Harry Lauter
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Lauter (right) with Willard Parker in Tales of the Texas Rangers, 1957.
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Herman Arthur Lauter June 19, 1914 White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 1990 (aged 76) Ojai, Ventura County California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor (1930–1979), Artist (1979–1990) |
| Years active | 1930–1979 |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Jane Lauter (1952–1980) (divorced) 1 child Doris Gilbert (?-1990) (his death) |
Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter (June 19, 1914 – October 30, 1990) was an American character actor. He is not to be confused with Harry Lauder.
Lauter was born in White Plains, New York. He came to be a familiar presence 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 television programs in the 1950s, though he only once really came close to stardom, as Clay Morgan, one of the leads in the CBS television series, Tales of the Texas Rangers, which aired fifty-two episodes from 1955 to 1958. His co-star was Willard Parker as Ranger Jace Pearson.
Lauter 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 Theater (six episodes each), The Virginian and State Trooper (five times each), and Cheyenne, Bonanza, and Maverick (three episodes each).
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