Jim Jeter
James E. "Jim" Jeter (born September 15, 1921 in Houston , Texas , USA ; † March 4, 2007 there ) was an American actor .
life and career
Jeter served in the U.S. Navy during World War II . After the war he started his film career under the name Jim Jeter. In 1965 he moved to Los Angeles and subsequently appeared in many films and TV series, predominantly in supporting roles. In the western television series Bonanza , he was seen in seven different roles from 1963 to 1972. Michael Landon , one of the leading actors from Bonanza , offered Jeter the role of Hans Dörfler, the blacksmith of Walnut Grove in Our Little House ( Little House on the Prairie) , probably in memory of his role as a blacksmith in the Bonanza episode Caution Easter Bunny ), which he embodied in nine episodes.
In 1967 Jeter played a small role in the Paul Newman film The Unbending ( Cool Hand Luke ) and in 1981 with John Travolta in the thriller Blow Out . In 1993 Jeter returned to his hometown and played a cellmate of Kevin Costner 's "Butch Haynes" in the road movie Perfect World .
In 1994, at the age of 73, Jeter married theater director Chris Wilson. He passed away in 2007.
Filmography (selection)
- 1963–1972 Bonanza ( Ponderosa - TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1966: Gunboat on the Yangtze River ( The Sand Pebbles )
- 1967: The Indomitable ( Cool Hand Luke )
- 1968: Rackets and Guns ( I Spy - TV series)
- 1970: High Chaparral ( The High Chaparral - Western television series)
- 1973: The Waltons ( The Waltons family series)
- 1973-1974: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke - Western TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1974–1980: Our Little Farm ( Little House on the Prairie - Family Series, 9 episodes)
- 1976: The Hair-raising Journey in a Crazy Bus ( The Big Bus )
- 1977: Quincy ( Quincy ME - crime TV series)
- 1977: Black Sunday ( Black Sunday )
- 1978: FIST - A man goes his way ( FIST )
- 1978: Detective Rockford - Just give us a call ( The Rockford Files - crime TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1978– / 1979: An American Family ( Family - TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1981– / 1982: Hart but cordially ( Hart to Hart - TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1982: Grenzpatrouille ( The Border )
- 1982: Under the California Sun ( Knots Landing television series)
- 1983: The Fall Guy ( The Fall Guy - TV Show)
- 1983: TJ Hooker (Police TV series)
- 1983: A Duke Seldom Comes Alone ( The Dukes of Hazzard - TV series)
- 1992: The Habitation of Dragons - Movie made for TV
- 1993: Perfect World
- 1994: Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (TV movie)
Web links
- James Jeter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Our little farm . The official DVD collection. Issue No. 17, p. 14, chapter: Main characters: "Jim Jeter on the fly". © by Universal Studios. Issued 2010 by GE Fabbri Limited, The Communications Building, London. Journal contributions by Patrick Loubatière.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jeter, Jim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jeter, James E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Houston , Texas , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 2007 |
| Place of death | Houston , Texas , USA |