Stuart Charno (born September 29, 1956) is an American actor. He has been a stand-up comic and has starred in film and on television. His first role was in the 1981
horror film
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Friday the 13th Part 2
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''. Other notable appearances of his include the 1985 comedy film ''
Just One of the Guys
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'' (as Harold "Reptile" Sherpico) and the 1986 film ''
Modern Girls
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'', in which he appeared with ''Just One of the Guys'' co-star
Clayton Rohner
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. Charno has made guest appearances on various television shows including ''
M*A*S*H
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'', ''
The X-Files
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'', ''
Chicago Hope
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'', ''
Team Knight Rider
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'', and ''
Profiler''. He also received story credits on three episodes of ''
Star Trek: The Next Generation'' ("
The Wounded", "
New Ground" and "
Ethics
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Charno is the uncle of current
Ice Nine Kills
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lead guitarist Dan Sugarman.
Filmography
Film
Television
External links
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1956 births
Living people
American male film actors
American stand-up comedians
American male television actors
Male actors from New York City
People from Queens, New York
Comedians from New York City