Biography
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.
Acted in 207
1970s
- 1975
- 1974
- 1972
Superbeast
Stewart Victor
- 1971
The Todd Killings
Movie
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
The Mountains of the Moon
Whitehead
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Josh Miller
Fort Utah
Britches
- 1966
For Pete's Sake
Movie
- 1965
Fort Courageous
Joe
Convict Stage
Ben Lattimore
- 1964
Wendy and Me
TV
- 1963
- 1962
The Wild Westerners
Jud Gotch
Lonely are the Brave
Deputy in Canyon (uncredited)
- 1961
Fury River
Movie
Buffalo Gun
Vin
Posse from Hell
Russell
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Wichita Town
TV
A Date with Death
Lt. George Caddell
- 1958
The Last Hurrah
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Girl on the Run
Drunk
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Dr. Ken Warwick
The Case Against Brooklyn
Movie
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
Joe Barger
Missile Monsters
Drake
- 1957
Death in Small Doses
Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown
Hellcats of the Navy
Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
Dr. Hale
- 1956
The Women of Pitcairn Island
Ben Fish
Hey, Jeannie!
Tierney · 1 episode
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Army Corporal on Leave (uncredited)
Blonde Bait
State Department Security Chief
- 1955
Dig That Uranium
Haskell, the boss
At Gunpoint
Federal Marshal
The Crooked Web
Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc
Apache Ambush
Movie
King of the Carnival
Bert King
Lord of the Jungle
Pilot
Outlaw Treasure
Jesse James
Timber Country Trouble
Webb, the lumberjack
Buffalo Bill Jr.
TV
- 1954
The Gypsy Moon
Atlasan
Dragnet
Officer Greeley
Captain Midnight
TV
The Forty-Niners
Gambler
Crash of Moons
Atlasan
Return to Treasure Island
Parker
Silver Needle in the Sky
Atlasan, Atlasande
Yankee Pasha
Dick Bailey
Dragonfly Squadron
Capt. Vedders
Trader Tom of the China Seas
Tom Rogers
Manhunt in Space
Atlasan
- 1953
Fighter Attack
Lt. Duncan
Crime Wave
Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
Topeka
Mack Wilson
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
Constable Clark
Prince of Pirates
Jan
- 1952
Biff Baker U.S.A.
George Carlton · 1 episode
Death Valley Days
Henry Schmidtlein · 1 episode
Yukon Gold
Ace Morgan
Sea Tiger
Randall, alias Jon Edmum
Apache Country
Dave Kilrain
The Red Ball Express
Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited)
Talk About a Stranger
Clarence, Bookkeeper
The Steel Fist
Franz
- 1951
Valley of Fire
Tod Rawlings
The Kid from Amarillo
Tom Mallory
Come Fill the Cup
Cameron - Ives' Pilot (uncredited)
Hills of Utah
Henchman Evan Fox
According to Mrs. Hoyle
Gordon Warren
Thunder in God's Country
Marshal Tim Gallery
Silver City Bonanza
Pete Horne
- 1950
The Flying Missile
Army Base Information Desk Clerk
Experiment Alcatraz
Richard 'Dick' McKenna
Flying Disc Man from Mars
Drake
Bunco Squad
James Worth (uncredited)
No Way Out
Orderly (uncredited)
The Showdown
Cowhand (uncredited)
The Great Jewel Robber
Reporter (uncredited)
711 Ocean Drive
Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Aide (uncredited)
Blue Grass of Kentucky
Dick Wentworth
1940s
- 1949
Without Honor
Ambulance Attendant
The Life of Riley
TV
Zamba
Jim
Bandit King of Texas
Trem Turner
I Was a Male War Bride
Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited)
The Great Dan Patch
Bud Ransome
Alimony
Doctor
Frontier Investigator
Rocky's Brother
Tucson
George Reeves Jr.
Prince of the Plains
Tom Owens
- 1948
Jungle Patrol
Lt. Derby
Incident
Bill Manning
Moonrise
Movie
The Gay Intruders
Male Secretary
- 1946
The Magnificent Rogue
Boy Model
Appearances1
1970s
- 1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self