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Portrait of Harry Lauter

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Harry Lauter

  • Born June 19, 1914
  • White Plains, New York, USA
  • Died Oct. 30, 1990, aged 76

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 …

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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.

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Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site

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General Winthrop

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Mr. Merrick (uncredited)

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Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

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Hank O'Connell (uncredited)

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Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited)

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Barrett

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Wilson / Mr. Johnson

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Submarine Captain

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Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)

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Deputy in Canyon (uncredited)

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Corporal (uncredited)

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Radio officer

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Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited)

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Chris Hearn

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Motorcycle Officer

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Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)

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Clay / Sy / Martin / Terry / Kelly / Leach / Gregory Bellow / Henry Rucker / Michael Drennan

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Deputy Bill Nash

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Orderly (uncredited)

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Brannigan

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Roadblock Officer (uncredited)

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Marshall

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Freddie (uncredited)

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Frank Marlowe

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Votes Tallyman (uncredited)

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Alien

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Ben Watson

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Army Corporal on Leave (uncredited)

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Fake SDI Agent

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Deputy Ben Clovey

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Steele

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Policeman

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Mike / Sgt. Poster

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Billy Grant / Kirby / Reagan / Hank / Capt. Ross / Orville Tippet / Maj. Blaine / Lenny

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Crawford - Miner

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Officer Mosley (uncredited)

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Reporter #1

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Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited)

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Fred Vance

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Cat McGraw / Lund / Roy Kane / Wade

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Sheriff

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Corbin

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Russell

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Saunders (uncredited)

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Mobley

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Duke

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Walt Taylor

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Officer Greeley

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Judd Conners / Sheriff

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Josh Miller

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City Marshal Ed Masterson

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Trooper (Uncredited)

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Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited)

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Police Lt. Porter

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Doctor

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USCG Captain

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Clarence, Bookkeeper

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Sheriff Conners

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Atlasan

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Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton

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Ambulance Attendant

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Henry Wilson

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Honor Guard Captain / Harry / Atkins

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Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc

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Aide (uncredited)

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Federal Marshal

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Stewart Victor

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Youngston

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Spence Gillis

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Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown

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Compton Schaeffer

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Atlasan

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House Party Guest (uncredited)

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Dr. Ken Warwick

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Cpl. Alvin Ross

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Dr. Kalmus

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Briggs (uncredited)

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Doctor

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Henry Schmidtlein

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Bud / Lt. Stanton

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Bill Manning

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Sgt. Shelton

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Francis Jordan

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James Worth (uncredited)

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Maurie / Karger / Stone / Hake Morris / Stopes / Vic Stanley

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Joe

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Britches

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Breed

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Drake

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Army Base Information Desk Clerk

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Clay Lanier

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Ralph Colton

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Lt. George Caddell

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Bill Mack

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Scott Johnson

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Bud Ransome

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Capt. Vedders

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Bailey

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Det. Tim Grogan

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Barry Weston

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Parker

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Ben Everett

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Gambler

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Cameron - Ives' Pilot (uncredited)

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Ben Lattimore

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Pilot

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Dep. Sheriff Gibson

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Col. Tryker

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North / Captain Avery / Doyle

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Ron Williams / Henchman in Plaid Shirt

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Russ Mason

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Cowhand (uncredited)

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State Department Security Chief

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Ray Marshall / Harry Grant

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Charles Decker

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Truck Driver

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Franz

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Ben Fish

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Ace Morgan

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George Carlton

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Haskell, the boss

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Richard 'Dick' McKenna

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Tierney

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Drake

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Deputy Sheriff Malden

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Atlasan / Atlasande

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Reporter (uncredited)

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Atlasan

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Boy Model

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Andrew Stevens / Anders - Phone Co. Supervisor

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Joe Barger

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Jud Gotch

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Gordon Warren

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Lt. Duncan

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Lt. Derby

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Josh Miller

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Male Secretary

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Dick Bailey

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Jim

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Trem Turner

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Constable Clark

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Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons

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Jan

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Randall, alias Jon Edmum

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Dr. Hale

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John Maitland

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Mack Wilson

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George Reeves Jr.

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Jim Herrick

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Wade Trimble

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Dave Kilrain

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Dick Wentworth

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Vin

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Rocky's Brother

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Drunk

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Henchman Evan Fox

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Bert King

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Jesse James

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Tom Owens

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Pete Horne

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Tom Mallory

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Man in restaurant (uncredited)

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Marshal Tim Gallery

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Tom Rogers

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Tod Rawlings

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Whitehead

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Don Caldwell

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Webb, the lumberjack

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