Hunter von Leer
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Hunter von Leer is an American actor who has appeared in films, television shows, and television movies.
His first film role was in the 1972 movie Unholy Rollers
. He also acted in the 1977 Mel Brooks
film High Anxiety
and in Brooks's 1981 History of the World: Part 1. Hunter appeared in the 1981 John Carpenter
horror movie Halloween II
as Deputy Gary Hunt. His most recent film was the 2002 The Round and Round.
He starred on the daytime soap opera
General Hospital as Larry Baker in 1977 and on the nighttime soap opera Dallas
as terrorist B.D. Calhoun from 1986-1987. Von Leer has made single appearances on many television shows, including Night Gallery
, The Rockford Files
, The Dukes of Hazzard
, Quantum Leap, and The West Wing.
He is a veteran professional shark fisherman. A hobby of his was skydiving.
His first film role was in the 1972 movie Unholy Rollers
Unholy Rollers
Unholy Rollers is a 1972 American action comedy film directed by Vernon Zimmerman and starring Claudia Jennings.- Cast :*Claudia Jennings as Karen Walker*Louis Quinn as Mr. Stern*Betty Anne Rees as Mickey*Roberta Collins as Jennifer*Alan Vint as Greg...
. He also acted in the 1977 Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks is an American film director, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer. He is best known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. He began his career as a stand-up comic and as a writer for the early TV variety show Your Show of Shows...
film High Anxiety
High Anxiety
High Anxiety is a 1977 comedy film produced and directed by Mel Brooks, who also plays the lead. This is Brooks' first film as a producer and first "speaking" lead role...
and in Brooks's 1981 History of the World: Part 1. Hunter appeared in the 1981 John Carpenter
John Carpenter
John Howard Carpenter is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction.- Early life :Carpenter was born...
horror movie Halloween II
Halloween II
Halloween II is a 1981 slasher film directed by Rick Rosenthal, and written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. It is the second installment in the Halloween series and is a direct sequel to the Halloween set on the same night of October 31, 1978 as the seemingly unkillable Michael Myers continues to...
as Deputy Gary Hunt. His most recent film was the 2002 The Round and Round.
He starred on the daytime soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
General Hospital as Larry Baker in 1977 and on the nighttime soap opera Dallas
Dallas (TV series)
Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing...
as terrorist B.D. Calhoun from 1986-1987. Von Leer has made single appearances on many television shows, including Night Gallery
Night Gallery
Night Gallery is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, The Twilight Zone, served both as the on-air host of Night Gallery and as a major contributor of scripts, although...
, The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files is an American television drama series which aired on the NBC network between September 13, 1974 and January 10, 1980. It has remained in regular syndication to the present day. The show stars James Garner as Los Angeles-based private investigator Jim Rockford and features Noah...
, The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985.The series was inspired by the 1975 film Moonrunners, which was also created by Gy Waldron and had many identical or similar character names and concepts.- Overview :The Dukes of Hazzard...
, Quantum Leap, and The West Wing.
He is a veteran professional shark fisherman. A hobby of his was skydiving.
Filmography
- The Round and Round (2002)
- The StrangerThe Stranger (1995 film)The Stranger is a 1995 martial arts-action film directed by Fritz Kiersch, starring former professional kickboxing champion Kathy Long. The film bears many similarities to the 1973 Clint Eastwood film High Plains Drifter.-Plot:...
(1995) - Trancers IIITrancers IIITrancers III is the second sequel of the Trancers series and went straight-to-video in 1992.-Plot:Tagline: "The end of time is just beginning. Deth lives."...
(1992) (V) - Into the SunInto the Sun (1992 film)Into the Sun is a 1992 action comedy film starring Michael Paré and Anthony Michael Hall.- Synopsis :Paul Watkins is an American pilot stationed in the middle east is taken away from his normal duties of protecting the skies, to show an actor everything he needs to know about being a pilot in the...
(1992) - Under the BoardwalkUnder the Boardwalk"Under the Boardwalk" is a hit pop song written by Kenny Young and Arthur Resnick and recorded by The Drifters in 1964.-Premise:The lyric describes a tryst between a man and his beloved in a seaside town, who plan to privately meet "out of the sun" and out of sight from everyone else under a...
(1989) - Halloween IIHalloween IIHalloween II is a 1981 slasher film directed by Rick Rosenthal, and written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. It is the second installment in the Halloween series and is a direct sequel to the Halloween set on the same night of October 31, 1978 as the seemingly unkillable Michael Myers continues to...
(1981) - History of the World: Part I (1981)
- High AnxietyHigh AnxietyHigh Anxiety is a 1977 comedy film produced and directed by Mel Brooks, who also plays the lead. This is Brooks' first film as a producer and first "speaking" lead role...
(1977) - Black SundayBlack SundayBlack Sunday is a 1975 novel by Thomas Harris.It was the first novel by Harris, and achieved only moderate success, until it was sold to Hollywood, for the production of a film based on the novel. The novel is a thriller about a plot by terrorists to commit mass murder during the Super Bowl in New...
(1976) - The Missouri BreaksThe Missouri BreaksThe Missouri Breaks is a 1976 American western film starring Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson. The film was directed by Arthur Penn, with supporting performances by Randy Quaid, Harry Dean Stanton, Frederic Forrest, John McLiam and Kathleen Lloyd...
(1975) - FramedFramedAs a proper noun, Framed can refer to:*Framed, 1930 film starring Regis Toomey*Framed, 1947 film noir starring Glenn Ford*Framed, 1975 film starring Joe Don Baker...
(1975) - Executive Action (1973)
- The Stone KillerThe Stone KillerThe Stone Killer is a 1973 film starring Charles Bronson directed by Michael Winner. It came out in between The Mechanic and Death Wish, all three of which teamed up actor/director Bronson and Winner. Norman Fell and John Ritter appear as cops in this film, not too long before the TV series Three's...
(1973) - Unholy RollersUnholy RollersUnholy Rollers is a 1972 American action comedy film directed by Vernon Zimmerman and starring Claudia Jennings.- Cast :*Claudia Jennings as Karen Walker*Louis Quinn as Mr. Stern*Betty Anne Rees as Mickey*Roberta Collins as Jennifer*Alan Vint as Greg...
(1972)