Asher Brauner
# Asher Brauner

Asher Brauner (October 25, 1946 – January 2, 2021) was an American actor.

Brauner appeared in the 1975 action film, Switchblade Sisters, directed by Jack Hill, and his other film credits include roles in Two-Minute Warning (1976), The Boss' Son (1978), Where the Boys Are '84 (1984), Escape from El Diablo (1984), Treasure of the Moon Goddess (1987), Merchants of War (1989) and American Eagle (1989). He also appeared opposite Wings Hauser in the 1990 films Coldfire and Living to Die. He had numerous television acting credits including General Hospital, Ironside, Kojak and Harry O, and TV movies such as Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977) and Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977).

Brauner died on January 2, 2021, at the age of 74.

## Filmography

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | Kitty Can't Help It | B.J. | |
| 1975 | Switchblade Sisters | Dominic | |
| 1976 | Two-Minute Warning | The S.W.A.T. Team - McCoy | |
| 1978 | The Boss' Son | Bobby Rose | |
| 1982 | Making Love | Ted | |
| 1983 | California Cowboys | Thrasher | |
| 1984 | Where the Boys Are | Officer Ernie Gasso | |
| 1987 | Steele Justice | Mob Thug #1 | |
| 1987 | Treasure of the Moon Goddess | Sam Kidd | |
| 1989 | Merchants of War | Nick Drennen | |
| 1989 | American Eagle | Max Shane | |
| 1990 | Coldfire | Dix | |
| 1990 | Living to Die | Edward 'Eddie' Minton | |
| 1993 | Deadly Exposure | Harry | Uncredited |
| 2003 | The Killer Within Me | Vito | Direct-to-video; final role |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | Ironside | Sergeant Henry | Episode: "The Armageddon Gang" |
| 1973 | Blood Sport | C.C. | TV movie |
| 1974–1975 | Kojak | Crater / James Sperry | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | Harry O | Silk | Episode: "Exercise in Fatality" |
| 1977 | The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver | Dance Partner in Bar | TV movie |
| 1977 | Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn | Buddy | TV movie |
| 1977 | Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy | Mike Krasna | TV movie |
| 1977 | Barnaby Jones | Duke Moran | Episode: "Gang War" |
| 1979 | Quincy, M.E. | Dr. Tompkins | Episode: "Physician, Heal Thyself" |
| 1979 | General Hospital | Roy DiLucca | Episode: "October 4, 1979" |
| 1980 | B.A.D. Cats | Officer Nick Donovan | 10 episodes |
| 1981 | Margin for Murder | Jerry Adams | TV movie |
| 1982 | The Fall Guy | Lance | Episode: "Charlie" |
| 1982 | One Shoe Makes It Murder | Rudy | TV movie |
| 1984 | The New Mike Hammer | | Episode: "The Perfect Twenty"; uncredited |
| 1984 | Jessie | Pat | Episode: "McLaughlin's Flame" |
| 1985 | Magnum, P.I. | Darryl Jacobs | Episode: "A Pretty Good Dancing Chicken" |
| 1986 | Airwolf | Quist | Episode: "Discovery" |
| 1986 | Matlock | Harry Landers | Episode: "The Cop" |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | Mitch Denton | Episode: "Beast Within" |
| 1988–1992 | Jake and the Fatman | Iceman / Arthur 'Arty' Felix | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Hunter | Edward Gibbs | Episode: "Where Echoes End" |
| 1992 | Reasonable Doubts | Showell | Episode: "Silence" |
