Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1979

Matt Helm
Character: Dep. Sheriff Gibson
TV • 1975

The Manhunter
Character:
TV • 1974

Superbeast
Character: Stewart Victor
MOVIE • 1972

The Todd Killings
Character:
MOVIE • 1971

Cannon
Character:
TV • 1971

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Character: General Winthrop
MOVIE • 1971

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Character: House Party Guest (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1971

Alias Smith and Jones
Character: Sheriff
TV • 1971

Barquero
Character: Steele
MOVIE • 1970

Room 222
Character:
TV • 1969

More Dead than Alive
Character: Doctor
MOVIE • 1969

Land of the Giants
Character: Policeman
TV • 1968

Adam-12
Character: Mike
TV • 1968

Adam-12
Character: Sgt. Poster
TV • 1968

The Mountains of the Moon
Character: Whitehead
MOVIE • 1967

Mannix
Character:
TV • 1967

The High Chaparral
Character: Mobley
TV • 1967

The Guns of Will Sonnett
Character:
TV • 1967

Cimarron Strip
Character:
TV • 1967