Hollywood Faces Dossier
36 Archival Vault Holdings
📍 Danville, Virginia, USA
Charles Tyner
1925 – 2017
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).
Mike Jones's Video Boneyard archive currently preserves 36 physical recordings spanning 5 productions featuring Charles Tyner.
Archival Holdings in The Video Boneyard
The following 5 canonical motion pictures and broadcast master recordings featuring Charles Tyner are preserved in the studio archives:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Director / Studio | The Video Boneyard | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Fail-Safe | Co-Star | Sidney Lumet / Columbia Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Cool Hand Luke | Co-Star | Stuart Rosenberg / Warner Bros. Entertainment | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1972 | The Cowboys 2 Copies | Leading Role | Mark Rydell / Warner Bros. Entertainment | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1976 | Family Plot | Co-Star | Alfred Hitchcock / Universal Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk 31 Copies | Co-Star | Michael Preece / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
Complete Career & Landmark Filmography
Major theatrical features, landmark television appearances, and key credited roles across Charles Tyner's historic screen career:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Department / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | That Kind of Woman | Young Sharecropper Father (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1964 | Fail Safe | Jet Fighter Pilot (voice) (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1967 | Cool Hand Luke | Boss Higgins | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1968 | The Sound of Anger | Rudolph Evans | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1968 | The Stalking Moon | Dace | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1969 | Gaily, Gaily | Dr. Lazarus | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1969 | The Reivers | Edmonds | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1970 | Monte Walsh | Doctor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1970 | The Cheyenne Social Club | Charlie Bannister | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1970 | The Moonshine War | Mr. McClendon | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1970 | The Traveling Executioner | Virgil | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1971 | Harold and Maude | Uncle Victor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1971 | Lawman | Minister | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1971 | Sarge: The Badge or the Cross | Hawley | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1971 | Sometimes a Great Notion | Les Gibbons | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1972 | Bad Company | Actor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1972 | Fuzz | Pete Schroeder | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1972 | Jeremiah Johnson | Robidoux | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Larraby | Actor (Television) |
| 1972 | The Cowboys | Stonemason | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1973 | Emperor of the North | Cracker | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1973 | The Stone Killer | Police Psychiatrist | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | Mr. Janes | Actor (Television) |
| 1974 | The Greatest Gift | Amos Goodloe | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1974 | The Longest Yard | Unger | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1974 | The Midnight Man | Ewing | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1974 | Winter Kill | Charley Eastman | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Anton Tarloff | Actor (Television) |
| 1976 | Family Plot | Wheeler | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1976 | The Outlaw Josey Wales | Zukie Limmer | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1976 | Young Pioneers | Mr. Beaton | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1977 | Pete's Dragon | Merle | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1977 | Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion | Lefty Slade | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1978 | Lassie: The New Beginning | Asa Bluel | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1978 | The Awakening Land | Reverend Hutchins | Actor (Television) |
| 1979 | Shadow of Fear | Actor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1979 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Doug Slocomb | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1981 | A Matter of Life and Death | Joy's Father | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1981 | Evilspeak | Colonel Kincaid | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1981 | Father Murphy | Actor | Actor (Television) |
⚖️ Archival Preservation & Scholarship:
All film excerpts, technical specifications, and character credits cataloged in this dossier are curated for film scholarship, legal public domain verification, and historical media education under 17 U.S.C. § 107.