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Cliff Emmich
Actor
Born December 13, 1936Died November 28, 2022 (85 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2013 | Holiday Road Trip · as Rocky |
| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School · as Doorman |
| 2002 | Push, Nevada (TV Series) · as Cowboy Poet #1 |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan (TV Series) · as Dr. Marlen |
| 1999 | Treehouse Hostage · as Detective Nelson |
| 1999 | Inspector Gadget · as Out Of Control Bus Driver |
| 1999 | Follow Your Heart · as Mechanic |
| 1998 | Legalese · as Bib Wellingford |
| 1998 | Bug Buster · as Uncle Buck |
| 1997 | Mousehunt · as Mayor Mckrinle |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges (TV Series) · as Irv Glickman (talent Agent) |
| 1995 | Digital Man · as Sheriff |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as King |
| 1993 | Best of the Best II · as Texan |
| 1992 | California Dreams (TV Series) · as Mr. Laden |
| 1992 | Martin (TV Series) · as Billy Joe |
| 1992 | Columbo: No Time to Die · as Tubby Comfort |
| 1990 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School · as Doorman |
| 1990 | The New Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Ben Shoop |
| 1989 | Dragnet (1989) (TV Series) · as A.c. 'ace' Scanlon |
| 1989 | Baywatch (TV Series) · as Sid |
| 1989 | Coach (TV Series) · as Auctioneer |
| 1989 | The Diceman Cometh · as Male Customer |
| 1987 | A Different World (1987) (TV Series) · as Desk Sergeant |
| 1987 | Private Eye (TV Series) · as Victor |
| 1987 | Return to Horror High · as Dillon |
| 1986 | It's Garry Shandling's Show (TV Series) · as Santa Claus |
| 1985 | 227 (TV Series) |
| 1985 | Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster · as Cast |
| 1985 | Hellhole · as Dr. Blume |
| 1985 | MacGruder and Loud (TV Series) · as Sam Monash |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Harry Tigner |
| 1984 | Who's the Boss? (TV Series) · as Jack Dodds |
| 1984 | Hunter (TV Series) · as Oscar |
| 1984 | Night Court (TV Series) · as Mini Mart Marv |
| 1984 | Riptide (1984) (TV Series) · as Langston |
| 1983 | Automan (TV Series) · as Zack |
| 1983 | Dempsey · as Otto |
| 1983 | I Want to Live · as Saxon |
| 1982 | Matt Houston (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Knight Rider (TV Series) · as Linden |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Mr. Lomax |
| 1981 | Bret Maverick (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Strike Force (TV Series) · as Hugo |
| 1981 | Halloween II · as Mr. Garrett |
| 1981 | ...All the Marbles · as Obese Promoter |
| 1980 | The $5.20 an Hour Dream · as Purvis |
| 1979 | Knots Landing (TV Series) · as Mr. Scott |
| 1979 | Undercover with the KKK · as Orville |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Salvage 1 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1978 | Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV Series) · as Mardon |
| 1978 | David Cassidy: Man Undercover (TV Series) · as Louis |
| 1978 | Barracuda · as Lester |
| 1978 | B.J. and the Bear (TV Series) · as Deputy Tero |
| 1978 | Stingray · as Roscoe |
| 1978 | Wheels (TV Series) · as Damiano |
| 1978 | Vega$ (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Telefon · as Highway Patrolman #2 |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) · as Earl |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) · as Daniels |
| 1977 | Bad Georgia Road · as Early Depue |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Manny The Turk |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Duece |
| 1976 | Jackson County Jail · as Mr. Bigelow |
| 1976 | Family (TV Series) · as Hot Dog Vendor |
| 1976 | Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence · as Ron Weimer |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man (TV Series) · as Gym Announcer |
| 1976 | The Macahans · as Bartender |
| 1976 | How the West Was Won (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series) · as Lem Borg |
| 1975 | Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins · as Cliff Wilson - Used Car Dealer |
| 1975 | Shell Game · as Carmichael |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) · as Marshall 'moo-Moo' Caifano |
| 1975 | Aloha Bobby and Rose · as Bird Brain |
| 1975 | Baretta (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Police Woman (TV Series) · as Whalen |
| 1974 | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot · as The Fat Man |
| 1974 | Our Time · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Happy Days (TV Series) · as Candy Man |
| 1973 | Payday · as Chicago |
| 1973 | Invasion of the Bee Girls · as Coroner |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Cool Million (TV Series) · as Paul Davison |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Porter |
| 1972 | Girls on the Road · as Truck Driver |
| 1972 | Top of the Heap · as Hard-Hat |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Tubby Comfort |
| 1971 | The Feminist and the Fuzz · as Key Holder |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple (TV Series) · as Ben |
| 1969 | Gaily, Gaily · as Cast |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Jerry Barker |
| 1965 | Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as Nathan |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Gerald Guido |