Harry Lauter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 19 June 1914 · White Plains, New York, USA
- Died
- 30 October 1990
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
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- 1979When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion as Self
- 1972Superbeast as Stewart Victor
- 1971The Todd Killings
- 1971Escape from the Planet of the Apes as General Winthrop
- 1971Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring as House Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1970Barquero as Steele
- 1969More Dead than Alive as Doctor
- 1967The Mountains of the Moon as Whitehead
- 1967Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion as Josh Miller
- 1967Fort Utah as Britches
- 1967Return of the Gunfighter as Frank Marlowe
- 1966For Pete's Sake
- 1966Batman as Mr. Merrick (uncredited)
- 1966Ambush Bay as Cpl. Alvin Ross
- 1965Fort Courageous as Joe
- 1965The Satan Bug as Fake SDI Agent
- 1965Convict Stage as Ben Lattimore
- 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
- 1962The Wild Westerners as Jud Gotch
- 1962Lonely are the Brave as Deputy in Canyon (uncredited)
- 1961Fury River
- 1961Buffalo Gun as Vin
- 1961Posse from Hell as Russell
- 1959A Date with Death as Lt. George Caddell
- 1959The Gunfight at Dodge City as City Marshal Ed Masterson
- 1959The Louisiana Hussy as Clay Lanier
- 1958The Last Hurrah as Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
- 1958Girl on the Run as Drunk
- 1958Tarzan's Fight for Life as Dr. Ken Warwick
- 1958Cry Baby Killer as Police Lt. Porter
- 1958The Case Against Brooklyn
- 1958The Toughest Gun in Tombstone as Joe Barger
- 1958Missile Monsters as Drake
- 1957Raiders of Old California as Scott Johnson
- 1957Jet Pilot
- 1957Death in Small Doses as Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown
- 1957Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend as Briggs (uncredited)
- 1957Hellcats of the Navy as Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
- 1957The Badge of Marshal Brennan as Dr. Hale
- 1956The Women of Pitcairn Island as Ben Fish
- 1956Miami Exposé as Det. Tim Grogan
- 1956The Werewolf as Deputy Ben Clovey
- 1956Earth vs. the Flying Saucers as Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)
- 1956The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit as Army Corporal on Leave (uncredited)
- 1956Blonde Bait as State Department Security Chief
- 1955At Gunpoint as Federal Marshal
- 1955Dig That Uranium as Haskell, the boss
- 1955The Crooked Web as Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc
- 1955Apache Ambush
- 1955Creature with the Atom Brain as Reporter #1
- 1955King of the Carnival as Bert King
- 1955Lord of the Jungle as Pilot
- 1955Outlaw Treasure as Jesse James
- 1955Timber Country Trouble as Webb, the lumberjack
- 1955It Came from Beneath the Sea as Deputy Bill Nash
- 1954The Gypsy Moon as Atlasan
- 1954Dragnet as Officer Greeley
- 1954The Forty-Niners as Gambler
- 1954Crash of Moons as Atlasan
- 1954Return to Treasure Island as Parker
- 1954This My Son as Don Caldwell
- 1954Silver Needle in the Sky as Atlasan
- 1954Yankee Pasha as Dick Bailey
- 1954Dragonfly Squadron as Capt. Vedders
- 1954Trader Tom of the China Seas as Tom Rogers
- 1954Manhunt in Space as Atlasan
- 1953Fighter Attack as Lt. Duncan
- 1953Crime Wave as Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
- 1953The Big Heat as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
- 1953Fighting Lawman as Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons
- 1953Topeka as Mack Wilson
- 1953Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders as Constable Clark
- 1953The Marshal's Daughter as Russ Mason
- 1953Prince of Pirates as Jan
- 1952Yukon Gold as Ace Morgan
- 1952Sea Tiger as Randall, alias Jon Edmum
- 1952Apache Country as Dave Kilrain
- 1952The Red Ball Express as Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited)
- 1952Talk About a Stranger as Clarence, Bookkeeper
- 1952Rancho Notorious as Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)
- 1952This Woman Is Dangerous as Trooper (Uncredited)
- 1952The Steel Fist as Franz
- 1951Valley of Fire as Tod Rawlings
- 1951The Kid from Amarillo as Tom Mallory
- 1951The Racket as Officer Mosley (uncredited)
- 1951Come Fill the Cup as Cameron - Ives' Pilot (uncredited)
- 1951Hills of Utah as Henchman Evan Fox
- 1951The Day the Earth Stood Still as Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
- 1951Roadblock as Saunders (uncredited)
- 1951Flying Leathernecks as Freddie (uncredited)
- 1951According to Mrs. Hoyle as Gordon Warren
- 1951Whirlwind as Wade Trimble
- 1951Thunder in God's Country as Marshal Tim Gallery
- 1951Silver City Bonanza as Pete Horne
- 1950The Flying Missile as Army Base Information Desk Clerk
- 1950Experiment Alcatraz as Richard 'Dick' McKenna
- 1950Flying Disc Man from Mars as Drake
- 1950Bunco Squad as James Worth (uncredited)
- 1950No Way Out as Orderly (uncredited)
- 1950The Showdown as Cowhand (uncredited)
- 1950The Great Jewel Robber as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1950711 Ocean Drive as Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited)
- 1950When Willie Comes Marching Home as Aide (uncredited)
- 1950Blue Grass of Kentucky as Dick Wentworth
- 1949Twelve O'Clock High as Radio officer
- 1949Without Honor as Ambulance Attendant
- 1949White Heat as Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited)
- 1949Zamba as Jim
- 1949Bandit King of Texas as Trem Turner
- 1949I Was a Male War Bride as Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited)
- 1949The Great Dan Patch as Bud Ransome
- 1949Alimony as Doctor
- 1949Frontier Investigator as Rocky's Brother
- 1949The Price of Freedom as Man in restaurant (uncredited)
- 1949Tucson as George Reeves Jr.
- 1949Prince of the Plains as Tom Owens
- 1948Jungle Patrol as Lt. Derby
- 1948Incident as Bill Manning
- 1948Moonrise
- 1948The Gay Intruders as Male Secretary
- 1948A Foreign Affair as Corporal (uncredited)
- 1946The Magnificent Rogue as Boy Model