S. John Launer

S. John Launer

Deceased · Born: Nov 5, 1919 · Died: Sep 8, 2006

Personal Details

BornNov 5, 1919 Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Biography

S. John Launer, a talented individual, entered this world on November 5, 1919, in the vibrant city of Cleveland, Ohio, USA, marking the beginning of a remarkable journey.

As an accomplished actor, Launer left an indelible mark on the world of cinema, with his most notable roles including the iconic 1964 film "Marnie", the 1957 cult classic "I Was a Teenage Werewolf", and the 1981 drama "Mommie Dearest".

Beyond his professional achievements, Launer shared his life with his loving wife, Estelle Schwartz, in a beautiful union that stood the test of time.

Tragically, S. John Launer's life came to a close on September 8, 2006, in Los Angeles, California, USA, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire and entertain generations to come.

Career

{"id":204613,"title":"M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers","year":"1983","character":"Judge Sheldon Grossfeld","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/madd-mothers-against-drunk-drivers-1983","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_204613.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_204613.jpg"},"released":1}
1983
{"id":185879,"title":"Inmates: A Love Story","year":"1981","character":"Chairman","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/inmates-a-love-story","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_185879.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_185879.jpg"},"released":1}
1981
{"id":6547,"title":"Mommie Dearest","year":"1981","character":"Pepsi Chairman","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/mommie-dearest","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_6547.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_6547.jpg"},"released":1}
Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest as Pepsi Chairman
{"id":173268,"title":"The Last Song","year":"1980","character":"Milliken","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-last-song-1980","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_173268.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_173268.jpg"},"released":1}
1980
The Last Song
The Last Song as Milliken
{"id":163281,"title":"All God's Children","year":"1980","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/all-gods-children","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_163281.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_163281.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":163661,"title":"A Question of Love","year":"1978","character":"The Judge","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/a-question-of-love","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_163661.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_163661.jpg"},"released":1}
1978
{"id":64372,"title":"The Amazing Howard Hughes","year":"1977","character":"Doctor","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-amazing-howard-hughes","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_64372.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_64372.jpg"},"released":1}
1977
{"id":23583,"title":"Gable and Lombard","year":"1976","character":"The Judge","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/gable-and-lombard","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_23583.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_23583.jpg"},"released":1}
1976
{"id":164616,"title":"Trapped Beneath the Sea","year":"1974","character":"Capt. Osborn","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/trapped-beneath-the-sea","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_164616.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_164616.jpg"},"released":1}
1974
{"id":165631,"title":"Crosscurrent","year":"1971","character":"Doctor (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/crosscurrent","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_165631.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_165631.jpg"},"released":1}
1971
Crosscurrent
Crosscurrent as Doctor (uncredited)
{"id":10323,"title":"The Mod Squad","year":1970,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-mod-squad","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10323.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10323.jpg"},"released":1}
1970
{"id":81946,"title":"Pendulum","year":"1969","character":"Judge Kinsella","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/pendulum-1969","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_81946.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_81946.jpg"},"released":1}
1969
Pendulum
Pendulum as Judge Kinsella
{"id":10369,"title":"The Big Valley","year":1968,"character":"Ted Jessup","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-big-valley","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10369.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10369.jpg"},"released":1}
1968
The Big Valley
The Big Valley as Ted Jessup
{"id":87634,"title":"The Doomsday Flight","year":"1966","character":"Major","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-doomsday-flight","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_87634.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_87634.jpg"},"released":1}
1966
{"id":8669,"title":"Honey West","year":1965,"character":"Tyler","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/honey-west","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8669.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8669.jpg"},"released":1}
1965
Honey West
Honey West as Tyler
{"id":87864,"title":"Apache Rifles","year":"1964","character":"Gen. Nelson","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/apache-rifles","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_87864.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_87864.jpg"},"released":1}
1964
Apache Rifles
Apache Rifles as Gen. Nelson
{"id":12748,"title":"Marnie","year":"1964","character":"Sam Ward","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/marnie","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_12748.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_12748.jpg"},"released":1}
Marnie
Marnie as Sam Ward
{"id":1842,"title":"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour","year":1963,"character":"Ed Rutherford","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-alfred-hitchcock-hour","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/1s0he7h9g7ag.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/1s0he7h9g7ag.jpg"},"released":1}
1963
{"id":10455,"title":"The Twilight Zone","year":1959,"character":"Mr. Harrington","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-twilight-zone-1959","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/24g2krjs3n00.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/24g2krjs3n00.jpg"},"released":1}
1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone as Mr. Harrington
{"id":10460,"title":"Bonanza","year":1959,"character":"Jason Carter","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/bonanza","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10460.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10460.jpg"},"released":1}
Bonanza
Bonanza as Jason Carter
{"id":94787,"title":"I Was a Teenage Werewolf","year":"1957","character":"Bill Logan","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/i-was-a-teenage-werewolf","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_94787.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_94787.jpg"},"released":1}
1957
{"id":66724,"title":"Zero Hour!","year":"1957","character":"Vancouver Switchboard Operator (uncredited)","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/zero-hour-1957","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_66724.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_66724.jpg"},"released":1}
Zero Hour!
Zero Hour! as Vancouver Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
{"id":10484,"title":"Have Gun - Will Travel","year":1957,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/have-gun-will-travel","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10484.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10484.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":82550,"title":"Uranium Boom","year":"1956","character":"Mac","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/uranium-boom","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_82550.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_82550.jpg"},"released":1}
1956
{"id":96474,"title":"The Werewolf","year":"1956","character":"Dr. Emery Forrest","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-werewolf","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_96474.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_96474.jpg"},"released":1}
The Werewolf
The Werewolf as Dr. Emery Forrest
{"id":14339,"title":"Creature with the Atom Brain","year":"1955","character":"Capt. Dave Harris","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/creature-with-the-atom-brain","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_14339.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_14339.jpg"},"released":1}
1955
Creature with the Atom Brain
Creature with the Atom Brain as Capt. Dave Harris
{"id":10405,"title":"Gunsmoke","year":1955,"character":"Judge","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/gunsmoke","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10405.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10405.jpg"},"released":1}
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke as Judge