Years active 1955–1987 Children Dale Launer | Role Television actor Name S. Launer | |
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Full Name Saul John Launer Born November 5, 1919 ( 1919-11-05 ) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Other names John Launer, S. Jon Launer, S. J. Louner Died September 8, 2006, Burbank, California, United States Spouse Estelle Launer (m. ?–2003) Movies Marnie, Creature with the Atom Brain, The Werewolf, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Mommie Dearest Similar People Edward L Cahn, Dale Launer, Frank Perry, Erle Stanley Gardner, Alfred Hitchcock | ||
TV shows The Court of Last Resort | ||
S. John Launer (5 November 1919 – November 8, 2006), was an American television and film actor. Launer was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
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Career
Launer appeared in 89 films and television programs between 1943 and 1977 and most of his films list him as un-credited. His first acting role was in the television series Meet Corliss Archer (1954) and his career ended with the film Billionaire Boys Club (1987).
Launer's film credits include The Werewolf (1956), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Jailhouse Rock (1957), The Crowded Sky (1960), Marnie (1964), and Pendulum (1969).
His television credits include Father Knows Best (1956), The Ford Television Theatre (1956–57), The George Sanders Mystery Theater (1957), State Trooper (1958), Dr. Kildare (1963), The Twilight Zone (1959–63), Dragnet (1969-70), Harry O (1973–74).
His most famous role was his frequent service as a criminal court judge on Perry Mason. He was a no-nonsense judge who would often put District Attorney Hamilton Burger in his place when Burger would object to Perry's line of questioning. Launer's Judge would say, "I disagree Mr. Burger. I want to hear what the witness has to say."
Filmography
Actor
1987
Billionaire Boys Club (TV Mini Series) as
Judge
1983
Dempsey (TV Movie) as
Speaker (as John Launer)
1983
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (TV Movie) as
Judge Sheldon Grossfeld
1981
Mommie Dearest as
Pepsi Chairman
1981
Inmates: A Love Story (TV Movie) as
Chairman
1980
The Last Song (TV Movie) as
Milliken
1980
All God's Children (TV Movie)
1979
The White Shadow (TV Series) as
Mr. Boyd
- Sliding By (1979) - Mr. Boyd
1978
A Question of Love (TV Movie) as
The Judge
1977
The Girl Called Hatter Fox (TV Movie) as
Mr. Winton
1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors (TV Mini Series) as
Senator Morgan
- Part 1 (1977) - Senator Morgan (uncredited)
1977
The Amazing Howard Hughes (TV Movie) as
Doctor (as S.J. Louner)
1977
Kingston: Confidential (TV Series) as
Victor Coli
- Shadow Game (1977) - Victor Coli
1976
Days of Our Lives (TV Series) as
Justice of the Peace
- Episode #1.2677 (1976) - Justice of the Peace
1976
Gable and Lombard as
The Judge
1975
Petrocelli (TV Series) as
Max Franklin
- Terror by the Book (1975) - Max Franklin
1975
Kate McShane (TV Series)
- Accounts Receivable (1975)
1974
Trapped Beneath the Sea (TV Movie) as
Capt. Osborn
1971
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Dr. Bronson / Dr. Ingram
- To Father a Child (1974) - Dr. Bronson
- Cynthia (1971) - Dr. Ingram
1973
Harry O (TV Series) as
Dr. Belden / Pollicheff
- Guardian at the Gates (1974) - Dr. Belden
- Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On (1973) - Pollicheff
1974
Lucas Tanner (TV Series) as
Dr. Lorberg
- Lucas Tanner (1974) - Dr. Lorberg
1970
Mod Squad (TV Series) as
E.J. Wardell / Dr. Haggin
- Sanctuary (1972) - E.J. Wardell (as John Launer)
- The Long Road Home (1970) - Dr. Haggin
1972
The Rookies (TV Series) as
Defense Counsel
- To Taste of Terror (1972) - Defense Counsel
1972
The Sixth Sense (TV Series) as
Judge Fletcher
- Witch, Witch, Burning Bright (1972) - Judge Fletcher
1972
Cade's County (TV Series) as
Dr. Strick
- One Small, Acceptable Death (1972) - Dr. Strick
1972
The Smith Family (TV Series) as
Vince Hinshaw
- Where There's Smoke (1972) - Vince Hinshaw
1971
Crosscurrent (TV Movie) as
Doctor (uncredited)
1971
The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV Series) as
Graying Man
- A Single Blow of a Sword (1971) - Graying Man
1970
The Interns (TV Series) as
Abrams
- The Fever (1970) - Abrams
- The Oath (1970) - Abrams
1969
The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV Series) as
Chief Ray York
- Memo from the Class of '76 (1970) - Chief Ray York
- Draw a Straight Man (1969) - Chief Ray York
1969
The Survivors (TV Series) as
Coroner
- Chapter Eleven (1969) - Coroner
1968
The Big Valley (TV Series) as
Ted Jessup / Frank MacGarrett
- Danger Road (1969) - Ted Jessup
- The Jonah (1968) - Frank MacGarrett
1967
Dragnet 1967 (TV Series) as
Michael Chatterton / Chief Houghton / Dep. Chief Houghton / ...
- The Joy Riders (1969) - Michael Chatterton
- Narcotics: DR-21 (1969) - Chief Houghton
- Management Services: DR-11 (1968) - Dep. Chief Houghton
- The Little Victim (1968) - Dr. Wingate
- The Shooting Board (1967) - Dep. Chief R.A. Houghton
- The Masked Bandits (1967) - Stanley Auerbach
1969
Pendulum as
Judge Kinsella
1965
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Dr. Paul Obert / Warden / Jury Foreman / ...
- Eye of the Storm (1969) - Dr. Paul Obert
- The Tunnel (1968) - Warden
- Blood Verdict (1967) - Jury Foreman
- The Raid (1967) - Velasco
- Slow March Up a Steep Hill (1965) - Werth
1968
Speedway as
Mayor Fiergol (uncredited)
1966
The Felony Squad (TV Series) as
Harry Weems / Man with Dog
- The Flip Side of Fear: Part 1 (1968) - Harry Weems
- The Death of a Dream (1966) - Man with Dog
1966
The Doomsday Flight (TV Movie) as
Major (uncredited)
1966
The Venetian Affair as
Mr. Pennyman (uncredited)
1966
Run for Your Life (TV Series) as
The Conductor
- Night Train from Chicago (1966) - The Conductor
1958
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Judge / Judge Ryder / Judge Telford / ...
- The Case of the Fanciful Frail (1966) - Judge
- The Case of the Vanishing Victim (1966) - Judge Telford
- The Case of the Baffling Bug (1965) - Judge
- The Case of the Telltale Tap (1965) - Judge
- The Case of the Thermal Thief (1965) - Judge (uncredited)
- The Case of the Frustrated Folk Singer (1965) - Judge
- The Case of the Ugly Duckling (1964) - Judge
- The Case of the Nervous Neighbor (1964) - Judge
- The Case of the Deadly Verdict (1963) - Judge Ryder
- The Case of the Elusive Element (1963) - Judge
- The Case of the Libelous Locket (1963) - Judge
- The Case of the Stand-In Sister (1962) - Judge
- The Case of the Hateful Hero (1962) - Judge
- The Case of the Counterfeit Crank (1962) - Judge #2
- The Case of the Melancholy Marksman (1962) - Judge
- The Case of the Tarnished Trademark (1962) - Judge
- The Case of the Injured Innocent (1961) - Judge
- The Case of the Meddling Medium (1961) - Judge
- The Case of the Difficult Detour (1961) - Judge Ryder
- The Case of the Envious Editor (1961) - Judge
- The Case of the Loquacious Liar (1960) - Judge
- The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker (1960) - Judge
- The Case of the Nimble Nephew (1960) - Judge
- The Case of the Prudent Prosecutor (1960) - Judge
- The Case of the Lucky Legs (1959) - Judge (as John Launer)
- The Case of the Golden Fraud (1959) - Judge Thomas J. Hood
- The Case of the Spurious Sister (1959) - Judge (as John Launer)
- The Case of the Lame Canary (1959) - Judge
- The Case of the Howling Dog (1959) - Judge
- The Case of the Jaded Joker (1959) - Judge
- The Case of the Glittering Goldfish (1959) - Judge
- The Case of the Fancy Figures (1958) - Judge
- The Case of the Curious Bride (1958) - Judge
1966
Batman (TV Series) as
Mr. Ladd
- True or False Face (1966) - Mr. Ladd
1966
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) as
Mayor
- The Night of the Steel Assassin (1966) - Mayor
1965
Honey West (TV Series) as
Tyler
- Invitation to Limbo (1965) - Tyler
1964
Ben Casey (TV Series) as
Mr. Prescott / Wilson Hornaby
- Journeys End in Lovers Meeting (1965) - Mr. Prescott
- The Bark of a Three-Headed Hound (1964) - Wilson Hornaby
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) as
Dr. Manson / Executive
- Rapture at Two-Forty (1965) - Dr. Manson
- Doesn't Anyone Know Who I Am? (1964) - Executive
1964
Slattery's People (TV Series) as
Chairman / Senator Joseph
- Question: What Time Is the Next Bandwagon? (1965) - Chairman
- Question: What Are You Doing Out There, Waldo? (1964) - Senator Joseph
1964
Peyton Place (TV Series) as
Parole Board Commissioner / Parole Board Member
- Episode #1.31 (1964) - Parole Board Commissioner (uncredited)
- Episode #1.30 (1964) - Parole Board Member (uncredited)
1960
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Judge / Lundy
- Tribute to the Dog (1964) - Judge
- 3-7-77 (1960) - Lundy (as John Launer)
1964
Apache Rifles as
Gen. Nelson
1964
Marnie as
Sam Ward
1962
The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) as
Charles Snyder / Joe Kinderman
- A Pattern of Sundays (1964) - Charles Snyder
- Cry a Little for Mary Too (1962) - Joe Kinderman
1964
Breaking Point (TV Series) as
Commissioner Jorgensen
- Never Trouble Trouble Till Trouble Troubles You (1964) - Commissioner Jorgensen
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) as
Ed Rutherford
- Starring the Defense (1963) - Ed Rutherford
1956
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Townsman / Judge
- Tobe (1963) - Townsman
- Robin Hood (1956) - Judge
1959
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Moran / Lieutenant Colonel / PA Announcer / ...
- In Praise of Pip (1963) - Moran (uncredited)
- The Purple Testament (1960) - Lieutenant Colonel
- Third from the Sun (1960) - PA Announcer (voice, uncredited)
- And When the Sky Was Opened (1959) - Mr. Harrington (uncredited)
1963
Saints and Sinners (TV Series) as
Dr. Walsh
- The Year Joan Crawford Won the Oscar (1963) - Dr. Walsh
1962
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
Dr. Sadvary / Administrator
- The Great Guy (1963) - Dr. Sadvary
- Guest Appearance (1962) - Administrator
1963
Stoney Burke (TV Series) as
Dr. Telford
- Gold-Plated Maverick (1963) - Dr. Telford
1963
FBI Code 98 (TV Movie) as
Plant Supervisor (uncredited)
1962
Sam Benedict (TV Series) as
Walter Price
- Tears for a Nobody Doll (1962) - Walter Price
1959
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Buyer / Jason Carter
- The Artist (1962) - Buyer (as S. Jon Launer)
- The Truckee Strip (1959) - Jason Carter
1962
Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series) as
Underhill
- Night Panic (1962) - Underhill
1962
Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) as
Dr. Benson
- The Boy Who Wasn't Wanted (1962) - Dr. Benson
1962
87th Precinct (TV Series) as
Warner
- Girl in the Case (1962) - Warner
1962
Frontier Circus (TV Series) as
Warden Martine
- Mr. Grady Regrets (1962) - Warden Martine
1961
Target: The Corruptors! (TV Series) as
Connors
- The Fix (1961) - Connors
1961
Cain's Hundred (TV Series) as
First Judge
- In the Balance (1961) - First Judge (uncredited)
1960
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Commissioner / Nazi Speaker at Rally
- Ring of Terror (1961) - Commissioner (uncredited)
- The Otto Frick Story (1960) - Nazi Speaker at Rally (uncredited)
1959
This Man Dawson (TV Series) as
Gus Haber / Gang Leader
- Safe Haven (1960) - Gus Haber
- The Source (1959) - Gang Leader
1960
Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) as
Frank Carter Bell / Doctor
- Services Rendered (1960) - Frank Carter Bell
- Kakua Woman (1960) - Doctor (as John Launer)
1960
The Crowded Sky as
Police Officer (uncredited)
1960
The Man from Blackhawk (TV Series) as
Rodney
- Gold Is Where You Find It (1960) - Rodney
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series)
- Circle of Evil (1960)
- My Father, the Fool (1958)
1960
Laramie (TV Series) as
Judge Oliver
- Hour After Dawn (1960) - Judge Oliver (uncredited)
1960
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Wells Fargo Agent
- The Easterner (1960) - Wells Fargo Agent
1960
Ice Palace as
Chairman (uncredited)
1958
M Squad (TV Series) as
Carl Wright / Police Captain Timothy Riley
- The Twisted Way (1960) - Carl Wright
- Blue Indigo (1958) - Police Captain Timothy Riley
1959
Tightrope (TV Series) as
Kennedy
- The Cracking Point (1959) - Kennedy
1959
Markham (TV Series) as
Police Lt. Burgess
- The Glass Diamond (1959) - Police Lt. Burgess
1959
The Restless Gun (TV Series) as
Judge
- Lady by Law (1959) - Judge
1958
Target (TV Series)
- The Jewel Thief (1958)
1958
The Texan (TV Series) as
Ben Cushman
- The Hemp Tree (1958) - Ben Cushman
1958
U.S. Marshal (TV Series) as
Gillus
- The Arraignment (1958) - Gillus
1958
I Want to Live! as
San Quentin Officer (uncredited)
1958
The Lineup (TV Series)
- The Samson Magill Case (1958)
1958
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Roy Daggett
- Three Sons (1958) - Roy Daggett
1958
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
John Bateman
- The Wally Bannister Story (1958) - John Bateman
1957
The Court of Last Resort (TV Series) as
Marshall Houts
- The Allen Cutler Case (1958) - Marshall Houts
- The Todd-Loomis Case (1958) - Marshall Houts
- The Joel Sheldon Case (1958) - Marshall Houts
- The Stephen Lowell Case (1958) - Marshall Houts
- The Joe Credo Case (1958) - Marshall Houts
- The Jacob Loveless Case (1958) - Marshall Houts (uncredited)
- The Lester Arnold Case (1958) - Marshall Houts
- The Peter Stevens Case (1958) - Marshall Houts
- The Phillip Huston Case (1958) - Marshall Houts
- The Steve Hrdilka Case (1958) - Marshall Houts
- The Arnold McHugh Case (1958) - Marshall Houts
- The Westover Case (1958) - Marshall Houts
- The John Smith Case (1957) - Marshall Houts
- The Jim Thompson Case (1957) - Marshall Houts
- The James Dawson Case (1957) - Marshall Houts
- The Conrad Murray Case (1957) - Marshall Houts
- The Karl Hooft Case (1957) - Marshall Houts
- The George Zaccho Case (1957) - Marshall Houts (uncredited)
- The Darlene Fitzgerald Case (1957) - Marshall Houts
- The Wesley Ferguson Case (1957) - Marshall Houts
- The Forbes-Carol Case (1957) - Marshall Houts
- The Tomas Mendoza Case (1957) - Marshall Houts
- The Gordon Wallace Case (1957) - Marshall Houts
1958
Sing Boy Sing as
Tailor / Manufacturer (uncredited)
1958
State Trooper (TV Series) as
Gil McAdams
- Grudge Race (1958) - Gil McAdams (as John Launer)
1957
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) as
Wilkins - Storekeeper / Tom - Bartender
- Man Unforgiving (1958) - Wilkins - Storekeeper
- The Promise (1957) - Tom - Bartender
1957
Casey Jones (TV Series) as
Sam Jasper
- Night Run (1957) - Sam Jasper
1957
Zero Hour! as
Vancouver Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
1957
Jailhouse Rock as
Judge (uncredited)
1957
The Walter Winchell File (TV Series) as
Kramer
- A Day in the Sun (1957) - Kramer (as S. John Launer)
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) as
Charles H. Jason
- Bullet Metal (1957) - Charles H. Jason
1957
The George Sanders Mystery Theater (TV Series)
- Love Has No Alibi (1957)
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) as
Dr. Norton
- Escape from Oak Lane (1957) - Dr. Norton
1957
I Was a Teenage Werewolf as
Bill Logan (as John Launer)
1956
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Lt. Burt Jenners / Defense Attorney / Judge Roberts / ...
- Cross Hairs (1957) - Lt. Burt Jenners
- Catch at Straws (1956) - Defense Attorney
- Remembrance Day (1956) - Judge Roberts
- The Clay Pigeon (1956) - Capt. Belney
1957
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) as
Mr. Clifford the Desk Clerk / Mr. Cifford the Desk Clerk
- The Stray Dog (1957) - Mr. Clifford the Desk Clerk
- Going to Houston (1957) - Mr. Cifford the Desk Clerk
1956
Crime of Passion as
Chief of Police (uncredited)
1956
Frontier Doctor (TV Series) as
Sheriff Alberts
- Fury of the Big Top (1956) - Sheriff Alberts
1956
Wire Service (TV Series) as
Sam Westrup
- The Deep End (1956) - Sam Westrup
1956
Telephone Time (TV Series)
- She Also Ran (1956)
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
Airplane Passenger / Magnusson
- The Country Husband (1956) - Airplane Passenger
- Sizeman and Son (1956) - Magnusson
1956
The Werewolf as
Dr. Emery Forrest
1956
Medic (TV Series) as
Walter Bromberg
- To the Great, a Most Seldom Gift (1956) - Walter Bromberg
1955
Big Town (TV Series) as
Jack Reynolds
- Beauty Contest (1956) - Jack Reynolds
- Comic Book Murder (1955)
1956
Uranium Boom as
Mac Lunch
1956
Father Knows Best (TV Series) as
Mr. Clark
- Betty's Brother (1956) - Mr. Clark
1956
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) as
Major Brown
- The Boy Who Walked to America (1956) - Major Brown (uncredited)
1955
Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) as
Dr. O.L. Cargill
- Judy the Jinx (1955) - Dr. O.L. Cargill
1955
Creature with the Atom Brain as
Police Capt. Dave Harris
1955
It Came from Beneath the Sea as
Naval Doctor With Stethoscope (uncredited)
1954
Meet Corliss Archer (TV Series) as
Judge Marshall
- Harry the Dictator (1954) - Judge Marshall
Archive Footage
1962
Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series) as
Dr. Benson
- The Boy Who Wasn't Wanted (1963) - Dr. Benson
- Circle of Evil (1962)
References
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