes 1971
as General Winthrop
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring 1971
as House Party Guest (uncredited)
Barquero 1970
as Steele
More Dead than Alive 1969
as Doctor
The Mountains of the Moon 1967
as Whitehead
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion 1967
as Josh Miller
Fort Utah 1967
as Britches
Return of the Gunfighter 1967
as Frank Marlowe
For Pete's Sake 1966
Actor
Batman 1966
as Mr. Merrick (uncredited)
Ambush Bay 1966
as Cpl. Alvin Ross
Fort Courageous 1965
as Joe
The Satan Bug 1965
as Fake SDI Agent
Convict Stage 1965
as Ben Lattimore
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Wild Westerners 1962
as Jud Gotch
Lonely are the Brave 1962
as Deputy in Canyon (uncredited)
Fury River 1961
Actor
Buffalo Gun 1961
as Vin
Posse from Hell 1961
as Russell
A Date with Death 1959
as Lt. George Caddell
The Gunfight at Dodge City 1959
as City Marshal Ed Masterson
The Louisiana Hussy 1959
as Clay Lanier
The Last Hurrah 1958
as Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Girl on the Run 1958
as Drunk
Tarzan's Fight for Life 1958
as Dr. Ken Warwick
Cry Baby Killer 1958
as Police Lt. Porter
The Case Against Brooklyn 1958
Actor
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone 1958
as Joe Barger
Missile Monsters 1958
as Drake
Raiders of Old California 1957
as Scott Johnson
Jet Pilot 1957
Actor
Death in Small Doses 1957
as Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend 1957
as Briggs (uncredited)
Hellcats of the Navy 1957
as Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
The Badge of Marshal Brennan 1957
as Dr. Hale
The Women of Pitcairn Island 1956
as Ben Fish
Miami Exposé 1956
as Det. Tim Grogan
The Werewolf 1956
as Deputy Ben Clovey
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers 1956
as Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit 1956
as Army Corporal on Leave (uncredited)
Blonde Bait 1956
as State Department Security Chief
At Gunpoint 1955
as Federal Marshal
Dig That Uranium 1955
as Haskell, the boss
The Crooked Web 1955
as Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc
Apache Ambush 1955
Actor
Creature with the Atom Brain 1955
as Reporter #1
King of the Carnival 1955
as Bert King
Lord of the Jungle 1955
as Pilot
Outlaw Treasure 1955
as Jesse James
Timber Country Trouble 1955
as Webb, the lumberjack
It Came from Beneath the Sea 1955
as Deputy Bill Nash
The Gypsy Moon 1954
as Atlasan
Dragnet 1954
as Officer Greeley
The Forty-Niners 1954
as Gambler
Crash of Moons 1954
as Atlasan
Return to Treasure Island 1954
as Parker
- This My Son
This My Son 1954
as Don Caldwell
Silver Needle in the Sky 1954
as Atlasan, as Atlasande
Yankee Pasha 1954
as Dick Bailey
Dragonfly Squadron 1954
as Capt. Vedders
Trader Tom of the China Seas 1954
as Tom Rogers
Manhunt in Space 1954
as Atlasan
Fighter Attack 1953
as Lt. Duncan
Crime Wave 1953
as Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
The Big Heat 1953
as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
Fighting Lawman 1953
as Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons
Topeka 1953
as Mack Wilson
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders 1953
as Constable Clark
The Marshal's Daughter 1953
as Russ Mason
Prince of Pirates 1953
as Jan
Yukon Gold 1952
as Ace Morgan
Sea Tiger 1952
as Randall, alias Jon Edmum
Apache Country 1952
as Dave Kilrain
The Red Ball Express 1952
as Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited)
Talk About a Stranger 1952
as Clarence, Bookkeeper
Rancho Notorious 1952
as Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)
This Woman Is Dangerous 1952
as Trooper (Uncredited)
The Steel Fist 1952
as Franz
Valley of Fire 1951
as Tod Rawlings
The Kid from Amarillo 1951
as Tom Mallory
The Racket 1951
as Officer Mosley (uncredited)
Come Fill the Cup 1951
as Cameron - Ives' Pilot (uncredited)
Hills of Utah 1951
as Henchman Evan Fox
The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951
as Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
Roadblock 1951
as Saunders (uncredited)
Flying Leathernecks 1951
as Freddie (uncredited)
According to Mrs. Hoyle 1951
as Gordon Warren
Whirlwind 1951
as Wade Trimble
Thunder in God's Country 1951
as Marshal Tim Gallery
Silver City Bonanza 1951
as Pete Horne
The Flying Missile 1950
as Army Base Information Desk Clerk
Experiment Alcatraz 1950
as Richard 'Dick' McKenna
Flying Disc Man from Mars 1950
as Drake
Bunco Squad 1950
as James Worth (uncredited)
No Way Out 1950
as Orderly (uncredited)
The Showdown 1950
as Cowhand (uncredited)
The Great Jewel Robber 1950
as Reporter (uncredited)
711 Ocean Drive 1950
as Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home 1950
as Aide (uncredited)
Blue Grass of Kentucky 1950
as Dick Wentworth
Twelve O'Clock High 1949
as Radio officer
Without Honor 1949
as Ambulance Attendant
White Heat 1949
as Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited)
Zamba 1949
as Jim
Bandit King of Texas 1949
as Trem Turner
I Was a Male War Bride 1949
as Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited)
The Great Dan Patch 1949
as Bud Ransome
Alimony 1949
as Doctor
Frontier Investigator 1949
as Rocky's Brother
- The Price of Freedom
The Price of Freedom 1949
as Man in restaurant (uncredited)
Tucson 1949
as George Reeves Jr.
Prince of the Plains 1949
as Tom Owens
Jungle Patrol 1948
as Lt. Derby
Incident 1948
as Bill Manning
Moonrise 1948
Actor
The Gay Intruders 1948
as Male Secretary
A Foreign Affair 1948
as Corporal (uncredited)
The Magnificent Rogue 1946
as Boy Model
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