Cliff Emmich
Known for Acting · 62 credits
- Born
- 1936-12-13
- Died
- 2022-11-28
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Biography
Engaging character actor Cliff Emmich first began acting on stage. Veteran character actor Keenan Wynn advised Emmich to enroll at the Pasadena Playhouse. He studied at the Pasadena Playhouse for eight months. Emmich then toured the country with the American Repertory Players and spent a summer performing in summer stock at the Pink Garter Theatre in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He made his film debut in Gaily, Gaily (1969).
Later memorable roles were as a coroner in Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973), as sexist jerk business executive who insults Yvette Mimieux at the beginning of Jackson County Jail (1976), as a bumbling small town deputy in Barracuda (1978), as the ill-fated hospital security guard Mr. Garrett in Halloween II (1981), as an asylum doctor in the trashy Hellhole (1985), and as a small town sheriff in Digital Man (1995). He has appeared in such television shows as Crossing Jordan (2001), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Nash Bridges (1996), Coach (1989), Baywatch (1989), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Knots Landing (1979), Night Court (1984), Hunter (1984), Riptide (1984), Simon & Simon (1981), CHiPs (1977), Knight Rider (1982), The Incredible Hulk (1977), Vega$ (1978), Fantasy Island (1977), Happy Days (1974), Little House on the Prairie (1974) (this is one of Emmich's favorite parts), Charlie's Angels (1976), Baretta (1975), Police Woman (1974), and Starsky and Hutch (1975). He is a member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Known For
TV Shows (34)
Columbo
1971
as Tubby Comfort
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Dr. Marlen
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Harry Tigner
Falcon Crest
1981
as Mr. Lomax
Knots Landing
1979
as Mr. Scott
Ironside
1967
as Jerry Barker
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as John Bevins
Coach
1989
as Auctioneer
Knight Rider
1982
as Linden
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Duece
Night Court
1984
as Mini Mart Marv
Happy Days
1974
as Candy Man
Simon & Simon
1981
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Marshall 'Moo-Moo' Caifano
Police Woman
1974
as Ronald English / Spiro / Whalen
Hunter
1984
as Oscar
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as King
A Different World
1987
as Desk Sergeant
The F.B.I.
1965
as Gerald Guido
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Earl
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Odd Couple
1970
as Harold / Ben
Baretta
1975
Vega$
1978
Matt Houston
1982
CHiPs
1977
as Daniels
227
1985
Police Story
1973
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986
as Santa Claus
California Dreams
1992
as Mr. Laden
Automan
1983
as Zack
Rachel Gunn, R.N.
1992
as Mr. Bellows
Bret Maverick
1981
Cool Million
1972
as Paul Davison
Movies (28)
...All the Marbles
1981
as Obese Promoter
Inspector Gadget
1999
as Out of Control Bus Driver
MouseHunt
1997
as Mayor McKrinle
Halloween II
1981
as Mr. Garrett
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974
as The Fat Man
Best of the Best 2
1993
as Texan
The Macahans
1976
as Bartender
Holiday Road Trip
2013
as Rocky
Hellhole
1985
as Dr. Blume
Invasion of the Bee Girls
1973
as Coroner
Jackson County Jail
1976
as Mr. Bigelow
Return to Horror High
1987
as Dillon
Legalese
1998
as Bib Wellingford
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
1975
as Cliff Wilson - Used Car Dealer
Barracuda
1978
as Lester
Slither
1974
as Fat Stranger
Undercover with the KKK
1979
as Orville
Our Time
1974
as Hotel Clerk
Bad Georgia Road
1977
as Early DePue
Stingray
1978
as Roscoe
The Feminist and the Fuzz
1971
as Key Holder
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
1976
as Ron Weimer
Payday
1973
as Chicago
Shell Game
1975
as Carmichael
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
as Purvis
Inside O.U.T.
1971
as Coffee vendor
Hot Summer Week
1972
as Truck Driver
The Streets of L.A.
1979
as Mason
About Cliff Emmich
Engaging character actor Cliff Emmich first began acting on stage. Veteran character actor Keenan Wynn advised Emmich to enroll at the Pasadena Playhouse. He studied at the Pasadena Playhouse for eight months. Emmich then toured the country with the American Repertory Players and spent a summer performing in summer stock at the Pink Garter Theatre in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He made his film debut in Gaily, Gaily (1969). Later memorable roles were as a coroner in Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973), as sexist jerk business executive who insults Yve… With 62 credits spanning from 1965 to 2013, Cliff Emmich has appeared in 28 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular Cliff Emmich Movies
- ...All the Marbles (1981) — as Obese Promoter
- Inspector Gadget (1999) — as Out of Control Bus Driver
- MouseHunt (1997) — as Mayor McKrinle
- Halloween II (1981) — as Mr. Garrett
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) — as The Fat Man
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