1914-06-19 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.
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When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion | Self | 1979-06-05 |
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Superbeast | Stewart Victor | 1972-11-01 |
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes | General Winthrop | 1971-05-20 |
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Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring | House Party Guest (uncredited) | 1971-02-16 |
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The Todd Killings | 1971-10-20 | |
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Barquero | Steele | 1970-07-29 |
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More Dead than Alive | Doctor | 1969-01-15 |
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Fort Utah | Britches | 1967-09-01 |
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The Mountains of the Moon | Whitehead | 1967-11-24 |
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Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion | Josh Miller | 1967-09-06 |
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Return of the Gunfighter | Frank Marlowe | 1967-03-25 |
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For Pete's Sake | 1966-10-14 | |
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Ambush Bay | Cpl. Alvin Ross | 1966-05-10 |
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Batman | Mr. Merrick (uncredited) | 1966-07-30 |
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The Satan Bug | Fake SDI Agent | 1965-03-26 |
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Convict Stage | Ben Lattimore | 1965-01-01 |
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Fort Courageous | Joe | 1965-05-01 |
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Police Dispatcher (uncredited) | 1963-11-07 |
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Lonely are the Brave | Deputy in Canyon (uncredited) | 1962-04-26 |
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The Wild Westerners | Jud Gotch | 1962-06-06 |
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Buffalo Gun | Vin | 1961-07-01 |
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Fury River | 1961-09-14 | |
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Posse from Hell | Russell | 1961-03-01 |
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The Louisiana Hussy | Clay Lanier | 1959-04-01 |
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The Gunfight at Dodge City | City Marshal Ed Masterson | 1959-05-01 |
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A Date with Death | Lt. George Caddell | 1959-06-01 |
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The Last Hurrah | Votes Tallyman (uncredited) | 1958-12-31 |
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Missile Monsters | Drake | 1958-01-01 |
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The Toughest Gun in Tombstone | Joe Barger | 1958-05-14 |
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Cry Baby Killer | Police Lt. Porter | 1958-08-15 |
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The Case Against Brooklyn | 1958-06-01 | |
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Girl on the Run | Drunk | 1958-10-10 |
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Tarzan's Fight for Life | Dr. Ken Warwick | 1958-08-15 |
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Raiders of Old California | Scott Johnson | 1957-11-01 |
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Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend | Briggs (uncredited) | 1957-05-04 |
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Hellcats of the Navy | Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton | 1957-05-01 |
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Death in Small Doses | Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown | 1957-09-15 |
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The Badge of Marshal Brennan | Dr. Hale | 1957-04-14 |
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers | Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited) | 1956-06-13 |
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Blonde Bait | State Department Security Chief | 1956-04-01 |
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The Women of Pitcairn Island | Ben Fish | 1956-12-01 |
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The Werewolf | Deputy Ben Clovey | 1956-07-01 |
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Miami Exposé | Det. Tim Grogan | 1956-09-01 |
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Dig That Uranium | Haskell, the boss | 1955-12-25 |
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Lord of the Jungle | Pilot | 1955-06-12 |
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Creature with the Atom Brain | Reporter #1 | 1955-07-01 |
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At Gunpoint | Federal Marshal | 1955-12-25 |
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It Came from Beneath the Sea | Deputy Bill Nash | 1955-07-01 |
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Timber Country Trouble | Webb, the lumberjack | 1955-05-08 |
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The Crooked Web | Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc | 1955-11-30 |
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Outlaw Treasure | Jesse James | 1955-05-15 |
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Apache Ambush | 1955-08-24 | |
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King of the Carnival | Bert King | 1955-06-27 |
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Silver Needle in the Sky | Atlasan | 1954-05-29 |
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Trader Tom of the China Seas | Tom Rogers | 1954-01-06 |
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Return to Treasure Island | Parker | 1954-06-30 |
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Silver Needle in the Sky | Atlasande | 1954-05-29 |
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The Gypsy Moon | Atlasan | 1954-12-25 |
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Dragonfly Squadron | Capt. Vedders | 1954-03-21 |
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This My Son | Don Caldwell | 1954-06-27 |
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Dragnet | Officer Greeley | 1954-09-04 |
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Manhunt in Space | Atlasan | 1954-01-01 |
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Yankee Pasha | Dick Bailey | 1954-04-17 |
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Crash of Moons | Atlasan | 1954-07-10 |
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The Forty-Niners | Gambler | 1954-07-30 |
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Topeka | Mack Wilson | 1953-08-09 |
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The Marshal's Daughter | Russ Mason | 1953-06-25 |
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Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders | Constable Clark | 1953-07-08 |
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Crime Wave | Roadblock Officer (uncredited) | 1953-10-22 |
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Fighter Attack | Lt. Duncan | 1953-11-29 |
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Fighting Lawman | Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons | 1953-09-20 |
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Prince of Pirates | Jan | 1953-03-07 |
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The Big Heat | Hank O'Connell (uncredited) | 1953-10-14 |
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Talk About a Stranger | Clarence, Bookkeeper | 1952-04-18 |
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Rancho Notorious | Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited) | 1952-04-10 |
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The Steel Fist | Franz | 1952-01-06 |
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This Woman Is Dangerous | Trooper (Uncredited) | 1952-02-09 |
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Sea Tiger | Randall, alias Jon Edmum | 1952-07-27 |
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Yukon Gold | Ace Morgan | 1952-08-30 |
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Apache Country | Dave Kilrain | 1952-05-30 |
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The Red Ball Express | Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited) | 1952-05-29 |
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The Racket | Officer Mosley (uncredited) | 1951-10-25 |
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According to Mrs. Hoyle | Gordon Warren | 1951-05-20 |
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Roadblock | Saunders (uncredited) | 1951-09-17 |
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Hills of Utah | Henchman Evan Fox | 1951-09-30 |
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Valley of Fire | Tod Rawlings | 1951-11-20 |
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Whirlwind | Wade Trimble | 1951-04-16 |
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The Day the Earth Stood Still | Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site | 1951-09-18 |
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Come Fill the Cup | Cameron - Ives' Pilot (uncredited) | 1951-10-24 |
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Flying Leathernecks | 1951-08-28 | |
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Thunder in God's Country | Marshal Tim Gallery | 1951-04-07 |
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The Kid from Amarillo | Tom Mallory | 1951-10-29 |
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Silver City Bonanza | Pete Horne | 1951-03-01 |
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No Way Out | Orderly (uncredited) | 1950-08-16 |
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Bunco Squad | James Worth (uncredited) | 1950-09-01 |
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The Showdown | Cowhand (uncredited) | 1950-08-15 |
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When Willie Comes Marching Home | Aide (uncredited) | 1950-02-17 |
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Experiment Alcatraz | Richard 'Dick' McKenna | 1950-11-21 |
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Blue Grass of Kentucky | Dick Wentworth | 1950-01-22 |
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The Great Jewel Robber | Reporter (uncredited) | 1950-07-15 |
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711 Ocean Drive | Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited) | 1950-07-01 |
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Flying Disc Man from Mars | Drake | 1950-10-25 |
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The Flying Missile | Army Base Information Desk Clerk | 1950-12-24 |
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Zamba | Jim | 1949-09-01 |
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Alimony | Doctor | 1949-06-11 |
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The Price of Freedom | Man in restaurant (uncredited) | 1949-04-29 |
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The Great Dan Patch | Bud Ransome | 1949-07-22 |
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Prince of the Plains | Tom Owens | 1949-04-08 |
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Twelve O'Clock High | Radio officer | 1949-12-21 |
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Tucson | George Reeves Jr. | 1949-04-27 |
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Frontier Investigator | Rocky's Brother | 1949-05-01 |
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I Was a Male War Bride | Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited) | 1949-08-26 |
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White Heat | Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited) | 1949-09-02 |
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Bandit King of Texas | Trem Turner | 1949-08-29 |
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Without Honor | Ambulance Attendant | 1949-10-26 |
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Jungle Patrol | Lt. Derby | 1948-11-01 |
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A Foreign Affair | Corporal (uncredited) | 1948-08-20 |
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Incident | Bill Manning | 1948-10-30 |
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The Gay Intruders | Male Secretary | 1948-09-02 |
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Moonrise | 1948-10-01 | |
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The Magnificent Rogue | Boy Model | 1946-11-07 |
