Hunter von Leer explained

Birth Name:Paul Hunter von Leer
Birth Date:3 April 1944
Birth Place:Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Yearsactive:1971 - 2003
Occupation:Actor

Hunter von Leer (born in Terre Haute, Indiana; 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.

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. After leaving acting, he moved back to Indiana and became a cattle farmer in Lawrence County.

Von Leer is married to wife Fariba who "has a large insurance agency in California."

Filmography

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Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971ThiefTV movie
1972Trapped Beneath the Sea
1972Unholy Rollers Larry
1973A Brand New LifeTV movie
1973Cahill U.S. Marshal Deputy Sheriff Jim Kane
1973The Stone Killer Graham
1973Executive Action Rifleman - Team B
1975Framed Dewey
1975The Kansas City Massacre
1975Promise Him AnythingTV movie
1975Sky HeistTV movie
1976The Missouri Breaks Sandy Chase
1976Midway 'Strawberry 9' Navigator Uncredited
1976Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 HoursTV movie
1977Black Sunday T.V. Cameraman
1977Deadly GameTV movie
1977The Girl in the Empty GraveTV movie
1977High Anxiety Policeman at Airport #2
1977Panic in Echo ParkTV movie
1978Loose Change
1978Mean Dog BluesGuard at Conjugal Barracks
1979SteelSurfer
1981 Lt. Bob - The Roman Empire
1981Halloween II Deputy Gary Hunt
1981The Violation of Sarah McDavidTV Movie
1982The Day the Bubble BurstTV Movie
1983Making of a Male ModelTV movie
1986The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerTV movie
1987Talkings Walls James
1988Big Business Petey
1989Under the Boardwalk Midos
1992Into the Sun Lt. Col. Reynolds
1992Trancers III Sen. McCoy Direct-to-video
1995The Stranger Mayor Carl Perkins
2002The Round and Round M.B.
2002Cockfight
2003Book of DaysTV movie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1971Night Gallery
1972Cade's County
1973–1974Cannon
1974–1975
1974–1976McCloud
1977General HospitalLarry Bakerminor character
1977The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977–1978The Rockford Files
1978Charlie's Angels
1979Dukes of Hazzard
1979240-Robert
1980The Stockard Channing Show
1982CHiPs
1983Hotel
1983Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1984Magnum, P.I.
1984Trapper John, M.D.
1984The Master
1986–1987DallasB. D. Calhounminor recurring character
1988Houston Knights
1989Guns of Paradise
1991Quantum Leap
1992In the Heat of the Night
1999The West Wing

Notes and References

  1. News: Routh . Jeff . 21 February 2012 . Actor finds solace at local farm . . Local . 6 May 2023.