Stuart Charno

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Stuart Charno
Born (1956-09-29) September 29, 1956 (age 67)
Years active1981–2003, 2010

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 Friday the 13th Part 2 . Other notable appearances of his include the 1985 comedy film Just One of the Guys (as Harold "Reptile" Sherpico) and the 1986 film Modern Girls , in which he appeared with Just One of the Guys co-star Clayton Rohner. Charno has made guest appearances on various television shows including M*A*S*H , The X-Files , Chicago Hope , Team Knight Rider , 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 lead guitarist Dan Sugarman.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1981 Friday the 13th Part 2 Ted
1981 The Chosen 1st Baseman
1982 Young Doctors in Love The Hospital Staff – Warren the Orderly
1983 Christine Don Vandenberg
1984 Hard to Hold Techie
1985 Just One of the Guys Reptile
1985 Once Bitten Cabin Boy Vampire
1986 Modern Girls Nerdy Guy
1992 Sleepwalkers Police Photographer
2003 Alien Hunter Abell
2010Horrorween 3DUke Player

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 M*A*S*H Corp. SonnebornEpisode: "Bombshells"
1982 Fame ClerkEpisode: "A Tough Act to Follow"
1983 Svengali BoomerTelevision film
1983–1984 Buffalo Bill Zwickey2 episodes
1984 It's Your Move FredEpisode: "Dating Games"
1985 The Paper Chase Episode: It's Only a Show
1985–1986 Newhart Ernie2 episodes
1987 Beauty and the Beast BennieEpisode: "Siege"
1988 Freddy's Nightmares JimEpisode: "Saturday Night Special"
1993 Good Advice HowardEpisode: "Jack of Hearts"
1994 Dave's World Ryan BeckEpisode: "The Last Auction Hero"
1994 The Adventure of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies Camera AssistantTelevision film
1995 The X-Files The PuppetEpisode: "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose"
1996–1997 Chicago Hope Dr. Lloyd ChernowRecurring role, 6 episodes
1997 The Pretender Park Place Motel OwnerEpisode: "Prison Story"
1998 Team Knight Rider EngineerEpisode: "Apocalypse Maybe"
2000 Profiler Mark DolanEpisode: "Paradise Lost"
2002BloodHounds, IncLarryEpisode: "Invasion of the UFOs"

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