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; [1] April 3, 1944) is an American former actor who has appeared in films, television series, and television movies. Von Leer is a 1968 graduate of Indiana State University. [1] After graduation, von Leer moved to California, teaching high school there for a year while he tried to break into acting as a stunt man. [1]
His last film or television credit was the 2003 TV movie Book of Days. Von Leer's acting career ended due to unspecified medical issues. [1] After leaving acting, he moved back to Indiana and became a cattle farmer in Lawrence County. [1]
Von Leer is married to wife Fariba who "has a large insurance agency in California." [1]
Source: [1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Thief | TV movie | |
1972 | Trapped Beneath the Sea [1] | ||
1972 | Unholy Rollers [1] | Larry | |
1973 | A Brand New Life [1] | TV movie | |
1973 | Cahill U.S. Marshal [1] | Deputy Sheriff Jim Kane | |
1973 | The Stone Killer [1] | Graham | |
1973 | Executive Action [1] | Rifleman - Team B | |
1975 | Framed [1] | Dewey | |
1975 | The Kansas City Massacre [1] | ||
1975 | Promise Him Anything [1] | TV movie | |
1975 | Sky Heist [1] | TV movie | |
1976 | The Missouri Breaks [1] | Sandy Chase | |
1976 | Midway | 'Strawberry 9' Navigator | Uncredited |
1976 | Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours [1] | TV movie | |
1977 | Black Sunday [1] | T.V. Cameraman | |
1977 | Deadly Game [1] | TV movie | |
1977 | The Girl in the Empty Grave [1] | TV movie | |
1977 | High Anxiety [1] | Policeman at Airport #2 | |
1977 | Panic in Echo Park [1] | TV movie | |
1978 | Loose Change [1] | ||
1978 | Mean Dog Blues [1] | Guard at Conjugal Barracks | |
1979 | Steel [1] | Surfer | |
1981 | History of the World: Part I [1] | Lt. Bob - The Roman Empire | |
1981 | Halloween II [1] | Deputy Gary Hunt | |
1981 | The Violation of Sarah McDavid [1] | TV Movie | |
1982 | The Day the Bubble Burst [1] | TV Movie | |
1983 | Making of a Male Model [1] | TV movie | |
1986 | The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer [1] | TV movie | |
1987 | Talkings Walls [1] | James | |
1988 | Big Business [1] | Petey | |
1989 | Under the Boardwalk [1] | Midos | |
1992 | Into the Sun [1] | Lt. Col. Reynolds | |
1992 | Trancers III [1] | Sen. McCoy | Direct-to-video |
1995 | The Stranger [1] | Mayor Carl Perkins | |
2002 | The Round and Round | M.B. | |
2002 | Cockfight [1] | ||
2003 | Book of Days [1] | TV movie |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Night Gallery [1] | ||
1972 | Cade's County [1] | ||
1973–1974 | Cannon [1] | ||
1974–1975 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker [1] | ||
1974–1976 | McCloud [1] | ||
1977 | General Hospital [1] | Larry Baker | minor character |
1977 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries [1] | ||
1977–1978 | The Rockford Files [1] | ||
1978 | Charlie's Angels [1] | ||
1979 | Dukes of Hazzard [1] | ||
1979 | 240-Robert [1] | ||
1980 | The Stockard Channing Show [1] | ||
1982 | CHiPs [1] | ||
1983 | Hotel [1] | ||
1983 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers [1] | ||
1984 | Magnum, P.I. [1] | ||
1984 | Trapper John, M.D. [1] | ||
1984 | The Master [1] | ||
1986–1987 | Dallas | B. D. Calhoun [1] | minor recurring character |
1988 | Houston Knights [1] | ||
1989 | Guns of Paradise [1] | ||
1991 | Quantum Leap [1] | ||
1992 | In the Heat of the Night [1] | ||
1999 | The West Wing [1] |
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