
Harry Lauter
Acting
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
1979When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self
1972Superbeast
Stewart Victor
1971Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
House Party Guest (uncredited)
1971The Todd Killings
1971Escape from the Planet of the Apes
General Winthrop
1970Barquero
Steele
1969More Dead than Alive
Doctor
1967Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Josh Miller
1967Fort Utah
Britches
1967The Mountains of the Moon
Whitehead
1967Return of the Gunfighter
Frank Marlowe
1966For Pete's Sake
1966Ambush Bay
Cpl. Alvin Ross
1966Batman
Mr. Merrick (uncredited)
1965The Satan Bug
Fake SDI Agent
1965Convict Stage
Ben Lattimore
1965Fort Courageous
Joe
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
1962The Wild Westerners
Jud Gotch
1962Lonely are the Brave
Deputy in Canyon (uncredited)
1961Posse from Hell
Russell
1961Buffalo Gun
Vin
1961Fury River
1959A Date with Death
Lt. George Caddell