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
The Outlaw Josey Wales
(1976)
Zukie Limmer
Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
Boss Higgins
Jeremiah Johnson
(1972)
Robidoux
Pete's Dragon
(1977)
Merle
The Cowboys
(1972)
Stonemason
Fail Safe
(1964)
Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
(1987)
Gus
Harold and Maude
(1971)
Uncle Victor
The Longest Yard
(1974)
Unger
Best Seller
(1987)
Harold, Cleve's father
Lawman
(1971)
Minister
Emperor of the North
(1973)
Cracker
Family Plot
(1976)
Wheeler
Evilspeak
(1981)
Colonel Kincaid
The Stalking Moon
(1968)
Dace
The Stone Killer
(1973)
Police Psychiatrist
Full Filmography
Acting
That Kind of Woman
(1959)
Young Sharecropper Father (uncredited)
Fail Safe
(1964)
Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)
Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
Boss Higgins
The Stalking Moon
(1968)
Dace
The Sound of Anger
(1968)
Rudolph Evans
Gaily, Gaily
(1969)
Dr. Lazarus
The Reivers
(1969)
Edmonds
Monte Walsh
(1970)
Doctor
The Moonshine War
(1970)
Mr. McClendon
The Cheyenne Social Club
(1970)
Charlie Bannister
The Traveling Executioner
(1970)
Virgil
Sometimes a Great Notion
(1971)
Les Gibbons
Harold and Maude
(1971)
Uncle Victor
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
(1971)
Hawley
Lawman
(1971)
Minister
Jeremiah Johnson
(1972)
Robidoux
The Cowboys
(1972)
Stonemason
Fuzz
(1972)
Pete Schroeder
The Stone Killer
(1973)
Police Psychiatrist
Emperor of the North
(1973)
Cracker
The Midnight Man
(1974)
Ewing
The Longest Yard
(1974)
Unger
The Greatest Gift
(1974)
Amos Goodloe
Winter Kill
(1974)
Charley Eastman
Family Plot
(1976)
Wheeler
The Outlaw Josey Wales
(1976)
Zukie Limmer
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
(1977)
Lefty Slade
Pete's Dragon
(1977)
Merle
Lassie: The New Beginning
(1978)
Asa Bluel
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
(1979)
Doug Slocomb
Shadow of Fear
(1979)
Evilspeak
(1981)
Colonel Kincaid
A Matter of Life and Death
(1981)
Joy's Father
Deadly Messages
(1985)
George Clark
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
(1986)
Lyman Vunk
Best Seller
(1987)
Harold, Cleve's father
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
(1987)
Gus
Pulse
(1988)
Old Man
I'll Be Home for Christmas
(1988)
Isaiah Cawley
Enid Is Sleeping
(1990)
Man at Indian Burial Site
Motorama
(1991)
Dying Man