
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-06-19
Deathday
1990-10-30
Place of Birth
White Plains, New York, USA
Harry Lauter
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.
Known For

The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as General Winthrop

Batman
as Mr. Merrick (uncredited)

The Big Heat
as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)

White Heat
as Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited)

Gilligan's Island

The Time Tunnel
as Wilson

The Time Tunnel
as Mr. Johnson

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
as Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)

Hogan's Heroes
as Submarine Captain