Charles Tyner

Acting

Charles Tyner

Born 8 June 1923 · Danville, Virginia, USA · Died 8 November 2017 at 94

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

Highlights

The Wonder Years1988 · Series · Mr. Nestor
Cool Hand Luke1967 · Film · Boss Higgins
Planes, Trains and Automobiles1987 · Film · Gus
Little House on the Prairie1974 · Series · Mr. Janes
Harold and Maude1971 · Film · Uncle Victor
The Outlaw Josey Wales1976 · Film · Zukie Limmer

Filmography

Movies

44 films

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is1994 · Film · (as Bill Durham)
Motorama1991 · Film · Dying Man
Enid Is Sleeping1990 · Film · Man at Indian Burial Site
I'll Be Home for Christmas1988 · Film · Isaiah Cawley
Pulse1988 · Film · Old Man
Planes, Trains and Automobiles1987 · Film · Gus
Best Seller1987 · Film · Harold, Cleve's father
Hamburger: The Motion Picture1986 · Film · Lyman Vunk
Deadly Messages1985 · Film · George Clark
Evilspeak1981 · Film · Colonel Kincaid
A Matter of Life and Death1981 · Film · Joy's Father
Shadow of Fear1979 · Film
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel1979 · Film · Doug Slocomb
Lassie: The New Beginning1978 · Film · Asa Bluel
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion1977 · Film · Lefty Slade
Pete's Dragon1977 · Film · Merle
The Outlaw Josey Wales1976 · Film · Zukie Limmer
Family Plot1976 · Film · Wheeler
Young Pioneers1976 · Film · Mr. Beaton
The Greatest Gift1974 · Film · Amos Goodloe
The Longest Yard1974 · Film · Unger
Winter Kill1974 · Film · Charley Eastman
The Midnight Man1974 · Film · Ewing
The Stone Killer1973 · Film · Police Psychiatrist
Emperor of the North1973 · Film · Cracker
Bad Company1972 · Film
Jeremiah Johnson1972 · Film · Robidoux
Fuzz1972 · Film · Pete Schroeder
The Cowboys1972 · Film · Stonemason
Harold and Maude1971 · Film · Uncle Victor
Sometimes a Great Notion1971 · Film · Les Gibbons
Lawman1971 · Film · Minister
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross1971 · Film · Hawley
The Traveling Executioner1970 · Film · Virgil
Monte Walsh1970 · Film · Doctor
The Moonshine War1970 · Film · Mr. McClendon
The Cheyenne Social Club1970 · Film · Charlie Bannister
The Reivers1969 · Film · Edmonds
Gaily, Gaily1969 · Film · Dr. Lazarus
The Stalking Moon1968 · Film · Dace
The Sound of Anger1968 · Film · Rudolph Evans
Cool Hand Luke1967 · Film · Boss Higgins
Fail Safe1964 · Film · Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)
That Kind of Woman1959 · Film · Young Sharecropper Father (uncredited)

Filmography

Series

11 shows

ER1994 · Series · Barry Connelly
Diagnosis: Murder1993 · Series · Harry Clark
The Wonder Years1988 · Series · Mr. Nestor
Matlock1986 · Series · E.J. Metcalf
St. Elsewhere1982 · Series · Christopher Samus Payne
Cassie & Co.1982 · Series · Security Officer
Father Murphy1981 · Series
The Awakening Land1978 · Series · Reverend Hutchins
Charlie's Angels1976 · Series · Anton Tarloff
Little House on the Prairie1974 · Series · Mr. Janes
Kung Fu1972 · Series · Larraby