Cliff Emmich
Encyclopedia
Clifford Emmich is an American
television
and film
actor
. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
as well as the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Emmich made his film debut in the 1972 movie Payday. His biggest role, however, was as Mr. Garrett, the hospital security guard murdered by Michael Myers
in the 1981 horror sequel Halloween II
. His most recent film roles are in the 1999 films Inspector Gadget
and Treehouse Hostage
.
Emmich has made guest appearances in many television shows ranging from The Odd Couple
, Starsky and Hutch
, CHiPs
, Knight Rider, Night Court
and Walker, Texas Ranger
. Emmich also appeared in the season five episode of Little House on the Prairie
entitled "The Man Inside", a role he has called his very favorite. In 2007, Emmich guest starred on the hit NBC
drama Crossing Jordan
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures...
as well as the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Emmich made his film debut in the 1972 movie Payday. His biggest role, however, was as Mr. Garrett, the hospital security guard murdered by Michael Myers
Michael Myers (Halloween)
Michael Myers is a fictional character from the Halloween series of slasher films. He first appears in John Carpenter's Halloween as a young boy who murders his older sister, then fifteen years later returns home to murder more teenagers...
in the 1981 horror sequel Halloween II
Halloween II
Halloween II is a 1981 slasher film directed by Rick Rosenthal, and written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. It is the second installment in the Halloween series and is a direct sequel to the Halloween set on the same night of October 31, 1978 as the seemingly unkillable Michael Myers continues to...
. His most recent film roles are in the 1999 films Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget (film)
Inspector Gadget is a 1999 American live-action comedy film loosely based on the 1983 animated cartoon series Inspector Gadget. It starred Matthew Broderick as the title character, along with Rupert Everett as Dr. Claw, Michelle Trachtenberg as Penny, and Dabney Coleman as Chief Quimby...
and Treehouse Hostage
Treehouse Hostage
Treehouse Hostage is a 1999 family film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Jim Varney, Joey Zimmerman.-Plot summary:Carl Banks is a dangerous counterfeiter and escapes from jail...
.
Emmich has made guest appearances in many television shows ranging from The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (TV series)
The Odd Couple is a television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970 to July 4, 1975 on ABC. It starred Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison. It was based upon the play of the same name, which was written by Neil Simon.Felix and Oscar are two divorced men....
, Starsky and Hutch
Starsky and Hutch
Starsky and Hutch is a 1970s American cop thriller television series that consisted of a 90-minute pilot movie and 92 episodes of 60 minutes each; created by William Blinn, produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast between April 30, 1975 and May 15, 1979 on the ABC...
, CHiPs
CHiPs
CHiPs is an American television drama series produced by MGM Studios that originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to July 17, 1983. CHiPs followed the lives of two motorcycle police officers of the California Highway Patrol...
, Knight Rider, Night Court
Night Court
Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984, to May 20, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan court, presided over by the young, unorthodox Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone...
and Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, and starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full...
. Emmich also appeared in the season five episode of Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s. The show was an adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's best-selling series of Little House books...
entitled "The Man Inside", a role he has called his very favorite. In 2007, Emmich guest starred on the hit NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
drama Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...
.
Filmography
- Treehouse HostageTreehouse HostageTreehouse Hostage is a 1999 family film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Jim Varney, Joey Zimmerman.-Plot summary:Carl Banks is a dangerous counterfeiter and escapes from jail...
(1999) - Inspector GadgetInspector Gadget (film)Inspector Gadget is a 1999 American live-action comedy film loosely based on the 1983 animated cartoon series Inspector Gadget. It starred Matthew Broderick as the title character, along with Rupert Everett as Dr. Claw, Michelle Trachtenberg as Penny, and Dabney Coleman as Chief Quimby...
(1999) - Bug BusterBug BusterBug Buster is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Lorenzo Doumani. It is the only known film to be written by Malick Khoury. In the United Kingdom, this film was released under the title Some Things Never Die....
(1998) - MouseHunt (1997)
- Digital Man (1995)
- Best of the Best 2Best of the Best 2Best of the Best 2 is a 1993 martial arts film directed by Robert Radler, and starring Eric Roberts and Phillip Rhee. It is the first sequel to the 1989 film Best of the Best. The plot follows three of the characters from the original film, and was released on DVD on February 6, 2007.-Plot:After...
(1993) - Andrew Dice Clay Live! The Diceman Cometh (1989) (V)
- Hellhole (1989)
- I Want to Live (TV) (1983)
- ...All the Marbles (1981)
- Halloween IIHalloween IIHalloween II is a 1981 slasher film directed by Rick Rosenthal, and written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. It is the second installment in the Halloween series and is a direct sequel to the Halloween set on the same night of October 31, 1978 as the seemingly unkillable Michael Myers continues to...
(1981) - Barracuda (1978)
- Thunderbolt and LightfootThunderbolt and LightfootThunderbolt and Lightfoot is a 1974 American crime film written and directed by Michael Cimino and starring Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy, and Geoffrey Lewis.-Plot:...
(1974) - Invasion of the Bee GirlsInvasion of the Bee GirlsInvasion of the Bee Girls is a 1973 science fiction film. The first film venture for writer Nicholas Meyer, it was directed by Denis Sanders and stars William Smith, Victoria Vetri and Anitra Ford.-Synopsis:...
(1973) - Payday (1972)