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Charles Tyner

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Charles Tyner

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jun 8, 1923 (103 years old)

Place of Birth

Danville, Virginia, USA

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

Acting
1994ERBarry Connelly
1993Diagnosis: MurderHarry Clark
1991MotoramaDying Man
1990Enid Is SleepingMan at Indian Burial Site
1988I'll Be Home for ChristmasIsaiah Cawley
1988PulseOld Man
1988The Wonder YearsMr. Nestor
1987Best SellerHarold, Cleve's father
1987Planes, Trains and AutomobilesGus
1986Hamburger: The Motion PictureLyman Vunk
1986MatlockE.J. Metcalf
1985Deadly MessagesGeorge Clark
1982St. ElsewhereChristopher Samus Payne
1982Cassie & Co.Security Officer
1981EvilspeakColonel Kincaid
1981A Matter of Life and DeathJoy's Father
1981Father Murphy
1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelDoug Slocomb
1979Shadow of Fear
1978Lassie: The New BeginningAsa Bluel
1978The Awakening LandReverend Hutchins
1977Pete's DragonMerle
1977Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat StallionLefty Slade
1976The Outlaw Josey WalesZukie Limmer
1976Family PlotWheeler
1976Young PioneersMr. Beaton
1974The Midnight ManEwing
1974Winter KillCharley Eastman
1974The Longest YardUnger
1974The Greatest GiftAmos Goodloe
1974Little House on the PrairieMr. Janes
1973The Stone KillerPolice Psychiatrist
1973Emperor of the NorthCracker
1972FuzzPete Schroeder
1972Jeremiah JohnsonRobidoux
1972The CowboysStonemason
1972Bad Company
1972Kung FuLarraby
1971Harold and MaudeUncle Victor
1971Sometimes a Great NotionLes Gibbons
1971Sarge: The Badge or the CrossHawley
1971LawmanMinister
1970The Traveling ExecutionerVirgil
1970Monte WalshDoctor
1970The Cheyenne Social ClubCharlie Bannister
1970The Moonshine WarMr. McClendon
1969The ReiversEdmonds
1969Gaily, GailyDr. Lazarus
1968The Stalking MoonDace
1968The Sound of AngerRudolph Evans
1967Cool Hand LukeBoss Higgins
1964Fail SafeJet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)
1959That Kind of WomanYoung Sharecropper Father (uncredited)