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Charles Cioffi, a prolific character actor in TV, film and the Broadway stage perhaps best known for memorable turns as Tom Cruise’s blue-collar dad in All the Right Moves and a sadistic killer stalking Jane Fonda in Klute, died May 22 of natural causes at his home in Marina del Rey, California.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Charles Cioffi, the veteran character actor who portrayed lots of cops and crooks in projects including Klute, Shaft, Get Christie Love!
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
Charles Cioffi, a veteran character actor whose credits included the films Shaft, All the Right Moves and Klute, as well as such TV series as The X-Files, Frasier, The Practice and the original version of Hawaii Five-O, has died.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The veteran character actor also played the villainous Maj.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Charles Cioffi, the veteran character actor who portrayed lots of cops and crooks in projects including Klute, Shaft, Get Christie Love!
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
Charles Cioffi, a veteran character actor whose credits included the films Shaft, All the Right Moves and Klute, as well as such TV series as The X-Files, Frasier, The Practice and the original version of Hawaii Five-O, has died.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The veteran character actor also played the villainous Maj.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
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“Character actor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/character%20actor. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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