James Jeter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 15, 1921
- Died
- March 4, 2007
- Birthplace
- Houston, Texas, USA
James Jeter (September 15, 1921 – March 4, 2007) was an American character actor from Texas who began his career on stage at Houston's Alley Theatre. Over three decades in film and television he appeared in The Sand Pebbles, Cool Hand Luke, Assault on Precinct 13, Bound for Glory, F.I.S.T., The Border, Brian De Palma's Blow Out and Clint Eastwood's A Perfect World, his final film. On television he played the blacksmith Hans Dorfler on Little House on the Prairie.
Filmography
A Perfect World 1993
as Oldtimer
Without Warning: The James Brady Story 1991
as Adm. Glover
Cohen and Tate 1989
as Trooper #1
The Border 1982
as Frank
Blow Out 1981
as Film Lab Man
A Change of Seasons 1980
as Truck Driver
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story 1980
as Guard Fairgate
The Jayne Mansfield Story 1980
as Middle-Aged Man
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle 1980
as Martin Bormann (uncredited)
The Last Word 1979
as Desk Sergeant
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker 1979
Actor
Fast Break 1979
as Officer Hedgewood
Matilda 1978
as ASPCA Attendant #3
F.I.S.T. 1978
as Mike Quinn
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful 1977
as Lew
Black Sunday 1977
as Watchman
Fun with Dick and Jane 1977
as Immigration Officer
Bound for Glory 1976
as Crippled Whitey
Assault on Precinct 13 1976
as Precinct Captain
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West 1976
as Rafe Skullner
The Big Bus 1976
as Bus Bartender
Katherine 1975
as Fireman
Death Scream 1975
as Bus Driver
The Four Deuces 1975
as Capt. 'Smitty' Baird
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within 1975
as Second Guard
The Family Kovack 1974
as Albert
The Christian Licorice Store 1971
as Texas Man
The Young Country 1970
as Stagecoach Driver
Ice Station Zebra 1968
as 2nd Barman (uncredited)
Cool Hand Luke 1967
as Wickerman
The Big Mouth 1967
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Sand Pebbles 1966
as Farren
The Chase 1966
as Man (uncredited)
The Best Man 1964
as Mayor (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.