
Actor
Born June 19, 1914 in White Plains, New York, USA
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.

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self

Matt Helm
Dep. Sheriff Gibson

The Manhunter

Superbeast
Stewart Victor

The Todd Killings

Cannon

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
General Winthrop

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
House Party Guest (uncredited)

Alias Smith and Jones
Sheriff

Barquero
Steele

Room 222

More Dead than Alive
Doctor

Land of the Giants
Policeman

Adam-12
Mike

The Mountains of the Moon
Whitehead

Mannix

The High Chaparral
Mobley

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Cimarron Strip

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Josh Miller

Fort Utah
Britches

Ironside

Return of the Gunfighter
Frank Marlowe

The Invaders
Alien

For Pete's Sake

The Time Tunnel
Wilson

The Green Hornet
Brannigan

Tarzan
Josh Miller

Batman
Mr. Merrick (uncredited)

Ambush Bay
Cpl. Alvin Ross

The F.B.I.
Judd Conners

Hogan's Heroes
Submarine Captain

The Wild Wild West
Marshall

Laredo
Spence Gillis

The Big Valley
Ben Watson

Fort Courageous
Joe

The Satan Bug
Fake SDI Agent

Branded

Convict Stage
Ben Lattimore

Gilligan's Island

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Daniel Boone
Corbin

Wendy and Me

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Burke's Law
Dr. Kalmus

Going My Way

The Beverly Hillbillies
Motorcycle Officer

The Virginian
Cat McGraw

The Wild Westerners
Jud Gotch

Lonely are the Brave
Deputy in Canyon (uncredited)

The Investigators
John Maitland

Fury River

Buffalo Gun
Vin

Posse from Hell
Russell

Stagecoach West
North

Wichita Town

Laramie

Riverboat
Col. Tryker

Bonanza
Barrett

A Date with Death
Lt. George Caddell

The Gunfight at Dodge City
City Marshal Ed Masterson

The Louisiana Hussy
Clay Lanier

Rawhide
Billy Grant

The Last Hurrah
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)

Girl on the Run
Drunk

77 Sunset Strip

Bat Masterson
Sheriff Conners

Lawman
Compton Schaeffer

Yancy Derringer
Francis Jordan

The Rifleman

The Texan

Bronco
Bill Mack

Peter Gunn

Cry Baby Killer
Police Lt. Porter

Tarzan's Fight for Life
Dr. Ken Warwick

The Case Against Brooklyn

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
Joe Barger

Sea Hunt

Missile Monsters
Drake

Raiders of Old California
Scott Johnson

Tombstone Territory
Sgt. Shelton

26 Men

Trackdown

Maverick

Perry Mason
Chris Hearn

Death in Small Doses
Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown

Have Gun, Will Travel
Crawford - Miner

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Charles Decker

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Briggs (uncredited)

Hellcats of the Navy
Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton

The Badge of Marshal Brennan
Dr. Hale

Tales of Wells Fargo
Henry Wilson

The Women of Pitcairn Island
Ben Fish

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Maurie - Gunman

Playhouse 90
Breed

Hey, Jeannie!
Tierney

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Miami Exposé
Det. Tim Grogan

The Werewolf
Deputy Ben Clovey

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)

Blonde Bait
State Department Security Chief

The Count of Monte Cristo

Dig That Uranium
Haskell, the boss

At Gunpoint
Federal Marshal

The Crooked Web
Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc

Screen Director's Playhouse
Truck Driver

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

Cheyenne

Navy Log

Gunsmoke
Clay

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Apache Ambush

Creature with the Atom Brain
Reporter #1

It Came from Beneath the Sea
Deputy Bill Nash

King of the Carnival
Bert King

Lord of the Jungle
Pilot

Outlaw Treasure
Jesse James

Timber Country Trouble
Webb, the lumberjack

Buffalo Bill Jr.

The Millionaire
Andrew Stevens

The Gypsy Moon
Atlasan

Dragnet
Officer Greeley

Captain Midnight

Waterfront
Jim Herrick

The Forty-Niners
Gambler

Crash of Moons
Atlasan

Return to Treasure Island
Parker

Silver Needle in the Sky
Atlasan

Yankee Pasha
Dick Bailey

Dragonfly Squadron
Capt. Vedders

Public Defender
Deputy Sheriff Malden

Trader Tom of the China Seas
Tom Rogers

Manhunt in Space
Atlasan

Fighter Attack
Lt. Duncan

Crime Wave
Roadblock Officer (uncredited)

The Big Heat
Hank O'Connell (uncredited)

Fighting Lawman
Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons

Letter to Loretta
Bailey

City Detective

Topeka
Mack Wilson

Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
Constable Clark

The Marshal's Daughter
Russ Mason

Prince of Pirates
Jan

Biff Baker U.S.A.
George Carlton

Mr. & Mrs. North

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Honor Guard Captain

Cavalcade of America
Ray Marshall

Death Valley Days
Henry Schmidtlein

Four Star Playhouse
Lt. Stanton

Hopalong Cassidy

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

Rancho Notorious
Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)

This Woman Is Dangerous
Trooper (Uncredited)

The Steel Fist
Franz

The Roy Rogers Show
Ralph Colton

Valley of Fire
Tod Rawlings

The Kid from Amarillo
Tom Mallory

The Racket
Officer Mosley (uncredited)

Come Fill the Cup
Cameron - Ives' Pilot (uncredited)

Hills of Utah
Henchman Evan Fox

The Day the Earth Stood Still
Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site

Roadblock
Saunders (uncredited)

Flying Leathernecks

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Racket Squad

According to Mrs. Hoyle
Gordon Warren

Whirlwind
Wade Trimble

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Thunder in God's Country
Marshal Tim Gallery

Silver City Bonanza
Pete Horne

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 Gene Autry Show

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

Twelve O'Clock High
Radio officer

Without Honor
Ambulance Attendant

The Life of Riley

The Lone Ranger
Fred Vance

White Heat
Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited)

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

Jungle Patrol
Lt. Derby

Incident
Bill Manning

Moonrise

The Gay Intruders
Male Secretary

A Foreign Affair
Corporal (uncredited)

The Magnificent Rogue
Boy Model