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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Jane, a housewife, is confronted during her daily chores by Dennis, her married lover with whom she ...
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After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a Frenc...
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A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his ol...
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Two hoodlum brothers are brought into hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one dies, the other accu...
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The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanl...
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An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destru...
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A crime gang leader is losing her sight, so while her lover goes into hiding, she checks in to the h...
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Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out fo...
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After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law in...
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Following WWII, ex-G.I. Stan opened up a drive-in restaurant. His girlfriend, Joanie, is one of the ...
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) | General Winthrop | 6.7 | |
| 2 | Barquero (1970) | Steele | - | - |
| 3 | Return of the Gunfighter (1967) | Frank Marlowe | - | - |
| 4 | Batman (1966) | Mr. Merrick (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
| 5 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) | Police Dispatcher (uncredited) | 6.1 | |
| 6 | Lonely are the Brave (1962) | Deputy in Canyon (uncredited) | 10 | |
| 7 | A Date with Death (1959) | Lt. George Caddell | 5 | |
| 8 | Cry Baby Killer (1958) | Police Lt. Porter | - | - |
| 9 | The Werewolf (1956) | Deputy Ben Clovey | 4 | |
| 10 | Miami Exposé (1956) | Det. Tim Grogan | 3 | |
| 11 | Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) | Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 12 | The Crooked Web (1955) | Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc | 5 | |
| 13 | It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) | Deputy Bill Nash | 6 | |
| 14 | Crash of Moons (1954) | Atlasan | 1 | |
| 15 | Manhunt in Space (1954) | Atlasan | 1 | |
| 16 | Crime Wave (1953) | Roadblock Officer (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 17 | The Big Heat (1953) | Hank O'Connell (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 18 | Talk About a Stranger (1952) | Clarence, Bookkeeper | 5 | |
| 19 | This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) | Trooper (Uncredited) | 5 | |
| 20 | The Racket (1951) | Officer Mosley (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 21 | The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) | Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site | 7.9 | |
| 22 | Roadblock (1951) | Saunders (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 23 | When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) | Aide (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 24 | 711 Ocean Drive (1950) | Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 25 | No Way Out (1950) | Orderly (uncredited) | - | - |
| 26 | Without Honor (1949) | Ambulance Attendant | 5 | |
| 27 | Twelve O'Clock High (1949) | Radio officer | 7 | |
| 28 | I Was a Male War Bride (1949) | Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 29 | White Heat (1949) | Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
| 30 | Incident (1948) | Bill Manning | 5 | |
| 31 | A Foreign Affair (1948) | Corporal (uncredited) | 6.7 | |
| 32 | Moonrise (1948) | - | 5 |
