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Cliff Emmich

Acting

Born December 13, 1936 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Died November 28, 2022

Biography

Engaging character actor Cliff Emmich first began acting on stage. Veteran character actor Keenan Wynn advised Emmich to enroll at the Pasadena Playhouse. He studied at the Pasadena Playhouse for eight months. Emmich then toured the country with the American Repertory Players and spent a summer performing in summer stock at the Pink Garter Theatre in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He made his film debut in Gaily, Gaily (1969). Later memorable roles were as a coroner in Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973), as sexist jerk business executive who insults Yvette Mimieux at the beginning of Jackson County Jail (1976), as a bumbling small town deputy in Barracuda (1978), as the ill-fated hospital security guard Mr. Garrett in Halloween II (1981), as an asylum doctor in the trashy Hellhole (1985), and as a small town sheriff in Digital Man (1995). He has appeared in such television shows as Crossing Jordan (2001), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Nash Bridges (1996), Coach (1989), Baywatch (1989), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Knots Landing (1979), Night Court (1984), Hunter (1984), Riptide (1984), Simon & Simon (1981), CHiPs (1977), Knight Rider (1982), The Incredible Hulk (1977), Vega$ (1978), Fantasy Island (1977), Happy Days (1974), Little House on the Prairie (1974) (this is one of Emmich's favorite parts), Charlie's Angels (1976), Baretta (1975), Police Woman (1974), and Starsky and Hutch (1975). He is a member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Filmography44 titles

Columbo

1971as Tubby Comfort

Little House on the Prairie

1974

The Odd Couple

1970as Harold

Happy Days

1974as Candy Man

Our Time

1974as Hotel Clerk

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Harry Tigner

Knight Rider

1982as Linden

Night Court

1984as Mini Mart Marv

Starsky & Hutch

1975as Marshall 'Moo-Moo' Caifano

Crossing Jordan

2001as Dr. Marlen

The Incredible Hulk

1977as Earl

It's Garry Shandling's Show.

1986as Santa Claus

Hunter

1984as Oscar

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993as King

A Different World

1987as Desk Sergeant

Police Story

1973

Knots Landing

1979as Mr. Scott

CHiPs

1977as Daniels

Ironside

1967as Jerry Barker

227

1985

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974as The Fat Man

Coach

1989as Auctioneer

Simon & Simon

1981

Charlie's Angels

1976as Duece

Halloween II

1981as Mr. Garrett

Mousehunt

1997as Mayor McKrinle

Police Woman

1974as Spiro

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

1975as Cliff Wilson - Used Car Dealer

Bret Maverick

1981

...All the Marbles

1981as Obese Promoter

Payday

1973as Chicago

Bad Georgia Road

1977as Early DePue

Falcon Crest

1981as Mr. Lomax

Stingray

1978as Roscoe

Jackson County Jail

1976as Mr. Bigelow

The F.B.I.

1965as Gerald Guido

Holiday Road Trip

2013as Rocky

Return to Horror High

1987as Dillon

Legalese

1998as Bib Wellingford

Hellhole

1985as Dr. Blume

Invasion of the Bee Girls

1973as Coroner

Inspector Gadget

1999as Out of Control Bus Driver

Shell Game

1975as Carmichael

Hot Summer Week

1972as Truck Driver