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Jon Cypher

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93 Years Old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jon Cypher (born January 13, 1932) is an American actor. Born in New York City, Cypher graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1949 and Brooklyn College in 1953. He made his television debut as the Prince in the original 1957 production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella opposite Julie Andrews in the title role. He is particularly remembered as Chief of Police Fletcher Daniels in Hill Street Blues, a role he played throughout the lifetime of the series, 1981-1987. He also played Commanding General Marcus Craig on the television show, Major Dad, alongside Gerald McRaney and Beverly Archer, and appeared as Howard Millhouse in the short lived television series Probe. He is also well known for the roles of Dr. Alex Keith on As the World Turns (1977–1979) and Dr. Arthur Donelly on Santa Barbara (1988–89). His other television credits include the recurring roles of Belson in The F.B.I., Dirk Maurier in Dynasty, Eric Brandon in Marcus Welby, M.D., and Jeff Munson in Knots Landing. He also provided the voice of comic villain Spellbinder in the animated television series Batman Beyond. Cypher made his first film appearance as the villain Frank Tanner in the 1971 Western Valdez Is Coming opposite Burt Lancaster and Susan Clark. He has since appeared periodically in films up through the late 1990s in mostly featured character parts. Cypher has also had an active career on the stage in both musicals and plays. He made his Broadway debut as Wister LaSalle in the original 1959 production of Harvey Breit's The Disenchanted. He returned to Broadway in 1962 to replace Patrick O'Neal as the Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon in the original production of Tennessee Williams's The Night of the Iguana. He portrayed the role of Dr. Carrasco in the original 1965 cast of Man of La Mancha, later taking over the role of Don Quixote. In 1967 he performed the role of Bert Jefferson in the original musical Sherry! by James Lipton and Laurence Rosenthal. His other Broadway credits include The Great White Hope, 1776, Coco, and Big: the musical. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Cypher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

New York City, New York, U.S. on 13th January 1932

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Law & Order
Jerome Kamen
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Law & Order
Harlan Graham
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The Love Boat
Russell Evans
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Tour of Duty
MG Goldman
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Police Woman
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Mannix
Wallace Hunter
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Mannix
Phillip Lomax
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The F.B.I.
Belson
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Murder, She Wrote
Nathan Swarthmore
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Murder, She Wrote
Capt. Rory O'Neil
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Murder, She Wrote
Defense Atty. Max Flynn
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Trapper John, M.D.
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Knight Rider
George Atherton
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The Rookies
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Major Dad
General Marcus Craig
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Knots Landing
Jeff Munson
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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Preston A. Lodge II
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The Rockford Files
Michael Kelly
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Walker, Texas Ranger
Waylon Cox
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JAG
Frank Burnett
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Hotel
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Burke's Law
Ben Fletcher
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Hunter
Alan Shadwell
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Batman Beyond
Spellbinder (voice)
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Batman Beyond
Dr. Ira Billings / Spellbinder (voice)
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Tony Awards
Self - Performer
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Love & War
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
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Dynasty
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Flipper
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Mission: Impossible
Art Stafford
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Hill Street Blues
Chief Fletcher Daniels
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Bronk
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The Commish
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Nanny and the Professor
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Probe
Howard Millhouse
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Ghost Story
Keith
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Profiler
Judge Neil MacGruder
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The Feather And Father Gang
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Lime Street
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Favorite Son
Bartholomew Scott
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Masters of the Universe
Man At Arms
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Freebie and the Bean
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The Food of the Gods
Brian
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Lady Mobster
Alfred Mallory
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Valdez Is Coming
Frank Tanner
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Elvis and Me
Captain Joseph Paul Beaulieu
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Strictly Business
Drake
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Spontaneous Combustion
Dr. Marsh
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Dr. Peter Lattimore
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Malice in Wonderland
Dr. Harry 'Docky' Martin
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Lady Ice
Eddie Stell
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Blade
Petersen
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Evita Peron
Col. Imbert
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The Kid and the Killers
Roper
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Elvis and Me
Captain Joseph Paul Beaulieu
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Walking to the Waterline
Fred Blumquist
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Night Games
Dale Hannigan
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Off the Mark
John C. Roosevelt
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Cinderella
Prince Christopher
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Believe in Me
Alan
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Accidents
James Hughes
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Memory of Us
Brad
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Snow Kill
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