Jon Cypher
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 13, 1932
- Died
- August 3, 2026 (aged 94)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, U.S.
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jon Cypher (January 13, 1932 – August 3, 2026) was 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Cypher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Batman Beyond: School Days and Spellbound
Movie · as Dr. Ira Billings/Spellbinder (voice)
Batman Beyond
TV · as Dr. Ira Billings / Spellbinder (voice) · 1 ep
Walking to the Waterline
Movie · as Fred Blumquist
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
TV · 1 ep
Profiler
TV · as Judge Neil MacGruder · 1 ep
JAG
TV · as Frank Burnett · 1 ep
Burke's Law
TV · as Ben Fletcher · 1 ep
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Waylon Cox · 1 ep
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
TV · as Preston A. Lodge II · 1 ep
Love & War
TV · 1 ep
Strictly Business
Movie · as Drake
The Commish
TV · 1 ep
Snow Kill
Movie · as Reid
Law & Order
TV · as Harlan Graham, Jerome Kamen · 1 ep
Spontaneous Combustion
Movie · as Dr. Marsh
Accidents
Movie · as James Hughes
Major Dad
TV · as Marcus Craig, Gen. Marcus C. Craig · 70 eps
Lady Mobster
Movie · as Alfred Mallory
Elvis and Me
Movie · as Captain Joseph Paul Beaulieu
Probe
TV · as Howard Millhouse · 1 ep
Favorite Son
TV · as Bartholomew Scott · 3 eps
Elvis and Me
TV · as Captain Joseph Paul Beaulieu · 2 eps
Masters of the Universe
Movie · as Man-at-Arms
Off the Mark
Movie · as John C. Roosevelt
Tour of Duty
TV · as MG Goldman · 2 eps
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Movie · as Dr. Peter Lattimore
True Confessions
TV · 1 ep
Malice in Wonderland
Movie · as Dr. Harry 'Docky' Martin
Lime Street
TV · 1 ep
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Defense Atty. Max Flynn, Capt. Rory O'Neil, Nathan Swarthmore · 1 ep
Hunter
TV · as Alan Shadwell · 1 ep
Knight Rider
TV · as George Atherton · 1 ep
Hotel
TV · 1 ep
Evita Peron
Movie · as Col. Imbert
Dynasty
TV · 4 eps
Hill Street Blues
TV · as Chief Fletcher Daniels · 27 eps
Freebie and the Bean
TV · 1 ep
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · 1 ep
Knots Landing
TV · as Jeff Munson · 12 eps
The Feather And Father Gang
TV · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Russell Evans · 1 ep
The Food of the Gods
Movie · as Brian
Bronk
TV · 1 ep
The Kid and the Killers
Movie · as Roper
Memory of Us
Movie · as Brad
Night Games
Movie · as Dale Hannigan
Police Woman
TV · 1 ep
The Rockford Files
TV · as Michael Kelly · 2 eps
Lady Ice
Movie · as Eddie Stell
Blade
Movie · as Petersen
The Rookies
TV · 1 ep
Ghost Story
TV · as Keith · 1 ep
Valdez Is Coming
Movie · as Frank Tanner
Believe in Me
Movie · as Alan
Nanny and the Professor
TV · 1 ep
Mannix
TV · as Phillip Lomax, Wallace Hunter · 1 ep
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Art Stafford · 1 ep
The F.B.I.
TV · as Belson · 1 ep
Flipper
TV · 1 ep
Cinderella
Movie · as Prince Christopher
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep