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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Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring | House Party Guest (uncredited) | 1971-02-16 |
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes | General Winthrop | 1971-05-20 |
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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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Return of the Gunfighter | Frank Marlowe | 1967-03-25 |
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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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For Pete's Sake | 1966-10-14 | |
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Batman | Mr. Merrick (uncredited) | 1966-07-30 |
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Ambush Bay | Cpl. Alvin Ross | 1966-05-10 |
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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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The Satan Bug | Fake SDI Agent | 1965-03-26 |
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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 | 1962-05-24 |
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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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A Date with Death | Lt. George Caddell | 1959-06-01 |
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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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Missile Monsters | Drake | 1958-01-01 |
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The Last Hurrah | Votes Tallyman (uncredited) | 1958-12-31 |
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The Toughest Gun in Tombstone | Joe Barger | 1958-05-14 |
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The Case Against Brooklyn | 1958-06-01 | |
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Tarzan's Fight for Life | Dr. Ken Warwick | 1958-08-15 |
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Girl on the Run | Drunk | 1958-10-10 |
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The Cry Baby Killer | Police Lt. Porter | 1958-08-15 |
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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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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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Raiders of Old California | Scott Johnson | 1957-11-01 |
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The Werewolf | Deputy Ben Clovey | 1956-07-01 |
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Blonde Bait | State Department Security Chief | 1956-04-01 |
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers | Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited) | 1956-07-04 |
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Miami Exposé | Det. Tim Grogan | 1956-09-01 |
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The Women of Pitcairn Island | Ben Fish | 1956-12-01 |
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It Came from Beneath the Sea | Deputy Bill Nash | 1955-07-01 |
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Outlaw Treasure | Jesse James | 1955-05-15 |
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At Gunpoint | Federal Marshal | 1955-12-25 |
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Timber Country Trouble | Webb, the lumberjack | 1955-05-08 |
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King of the Carnival | Bert King | 1955-06-27 |
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Dig That Uranium | Haskell, the boss | 1955-12-25 |
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Creature with the Atom Brain | Reporter #1 | 1955-07-01 |
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Lord of the Jungle | Pilot | 1955-06-12 |
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Apache Ambush | 1955-08-24 | |
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The Crooked Web | Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc | 1955-11-30 |
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Silver Needle in the Sky | Atlasande | 1954-05-29 |
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Yankee Pasha | Dick Bailey | 1954-04-17 |
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Dragnet | Officer Greeley | 1954-09-04 |
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Trader Tom of the China Seas | Tom Rogers | 1954-01-06 |
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Crash of Moons | Atlasan | 1954-07-10 |
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This My Son | Don Caldwell | 1954-06-27 |
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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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Silver Needle in the Sky | Atlasan | 1954-05-29 |
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Manhunt in Space | Atlasan | 1954-01-01 |
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The Forty-Niners | Gambler | 1954-07-30 |
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Return to Treasure Island | Parker | 1954-06-30 |
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Fighting Lawman | Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons | 1953-09-20 |
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Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders | Constable Clark | 1953-07-08 |
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Prince of Pirates | Jan | 1953-03-07 |
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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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The Big Heat | Hank O'Connell (uncredited) | 1953-10-14 |
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Crime Wave | Roadblock Officer (uncredited) | 1953-10-22 |
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Talk About a Stranger | Clarence, Bookkeeper | 1952-04-18 |
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This Woman Is Dangerous | Trooper (Uncredited) | 1952-02-09 |
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Rancho Notorious | Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited) | 1952-04-10 |
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Yukon Gold | Ace Morgan | 1952-08-30 |
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The Steel Fist | Franz | 1952-01-06 |
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The Red Ball Express | Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited) | 1952-05-29 |
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Apache Country | Dave Kilrain | 1952-05-30 |
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Sea Tiger | Randall, alias Jon Edmum | 1952-07-27 |
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Roadblock | Saunders (uncredited) | 1951-09-17 |
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Flying Leathernecks | 1951-08-28 | |
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The Racket | Officer Mosley (uncredited) | 1951-10-25 |
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Hills of Utah | Henchman Evan Fox | 1951-09-30 |
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The Day the Earth Stood Still | Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site | 1951-09-28 |
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Whirlwind | Wade Trimble | 1951-04-16 |
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Thunder in God's Country | Marshal Tim Gallery | 1951-04-07 |
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According to Mrs. Hoyle | Gordon Warren | 1951-05-20 |
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Silver City Bonanza | Pete Horne | 1951-03-01 |
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Valley of Fire | Tod Rawlings | 1951-11-20 |
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The Kid from Amarillo | Tom Mallory | 1951-10-29 |
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Experiment Alcatraz | Richard 'Dick' McKenna | 1950-11-21 |
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711 Ocean Drive | Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited) | 1950-07-01 |
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Bunco Squad | James Worth (uncredited) | 1950-09-01 |
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Blue Grass of Kentucky | Dick Wentworth | 1950-01-22 |
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The Showdown | Cowhand (uncredited) | 1950-08-15 |
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The Flying Missile | Army Base Information Desk Clerk | 1950-12-24 |
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No Way Out | Orderly (uncredited) | 1950-08-16 |
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When Willie Comes Marching Home | Aide (uncredited) | 1950-02-17 |
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The Great Jewel Robber | Reporter (uncredited) | 1950-07-15 |
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Flying Disc Man from Mars | Drake | 1950-10-25 |
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I Was a Male War Bride | Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited) | 1949-08-26 |
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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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Alimony | Doctor | 1949-06-11 |
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Without Honor | Ambulance Attendant | 1949-10-26 |
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White Heat | Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited) | 1949-09-02 |
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Frontier Investigator | Rocky's Brother | 1949-05-01 |
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Bandit King of Texas | Trem Turner | 1949-08-29 |
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The Price of Freedom | Man in restaurant (uncredited) | 1949-04-29 |
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Zamba | Jim | 1949-09-01 |
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Tucson | George Reeves Jr. | 1949-04-27 |
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The Gay Intruders | Male Secretary | 1948-09-02 |
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Jungle Patrol | Lt. Derby | 1948-11-01 |
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Incident | Bill Manning | 1948-10-30 |
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A Foreign Affair | Corporal (uncredited) | 1948-08-20 |
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Moonrise | 1948-10-01 | |
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The Magnificent Rogue | Boy Model | 1946-11-07 |
