Jon Cypher

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Jon Herbert Cypher (born January 13, 1932 in New York City , New York ) is an American actor .

Life

Cypher grew up in Brooklyn . He graduated from the University of Vermont with a Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Counseling .

From the mid-1950s he worked as an actor and initially appeared in smaller television productions and in theater productions on Broadway . In the 1960s, roles in various Broadway productions followed. From 1977 he played in the television series Young and Passionate - As Life So plays the role of Alexander Keith . He was best known for his role of the selfish police chief Fletcher Daniels in the television series Hill Street Police Station , which he played in over 60 episodes from 1981 to 1987. In the 1980s he also had longer engagements in the television series Under the California Sun and The Denver Clan .

In 1987 he took on the role of Man-at-Arms in the science fiction film Masters of the Universe at the side of Dolph Lundgren and Chelsea Field .

In 1988 he was on the California Clan television series as Dr. See Arthur Donnelly . From 1990 he appeared in the series Major Dad . After that, he mostly took on guest roles in television series and finally retired from acting in 2004. In total he was seen in around 90 film and television productions.

Cypher is in second marriage to Dr. Carol Rosin, president of the Institute for Security and Cooperation in Outer Space. The marriage produced a daughter.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1957: Cinderella (TV movie)
  • 1957: Armstrong Circle Theater (TV series, two episodes)
  • 1964: Flipper (TV series, one episode)
  • 1971: Valdez (Valdez Is Coming)
  • 1971: Believe in Me
  • 1972: Cobra, Take Over ( Mission: Impossible , TV series, one episode)
  • 1972: Bonanza (TV series, one episode)
  • 1973: Lady Ice
  • 1973: Blade
  • 1974: Cannon (TV series, one episode)
  • 1974: Night Games (TV movie)
  • 1974: The FBI (TV series, three episodes)
  • 1974: Memory of Us
  • 1974: The Kid and the Killers
  • 1975: The Kingfisher Caper
  • 1975: Marcus Welby, MD (TV series, four episodes)
  • 1976: The Island of Monsters (The Food of zhe Gods)
  • 1977: Detective Rockford - Just Call ( The Rockford Files , TV series, two episodes)
  • 1977–1979: Young and Passionate - As Life Plays ( As the World Turns , TV series, unknown number of episodes)
  • 1979: Love Boat ( The Love Boat , TV series, one episode)
  • 1981: Evita Peron (TV movie)
  • 1981–1987: Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues , TV series, 67 episodes)
  • 1982–1983: Under the California Sun ( Knots Landing , TV series, 12 episodes)
  • 1983: Knight Rider (TV series, one episode)
  • 1983–1987: The Denver Clan ( Dynasty , television series, ten episodes)
  • 1985: Malice in Wonderland (TV movie)
  • 1986: Perry Mason : The Case of the Notorious Nun (TV movie)
  • 1986–1993: Murder is her hobby ( Murder, She Wrote , television series, three episodes)
  • 1987: Masters of the Universe
  • 1987: Off the Mark
  • 1988: Elvis and Me (TV movie)
  • 1988: Rehearsal (TV series, seven episodes)
  • 1988: Lady Mobster (TV movie)
  • 1988: California Clan ( Santa Barbara , TV series, 48 ​​episodes)
  • 1988–1989: Tour of Duty (TV series, two episodes)
  • 1989: The Sandgrass People
  • 1989: Open House (TV series, two episodes)
  • 1989: Accidents
  • 1990: Fire Syndrome (Spontaneous Combustion)
  • 1990: Snow Kill (TV movie)
  • 1990–1993: Major Dad (TV series, 69 episodes)
  • 1991: Strictly Business
  • 1995: The Invaders (TV movie)
  • 1996: Dr. Quinn - a passionate doctor ( Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman , TV series, one episode)
  • 1997: Profiler (TV series, one episode)
  • 1998: JAG - On behalf of honor ( JAG , TV series, one episode)
  • 1998: Walking to the Waterline
  • 1999: Rescue 77 (TV series, three episodes)
  • 1999: Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series, one episode)
  • 1999–2000: Batman of the Future ( Batman Beyond , animated series, voice, three episodes)
  • 2001: The Lot (TV series, one episode)
  • 2004: Great Performances (TV series, one episode)

Stage plays (selection)

  • 1958-1959: The Disenchanted
  • 1961–1962: The Night of the Iguana
  • 1963: Jennie
  • 1965-1971: Man of La Mancha
  • 1967: Sherry!
  • 1968-1970: The Great White Hope
  • 1969-1972: 1776
  • 1969-1970: Coco
  • 1996: Big

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Soap Star of the Week in The News and Courier, Aug. 26, 1988, Charleston, South Carolina, 21
  2. ↑ Q & A With Actor Jon Cypher (Man-At-Arms)! at motumovie.com, accessed April 29, 2014
  3. ↑ Jon Cypher of Big ( Memento of the original from April 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at playbill.com, accessed April 28, 2014  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.playbill.com
  4. ↑ Jon Cypher at capridge.com, accessed on April 29, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Cypher, Jon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cypher, Jon Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States