Asher Brauner (October 25, 1946 – January 2, 2021) was an American actor.
Brauner appeared in the 1975 action film, Switchblade Sisters, directed by Jack Hill, and his other film credits include roles in Two-Minute Warning (1976), The Boss' Son (1978), Where the Boys Are '84 (1984), Escape from El Diablo (1984), Treasure of the Moon Goddess (1987), Merchants of War (1989) and American Eagle (1989). He also appeared opposite Wings Hauser in the 1990 films Coldfire and Living to Die. He had numerous television acting credits including General Hospital, Ironside, Kojak and Harry O, and TV movies such as Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977) and Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977).
Brauner died on January 2, 2021, at the age of 74.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1975Kitty Can't Help ItB.J.1975Switchblade SistersDominic1976Two-Minute WarningThe S.W.A.T. Team - McCoy1978The Boss' SonBobby Rose1982Making LoveTed1983California CowboysThrasher1984Where the Boys AreOfficer Ernie Gasso1987Steele JusticeMob Thug #11987Treasure of the Moon GoddessSam Kidd1989Merchants of WarNick Drennen1989American EagleMax Shane1990ColdfireDix1990Living to DieEdward 'Eddie' Minton1993Deadly ExposureHarryUncredited2003The Killer Within MeVitoDirect-to-video; final role
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1973IronsideSergeant HenryEpisode: "The Armageddon Gang"1973Blood SportC.C.TV movie1974–1975KojakCrater / James Sperry2 episodes1975Harry OSilkEpisode: "Exercise in Fatality"1977The Strange Possession of Mrs. OliverDance Partner in BarTV movie1977Alexander: The Other Side of DawnBuddyTV movie1977Young Joe, the Forgotten KennedyMike KrasnaTV movie1977Barnaby JonesDuke MoranEpisode: "Gang War"1979Quincy, M.E.Dr. TompkinsEpisode: "Physician, Heal Thyself"1979General HospitalRoy DiLuccaEpisode: "October 4, 1979"1980B.A.D. CatsOfficer Nick Donovan10 episodes1981Margin for MurderJerry AdamsTV movie1982The Fall GuyLanceEpisode: "Charlie"1982One Shoe Makes It MurderRudyTV movie1984The New Mike HammerEpisode: "The Perfect Twenty"; uncredited1984JessiePatEpisode: "McLaughlin's Flame"1985Magnum, P.I.Darryl JacobsEpisode: "A Pretty Good Dancing Chicken"1986AirwolfQuistEpisode: "Discovery"1986MatlockHarry LandersEpisode: "The Cop"1987Beauty and the BeastMitch DentonEpisode: "Beast Within"1988–1992Jake and the FatmanIceman / Arthur 'Arty' Felix2 episodes1990HunterEdward GibbsEpisode: "Where Echoes End"1992Reasonable DoubtsShowellEpisode: "Silence"
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