Charles Tyner


Charles Tyner was an American actor.

Early years

Tyner was a native of Danville, Virginia and served in the Army as a combat infantryman in Germany and France during World War II.

Career

In 1957, Tyner made his debut on Broadway in Orpheus Descending. Two years later, he appeared with Paul Newman in Sweet Bird of Youth on Broadway.
During 1959, that he made his film debut, with an uncredited part in That Kind of Woman. He worked with Newman again in 1967, as Boss Higgins, the sadistic prison guard in Cool Hand Luke, and became a regular character actor, appearing in films such as The Reivers, Lawman, Harold and Maude, The Cowboys and Emperor of the North Pole. One of his better known roles was alongside Burt Reynolds, in the 1974 prison comedy The Longest Yard. Another one of his better known roles was that of the evil Howard Rodman in the television series Father Murphy.
Tyner returned to the stage in 1977, but continued to appear in films. He died on November 8, 2017.

Selected filmography