Biff Manard (c. 1943 – May 19, 2014) was an American actor.

Background

Born in either 1939 or 1943 according to certain sources, Manard appeared in numerous movies and making guest spots on popular TV shows for many decades, such as Officer Michael Francis Murphy on ''

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'', but he is perhaps best known for his role as "Hap" Ashby in the low budget science-fiction adventure ''

Trancers ''Trancers'' (also released as ''Future Cop'') is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by Charles Band and starring Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, and Art LaFleur. It is the first film in the ''Trancers'' series. Thomerson plays Jac ...

'', in a supporting role as a washed up baseball player, who is targeted by a psychic assassin from the future. He returned to this role in ''

Trancers II ''Trancers II'' (also released as ''Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth'') is a 1991 American direct-to-video science fiction action film directed by Charles Band. It is a sequel to '' Trancers'' and is set six years after the events of the first ...

'', and in 1985 he also had reunited with co-stars

Art LaFleur Art LaFleur (September 9, 1943 – November 17, 2021) was an American character actor and acting coach. Life and career LaFleur was born in Gary, Indiana. He played football in 1962 as a redshirt at the University of Kentucky under Coach Charl ...

and

Tim Thomerson Joseph Timothy "Tim" Thomerson (born April 8, 1946) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Jack Deth in the ''Trancers'' film series and for his work in numerous low-budget features and for his comedic television r ...

for the zany ''

Zone Troopers ''Zone Troopers'' is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Danny Bilson and starring Tim Thomerson. It was filmed in Italy by Empire Pictures with Charles Band as executive producer. The original music score was composed by Richard Ban ...

''. He died in 2014 in

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aged 71 after being ill for quite a long time, but it is not known what ailment caused his death.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manard, Biff 2014 deaths American male film actors American male comedians Year of birth uncertain