Acting
Harry Lauter
Born June 19, 1914 · White Plains, New York, USA
Died October 30, 1990 · aged 76
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, tho…
Known For
White Heat · 1949White Heat
★ 7.71949
MovieCrimeDrama
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World · 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
★ 7.01963
MovieAdventureComedy
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
The Satan Bug · 1965The Satan Bug
★ 6.11965
MovieScience FictionThriller
A US government germ warfare lab has had an accident. The first theory is that one of the germs has been released and killed several scientists. The big fear is that a more virulent strain, named The Satan Bug because all life can be killed off by it should it escape, may have been stolen.
Jet Pilot · 1957Jet Pilot
★ 5.51957
MovieActionAdventure
U.S. Air Force aviator Jim Shannon is tasked with escorting a Soviet pilot claiming -- at the height of the Cold War -- that she wants to defect. After falling in love with and marrying her, Shannon learns from his superiors that she's a spy on a mission to extract military secrets. To save his new wife from prison and deportation, Shannon devises a risky plan.
A Foreign Affair · 1948A Foreign Affair
★ 7.11948
MovieComedyDrama
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.
It Came from Beneath the Sea · 1955It Came from Beneath the Sea
★ 5.71955
MovieScience FictionAdventure
A giant octopus, whose feeding habits have been affected by radiation from H-Bomb tests, rises from the Mindanao Deep to terrorize the California Coast.
The Racket · 1951The Racket
★ 6.31951
MovieCrimeThriller
The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.
Barquero · 1970Barquero
★ 6.21970
MovieWestern
Jake Remy leads a gang of outlaw cutthroats making their escape toward Mexico from a successful robbery. Barring their way is a river--crossable only by means of a ferry barge. The barge operator, Travis, refuses to be bullied into providing transport for the gang and escapes across river with most of the local populace--leaving Remy and his gang behind, desperately seeking a way across. A river-wide stand-off begins between the gang and the townspeople, both groups of which have left people on the wrong side of the river.
Filmography
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White Heat · 1949White Heat
★ 7.71949
MovieCrimeDrama
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
Man with Microphone in Car (uncredited)
A Foreign Affair · 1948A Foreign Affair
★ 7.11948
MovieComedyDrama
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.
Corporal (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still · 1951The Day the Earth Stood Still
★ 7.41951
MovieScience FictionThriller
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
Lieutenant in Charge of Landing Site
Rancho Notorious · 1952Rancho Notorious
★ 6.51952
MovieDramaWestern
A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.
Deputy at Gunsight (uncredited)
The Flying Missile · 1950The Flying Missile
★ 5.31950
MovieDrama
A Navy commander experiments with launching missiles from submarines.
Army Base Information Desk Clerk
Batman · 1966Batman
★ 6.41966
MovieActionComedy
The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.
Mr. Merrick (uncredited)



































