

Cast & creator
Best known for Perry Mason, Bonanza, Adam-12
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.
Also known as: Herman Arthur Lauter, Harry T. Lauter, Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter
123
film credits
128
television credits
251
1946–1979 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Across film & television
Showing 251 of 251 credits

Chris Hearn
1957
Barrett
1959
Mike
1968
Sgt. Poster
1968



Crawford - Miner
1957


Bud
1952
Lt. Stanton
1952
Cat McGraw
1962
Lund
1962
Roy Kane
1962
Wade
1962
Submarine Captain
1965

Motorcycle Officer
1962
Judd Conners
1965
Sheriff
1965
Marshall
1965
Corbin
1964
Billy Grant
1959
Reagan
1959
Kirby
1959
Hank
1959
Capt. Ross
1959
Orville Tippet
1959
Lenny
1959
Maj. Blaine
1959

Walt Taylor
1955
Ben Watson
1965
Fred Vance
1949
Dr. Kalmus
1963
Compton Schaeffer
1958
Maurie
1956
Karger
1956
Stone
1956
Hake Morris
1956
Stopes
1956
Vic Stanley
1956
Honor Guard Captain
1952
Harry
1952
Atkins
1952

Clay
1955
Sy
1955
Martin
1955
Terry
1955
Kelly
1955
Gregory Bellow
1955
Leach
1955
Henry Rucker
1955
Michael Drennan
1955
Sheriff Conners
1958
Mobley
1967

Duke
1958

Alien
1967


Bill Mack
1958


Charles Decker
1957
Andrew Stevens
1955
Anders - Phone Co. Supervisor
1955

Sheriff
1971
Wilson
1966
Mr. Johnson
1966Ben Everett
1956
Henry Wilson
1957
Spence Gillis
1965





Policeman
1968
Deputy Sheriff Malden
1954
Sgt. Shelton
1957

Ron Williams
1950
Henchman in Plaid Shirt
1950

Josh Miller
1966
Breed
1956

Col. Tryker
1959
Francis Jordan
1958
Ray Marshall
1952
Harry Grant
1952

Brannigan
1966
Truck Driver
1955


Youngston
1967




Barry Weston
1952

North
1960
Captain Avery
1960
Doyle
1960
Bailey
1953


Ralph Colton
1951

Dep. Sheriff Gibson
1975
John Maitland
1961
General Winthrop
1971

Tierney
1956

George Carlton
1952
Mr. Merrick (uncredited)
1966
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
1963
Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
1951

Jim Herrick
1954

Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
1953
Henry Schmidtlein
1952
Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited)
1949
Deputy in Canyon (uncredited)
1962
Radio officer
1949
Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)
1956
Fake SDI Agent
1965
Army Corporal on Leave (uncredited)
1956
Deputy Bill Nash
1955

City Marshal Ed Masterson
1959
Orderly (uncredited)
1950
Frank Marlowe
1967
Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
1953
Lt. (j.g.) Wes Barton
1957
Corporal (uncredited)
1948
Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)
1952
Officer Mosley (uncredited)
1951
Reporter #1
1955
Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited)
1952
Russell
1961
Naval Lt. Perkins (uncredited)
1949
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
1958
Briggs (uncredited)
1957
Freddie (uncredited)
1951
Clarence, Bookkeeper
1952
Det. Tim Grogan
1956
Steele
1970
Jan
1953
Dr. Ken Warwick
1958
Trooper (Uncredited)
1952
Aide (uncredited)
1950
Doctor
1969
Cameron - Ives' Pilot (uncredited)
1951
Jesse James
1955
Army Base Information Desk Clerk
1950
Saunders (uncredited)
1951
Whitehead
1967
Dr. Hale
1957
Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons
1953
Wade Trimble
1951
Ace Morgan
1952
Police Lt. Porter
1958
Reporter (uncredited)
1950
Drunk
1958
Gordon Warren
1951

Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown
1957
Josh Miller
1967

Britches
1967
House Party Guest (uncredited)
1971
Lt. George Caddell
1959
Dick Wentworth
1950
Constable Clark
1953

Self
1979
Cpl. Alvin Ross
1966
Deputy Ben Clovey
1956
Officer Greeley
1954
Bud Ransome
1949
Franz
1952

Federal Marshal
1955
Atlasan
1954
Scott Johnson
1957
Russ Mason
1953

Joe Barger
1958
Capt. Vedders
1954
Marshal Tim Gallery
1951
Parker
1954
Bert King
1955Man in restaurant (uncredited)
1949
George Reeves Jr.
1949
Dick Bailey
1954
James Worth (uncredited)
1950
Cowhand (uncredited)
1950
Pete Horne
1951

Atlasan
1954
Atlasande
1954
Trem Turner
1949
Ben Fish
1956
Tom Rogers
1954
Tom Owens
1949
Richard 'Dick' McKenna
1950
Drake
1950
Boy Model
1946
Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited)
1950
Haskell, the boss
1955
Sgt. Mike Jancoweizc
1955
Tom Mallory
1951
Randall, alias Jon Edmum
1952
Lt. Duncan
1953
Ben Lattimore
1965
Tod Rawlings
1951
Atlasan
1954
Drake
1958
Rocky's Brother
1949
Bill Manning
1948
Pilot
1955
Gambler
1954
Jim
1949
Atlasan
1954Don Caldwell
1954
Male Secretary
1948
Dave Kilrain
1952
State Department Security Chief
1956
Jud Gotch
1962
Ambulance Attendant
1949
Joe
1965
Webb, the lumberjack
1955
Lt. Derby
1948
Henchman Evan Fox
1951
Mack Wilson
1953
Stewart Victor
1972
Clay Lanier
1959
Vin
1961
Doctor
1949