Cliff Emmich, 'Little House on the Prairie' and 'Payday' actor, dead at 85 - Fox News

Cliff Emmich, "Little House connected the Prairie" and "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot’ actor," has died. He was 85.

A typical for Emmich confirmed with Fox News Digital of his decease and said the histrion suffered from a wellness battle. 

"My lawsuit and person for implicit 50 years mislaid his conflict with lung cancer… He passed astatine his location successful Valley Village connected Monday," his rep said successful a statement.

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The fun-loving histrion was calved successful 1936 successful Cincinnati, Ohio, and raised successful Los Angeles, California. 

Cliff Emmich, "Little House connected the Prairie" and "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot’ actor," has died. He was 85. (Getty Images)

He was named aft his begetter Clifford, who was a fashionable exotic car trader and had Hollywood elite customers, including Clark Gable, Gary Cooper and Ozzie Nelson.

After graduating with the people of 1955 from John Muir High School, helium went connected to service successful the aerial unit arsenic a photograph technician. 

Emmich past studied astatine the Pasadena Playhouse and went connected to circuit the state with the American Repertory Players after. He spent a summertime performing astatine the Pink Garter Theatre successful Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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Cliff Emmich additionally played a counterfeiter with the sanction of "The Candy Man" during a two-part "Happy Days" occurrence titled "Fonzie’s Funeral" successful 1979. (Getty Images)

The histrion was featured successful much than 90 films and tv programs passim his career, making his movie debut successful 1969’s "Gaily, Gaily."

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He was champion known for his relation successful "Payday" arsenic helium portrayed the quality Chicago, the operator of a Cadillac sedan with Rip Torn’s honky tonk vocalist Maury Dann successful the backseat, successful the 1973 film.

During the 5th play of "Little House connected the Prairie," Michael Landon wrote a relation specifically for Emmich. It was reportedly 1 of his favourite roles he’s portrayed. (Getty Images)

In the 1974 movie "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot," Emmich went connected to enactment arsenic a Western Union information guard, alongside his costars Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. 

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Emmich continued playing the relation of different information defender successful "Halloween II" successful 1981.

He additionally played a counterfeiter with the sanction of "The Candy Man" during a two-part "Happy Days" occurrence titled "Fonzie’s Funeral" successful 1979.

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During the 5th play of "Little House connected the Prairie," Michael Landon wrote a relation specifically for Emmich. He played a shy and embarrassed middle-aged quality whose girl was ashamed of him successful the occurrence "The Man Inside." It was reportedly 1 of his favourite roles he’s portrayed.

The beloved histrion besides appeared successful films and tv shows, including, "Barracuda," "Starsky and Hutch," "Murder, She Wrote," and "Walker, Texas Ranger."