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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) — Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) — General Winthrop
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Batman (1966) — Mr. Merrick (uncredited)
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
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The Big Heat (1953) — Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
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White Heat (1949) — Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited)
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Bonanza (1959) — Barrett
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Gilligan's Island (1964)
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The Time Tunnel (1966) — Wilson
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) — Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)
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Hogan's Heroes (1965) — Submarine Captain
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Lonely are the Brave (1962) — Deputy in Canyon (uncredited)
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Twelve O'Clock High (1949) — Radio officer
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A Foreign Affair (1948) — Corporal (uncredited)
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I Was a Male War Bride (1949) — Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited)
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Perry Mason (1957) — Chris Hearn
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The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) — Motorcycle Officer
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Rancho Notorious (1952) — Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)
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Gunsmoke (1955) — Clay
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It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) — Deputy Bill Nash
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No Way Out (1950) — Orderly (uncredited)
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The Green Hornet (1966) — Brannigan
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Crime Wave (1953) — Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
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The Wild Wild West (1965) — Marshall
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Moonrise (1948)
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Flying Leathernecks (1951)
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Ironside (1967)
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Return of the Gunfighter (1967) — Frank Marlowe
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The Last Hurrah (1958) — Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
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The Invaders (1967) — Alien
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The Satan Bug (1965) — Fake SDI Agent
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The Big Valley (1965) — Ben Watson
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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) — Army Corporal on Leave (uncredited)
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The Werewolf (1956) — Deputy Ben Clovey
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Barquero (1970) — Steele
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Mannix (1967)
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The Rifleman (1958)
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Land of the Giants (1968) — Policeman
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Rawhide (1959) — Billy Grant
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Adam-12 (1968) — Mike