Charles Tyner obit

Charles Tyner dies at age 92

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Tyner was a native of Danville, Virginia, and during World War II he served in the infantry in Germany and France.

In 1957, Tyner made his debut on Broadway in Orpheus Descending. Two years later, he appeared with Paul Newman in Sweet Bird of Youth on Broadway.

During 1959, that he made his film debut, with an uncredited part in That Kind of Woman. He worked with Newman again in 1967, as Boss Higgins, the sadistic prison guard in Cool Hand Luke, and became a regular character actor, appearing in films such as The Reivers, Lawman, Harold and Maude, The Cowboys and Emperor of the North Pole. One of his better known roles was alongside Burt Reynolds, in the 1974 prison comedy The Longest Yard. Another one of his better known roles was that of the evil Howard Rodman in the television series Father Murphy.

Tyner returned to the stage in 1977, but continued to appear in films. He died on November 8, 2017.

 

Selected filmography

2014 Lucidia (Short)

Father Gordon

 2001 Diagnosis Murder (TV Series)

Harry Clark

- The Blair Nurse Project (2001) ... Harry Clark

 1999 ER (TV Series)

Barry Connelly

- The Peace of Wild Things (1999) ... Barry Connelly

 1994 Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is (TV Movie)

 1992 On the Air (TV Series)

Professor R. Answer

- Episode #1.3 (1992) ... Professor R. Answer

 1992 Matlock (TV Series)

E.J. Metcalf

- The Outcast (1992) ... E.J. Metcalf

 1991 Motorama

Dying Man

 1990-1991 The Wonder Years (TV Series)

Mr. Nestor

- Buster (1991) ... Mr. Nestor

- Ninth Grade Man (1990) ... Mr. Nestor

 1990 Pastime

Arnold

 1990 Enid Is Sleeping

Man at Indian Burial Site

 1988 I'll Be Home for Christmas (TV Movie)

Isaiah Cawley

 1988 Paradise (TV Series)

Herb Applegate

- The Ghost Dance (1988) ... Herb Applegate

- Founders' Day (1988) ... Herb Applegate

 1988 Pulse

Old Man

 1988 Dallas (TV Series)

Bovay

- It's Me Again (1988) ... Bovay

 1987 Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Gus

 1987 Best Seller

Cleve's Father (as Harold Tyner)

 1986 Riptide (TV Series)

- The Frankie Kahana Show (1986)

 1986 Hamburger: The Motion Picture

Lyman Vunk

 1985 Space (TV Mini-Series)

Dracula

- Part V (1985) ... Dracula

- Part IV (1985) ... Dracula

- Part III (1985) ... Dracula

 1985 Deadly Messages (TV Movie)

George Clark

 1985 Hill Street Blues (TV Series)

Al DiPiano

- Passage to Libya (1985) ... Al DiPiano

- Davenport in a Storm (1985) ... Al DiPiano

 1984 Highway to Heaven (TV Series)

Caleb Fish

- Another Song for Christmas (1984) ... Caleb Fish

 1984 The Jeffersons (TV Series)

Bellboy

- Honeymoon Hotel (1984) ... Bellboy

 1984 St. Elsewhere (TV Series)

Christopher Samus Payne

- Equinox (1984) ... Christopher Samus Payne

 1983 AfterMASH (TV Series)

Rivers

- Staph Inspection (1983) ... Rivers

 1983 Little House on the Prairie (TV Series)

Mr. Janes

- Home Again: Part 2 (1983) ... Mr. Janes (credit only)

- Home Again: Part 1 (1983) ... Mr. Janes

 1982 The Incredible Hulk (TV Series)

Roy

- Slaves (1982) ... Roy

 1981-1982 Father Murphy (TV Series)

Mr. Rodman / Howard Rodman

- The First Miracle: Part 2 (1982) ... Mr. Rodman

- The First Miracle: Part 1 (1982) ... Mr. Rodman

- The Spy (1982) ... Mr. Rodman

- Eighty-Eight Keys to Happiness (1982) ... Mr. Rodman

- Graduation (1982) ... Mr. Rodman

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 1981 Evilspeak

Colonel Kincaid

 1981 A Matter of Life and Death (TV Movie)

Joy's Father

 1980 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series)

Claude Billings

- The Hazzardville Horror (1980) ... Claude Billings

 1979 Barnaby Jones (TV Series)

Sam Finney

- Nightmare in Hawaii: Part 2 (1979) ... Sam Finney

- Nightmare in Hawaii: Part 1 (1979) ... Sam Finney

 1979 Young Guy Christian (TV Movie)

Dr. Gasss

 1979 How the West Was Won (TV Series)

Eli Kelsay

- The Innocent (1979) ... Eli Kelsay

 1979 Family (TV Series)

Mr. Chadway

- The Friend's Affair (1979) ... Mr. Chadway

 1979 The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (TV Movie)

Doug Slocumb

 1978 Lassie: A New Beginning (TV Movie)

Asa Bluel

 1978 The Young Pioneers (TV Series)

Mr. Beaton

- The Promise of Spring (1978) ... Mr. Beaton

 1978 The Awakening Land (TV Mini-Series)

Reverend Hutchins

- Part II: The Fields (1978) ... Reverend Hutchins

- Part I: The Trees (1978) ... Reverend Hutchins

 1977 Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion (TV Movie)

Lefty Slade

 1977 Pete's Dragon

Merle

 1977 Charlie's Angels (TV Series)

Anton Tarloff

- Circus of Terror (1977) ... Anton Tarloff

 1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales

Zukie Limmer

 1976 City of Angels (TV Series)

Undertaker

- The Bloodshot Eye (1976) ... Undertaker

 1976 Family Plot

Wheeler

 1976 Rich Man, Poor Man (TV Mini-Series)

Matusik

- Part VI: Chapter 8 (1976) ... Matusik

- Part V: Chapter 7 (1976) ... Matusik

 1976 Young Pioneers (TV Movie)

Mr. Beaton

 1975 McCloud (TV Series)

William Lang

- Return to the Alamo (1975) ... William Lang

 1974 The Manhunter (TV Series)

Joshua Grant

- The Lodester Ambush (1974) ... Joshua Grant

 1974 The Greatest Gift (TV Movie)

Amos Goodloe

 1974 The Longest Yard

Unger

 1974 The Midnight Man

Ewing

 1974 Winter Kill (TV Movie)

Charley Eastman

 1973 Mannix (TV Series)

Jonah

- Search in the Dark (1973) ... Jonah

 1973 The Waltons (TV Series)

Graham Foster

- The Fawn (1973) ... Graham Foster

 1973 The Stone Killer

Police Psychiatrist

 1973 Emperor of the North

Cracker

 1973 Kung Fu (TV Series)

Larraby

- Alethea (1973) ... Larraby

 1972 Bad Company

Egg Farmer

 1972 Fuzz

Pete Schroeder

 1972 Jeremiah Johnson

Robidoux

 1972 The Cowboys

Stonemason

 1971 Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series)

Turner

- Miracle at Santa Marta (1971) ... Turner

 1971 Harold and Maude

Uncle Victor

 1971 Sometimes a Great Notion

Les Gibbons

 1971 Lawman

Minister

 1971 Sarge (TV Series)

Hawley

- The Badge or the Cross (1971) ... Hawley

 1970 Monte Walsh

Doctor

 1970 The Traveling Executioner

Virgil

 1970 The Moonshine War

Mr. McClendon

 1970 The Cheyenne Social Club

Charlie Bannister

 1969 The Reivers

Edmonds

 1969 Gaily, Gaily

Dr. Lazarus

 1969 The High Chaparral (TV Series)

Gregg

- No Irish Need Apply (1969) ... Gregg

 1968 The Stalking Moon

Dace

 1968 The Sound of Anger (TV Movie)

Rudolph Evans (uncredited)

 1967 The Big Valley (TV Series)

Hemit

- Journey Into Violence (1967) ... Hemit

 1967 Cool Hand Luke

Boss Higgins

 1967 Dundee and the Culhane (TV Series)

Guilfoyle

- The Duelist Brief (1967) ... Guilfoyle

 1966 Hawk (TV Series)

Drunk

- Game with a Dead End (1966) ... Drunk

 1964 Lilith

Patient (uncredited)

 1964 Fail-Safe

Jet Fighter Pilot (voice, uncredited)

 1961-1963 Naked City (TV Series)

Jerome Seidner / Veyo / Hotel Manager

- The S.S. American Dream (1963) ... Jerome Seidner

- Beyond This Place There Be Dragons (1963) ... Veyo

- C3H5(NO3)3 (1961) ... Hotel Manager (uncredited)

 1962 The Defenders (TV Series)

Captain McDonald

- The Point Shaver (1962) ... Captain McDonald

 1960 The United States Steel Hour (TV Series)

Weatherby

- Shadow of a Pale Horse (1960) ... Weatherby

 1960 Sunday Showcase (TV Series)

Clerk

- The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 2 (1960) ... Clerk

- The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1 (1960) ... Clerk

 1960 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series)

Jotham Powell

- Ethan Frome (1960) ... Jotham Powell

 1959 That Kind of Woman

Young Sharecropper, Father (uncredited)

 1951 Danger (TV Series)

- The Captain Has Bad Dreams (1951)