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
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
(1971)
General Winthrop
Batman
(1966)
Mr. Merrick (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
(1956)
Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)
White Heat
(1949)
Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited)
I Was a Male War Bride
(1949)
Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
(1958)
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Moonrise
(1948)
The Big Heat
(1953)
Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
Flying Leathernecks
(1951)
Crime Wave
(1953)
Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
Bunco Squad
(1950)
James Worth (uncredited)
Lonely Are the Brave
(1962)
Deputy in Canyon
Twelve O'Clock High
(1949)
Radio officer
The Racket
(1951)
Officer Mosley (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Magnificent Rogue
(1946)
Boy Model
Moonrise
(1948)
A Foreign Affair
(1948)
Corporal (uncredited)
Jungle Patrol
(1948)
Lt. Derby
Incident
(1948)
Bill Manning
The Gay Intruders
(1948)
Male Secretary
Twelve O'Clock High
(1949)
Radio officer
Without Honor
(1949)
Ambulance Attendant
Tucson
(1949)
George Reeves Jr.
Bandit King of Texas
(1949)
Trem Turner
Prince of the Plains
(1949)
Tom Owens
I Was a Male War Bride
(1949)
Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited)
Alimony
(1949)
Doctor
Frontier Investigator
(1949)
Rocky's Brother
Zamba
(1949)
Jim
White Heat
(1949)
Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited)
The Price of Freedom
(1949)
Man in restaurant (uncredited)
The Great Dan Patch
(1949)
Bud Ransome
When Willie Comes Marching Home
(1950)
Aide (uncredited)
711 Ocean Drive
(1950)
Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited)
Experiment Alcatraz
(1950)
Richard 'Dick' McKenna
The Showdown
(1950)
Cowhand (uncredited)
Blue Grass of Kentucky
(1950)
Dick Wentworth
No Way Out
(1950)
Orderly (uncredited)
Bunco Squad
(1950)
James Worth (uncredited)
The Flying Missile
(1950)
Army Base Information Desk Clerk
The Great Jewel Robber
(1950)
Reporter (uncredited)
Flying Disc Man from Mars
(1950)
Drake
Hills of Utah
(1951)
Henchman Evan Fox
Whirlwind
(1951)
Wade Trimble
Valley of Fire
(1951)
Tod Rawlings
Roadblock
(1951)
Saunders (uncredited)
The Racket
(1951)
Officer Mosley (uncredited)
Flying Leathernecks
(1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
Thunder in God's Country
(1951)
Marshal Tim Gallery
The Kid from Amarillo
(1951)
Tom Mallory
According to Mrs. Hoyle
(1951)
Gordon Warren
Silver City Bonanza
(1951)
Pete Horne
Apache Country
(1952)
Dave Kilrain
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)
This Woman Is Dangerous
(1952)
Trooper (Uncredited)
Talk About a Stranger
(1952)
Clarence, Bookkeeper
Sea Tiger
(1952)
Randall, alias Jon Edmum
The Steel Fist
(1952)
Franz
Yukon Gold
(1952)
Ace Morgan
Prince of Pirates
(1953)
Jan
Crime Wave
(1953)
Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
The Marshal's Daughter
(1953)
Russ Mason
Topeka
(1953)
Mack Wilson
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
(1953)
Constable Clark
The Big Heat
(1953)
Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
Fighting Lawman
(1953)
Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons
The Forty-Niners
(1954)
Gambler
Dragnet
(1954)
Officer Greeley
Manhunt in Space
(1954)
Atlasan
Return to Treasure Island
(1954)
Parker
Dragonfly Squadron
(1954)
Capt. Vedders
Yankee Pasha
(1954)
Dick Bailey
The Gypsy Moon
(1954)
Atlasan
Trader Tom of the China Seas
(1954)
Tom Rogers
Crash of Moons
(1954)
Atlasan
Silver Needle in the Sky
(1954)
Atlasan
Lord of the Jungle
(1955)
Pilot
Apache Ambush
(1955)
Dig That Uranium
(1955)
Haskell, the boss
At Gunpoint
(1955)
Federal Marshal
Timber Country Trouble
(1955)
Webb, the lumberjack
Outlaw Treasure
(1955)
Jesse James
It Came from Beneath the Sea
(1955)
Deputy Bill Nash
Creature with the Atom Brain
(1955)
Reporter #1
The Crooked Web
(1955)
Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc
King of the Carnival
(1955)
Bert King
Blonde Bait
(1956)
State Department Security Chief
The Werewolf
(1956)
Deputy Ben Clovey
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
(1956)
Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)
Miami Exposé
(1956)
The Women of Pitcairn Island
(1956)
Ben Fish
Raiders of Old California
(1957)
Scott Johnson
Hellcats of the Navy
(1957)
Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
(1957)
Dr. Hale
Death in Small Doses
(1957)
Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown
Missile Monsters
(1958)
Drake
Tarzan's Fight for Life
(1958)
Dr. Ken Warwick
The Last Hurrah
(1958)
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
(1958)
Joe Barger
The Cry Baby Killer
(1958)
Police Lt. Porter
Girl on the Run
(1958)
Drunk
The Louisiana Hussy
(1959)
Clay Lanier
The Gunfight at Dodge City
(1959)
City Marshal Ed Masterson
A Date with Death
(1959)
Lt. George Caddell
Posse from Hell
(1961)
Russell
Buffalo Gun
(1961)
Vin
Fury River
(1961)
The Wild Westerners
(1962)
Jud Gotch
Lonely Are the Brave
(1962)
Deputy in Canyon
Fort Courageous
(1965)
Joe
Convict Stage
(1965)
Ben Lattimore
The Satan Bug
(1965)
Fake SDI Agent
Ambush Bay
(1966)
Cpl. Alvin Ross
Batman
(1966)
Mr. Merrick (uncredited)
For Pete's Sake
(1966)
Fort Utah
(1967)
Britches
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
(1967)
Josh Miller
More Dead than Alive
(1969)
Doctor
Barquero
(1970)
Steele
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
(1971)
House Party Guest (uncredited)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
(1971)
General Winthrop
The Todd Killings
(1971)
Superbeast
(1972)
Stewart Victor
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
(1979)
Self