Harry Lauter
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With a career of over 40 years, actor Harry Lauter boasts the remarkable total of nearly 300 films to his credit. Beginning in 1948 he worked consistently on several projects a year, building a reputation as a reliable supporting actor who was particularly suited to Westerns and adventure films. His career began to pick up in the '50s with the rise of TV serials. In 1951 he joined the ca...
Biography
With a career of over 40 years, actor Harry Lauter boasts the remarkable total of nearly 300 films to his credit. Beginning in 1948 he worked consistently on several projects a year, building a reputation as a reliable supporting actor who was particularly suited to Westerns and adventure films. His career began to pick up in the '50s with the rise of TV serials. In 1951 he joined the casts of "The Adventures of Kit Carson" and "The Range Rider," playing a variety of parts. In addition, he made consistent appearances on "Buffalo Bill, Jr." and the iconic Western show "The Lone Ranger." His most successful collaboration was with Western legend Gene Autry. Lauter began appearing on "The Gene Autry Show" in 1950 and in many of Autry's films, such as "Valley of Fire," "Whirlwind," and "Apache Country." His greatest contribution to the genre came as Ranger Clay Morgan on "Tales of the Texas Rangers," a series that ran from 1955 to 1958. Outside of Westerns, Lauter also appeared on the crime drama "Waterfront." In addition to his impressive television work, he continued to make films, though he stuck mostly with Westerns and adventures, most notably 1958's crime drama "The Cry Baby Killer," co-starring a young Jack Nicholson. In the '60s, Lauter made several appearances on "Tarzan" and "Death Valley Days."
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Superbeast
(1972)
Stewart Victor
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
(1971)
General Winthrop
The Todd Killings
(1971)
Barquero
(1970)
Steele
Fort Utah
(1967)
Britches
Ambush Bay
(1966)
Cpl. Alvin Ross
For Pete's Sake!
(1966)
Convict Stage
(1965)
Ben Lattimore
Fort Courageous
(1965)
Joe
The Satan Bug
(1965)
Fake SDI agent
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(1963)
Radio operator
The Wild Westerners
(1962)
Judas
Buffalo Gun
(1961)
Telegraph operator
Posse From Hell
(1961)
Russell
Key Witness
(1960)
Hurley
The Louisiana Hussy
(1960)
Clay Lanier
Good Day for a Hanging
(1959)
Matt Fletcher
The Gunfight at Dodge City
(1959)
Editor Masterson
Date with Death
(1959)
George Caddell
The Last Hurrah
(1958)
Young politician
Return to Warbow
(1958)
Deputy
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
(1958)
[Joe] Barger
The Cry Baby Killer
(1958)
[Lt.] Porter
Missile Monsters
(1958)
Drake
Tarzan's Fight for Life
(1958)
Dr. Ken Warwicke
The Oklahoman
(1957)
Grant
The Women of Pitcairn Island
(1957)
Ben Fish
Raiders of Old California
(1957)
Scott Johnson
The Hellcats of the Navy
(1957)
Wes Barton
Jet Pilot
(1957)
Sergeant
Death in Small Doses
(1957)
Steve Hummell
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
(1957)
Doc [Steve] Hale
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
(1957)
Briggs
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
(1956)
Soldier
Miami Expose
(1956)
Tim Grogan
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
(1956)
Cutting
The Werewolf
(1956)
Clovey
Dig That Uranium
(1956)
Ron Haskell
The Three Outlaws
(1956)
Sergeant
Tension at Table Rock
(1956)
Stagecoach guard
Apache Ambush
(1955)
Bailey
The Crooked Web
(1955)
Mike Jancoweizc
It Came from Beneath the Sea
(1955)
Bill Nash
Creature with the Atom Brain
(1955)
Reporter
The Eternal Sea
(1955)
Pilot
At Gunpoint
(1955)
Federal marshal
Lord of the Jungle
(1955)
Pilot
Outlaw Treasure
(1955)
Jesse James
King of the Carnival
(1955)
Crime Wave
(1954)
Uniform officer
They Rode West
(1954)
Orderly
Flight Nurse
(1954)
Sergeant
Yankee Pasha
(1954)
Dick Bailey
The Forty-Niners
(1954)
Gambler
The Bob Mathias Story
(1954)
Irving Mondschein
Return to Treasure Island
(1954)
Parker
Dragonfly Squadron
(1954)
Capt. Veddors
Dragnet
(1954)
Officer Greeley
I Love Melvin
(1953)
Board member
Forbidden
(1953)
Holly
Androcles and the Lion
(1953)
Officer
The Big Heat
(1953)
Hank O'Connell
Prince of Pirates
(1953)
Jan
Pack Train
(1953)
Roy Wade
Fighter Attack
(1953)
Lieutenant Duncan
The Fighting Lawman
(1953)
Al Deakins, also known as Al Clark
Topeka
(1953)
Mack Wilson
The Marshal's Daughter
(1953)
Russ Mason
Bugles in the Afternoon
(1952)
Cpl. Jackson
This Woman Is Dangerous
(1952)
Trooper
The Winning Team
(1952)
Eddie Collins
Sound Off
(1952)
Corporal
Red Ball Express
(1952)
Lt. Michaelson
Battle Zone
(1952)
Officer
Apache Country
(1952)
Dave Kilrain
Sea Tiger
(1952)
Jon Edmun
Yukon Gold
(1952)
Ace Morgan
Night Stage to Galveston
(1952)
Evans
Talk About a Stranger
(1952)
Canavan
The Steel Fist
(1952)
Franz
The Flying Missile
(1951)
Captain
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
Platoon leader
Call Me Mister
(1951)
Soldier
The Racket
(1951)
Radio policeman
Let's Go Navy
(1951)
Dalton
Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
(1951)
Don Martin
Inside Straight
(1951)
Hal
The Mob
(1951)
Daniels
Come Fill the Cup
(1951)
Cameron
Operation Pacific
(1951)
Sub commander
Roadblock
(1951)
Saunders
Lorna Doone
(1951)
Calvin Oates
Tales of the West 4
(1951)
[Jack] Forbes
Valley of Fire
(1951)
Tod Rawlings
Silver City Bonanza
(1951)
Pete
Hills of Utah
(1951)
Evan Fox
Thunder in God's Country
(1951)
Tim Gallery
Whirlwind
(1951)
Wade Trimble
According to Mrs. Hoyle
(1951)
Gordon Warren
I Want You
(1951)
Art Stacey
The Kid from Amarillo
(1951)
Tom Mallory
The Great Jewel Robber
(1950)
Reporter
Blue Grass of Kentucky
(1950)
Dick Wentworth
Experiment Alcatraz
(1950)
Dick McKenna
I'll Get By
(1950)
Assistant director
No Way Out
(1950)
Orderly
Between Midnight and Dawn
(1950)
Plainclothesman
Bunco Squad
(1950)
Paraplegic veteran
When Willie Comes Marching Home
(1950)
Aide
Tucson
(1949)
George Reeves, Jr.
Frontier Investigator
(1949)
Kenny Lane
Alimony
(1949)
Doctor
The Great Dan Patch
(1949)
Bud Ransome
Zamba
(1949)
Jim
Without Honor
(1949)
Ambulance attendant
Prince of the Plains
(1949)
Tom Owens
Bandit King of Texas
(1949)
Tremm Turner
Incident
(1949)
Bill
I Was a Male War Bride
(1949)
Lieutenant
Twelve O'Clock High
(1949)
Radio officer
Moonrise
(1948)
A Foreign Affair
(1948)
Corporal
Jungle Patrol
(1948)
Derby
The Gay Intruders
(1948)
Secretary
Let's Live Again
(1948)
Hit Parade of 1947
(1947)
Handsome boy
The Magnificent Rogue
(1946)
Boy model
Cast (Special)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
(1979)
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