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Charles Tyner

Acting

Born June 8, 1923 · Danville, Virginia, USA

Died November 8, 2017

Biography

Charles Tyner (June 8, 1923 – November 8, 2017) was an American film, television and stage character actor best known, principally, for his performances in the films Harold and Maude (1971), Emperor of the North Pole (1973), The Stone Killer (1973), The Longest Yard (1974), Evilspeak (1982), Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) and Pulse (1988).

Filmography32 titles

The Wonder Years

1988as Mr. Nestor

Little House on the Prairie

1974as Mr. Janes

ER

1994as Barry Connelly

Fail Safe

1964as Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)

Kung Fu

1972as Larraby

Cool Hand Luke

1967as Boss Higgins

Harold and Maude

1971as Uncle Victor

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976as Zukie Limmer

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

1987as Gus

Jeremiah Johnson

1972as Robidoux

Winter Kill

1974as Charley Eastman

Diagnosis: Murder

1993as Harry Clark

Matlock

1986as E.J. Metcalf

The Cowboys

1972as Stonemason

Sometimes a Great Notion

1971as Les Gibbons

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

1979as Doug Slocomb

Family Plot

1976as Wheeler

The Longest Yard

1974as Unger

Motorama

1991as Dying Man

Lawman

1971as Minister

Bad Company

1972

The Cheyenne Social Club

1970as Charlie Bannister

The Reivers

1969as Edmonds

Pete's Dragon

1977as Merle

The Stone Killer

1973as Police Psychiatrist

Best Seller

1987as Harold, Cleve's father

The Traveling Executioner

1970as Virgil

The Stalking Moon

1968as Dace

St. Elsewhere

1982as Christopher Samus Payne

Fuzz

1972as Pete Schroeder

Evilspeak

1981as Colonel Kincaid

Pulse

1988as Old Man