About
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
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
BonanzaSeries • 1959
Adam-12Series • 1968
MannixSeries • 1967
The VirginianSeries • 1962
IronsideSeries • 1967
MaverickSeries • 1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
The RiflemanSeries • 1958
The Beverly HillbilliesSeries • 1962
Hogan's HeroesSeries • 1965
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956
CannonSeries • 1971
Four Star PlayhouseSeries • 1952
Daniel BooneSeries • 1964
CheyenneSeries • 1955
The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965
The Big ValleySeries • 1965
RawhideSeries • 1959
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries • 1955
Burke's LawSeries • 1963
The High ChaparralSeries • 1967
LawmanSeries • 1958