Acting · White Plains, New York, USA · Born June 19, 1914
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.
MovieWhen the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
as Self
TVMatt Helm
1975
as Dep. Sheriff Gibson
TVThe Manhunter
1974
MovieSuperbeast
1972
as Stewart Victor
MovieThe Todd Killings
1971
TVCannon
1971
MovieEscape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
as General Winthrop
MovieMaybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
1971
as House Party Guest (uncredited)
TVAlias Smith and Jones
1971
as Sheriff
MovieBarquero
1970
as Steele
TVRoom 222
1969
MovieMore Dead than Alive
1969
as Doctor
TVLand of the Giants
1968
as Policeman
TVAdam-12
1968
as Mike
MovieThe Mountains of the Moon
1967
as Whitehead
TVMannix
1967
TVThe High Chaparral
1967
as Mobley
TVThe Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
TVCimarron Strip
1967
MovieTarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967
as Josh Miller
MovieFort Utah
1967
as Britches
TVIronside
1967
MovieReturn of the Gunfighter
1967
as Frank Marlowe
TVThe Invaders
1967
as Alien
MovieFor Pete's Sake
1966
TVThe Time Tunnel
1966
as Wilson
TVThe Green Hornet
1966
as Brannigan
TVTarzan
1966
as Josh Miller
MovieBatman
1966
as Mr. Merrick (uncredited)
MovieAmbush Bay
1966
as Cpl. Alvin Ross
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Judd Conners
TVHogan's Heroes
1965
as Submarine Captain
TVThe Wild Wild West
1965
as Marshall
TVLaredo
1965
as Spence Gillis
TVThe Big Valley
1965
as Ben Watson
MovieFort Courageous
1965
as Joe
MovieThe Satan Bug
1965
as Fake SDI Agent
TVBranded
1965
MovieConvict Stage
1965
as Ben Lattimore
TVGilligan's Island
1964
TVGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Corbin
TVWendy and Me
1964
MovieIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
TVBurke's Law
1963
as Dr. Kalmus
TVGoing My Way
1962
TVThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Motorcycle Officer
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Cat McGraw
MovieThe Wild Westerners
1962
as Jud Gotch
MovieLonely are the Brave
1962
as Deputy in Canyon (uncredited)
TVThe Investigators
1961
as John Maitland
MovieFury River
1961
MovieBuffalo Gun
1961
as Vin
MoviePosse from Hell
1961
as Russell
TVStagecoach West
1960
as North
TVWichita Town
1959
TVLaramie
1959
TVRiverboat
1959
as Col. Tryker
TVBonanza
1959
as Barrett
MovieA Date with Death
1959
as Lt. George Caddell
MovieThe Gunfight at Dodge City
1959
as City Marshal Ed Masterson
MovieThe Louisiana Hussy
1959
as Clay Lanier
TVRawhide
1959
as Billy Grant
MovieThe Last Hurrah
1958
as Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
MovieGirl on the Run
1958
as Drunk
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVBat Masterson
1958
as Sheriff Conners
TVLawman
1958
as Compton Schaeffer
TVYancy Derringer
1958
as Francis Jordan
TVThe Rifleman
1958
TVThe Texan
1958
TVBronco
1958
as Bill Mack
TVPeter Gunn
1958
MovieCry Baby Killer
1958
as Police Lt. Porter
MovieTarzan's Fight for Life
1958
as Dr. Ken Warwick
MovieThe Case Against Brooklyn
1958
MovieThe Toughest Gun in Tombstone
1958
as Joe Barger
TVSea Hunt
1958
MovieMissile Monsters
1958
as Drake
MovieRaiders of Old California
1957
as Scott Johnson
TVTombstone Territory
1957
as Sgt. Shelton
TV26 Men
1957
TVTrackdown
1957
TVMaverick
1957
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Chris Hearn
MovieDeath in Small Doses
1957
as Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Crawford - Miner
TVRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Charles Decker
MovieShoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
as Briggs (uncredited)
MovieHellcats of the Navy
1957
as Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
MovieThe Badge of Marshal Brennan
1957
as Dr. Hale
TVTales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Henry Wilson
Official Detective
1957
MovieThe Women of Pitcairn Island
1956
as Ben Fish
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Maurie - Gunman
TVPlayhouse 90
1956
as Breed
State Trooper
1956
TVHey, Jeannie!
1956
as Tierney
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
MovieMiami Exposé
1956
as Det. Tim Grogan
MovieThe Werewolf
1956
as Deputy Ben Clovey
MovieEarth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956
as Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)
MovieBlonde Bait
1956
as State Department Security Chief
TVThe Count of Monte Cristo
1956
MovieDig That Uranium
1955
as Haskell, the boss
MovieAt Gunpoint
1955
as Federal Marshal
MovieThe Crooked Web
1955
as Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Truck Driver
TVSergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
TVCheyenne
1955
TVNavy Log
1955
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Clay
TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
MovieApache Ambush
1955
MovieCreature with the Atom Brain
1955
as Reporter #1
MovieIt Came from Beneath the Sea
1955
as Deputy Bill Nash
MovieKing of the Carnival
1955
as Bert King
MovieLord of the Jungle
1955
as Pilot
MovieOutlaw Treasure
1955
as Jesse James
MovieTimber Country Trouble
1955
as Webb, the lumberjack
TVBuffalo Bill Jr.
1955
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Andrew Stevens
MovieThe Gypsy Moon
1954
as Atlasan
MovieDragnet
1954
as Officer Greeley
TVCaptain Midnight
1954
TVWaterfront
1954
as Jim Herrick
MovieThe Forty-Niners
1954
as Gambler
MovieCrash of Moons
1954
as Atlasan
MovieReturn to Treasure Island
1954
as Parker
This My Son
1954
as Don Caldwell
MovieSilver Needle in the Sky
1954
as Atlasan
MovieYankee Pasha
1954
as Dick Bailey
MovieDragonfly Squadron
1954
as Capt. Vedders
TVPublic Defender
1954
as Deputy Sheriff Malden
MovieTrader Tom of the China Seas
1954
as Tom Rogers
MovieManhunt in Space
1954
as Atlasan
MovieFighter Attack
1953
as Lt. Duncan
MovieCrime Wave
1953
as Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
MovieThe Big Heat
1953
as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
MovieFighting Lawman
1953
as Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Bailey
TVCity Detective
1953
MovieTopeka
1953
as Mack Wilson
MovieCanadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
1953
as Constable Clark
MovieThe Marshal's Daughter
1953
as Russ Mason
MoviePrince of Pirates
1953
as Jan
TVBiff Baker U.S.A.
1952
as George Carlton
TVMr. & Mrs. North
1952
TVThe Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Honor Guard Captain
TVCavalcade of America
1952
as Ray Marshall
TVDeath Valley Days
1952
as Henry Schmidtlein
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Lt. Stanton
TVHopalong Cassidy
1952
MovieYukon Gold
1952
as Ace Morgan
MovieSea Tiger
1952
as Randall, alias Jon Edmum
MovieApache Country
1952
as Dave Kilrain
MovieThe Red Ball Express
1952
as Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited)
MovieTalk About a Stranger
1952
as Clarence, Bookkeeper
MovieRancho Notorious
1952
as Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)
MovieThis Woman Is Dangerous
1952
as Trooper (Uncredited)
MovieThe Steel Fist
1952
as Franz
TVThe Roy Rogers Show
1951
as Ralph Colton
MovieValley of Fire
1951
as Tod Rawlings
MovieThe Kid from Amarillo
1951
as Tom Mallory
MovieThe Racket
1951
as Officer Mosley (uncredited)
MovieCome Fill the Cup
1951
as Cameron - Ives' Pilot (uncredited)
MovieHills of Utah
1951
as Henchman Evan Fox
MovieThe Day the Earth Stood Still
1951
as Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
MovieRoadblock
1951
as Saunders (uncredited)
MovieFlying Leathernecks
1951
TVThe Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
TVRacket Squad
1951
MovieAccording to Mrs. Hoyle
1951
as Gordon Warren
MovieWhirlwind
1951
as Wade Trimble
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
MovieThunder in God's Country
1951
as Marshal Tim Gallery
MovieSilver City Bonanza
1951
as Pete Horne
MovieThe Flying Missile
1950
as Army Base Information Desk Clerk
MovieExperiment Alcatraz
1950
as Richard 'Dick' McKenna
MovieFlying Disc Man from Mars
1950
as Drake
MovieBunco Squad
1950
as James Worth (uncredited)
MovieNo Way Out
1950
as Orderly (uncredited)
MovieThe Showdown
1950
as Cowhand (uncredited)
TVThe Gene Autry Show
1950
MovieThe Great Jewel Robber
1950
as Reporter (uncredited)
Movie711 Ocean Drive
1950
as Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited)
MovieWhen Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
as Aide (uncredited)
MovieBlue Grass of Kentucky
1950
as Dick Wentworth
MovieTwelve O'Clock High
1949
as Radio officer
MovieWithout Honor
1949
as Ambulance Attendant
TVThe Life of Riley
1949
TVThe Lone Ranger
1949
as Fred Vance
MovieWhite Heat
1949
as Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited)
MovieZamba
1949
as Jim
MovieBandit King of Texas
1949
as Trem Turner
MovieI Was a Male War Bride
1949
as Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited)
MovieThe Great Dan Patch
1949
as Bud Ransome
MovieAlimony
1949
as Doctor
MovieFrontier Investigator
1949
as Rocky's Brother
The Price of Freedom
1949
as Man in restaurant (uncredited)
MovieTucson
1949
as George Reeves Jr.
MoviePrince of the Plains
1949
as Tom Owens
MovieJungle Patrol
1948
as Lt. Derby
MovieIncident
1948
as Bill Manning
MovieMoonrise
1948
MovieThe Gay Intruders
1948
as Male Secretary
MovieA Foreign Affair
1948
as Corporal (uncredited)
MovieThe Magnificent Rogue
1946
as Boy Model
