Harry Landers (born Harry Sorokin; September 3, 1921 – September 10, 2017) was an American character actor.
During World War II, Landers served in the United States Merchant Marine.
In the mid-1940s, he began his career as a worker at the Warner Bros. studio in California. An encounter with actress Bette Davis led to a membership of Screen Actors Guild and an acting career.
On Broadway, Landers appeared in A Flag is Born (1948) and Billy Budd. He gained additional theatrical experience in summer stock theatre.
Landers was the spokesman for Taster's Choice coffee in television commercials that aired in the 1970s. He played "Go Go" in the 1953 classic, The Wild One. He had a regular role as Dr. Ted Hoffman on the television series Ben Casey
1947 | Boomerang | Uncredited | |
Kiss of Death | Convict | Uncredited | |
1949 | C-Man | Owney Shor | |
1950 | Guilty Bystander | Bert | |
Undercover Girl | Tully Mertz Vista | ||
1951 | Mister Universe | Henchman | |
1953 | Phantom from Space | Lieutenant Bowers | |
Jack Slade | Danton Son | Uncredited | |
The Wild One | GoGo | Uncredited | |
1954 | Drive a Crooked Road | Ralph | |
Prisoner of War | Lieutenant | Uncredited | |
About Mrs. Leslie | Soldier | Uncredited | |
Return from the Sea | Quartermaster McGivern | ||
Rear Window | Guest of Miss Lonelyhearts | Uncredited | |
1955 | The Cobweb | Intern | Uncredited |
The Indian Fighter | Grey Wolf / Captain Trask Attaché | ||
1956 | The Ten Commandments | Architect's assistant / Hebrew at Rameses' gate | |
The Black Whip | Fiddler | ||
1957 | Mister Cory | Andy | |
The Walter Winchell File | Major Daley | TV series | |
1959 | Up Periscope | Adams | Uncredited |
1960 | The Gallant Hours | Captain Joseph Foss | |
1968 | In Enemy Country | Pilot | |
Massacre Harbor | Colonel 'Spic' Landers USA | ||
1969 | Charro! | Heff | |
1990 | Ragin' Cajun | Lacy | |
Hollywood Heartbreak Hotel | Chuck Starrman | ||
1991 | Mom | Bartender | (final film role) |
S3:E24, "Turnabout Intruder" |
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