Hunter von Leer
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Hunter von Leer | |
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Born | Paul Hunter von Leer April 3, 1944 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1971–2003 |
Hunter von Leer (born in Terre Haute, Indiana; April 3, 1944) is an American actor who has appeared in films, television series, and television movies.
Biography[]
His first film role was in the 1972 movie Unholy Rollers. He also acted in the 1977 Mel Brooks parody High Anxiety and in Brooks' 1981 History of the World: Part 1. Hunter appeared in the 1981 John Carpenter horror movie Halloween II as Deputy Gary Hunt. His most recent film was the 2002 .
He starred on the daytime soap opera General Hospital as Larry Baker in 1977 and on the nighttime soap opera Dallas as terrorist B.D. Calhoun from 1986-1987. Von Leer has made guest appearances on many television series, including Night Gallery, The Rockford Files (twice), The Dukes of Hazzard, Quantum Leap and The West Wing.
He is a veteran professional shark fisherman. A hobby of his was skydiving.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1972 | Unholy Rollers | Larry | |
1973 | Cahill U.S. Marshal | Deputy Sheriff Jim Kane | |
1973 | The Stone Killer | Graham | |
1973 | Executive Action | Rifleman - Team B | |
1975 | Framed | Dewey | |
1976 | The Missouri Breaks | Sandy Chase | |
1976 | Midway | 'Strawberry 9' Navigator | Uncredited |
1977 | Black Sunday | T.V. Cameraman | |
1977 | High Anxiety | Policeman at Airport #2 | |
1978 | Mean Dog Blues | Guard at Conjugal Barracks | |
1979 | Steel | Surfer | |
1981 | History of the World: Part I | Lt. Bob - The Roman Empire | |
1981 | Halloween II | Gary Hunt | |
1987 | James | ||
1988 | Under the Boardwalk | Midos | |
1988 | Big Business | Petey | |
1992 | Into the Sun | Lt. Col. Reynolds | |
1992 | Trancers III | Sen. McCoy | Video |
1995 | The Stranger | Mayor Carl Perkins | |
2002 | M.B. |
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- 1944 births
- Male actors from Indiana
- American male film actors
- American male soap opera actors
- American male television actors
- Living people
- Actors from Terre Haute, Indiana