1932-01-13 ( 93 years old ) in New York City, New York, U.S.
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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.
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Movies
Walking to the Waterline
1998-06-13
Strictly Business
1991-11-08
Snow Kill
1990-07-25
Spontaneous Combustion
1990-02-23
Accidents
1989-11-01
Lady Mobster
1988-10-19
Elvis and Me
1988-02-07
Off the Mark
1987-11-01
Masters of the Universe
1987-08-07
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1986-05-29
Malice in Wonderland
1985-01-01
Evita Peron
1981-02-23
The Food of the Gods
1976-06-18
Memory of Us
1974-05-01
The Kid and the Killers
1974-04-27
Night Games
1974-03-16
Blade
1973-12-01
Lady Ice
1973-07-13
Believe in Me
1971-12-08
Valdez Is Coming
1971-04-09
Cinderella
1957-03-31
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