Linden Chiles obit

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An American actor with an extensive body of work that began in 1959 with a small role on Rawhide's 'Incident at Rojo Canyon'. See IMDB for a comprehensive filmography. Linden died after falling from the roof of his home in Topanga, California.

Chiles made his first film appearance as Randy in the 1961 adaptation of William Faulkner's Sanctuary. When time came for Chiles to settle into character roles, he was most often cast as a businessman -- honest and otherwise -- and suburban father. His TV-series work includes the role of Chief Officer Steve Kirland in Convoy (1965) and the title character's dad in James at 15 (1978). Linden Chiles also spent several years as Edward Nichols on the NBC daytime drama Santa Barbara (1984-1992).

Chiles was born in St. Louis, Missouri but grew up in Barrington, Illinois. He graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism (majoring in advertising). He also studied at Purdue University and UCLA and served in the Army.

Chiles portrayed Charles Hanson on CBS's East Side/West Side,  Steve Kirkland on NBC's Convoy, Henry DeWitt on NBC's Banacek, and Paul Hunter on NBC's James at 15.

Chiles made four guest appearances on CBS's Perry Mason; in three of the episodes he played the role of the defendant: Joe Davies in "The Case of the Jealous Journalist" (1961), Herbert Simms in "The Case of the Promoter's Pillbox" (1962), and Clyde Darrell in "The Case of the Telltale Tap" (1965). In his other appearance he played the role of murderer Vernon Elliot in the 1963 episode, "The Case of the Surplus Suitor".

In 1967, Chiles guest-starred on Mannix in the episode “Turn Every Stone".

Chiles guest-starred on such television series as Going My Way; The Fugitive; The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; The Time Tunnel; Land of the Giants; The Invaders; The Munsters; The Rockford Files; Barnaby Jones; The Twilight Zone; The Virginian; Cannon; Simon & Simon; Quincy, M.E.; Murder, She Wrote; Falcon Crest; and Baywatch, among many others.

 

 

Selected filmography

 

The Wizard of Baghdad (1960) – Soldier (uncredited)

Sanctuary (1961) – Randy

Wild in the Country (1961) – Doctor (uncredited)

Marnie (1964) – Office Worker (uncredited)

Shock Treatment (1964) – Al Simon – Intern (uncredited)

A Rage to Live (1965) – Brock Caldwell

Incident at Phantom Hill (1966) – Dr. Hanneford

Texas Across the River (1966) – Yellow Knife

Counterpoint (1968) – Lt. Long

Eye of the Cat (1969) – Bendetto

Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975, TV Movie) – Dr. Coppin

Helter Skelter (1976, TV Movie) – J. Miller Leavy

Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) – Reporter #2

Forbidden World (1982) – Dr. Gordon Hauser

The Incredible Hulk (1982) - T.H. Cunningham

Cloak & Dagger (1984) – Airport Security Chief

Girl Talk (1989) – Hal Frost

The Forbidden Dance (1990) – Bradley Anderson

Amore! (1993) – B.S. Scarborough

The Glass Shield (1994) – Sergeant Berry Foster

Fly Away Home (1996) – Television Anchor

The Annihilation of Fish (1999) – Doctor

Old Friends (2010) – Craig Hargroves

Three Shadows (2010) – Lord Henry / Zebulon Whatley

Mr. Twistedface (2011) – Stephan DeRossillini

The Mystic Tales of Nikolas Winter (2012) – Nikolas Winter

The Burning Within (2012) – Sgt. Craig Hargroves

Brother Drop Dead (2012) – Bud Stiltner

The Haunted Men (2013) – Craig Hargroves

Doctor Mabuse (2013) – Inspector Norbert Von Wenk

The Rising Light (2013) – Nikolas Winter

Road to Paloma (2014) – Bob (final film role)