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{{Short description|American actor (1914-1990)}}
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| birth_name = Herman Arthur Lauter
| birth_name = Herman Arthur Lauter
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1914|06|19}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1914|06|19}}
| birth_place = [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], New York City, U.S.
| birth_place = [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|10|30|1914|06|19|mf=yes}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|10|30|1914|06|19|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [[Ojai, California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Ojai, California]], U.S.
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| years_active = 1930–1990
| years_active = 1930–1990
| spouse = {{plainlist|
| spouse = {{marriage|Barbara Jane Lauter|1952|1980|reason=divorced}}<br />Doris Gilbert <br> ({{abbr|m.|married}} 19??)
* {{marriage|Barbara Jane Ayres|1952|1975|reason=divorced}}
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| children = 1
* {{marriage|Doris Jean Gilbert|1975<!--Year omitted when marriage ends by death of article subject-->}}
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'''Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter''' (June 19, 1914 &ndash; October 30, 1990) was an American [[character actor]].
'''Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter'''<ref>Maxford, Howard (2019). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=lfp1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA473 Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company]''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p.&nbsp;473. {{ISBN|978-1-4766-7007-2}}</ref> (June 19, 1914 &ndash; October 30, 1990)<ref name="VSCobit">[https://www.newspapers.com/image/934289640/?clipping_id=130798591 "Actor Harry Lauter dies in Ojai home"]. ''Ventura County Star''. November 2, 1990. p.&nbsp;35. Retrieved August 29, 2023.</ref> was an American [[character actor]].


==Early years==
==Early years==
Lauter was born in [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He worked as a model for a professional photographer<ref name=fs/> and was a rodeo rider before moving into acting.<ref name="sbcs">{{cite news|title=Actor Shows Paintings At Desert|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11588682/the_san_bernardino_county_sun/|work=The San Bernardino County Sun|date=February 9, 1973|location=California, San Bernardino|page=38|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = June 9, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref>
Lauter was born in [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He worked as a model for a professional photographer<ref name=fs/> and was a [[rodeo]] rider before moving into acting.<ref name="sbcs">{{cite news|title=Actor Shows Paintings At Desert|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11588682/the_san_bernardino_county_sun/|work=The San Bernardino Sun|date=February 9, 1973|location=California, San Bernardino|page=38|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = June 9, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref>


Lauter came from an entertainment-oriented family, with his father and grandfather having been part of The Flying Lauters trapeze act.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mayer|first1=Geoff|title=Encyclopedia of American Film Serials|date=2017|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476627199|page=171|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mCgSDgAAQBAJ&q=%22Flying+Lauters%22&pg=PA171|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en}}</ref>
Lauter came from an entertainment-oriented family, with his father and grandfather having been part of The Flying Lauters [[trapeze]] act.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mayer|first1=Geoff|title=Encyclopedia of American Film Serials|date=2017|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476627199|page=171|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mCgSDgAAQBAJ&q=%22Flying+Lauters%22&pg=PA171|access-date=10 June 2017|language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
[[File:Willard Parker Harry Lauter Tale of the Texas Rangers 1957.JPG|thumb|Lauter (right) with [[Willard Parker]] in ''Tales of the Texas Rangers'', 1957.]]
Lauter's acting break came with a role in ''[[The Magnificent Rogue]]'' (1946), in which he played a model.<ref name=fs>{{cite news|title=Shea's|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11587955/fitchburg_sentinel/|work=Fitchburg Sentinel|date=March 5, 1947|location=Massachusetts, Fitchburg|page=7|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = June 9, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref>
Lauter's acting break came with a role in ''[[The Magnificent Rogue]]'' (1946), in which he played a model.<ref name=fs>{{cite news|title=Shea's|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11587955/fitchburg_sentinel/|work=Fitchburg Sentinel|date=March 5, 1947|location=Massachusetts, Fitchburg|page=7|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = June 9, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref>


He came to be a familiar presence in supporting roles in low-budget films, serials (where he was often cast because of his facial resemblance to stuntman [[Tom Steele (stuntman)|Tom Steele]], who would double for him), and television programs in the 1950s. Only once did he really come close to stardom, as Clay Morgan, one of the leads in the [[CBS]] [[television series]] ''[[Tales of the Texas Rangers]]'',{{r|etvs|page1=1051}} which aired fifty-two episodes from 1955 to 1958. His co-star was [[Willard Parker]] as Ranger Jace Pearson.
He was a much seen presence in supporting roles in low-budget films, serials (where he was often cast because of his facial resemblance to stuntman [[Tom Steele (stuntman)|Tom Steele]], who would double for him), and seemingly innumerable television programs in the 1950s. Only once did he really come close to stardom, as Clay Morgan, one of the leads in the [[CBS]] [[television series]] ''[[Tales of the Texas Rangers]]'',{{r|etvs|page1=1051}} which aired fifty-two episodes from 1955 to 1958. His co-star was [[Willard Parker]] as Ranger Jace Pearson.


Lauter portrayed Ralph Cotton on the television version of ''[[The Roy Rogers Show]]''.<ref name="etvs">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=914|edition=2nd}}</ref> He made appearances on many television programs, particularly westerns: ''[[The Gene Autry Show]]'' (sixteen episodes), ''[[Annie Oakley (TV series)|Annie Oakley]]'' (twelve episodes), ''[[The Lone Ranger (TV series)|The Lone Ranger]]'' and ''[[The Range Rider]]'' (eleven episodes each), ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' and ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' (ten episodes each), ''[[Death Valley Days]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]'' (seven episodes each), ''[[Laramie (TV series)|Laramie]]'' and ''[[Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater]]'' (six episodes each), ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' and ''[[State Trooper (TV series)|State Trooper]]'' (five times each), and ''[[Cheyenne (TV series)|Cheyenne]]'', ''[[Bonanza (TV series)|Bonanza]]'', and ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' (three episodes each).
Lauter portrayed Ralph Cotton on the television version of ''[[The Roy Rogers Show]]''.<ref name="etvs">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=914|edition=2nd}}</ref> He made appearances on many television programs, particularly westerns: ''[[The Gene Autry Show]]'' (sixteen episodes), ''[[Annie Oakley (TV series)|Annie Oakley]]'' (twelve episodes), ''[[The Lone Ranger (TV series)|The Lone Ranger]]'' and ''[[The Range Rider]]'' (eleven episodes each), ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' and ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' (ten episodes each), ''[[Death Valley Days]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]'' (seven episodes each), ''[[Laramie (TV series)|Laramie]]'' and ''[[Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre]]'' (six episodes each), ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' and ''[[State Trooper (TV series)|State Trooper]]'' (five times each), and ''[[Cheyenne (TV series)|Cheyenne]]'', ''[[Bonanza (TV series)|Bonanza]]'', and ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' (three episodes each). In the 1958 episode of ''[[Tombstone Territory]]'', "The Rebels Last Charge" as the guest star, he was cast as Confederate Sgt, Shelton, a member of a raider group of Confederate soldiers (this is supposed to be 1881) led by [[Richard Reeves (actor)|Richard Reeves]]. Harry dies (as usual) but it's a heroic death, he kills the renegade Apache chief which ends the Indian attack and in so doing saves the rest of the cast involved in the fight.


In a departure from his appearance in westerns, he played the character of Atlasand, chief officer to Cleolanta the evil Suzerain of Ophesius, in several episodes of Rocky Jones Space Ranger in 1953.
In a departure from his appearance in westerns, he played the character of Atlasand, chief officer to Cleolanta the evil Suzerain of Ophesius, in several episodes of ''[[Rocky Jones, Space Ranger]]'' in 1953.


Lauter appeared twice as Johnny Tyler in 1959–1960 in two episodes of the ABC/[[Warner Brothers]] [[Western (genre)|western]] series ''[[Colt .45 (TV series)|Colt .45]]'', starring [[Wayde Preston]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050006/fullcredits#cast|title="Colt.45" (1957) - Full cast and crew|publisher=[[Internet Movie Data Base]]|access-date=December 17, 2012}}</ref>
Lauter appeared twice as Johnny Tyler in 1959–1960 in two episodes of the ABC/[[Warner Brothers]] [[Western (genre)|western]] series ''[[Colt .45 (TV series)|Colt .45]]'', starring [[Wayde Preston]].


Lauter was cast twice on the NBC children's western series ''[[Fury (American TV series)|Fury]]'', with [[Peter Graves]] and [[Bobby Diamond]], and on ''[[Tombstone Territory]]'', starring [[Pat Conway]]. Lauter also appeared on NBC's ''[[Jefferson Drum]]'', ''[[National Velvet (TV series)|National Velvet]]'', and ''[[Riverboat (TV series)|Riverboat]]'', on [[CBS]]'s ''[[Have Gun - Will Travel]]'', with [[Richard Boone]], and the syndicated western-themed crime drama ''[[Sheriff of Cochise|U.S. Marshal]]''. In 1958 he appeared in the episode "Rodeo", along with [[Lee Van Cleef]], [[Barbara Baxley]], and [[Dan Blocker]], on the CBS crime drama ''[[Richard Diamond, Private Detective]]'', starring [[David Janssen]]. Later he guest-starred in the 1962-1963 ABC drama series ''[[Going My Way (TV series)|Going My Way]]'' with [[Gene Kelly]]. He also made a guest appearance in 1963 on CBS's ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' in "The Case of the Potted Planter."
Lauter was cast twice on the NBC children's western series ''[[Fury (American TV series)|Fury]]'', with [[Peter Graves]] and [[Bobby Diamond]], and on ''[[Tombstone Territory]]'', starring [[Pat Conway]]. Lauter also appeared on NBC's ''[[Jefferson Drum]]'', ''[[National Velvet (TV series)|National Velvet]]'', and ''[[Riverboat (TV series)|Riverboat]]'', on [[CBS]]'s ''[[Have Gun - Will Travel]]'', with [[Richard Boone]], and the syndicated western-themed crime drama ''[[Sheriff of Cochise|U.S. Marshal]]''. In 1958 he appeared in the episode "Rodeo", along with [[Lee Van Cleef]], [[Barbara Baxley]], and [[Dan Blocker]], on the CBS crime drama ''[[Richard Diamond, Private Detective]]'', starring [[David Janssen]]. Later he guest-starred in the 1962–1963 ABC drama series ''[[Going My Way (TV series)|Going My Way]]'' with [[Gene Kelly]]. He also made a guest appearance in 1963 on CBS's ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' in "The Case of the Potted Planter."


His last screen appearance was in 1979 as Marshal Charlie Benton in [[James Arness]]'s ABC series ''[[How the West Was Won (TV series)|How the West Was Won]]''.
He appeared in ''[[The Wild Wild West]]'' S3 E17 "The Night of the Headless Woman" as Marshal (1967). His last screen appearance was in 1979 as Marshal Charlie Benton in [[James Arness]]'s ABC series ''[[How the West Was Won (TV series)|How the West Was Won]]''.


Most of his career was spent as a serviceable second lead or heavy, though he continued to play bit parts in larger pictures, including an uncredited part as a plain-clothes policeman in the 1949 crime drama ''[[White Heat]]'', which starred [[James Cagney]] and [[Edmond O'Brien]]. He also had an uncredited, non-speaking role in the 1963 [[Stanley Kramer]] comedy ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' as a police dispatcher.
Most of his career was spent as a capable second lead as a hero or a heavy, though he continued to play bit parts in larger pictures, including an uncredited part as a plain-clothes policeman in the 1949 crime drama ''[[White Heat]]'', which starred [[James Cagney]] and [[Edmond O'Brien]]. He also had an uncredited, non-speaking role in the 1963 [[Stanley Kramer]] comedy ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' as a police dispatcher.


The son of an [[artist]], Lauter devoted much of his energy late in his life to his own painting and the operation of an art gallery.<ref name=sbcs/>
The son of an [[artist]], Lauter devoted much of his energy late in his life to his own painting and the operation of an art gallery.<ref name=sbcs/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Lauter was married to Barbara Ayres.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gwynn|first1=Edith|title=Hollywood|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11588503/pottstown_mercury/|work=Pottstown Mercury|date=April 18, 1949|location=Pennsylvania, Pottstown|page=4|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = June 9, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref>
Lauter was married to Barbara Ayres.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gwynn|first1=Edith|title=Hollywood|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11588503/pottstown_mercury/|work=Pottstown Mercury|date=April 18, 1949|location=Pennsylvania, Pottstown|page=4|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = June 9, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref> They divorced in February 1975,<ref>"California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPBV-ZS5 : 15 May 2014), Barbara J Ayres and Herman A Lauter, Feb 1975; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Los Angeles, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.</ref> and in November of that year, he married fellow painter Doris Gilbert.<ref>"Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVGP-5R4 : 20 September 2019), Harry Arthur Lauter and Doris Jean Gilbert, 3.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/435846947/?clipping_id=130799419 "He's Quick On the Draw ... And So Is She"]. ''El Paso Times''. May 20, 1979. p.&nbsp;7-D. Retrieved August 29, 2023.</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Lauter died of a heart attack on October 30, 1990, in [[Ojai, California|Ojai]] in [[Ventura County, California|Ventura County]], [[California]], at age 76.<ref>{{cite news|title=Harry Lauter, 76, a veteran cowboy actor in television...|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1990-11-19/news/1990323027_1_harry-lauter-wyatt-earp-wagon-train|access-date=10 June 2017|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 19, 1990|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170610013921/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1990-11-19/news/1990323027_1_harry-lauter-wyatt-earp-wagon-train|archive-date=10 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> His ashes were scattered into the [[Pacific Ocean]].
Lauter died of a heart attack on October 30, 1990, in [[Ojai, California|Ojai]] in [[Ventura County, California|Ventura County]], [[California]], at age 76.<ref>{{cite news|title=Harry Lauter, 76, a veteran cowboy actor in television...|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1990-11-19-1990323027-story.html|access-date=10 June 2017|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 19, 1990|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170610013921/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1990-11-19/news/1990323027_1_harry-lauter-wyatt-earp-wagon-train|archive-date=10 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He was survived by his wife, two children and two step-children.<ref name="VSCobit"/>


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* ''[[Slattery's Hurricane]]'' (1949) as Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
* ''[[Slattery's Hurricane]]'' (1949) as Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
* ''[[Bandit King of Texas]]'' (1949) as Trem Turner
* ''[[Bandit King of Texas]]'' (1949) as Trem Turner
* ''Zamba'' (1949) as Jim
* ''[[Zamba (film)|Zamba]]'' (1949) as Jim
* ''[[White Heat]]'' (1949) as Man with Microphone in Back Seat of Car (uncredited)
* ''[[White Heat]]'' (1949) as Man with Microphone in Back Seat of Car (uncredited)
* ''[[Without Honor (1949 film)|Without Honor]]'' (1949) as Ambulance Attendant
* ''[[Without Honor (1949 film)|Without Honor]]'' (1949) as Ambulance Attendant
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* ''[[Flying Disc Man from Mars]]'' (1950, Serial) as Henchman Drake
* ''[[Flying Disc Man from Mars]]'' (1950, Serial) as Henchman Drake
* ''[[Experiment Alcatraz]]'' (1950) as Richard 'Dick' McKenna
* ''[[Experiment Alcatraz]]'' (1950) as Richard 'Dick' McKenna
* ''Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard'' (1950) as Agent Don Martin (uncredited)
* ''[[Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard]]'' (1950) as Agent Don Martin (uncredited)
* ''[[The Flying Missile]]'' (1950) as Army Base Information Desk Clerk (uncredited)
* ''[[The Flying Missile]]'' (1950) as Army Base Information Desk Clerk (uncredited)
* ''[[The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' as Lt. Platoon Leader (uncredited)
* ''[[Bowery Battalion]]'' (1951) as Lt. Branson (uncredited)
* ''[[Bowery Battalion]]'' (1951) as Lt. Branson (uncredited)
* ''[[Operation Pacific]]'' (1951) as Freddie - Officer on Submarine Corvena (uncredited)
* ''[[Operation Pacific]]'' (1951) as Freddie - Officer on Submarine Corvena (uncredited)
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* ''[[The Racket (1951 film)|The Racket]]'' (1951) as Officer Mosley (uncredited)
* ''[[The Racket (1951 film)|The Racket]]'' (1951) as Officer Mosley (uncredited)
* ''[[The Kid from Amarillo]]'' (1951) as Tom Mallory
* ''[[The Kid from Amarillo]]'' (1951) as Tom Mallory
* ''[[Valley of Fire (fire)|Valley of Fire]]'' (1951) as Tod Rawlings
* ''[[Valley of Fire (film)|Valley of Fire]]'' (1951) as Tod Rawlings
* ''[[I Want You (1951 film)|I Want You]]'' (1951) as Art Stacey (uncredited)
* ''[[I Want You (1951 film)|I Want You]]'' (1951) as Art Stacey (uncredited)
* ''[[The Steel Fist]]'' (1952) as Franz
* ''[[The Steel Fist]]'' (1952) as Franz
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* ''[[Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders]]'' (1953, Serial) as Clark, a Mountie [Ch.12]
* ''[[Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders]]'' (1953, Serial) as Clark, a Mountie [Ch.12]
* ''[[Topeka (film)|Topeka]]'' (1953) as Mack Wilson
* ''[[Topeka (film)|Topeka]]'' (1953) as Mack Wilson
* ''The Fighting Lawman'' (1953) as Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons
* ''[[Fighting Lawman|The Fighting Lawman]]'' (1953) as Outlaw Al Clark - aka Al Deacons
* ''[[The Big Heat]]'' (1953) as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
* ''[[The Big Heat]]'' (1953) as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
* ''[[Crime Wave (1954 film)|Crime Wave]]'' (1953) as Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
* ''[[Crime Wave (1954 film)|Crime Wave]]'' (1953) as Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
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* ''[[Yankee Pasha (film)|Yankee Pasha]]'' (1954) as Dick Bailey
* ''[[Yankee Pasha (film)|Yankee Pasha]]'' (1954) as Dick Bailey
* ''[[They Rode West]]'' (1954) as Orderly (uncredited)
* ''[[They Rode West]]'' (1954) as Orderly (uncredited)
* ''[[The Forty-Niners]]'' (1954) as Gambler
* ''[[The Forty-Niners (1954 film)|The Forty-Niners]]'' (1954) as Gambler
* ''[[Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl]]'' (1954) as Mutineer (uncredited)
* ''[[Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl]]'' (1954) as Mutineer (uncredited)
* ''[[Return to Treasure Island (1954 film)|Return to Treasure Island]]'' (1954) as Parker
* ''[[Return to Treasure Island (1954 film)|Return to Treasure Island]]'' (1954) as Parker
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* ''[[The Eternal Sea]]'' (1955) as Lt. Martin (pilot) (uncredited)
* ''[[The Eternal Sea]]'' (1955) as Lt. Martin (pilot) (uncredited)
* ''[[Outlaw Treasure]]'' (1955) as Jesse James
* ''[[Outlaw Treasure]]'' (1955) as Jesse James
* ''Lord of the Jungle'' (1955) as Pilot (uncredited)
* ''[[Lord of the Jungle (film)|Lord of the Jungle]]'' (1955) as Pilot (uncredited)
* ''[[King of the Carnival]]'' (1955) as Bert King
* ''[[King of the Carnival]]'' (1955) as Bert King
* ''[[Not as a Stranger]]'' (1955) as Harry, Radio Broadcaster (uncredited)
* ''[[Not as a Stranger]]'' (1955) as Harry, Radio Broadcaster (uncredited)
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* ''[[Women Without Men (1956 film)|Women Without Men]]'' (1956) as U.S. State Dept. Security Chief
* ''[[Women Without Men (1956 film)|Women Without Men]]'' (1956) as U.S. State Dept. Security Chief
* ''[[The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit]]'' (1956) as Army Corporal on Leave (uncredited)
* ''[[The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit]]'' (1956) as Army Corporal on Leave (uncredited)
* ''The Three Outlaws'' (1956) as Army Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
* ''[[The Three Outlaws]]'' (1956) as Army Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
* ''[[The Werewolf (1956 film)|The Werewolf]]'' (1956) as Deputy Ben Clovey
* ''[[The Werewolf (1956 film)|The Werewolf]]'' (1956) as Deputy Ben Clovey
* ''[[Earth vs. the Flying Saucers]]'' (1956) as Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)
* ''[[Earth vs. the Flying Saucers]]'' (1956) as Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)
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* ''[[The Oklahoman (film)|The Oklahoman]]'' (1957) as Grant (uncredited)
* ''[[The Oklahoman (film)|The Oklahoman]]'' (1957) as Grant (uncredited)
* ''[[The Lawless Eighties]]'' (1957) as Andy Bowers (uncredited)
* ''[[The Lawless Eighties]]'' (1957) as Andy Bowers (uncredited)
* ''[[Death in Small Doses (film)|Death in Small Doses]]'' (1957) as Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown
* ''[[Death in Small Doses (1957 film)|Death in Small Doses]]'' (1957) as Steve Hummel / Mr. Brown
* ''[[Jet Pilot (film)|Jet Pilot]]'' (1957) as Sergeant (uncredited)
* ''[[Jet Pilot (film)|Jet Pilot]]'' (1957) as Sergeant (uncredited)
* ''[[Raiders of Old California]]'' (1957) as Lt. Scott Johnson
* ''[[Raiders of Old California]]'' (1957) as Lt. Scott Johnson
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* ''[[Tarzan's Fight for Life]]'' (1958) as Dr. Ken Warwick
* ''[[Tarzan's Fight for Life]]'' (1958) as Dr. Ken Warwick
* ''[[The Cry Baby Killer]]'' (1958) as Police Lt. Porter
* ''[[The Cry Baby Killer]]'' (1958) as Police Lt. Porter
* ''[[Girl on the Run]]'' (1958) as Drunk
* ''[[Girl on the Run (1958 film)|Girl on the Run]]'' (1958) as Drunk
* ''[[The Last Hurrah (1958 film)|The Last Hurrah]]'' (1958) as Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
* ''[[The Last Hurrah (1958 film)|The Last Hurrah]]'' (1958) as Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
* ''[[Good Day for a Hanging]]'' (1959) as Matt Fletcher (uncredited)
* ''[[Good Day for a Hanging]]'' (1959) as Matt Fletcher (uncredited)
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* ''[[The Gunfight at Dodge City]]'' (1959) as City Marshal Ed Masterson
* ''[[The Gunfight at Dodge City]]'' (1959) as City Marshal Ed Masterson
* ''Date with Death'' (1959) as Lt. George Caddell
* ''Date with Death'' (1959) as Lt. George Caddell
* ''Gunsmoke'' (1960) as Martin
* ''[[Key Witness (1960 film)|Key Witness]]'' (1960) as Police Officer Hurley (uncredited)
* ''[[Key Witness (1960 film)|Key Witness]]'' (1960) as Police Officer Hurley (uncredited)
* ''[[Posse from Hell]]'' (1961) as Russell
* ''[[Posse from Hell]]'' (1961) as Russell
* ''Buffalo Gun'' (1961) as Vin
* ''[[Buffalo Gun (film)|Buffalo Gun]]'' (1961) as Vin
* ''[[Lonely Are the Brave]]'' (1962) as Deputy in Canyon (uncredited)
* ''[[Lonely Are the Brave]]'' (1962) as Deputy in Canyon (uncredited)
* ''[[The Wild Westerners]]'' (1962) as Jud Gotch
* ''[[The Wild Westerners]]'' (1962) as Jud Gotch
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* ''[[Fort Courageous]]'' (1965) as Joe
* ''[[Fort Courageous]]'' (1965) as Joe
* ''[[Harlow (Paramount film)|Harlow]]'' (1965) as Bus Driver (uncredited)
* ''[[Harlow (Paramount film)|Harlow]]'' (1965) as Bus Driver (uncredited)
* ''[[Convict Stage|The Convict Stage]]'' (1965) as Ben Lattimore
* ''[[Convict Stage|The Convict Stage]]'' (1965) as Ben Lattimore - Starring Role - 1st Billing
* ''[[Ambush Bay]]'' (1966) as Cpl. Alvin Ross
* ''[[Ambush Bay]]'' (1966) as Cpl. Alvin Ross
* ''[[Batman (1966 film)|Batman]]'' (1966) as Mr Merrick, Times Reporter (uncredited)
* ''[[Batman (1966 film)|Batman]]'' (1966) as Mr Merrick, Times Reporter (uncredited)
* ''For Pete's Sake'' (1966)
* ''For Pete's Sake'' (1966) as Police Officer credited as Harry Lauder
* ''[[Return of the Gunfighter]]'' (1967) as Frank Marlowe (uncredited)
* ''[[Return of the Gunfighter]]'' (1967) as Frank Marlowe (uncredited)
* ''[[Fort Utah (film)|Fort Utah]]'' (1967) as Britches
* ''[[Fort Utah (film)|Fort Utah]]'' (1967) as Britches
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| Thad Ryker
| Thad Ryker
| Season 2, Episode 12, "Jimmy Dayton's Treasure"
| Season 2, Episode 12, "Jimmy Dayton's Treasure"
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|1959|| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' || Billy Grant || S1:E4, "Incident of the Widowed Dove"
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|1961|| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' || Bartender || S3:E26, "Incident of the Painted Lady"
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|1961|| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' || Kirby || S4:E10, "The Blue Spy"
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|1962|| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' || Reagan || S4:E29, "The Devil and the Deep Blue"
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|1962|| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' || Hank || S5:E11, "Incident of the Reluctant Bridegroom"
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|1963|| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' || Capt. Ross || S5:E25, "Incident of the Clown"
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|1963|| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' || Orville Tippet || S6:E10, "Incident at Confidence Creek"
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|1964|| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' || Maj. Blaine || S6:E18, "Incident at Gila Flats"
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|1965|| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' || Lenny || S7:E25, "The Last Order"
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|1965|| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' || Wrangler || S8:E2, "Ride a Crooked Mile"
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|1965|| ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' || Yank McCabe || S8:E11, "Brush War at Buford"
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|1965|| ''[[Gunsmoke (TV series)|Gunsmoke]]'' || Gregory Bellow || S10:E34, "Honey Pot"
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This article is about American actor. For Scottish singer & comic, see Harry Lauder.
Harry Lauter
Lauter in a screenshot from Raiders of Old California (1957)
Born
Herman Arthur Lauter

(1914-06-19)June 19, 1914
White Plains, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 30, 1990(1990-10-30) (aged 76)
Ojai, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor (1930–1979)
  • Artist (1979–1990)
Years active1930–1990
Spouses
Barbara Jane Ayres
​
​
(m. 1952; div. 1975)​
Doris Jean Gilbert
​
(m. 1975)​
Children2, plus 2 stepchildren

Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter[1] (June 19, 1914 – October 30, 1990)[2] was an American character actor.

Early years

Lauter was born in White Plains, New York. He worked as a model for a professional photographer[3] and was a rodeo rider before moving into acting.[4]

Lauter came from an entertainment-oriented family, with his father and grandfather having been part of The Flying Lauters trapeze act.[5]

Career

Lauter (right) with Willard Parker in Tales of the Texas Rangers, 1957.

Lauter's acting break came with a role in The Magnificent Rogue (1946), in which he played a model.[3]

He was a much seen presence in supporting roles in low-budget films, serials (where he was often cast because of his facial resemblance to stuntman Tom Steele, who would double for him), and seemingly innumerable television programs in the 1950s. Only once did he really come close to stardom, as Clay Morgan, one of the leads in the CBS television series Tales of the Texas Rangers,[6]: 1051  which aired fifty-two episodes from 1955 to 1958. His co-star was Willard Parker as Ranger Jace Pearson.

Lauter portrayed Ralph Cotton on the television version of The Roy Rogers Show.[6] He made appearances on many television programs, particularly westerns: The Gene Autry Show (sixteen episodes), Annie Oakley (twelve episodes), The Lone Ranger and The Range Rider (eleven episodes each), Gunsmoke and Rawhide (ten episodes each), Death Valley Days and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (seven episodes each), Laramie and Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (six episodes each), The Virginian and State Trooper (five times each), and Cheyenne, Bonanza, and Maverick (three episodes each). In the 1958 episode of Tombstone Territory, "The Rebels Last Charge" as the guest star, he was cast as Confederate Sgt, Shelton, a member of a raider group of Confederate soldiers (this is supposed to be 1881) led by Richard Reeves. Harry dies (as usual) but it's a heroic death, he kills the renegade Apache chief which ends the Indian attack and in so doing saves the rest of the cast involved in the fight.

In a departure from his appearance in westerns, he played the character of Atlasand, chief officer to Cleolanta the evil Suzerain of Ophesius, in several episodes of Rocky Jones, Space Ranger in 1953.

Lauter appeared twice as Johnny Tyler in 1959–1960 in two episodes of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston.

Lauter was cast twice on the NBC children's western series Fury, with Peter Graves and Bobby Diamond, and on Tombstone Territory, starring Pat Conway. Lauter also appeared on NBC's Jefferson Drum, National Velvet, and Riverboat, on CBS's Have Gun - Will Travel, with Richard Boone, and the syndicated western-themed crime drama U.S. Marshal. In 1958 he appeared in the episode "Rodeo", along with Lee Van Cleef, Barbara Baxley, and Dan Blocker, on the CBS crime drama Richard Diamond, Private Detective, starring David Janssen. Later he guest-starred in the 1962–1963 ABC drama series Going My Way with Gene Kelly. He also made a guest appearance in 1963 on CBS's Perry Mason in "The Case of the Potted Planter."

He appeared in The Wild Wild West S3 E17 "The Night of the Headless Woman" as Marshal (1967). His last screen appearance was in 1979 as Marshal Charlie Benton in James Arness's ABC series How the West Was Won.

Most of his career was spent as a capable second lead as a hero or a heavy, though he continued to play bit parts in larger pictures, including an uncredited part as a plain-clothes policeman in the 1949 crime drama White Heat, which starred James Cagney and Edmond O'Brien. He also had an uncredited, non-speaking role in the 1963 Stanley Kramer comedy It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as a police dispatcher.

The son of an artist, Lauter devoted much of his energy late in his life to his own painting and the operation of an art gallery.[4]

Personal life

Lauter was married to Barbara Ayres.[7] They divorced in February 1975,[8] and in November of that year, he married fellow painter Doris Gilbert.[9][10]

Death

Lauter died of a heart attack on October 30, 1990, in Ojai in Ventura County, California, at age 76.[11] He was survived by his wife, two children and two step-children.[2]

Selected filmography

Selected television

Year Title Role Notes
1953 Death Valley Days Fred 'Fraction' Thompson Season 1, Episode 7, "The Chivaree"
1954 Death Valley Days Thad Ryker Season 2, Episode 12, "Jimmy Dayton's Treasure"
1959 Rawhide Billy Grant S1:E4, "Incident of the Widowed Dove"
1959 Rawhide Garrison S2:E8, "Incident of the Haunted Hills"
1961 Sea Hunt USCG Captain Season 4, Episode 37 "Crime at Sea",
1960 Have Gun - Will Travel Crawford - Miner Episode "The Legacy" (1960)
1960 Bat Masterson Sheriff Conners Episode "The Reluctant Witness"
1961 Rawhide Bartender S3:E26, "Incident of the Painted Lady"
1961 Rawhide Kirby S4:E10, "The Blue Spy"
1962 Rawhide Reagan S4:E29, "The Devil and the Deep Blue"
1962 Rawhide Hank S5:E11, "Incident of the Reluctant Bridegroom"
1963 Rawhide Capt. Ross S5:E25, "Incident of the Clown"
1963 Rawhide Orville Tippet S6:E10, "Incident at Confidence Creek"
1964 Gunsmoke Outlaw Leach Episode "Big Man, Big Target" (S10E10)
1964 Rawhide Maj. Blaine S6:E18, "Incident at Gila Flats"
1965 Rawhide Lenny S7:E25, "The Last Order"
1965 Rawhide Wrangler S8:E2, "Ride a Crooked Mile"
1965 Rawhide Yank McCabe S8:E11, "Brush War at Buford"
1965 Gunsmoke Gregory Bellow S10:E34, "Honey Pot"

References

  1. ^ Maxford, Howard (2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 473. ISBN 978-1-4766-7007-2
  2. ^ a b "Actor Harry Lauter dies in Ojai home". Ventura County Star. November 2, 1990. p. 35. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Shea's". Fitchburg Sentinel. Massachusetts, Fitchburg. March 5, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved June 9, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b "Actor Shows Paintings At Desert". The San Bernardino Sun. California, San Bernardino. February 9, 1973. p. 38. Retrieved June 9, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Mayer, Geoff (2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. p. 171. ISBN 9781476627199. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  6. ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 914. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  7. ^ Gwynn, Edith (April 18, 1949). "Hollywood". Pottstown Mercury. Pennsylvania, Pottstown. p. 4. Retrieved June 9, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPBV-ZS5 : 15 May 2014), Barbara J Ayres and Herman A Lauter, Feb 1975; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Los Angeles, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
  9. ^ "Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVGP-5R4 : 20 September 2019), Harry Arthur Lauter and Doris Jean Gilbert, 3.
  10. ^ "He's Quick On the Draw ... And So Is She". El Paso Times. May 20, 1979. p. 7-D. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  11. ^ "Harry Lauter, 76, a veteran cowboy actor in television..." The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1990. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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