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Charles Tyner

Charles Tyner

Actor Jun 8 (died age 94) Danville, Virginia, USA 1959–1994 (35 year career)
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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).

Known For

Cool Hand Luke
Film

Cool Hand Luke

Boss Higgins
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Film

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Gus
Harold and Maude
Film

Harold and Maude

Uncle Victor
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Film

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Zukie Limmer
Fail Safe
Film

Fail Safe

Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)
Jeremiah Johnson
Film

Jeremiah Johnson

Robidoux
Family Plot
Film

Family Plot

Wheeler
Pete's Dragon
Film

Pete's Dragon

Merle

Filmography

Acting (53)

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Movies (43)

Motorama

Motorama

1991

as Dying Man

6.5
Enid Is Sleeping

Enid Is Sleeping

1990

as Man at Indian Burial Site

4.7
I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas

1988

as Isaiah Cawley

6.3
Pulse

Pulse

1988

as Old Man

5.2
Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987

as Gus

7.3
Best Seller

Best Seller

1987

as Harold, Cleve's father

5.9
Hamburger: The Motion Picture

Hamburger: The Motion Picture

1986

as Lyman Vunk

4.3
Deadly Messages

Deadly Messages

1985

as George Clark

5.4
Evilspeak

Evilspeak

1981

as Colonel Kincaid

5.3
A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

1981

as Joy's Father

Shadow of Fear

Shadow of Fear

1979
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

1979

as Doug Slocomb

6.0
Lassie: The New Beginning

Lassie: The New Beginning

1978

as Asa Bluel

4.8
Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

1977

as Merle

6.3
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion

1977

as Lefty Slade

7.0
The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976

as Zukie Limmer

7.4
Family Plot

Family Plot

1976

as Wheeler

6.8
Young Pioneers

Young Pioneers

1976

as Mr. Beaton

7.1
The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

1974

as Unger

6.7
The Midnight Man

The Midnight Man

1974

as Ewing

5.5
The Greatest Gift

The Greatest Gift

1974

as Amos Goodloe

2.0
Winter Kill

Winter Kill

1974

as Charley Eastman

7.2
The Stone Killer

The Stone Killer

1973

as Police Psychiatrist

6.1
Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North

1973

as Cracker

6.7
The Cowboys

The Cowboys

1972

as Stonemason

7.1
Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

1972

as Robidoux

7.3
Bad Company

Bad Company

1972
6.4
Fuzz

Fuzz

1972

as Pete Schroeder

5.4
Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude

1971

as Uncle Victor

7.6
Lawman

Lawman

1971

as Minister

6.5
Sometimes a Great Notion

Sometimes a Great Notion

1971

as Les Gibbons

7.0
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

1971

as Hawley

Monte Walsh

Monte Walsh

1970

as Doctor

6.2
The Cheyenne Social Club

The Cheyenne Social Club

1970

as Charlie Bannister

6.3
The Traveling Executioner

The Traveling Executioner

1970

as Virgil

5.6
The Moonshine War

The Moonshine War

1970

as Mr. McClendon

5.5
The Reivers

The Reivers

1969

as Edmonds

6.3
Gaily, Gaily

Gaily, Gaily

1969

as Dr. Lazarus

3.7
The Stalking Moon

The Stalking Moon

1968

as Dace

5.9
The Sound of Anger

The Sound of Anger

1968

as Rudolph Evans

Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

1967

as Boss Higgins

7.7
Fail Safe

Fail Safe

1964

as Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)

7.8
That Kind of Woman

That Kind of Woman

1959

as Young Sharecropper Father (uncredited)

5.9