Acting
James Jeter
EN cinema · 34 credits
Born
15 September 1921
Died
4 March 2007 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Houston, Texas, USA
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
as Oldtimer
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
as Adm. Glover
Cohen and Tate
as Trooper #1
The Border
as Frank
Blow Out
as Film Lab Man
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
as Martin Bormann (uncredited)
A Change of Seasons
as Truck Driver
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Guard Fairgate
The Jayne Mansfield Story
as Middle-Aged Man
Fast Break
as Officer Hedgewood
The Last Word
as Desk Sergeant
F.I.S.T.
as Mike Quinn
Matilda
as ASPCA Attendant #3
Fun with Dick and Jane
as Immigration Officer
Black Sunday
as Watchman
Assault on Precinct 13
as Precinct Captain
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
as Rafe Skullner
Bound for Glory
as Crippled Whitey
The Big Bus
as Bus Bartender
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
as Second Guard
Katherine
as Fireman
Death Scream
as Bus Driver
The Four Deuces
as Capt. 'Smitty' Baird
The Family Kovack
as Albert
The Christian Licorice Store
as Texas Man
The Young Country
as Stagecoach Driver
Ice Station Zebra
as 2nd Barman (uncredited)
Cool Hand Luke
as Wickerman
The Big Mouth
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Sand Pebbles
as Farren
The Chase
as Man (uncredited)
The Best Man
as Mayor (uncredited)