Cliff Emmich

Tubby and engaging character actor 'Cliff Emmich' (qv) was born on December 13, 1936 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and raised in Los Angeles, California. His father Clifford was a popular exotic car dealer whose celebrity customers included 'Clark Gable' (qv), 'Gary Cooper' (qv), and 'Ozzie Nelson' (qv). Following graduation from John Muir High School, Emmich served in the air force for four years as a photo technician. He first began acting on stage. Veteran character actor 'Keenan Wynn' (qv) 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)_ (qv).Later memorable roles were as a coroner in _Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)_ (qv), as sexist jerk business executive who insults 'Yvette Mimieux' (qv) at the beginning of _Jackson County Jail (1976)_ (qv), as a bumbling small town deputy in _Barracuda (1978)_ (qv), as the ill-fated hospital security guard Mr. Garrett in _Halloween II (1981)_ (qv), as an asylum doctor in the trashy _Hellhole (1985)_ (qv), and as a small town sheriff in _Digital Man (1995)_ (qv). He has appeared in such television shows as _Crossing Jordan (2001)_ (qv), _Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)_ (qv), _Nash Bridges (1996)_ (qv), _Coach (1989)_ (qv), _Baywatch (1989)_ (qv), _Murder, She Wrote (1984)_ (qv), _Knots Landing (1979)_ (qv), _Harrys wundersames Strafgericht (1984)_ (qv), _Hunter (1984)_ (qv), _Riptide (1984)_ (qv), _Simon & Simon (1981)_ (qv), _CHiPs (1977)_ (qv), _Knight Rider (1982)_ (qv), _The Incredible Hulk (1977)_ (qv), _Vega$ (1978)_ (qv), _Fantasy Island (1977)_ (qv), _Happy Days (1974)_ (qv), _Little House on the Prairie (1974)_ (qv) (this is one of Emmich's favorite parts), _Charlie's Angels (1976)_ (qv), _Baretta (1975)_ (qv), _Police Woman (1974)_ (qv), and _Starsky and Hutch (1975)_ (qv). He is a member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.::woodyanders/robsieger