Jon Cypher, Actor Who Played Chief Fletcher Daniels on 'Hill Street Blues,' Has Died
The actor drew wide attention for 107 million viewers in the 1957 live broadcast of Cinderella and seven seasons on Hill Street Blues.
- Actor Jon Cypher died August 3 at his home in Central Point, Oregon, his family announced. The versatile performer was best known for playing Prince Charming in the 1957 live CBS broadcast of Cinderella and Chief Fletcher Daniels on Hill Street Blues.
- Cypher gained prominence in 1957 when he starred opposite Julie Andrews in the live CBS broadcast of Cinderella. The production attracted more than 107 million viewers, with more than 60 percent of U.S. households tuning in.
- Beyond Cinderella, the actor portrayed the calculating bureaucrat Daniels in more than 70 episodes of NBC's Hill Street Blues from 1981 to 1987. He also starred as Man-at-Arms in the 1987 film Masters of the Universe.
- Later career highlights included playing Brigadier Gen. Marcus Craig in the sitcom Major Dad from 1990 to 1993. Cypher also wrote a 2019 book of limericks and requested a natural burial at the Forest Conservation Burial Ground in Ashland, Oregon.
- In a 2014 interview, Cypher reflected on acting as "not an easy profession. You're always being judged, by critics, by the audience." He advised aspiring performers to "gird your loins very sturdily and have a sharp sword.
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Actor Jon Cypher died on August 3 at his home in Oregon with his wife. The family will fire his mortal remains in privacy.
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Jon Cypher, actor who played Chief Fletcher Daniels on 'Hill Street Blues,' has died
Jon Cypher's acting career had a storybook beginning. In 1957, he starred as Prince Charming in "Cinderella" opposite Julie Andrews as the neglected princess.
The performer dies at 94 years after a career of almost half a century linked to some of the most popular American television series
American actor Jon Cypher, known for playing Prince Enchanted in the original version of Cinderella for television, died at the age of 94 on Monday (3), at his home in Central Point, Oregon, United States. According to a statement released by his family, his wife, Carol Rosin, with whom he had been married for 40 years, was at his side. The cause of death was not reported.
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