James Jeter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 15, 1921
- Died
- March 4, 2007 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Houston, Texas, USA
Biography
James Jeter (September 15, 1921 – March 4, 2007) was an American character actor from Texas who began his career on stage at Houston's Alley Theatre. Over three decades in film and television he appeared in The Sand Pebbles, Cool Hand Luke, Assault on Precinct 13, Bound for Glory, F.I.S.T., The Border, Brian De Palma's Blow Out and Clint Eastwood's A Perfect World, his final film. On television he played the blacksmith Hans Dorfler on Little House on the Prairie.
Known For
Filmography
A Perfect World
Movie · as Oldtimer
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Movie · as Adm. Glover
Cohen and Tate
Movie · as Trooper #1
Hollywood Wives
TV · as Truck Driver · 1 ep
Hunter
TV · as Bodyguard · 1 ep
The Border
Movie · as Frank
T. J. Hooker
TV · as Guard · 1 ep
Blow Out
Movie · as Film Lab Man
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Movie · as Martin Bormann (uncredited)
A Change of Seasons
Movie · as Truck Driver
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Movie · as Guard Fairgate
The Jayne Mansfield Story
Movie · as Middle-Aged Man
Fast Break
Movie · as Officer Hedgewood
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
Movie
The Last Word
Movie · as Desk Sergeant
The French Atlantic Affair
TV · as Al · 3 eps
Knots Landing
TV · as Trucker · 1 ep
Hart to Hart
TV · as Policeman · 1 ep
F.I.S.T.
Movie · as Mike Quinn
Matilda
Movie · as ASPCA Attendant #3
A Woman Called Moses
TV · as Bowers · 2 eps
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
Movie · as Lew
Fun with Dick and Jane
Movie · as Immigration Officer
Black Sunday
Movie · as Watchman
CHiPs
TV · as Bert · 1 ep
Assault on Precinct 13
Movie · as Precinct Captain
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
Movie · as Rafe Skullner
Bound for Glory
Movie · as Crippled Whitey
The Big Bus
Movie · as Bus Bartender
Quincy, M.E.
TV · as Jack Shannon · 1 ep
Big John, Little John
TV · as Mr. Boswell · 1 ep
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
Movie · as Second Guard
Katherine
Movie · as Fireman
Death Scream
Movie · as Bus Driver
The Four Deuces
Movie · as Capt. 'Smitty' Baird
The Family Kovack
Movie · as Albert
Little House on the Prairie
TV · as Hans Dorfler · 5 eps
The Christian Licorice Store
Movie · as Texas Man
The Young Country
Movie · as Stagecoach Driver
Ice Station Zebra
Movie · as 2nd Barman (uncredited)
Mayberry R.F.D.
TV · as Sergeant · 1 ep
Land of the Giants
TV · as Gateman · 1 ep
Cool Hand Luke
Movie · as Wickerman
The Big Mouth
Movie · as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Sand Pebbles
Movie · as Farren
The Chase
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Batman
TV · as Train Guard · 1 ep
The Best Man
Movie · as Mayor (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
TV · as Barker · 1 ep