James Jeter
ActingBorn September 15, 1921 · Houston, Texas, USADied March 4, 2007
James Jeter (September 15, 1921 – March 4, 2007) was an American character actor from Texas who began his career on stage at Houston's Alley Theatre. Over three decades in film and television he appeared in The Sand Pebbles, Cool Hand Luke, Assault on Precinct 13, Bound for Glory, F.I.S.T., The Border, Brian De Palma's Blow Out and Clint Eastwood's A Perfect World, his final film. On television he played the blacksmith Hans Dorfler on Little House on the Prairie.
