Jon Cedar (January 22, 1931 – April 14, 2011) was an American actor. He appeared in more than sixty television and film roles during his career.

Career

Cedar began his acting career in high school theater productions at Detroit High School. He enlisted in the U.S. military and served in Italy during the

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. Cedar moved to Hollywood after leaving the military. Cedar toured the United States with his family, appearing in traveling musical and touring

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productions. His stage credits during this time included the national tours of ''

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'', '' Irma La Douce'' and '' The Deputy''. He also joined the theatre troupe, the ''Players Ring'', based in Hollywood, with his brother, George Cedar. Cedar had a recurring role as the timid Corporal Karl Langenscheidt on the television series, ''

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'' from 1965 to 1971. (In 1967, in the episode "Two Nazi for the Price of One" his character was "Mannheim". and in 1971, in the episode "That's No Lady, That's My Spy" his character was "Oskar Danzig".) His other television roles included '' Matlock'', '' Barnaby Jones'', '' Kojak'', '' Ben Casey'', '' The Greatest American Hero'', ''

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'', '' The Rockford Files'', '' Murder, She Wrote'', ''

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'' "Dream Girl" episode (1986) as Sid and the 1987 film '' In Love and War''. His last television appearance was in an episode of '' The Inside'' in 2005. Cedar was a co-star, co-screenwriter and associate producer on the 1978 horror film '' The Manitou'', which starred Tony Curtis. His additional film credits included '' Little Cigars'' (1973), '' The Execution of Private Slovik'' (1974), '' Foxy Brown'' (1974), ''

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'' (1977), '' Capricorn One'' (1978), '' The Concorde ... Airport '79'' (1979), '' Death Hunt'' (1981), '' Kiss Daddy Goodbye'' (1981), and '' Messenger of Death'' (1988). His last film role was in the 1997 film '' Murder in Mind''.

Personal life and death

He and his late wife, Barbara Cedar, owned and operated a script typing company, Barbara's Place, during the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s he coached actors at Theater Theater in Hollywood, California, including Chris Aable who introduced him to fellow actors who also became students of Cedar, Gedde Watanabe and Steve Burton. Jon Cedar died of

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at Providence Tarzana Medical Center in Los Angeles on April 14, 2011, at the age of 80. He was predeceased by his wife, Barbara. Cedar was survived by his daughter, actress Loren Thompson; son, producer Michael Cedar; partner, Elynore Leigh; brother, actor George Cedar; and

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. His memorial service was held at the Groman Eden Mortuary in Mission Hills, California. Cedar adhered to

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.''An Interview With Jon Cedar'', Skip E. Lowe, 1988

Filmography

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* * * , {{DEFAULTSORT:Cedar, Jon 1931 births 2011 deaths American male television actors American male film actors American male stage actors American male screenwriters Deaths from cancer in California Deaths from leukemia 20th-century American male actors Jewish American male actors Jewish American writers 21st-century American Jews Burials at Eden Memorial Park Cemetery