Dwight Schultz
William Dwight Schultz (born November 24, 1947) is an American television, film and voice actor.
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| Born | William Dwight Schultz November 24, 1947[1] Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Towson University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
He is known for his roles as Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock on the 1980s action series The A-Team and as Reginald Barclay in the Star Trek franchise.[2][3]
He is also known in animation as the mad scientist Dr. Animo in the Ben 10 series, Adrian Toomes/Vulture in some Marvel video games, Chef Mung Daal in the children's animated series Chowder, and Eddie the Squirrel in CatDog.[2]
Early life
Schultz was born in Baltimore.[4] He is of German descent and a Roman Catholic. He attended Calvert Hall College High School and Towson University.[5]
Career
Schultz's breakthrough role was that of Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock on The A-Team. He appeared in several films, including The Fan (1981), and he starred in Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) as J. Robert Oppenheimer. In the early 1990s, he had a recurring role as Lieutenant Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation; he reprised the role in Star Trek: Voyager and the film Star Trek: First Contact. He played in the 1992 television film Child of Rage, starring opposite Mel Harris as a compassionate couple who adopt a troubled girl who has been sexually abused.[2] In November 2009, Schultz confirmed that he and former A-Team co-star Dirk Benedict would make cameo appearances in the feature film The A-Team.[6]
Schultz hosted a conservative talk-radio podcast called Howling Mad Radio which ended in March 2009. He has also guest-hosted on numerous occasions for Michael Savage on The Savage Nation, Jerry Doyle on The Jerry Doyle Show, and Rusty Humphries on The Rusty Humphries Show.[6] He also posts political commentaries and podcasts on his official fansite.[7] Schultz has also written for Breitbart where he likened liberalism to mental illness, and has similarly suggested that President Barack Obama's administration may intend to force sex reassignment surgery onto him and others.[8]
Personal life
Schultz married actress Wendy Fulton in 1983.[9] Their daughter Ava (born 1987) serves in the United States Marine Corps.[10]
Schultz is a Roman Catholic and a conservative. In 2012 he began regular appearances on The Glazov Gang, an Internet political talk show hosted by Jamie Glazov, managing editor of FrontPage Magazine.[11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Fan | TV Director | ||
| 1982 | Alone in the Dark | Dr. Dan Potter | ||
| 1989 | Fat Man and Little Boy | J. Robert Oppenheimer | ||
| 1990 | The Long Walk Home | Norman Thompson | ||
| 1993 | The Temp | Roger Jasser | ||
| 1996 | Star Trek: First Contact | Lieutenant Reginald Barclay | ||
| 2010 | The A-Team | German Doctor #1 | Cameo |
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Thin Ice | Mr. Ritchie | ||
| Hill Street Blues | Carmichael | Episode: "Life, Death, Eternity" | ||
| CHiPS | Lyle Pickett | Episode: "The Hawk and the Hunter" | ||
| Dial M for Murder | TV Director | |||
| Bitter Harvest | Schlatter | |||
| Standing Room Only | Bassick | Episode: "Sherlock Holmes" | ||
| Nurse | Dr. Kevin Michaels | Episode: "Going Home" | ||
| 1983 | When Your Lover Leaves | Richard Reese | TV movie | |
| 1983–87 | The A-Team | Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock | 97 episodes | |
| 1987–89 | Perry Mason | Andrew Lloyd, Tony Franken | The Case of the Musical Murder and The Case of the Sinister Spirit | |
| 1990 | A Killer Among Us | Clifford Gillette | TV movie | |
| 1990–94 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Lieutenant Reginald Barclay | Episodes: "Hollow Pursuits", "The Nth Degree", "Realm of Fear", "Ship in a Bottle", "Genesis" | |
| 1992 | Last Wish | Ed Edwards | TV movie | |
| Child of Rage | Rob Tyler | TV movie | ||
| Woman with a Past | Mick | TV movie | ||
| 1993 | Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story | Dave Davis | TV movie | |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | Amis | Episode: "The Long Dark" | |
| Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Dr. Jerome Oziel | TV movie | ||
| Weird Science | Hank | Episode: "Circuit Courtship" | ||
| 1995–2001 | Star Trek: Voyager | Lieutenant Reginald Barclay | Episodes: "Projections", "Pathfinder", "Inside Man", "Life Line", "Author, Author", and "Endgame" | |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Leviticus Mitchell | Episode: "If These Walls Could Talk" | |
| Flipper | Wayne Cole | Episode: "The Green Freak" | ||
| Deadly Games | Nathan Abrams | Episode: "Motivational Speaker" | ||
| Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Henry Wexler | Episode: "Naked Babes" | ||
| Enola Gay and the Atomic Bombing of Japan | Narrator | TV movie | ||
| 1996 | Nowhere Man | Harrison Barton | Episode: "Hidden Agenda" | |
| Touched by an Angel | Dr. Adam Litowski | Episode: "A Joyful Noise" | ||
| Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart | Peter Donner | TV movie | ||
| 1997 | Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Gavin Reed | Episode: "Delusions of Murder" | |
| 1998 | Stargate SG-1 | The Keeper | Episode: "The Gamekeeper" | |
| 1999 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Lloyd Allen | Episode: "Safe House" | |
| 2001 | The Agency | Russell Orland | Episode: "Closure" |
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Garret Grady | Episode: "AKA Superman" | |
| Reign: The Conqueror | Attalos | |||
| 1998–2001 | CatDog | Eddie the Squirrel, additional voices | Main role | [12] |
| 1999 | Todd McFarlane's Spawn | Doctor, NSC Operative | Episode: "Seed of the Hellspawn" | |
| The Chimp Channel | Stan | |||
| The Wild Thornberrys | Dr. Freed, Customer, Inspector Tabu | Episodes: "Chew If by Sea" and "Polar Opposites" | [12] | |
| 1999–2000 | Family Guy | Clerk, Randall Fargus | Episodes: "Holy Crap" and "Running Mates" | |
| 2001–02 | Invader Zim | Mr. Slunchy, Earth Father, additional voices | [12] | |
| 2001 | Johnny Bravo | Leo | Episode: "A Johnny Bravo Christmas" | [12] |
| 2003 | Ninja Scroll: The Series | Dakuan | ||
| The Cramp Twins | Bouncy Bob | Episode: "Walk Like a Man/Bouncy Bob" | ||
| Rugrats | Gracko | Episode: "Diapies and Dragons/Baby Power" | ||
| 2004–06 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Ernest, Turtle, Psychiatrist, various voices | ||
| 2006 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Trainer | Episode: "Appa's Lost Days" | |
| Catscratch | Carmendor Nuget | Episode: "Blikmail/Love Jackal" | ||
| 2006–07 | Ben 10 | Dr. Animo | [12] | |
| 2007 | Afro Samurai | Assassin 1, Patron 1, Ronin | ||
| 2007–10 | Chowder | Mung Daal | [12] | |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Dr. Animo | Episode: "Voided" | |
| 2010–12 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Dr. Animo | ||
| 2011 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Older Danny Darrow | Episode: "Escape from Mystery Manor" | |
| 2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Technovore, Executive 1, AIM Scientist | Episode: "Alone Against A.I.M." | [12] |
| 2013 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Fu-xi | Episode: "Serpent's Tooth" | [12] |
| 2013–14 | Avengers Assemble | Attuma | [12] | |
| Ben 10: Omniverse | Dr. Animo | [12] | ||
| 2014 | Wander Over Yonder | Wild Card | "The Big Job/The Helper" | [12] |
| 2014–17 | All Hail King Julien | Karl, Karl-Gram, Patrick | 10 episodes | [12] |
| 2015 | Harvey Beaks | Spirit of Wetbark Lake, Snake | Episode: "Pe-Choo/The Spitting Tree" | [12] |
| Teen Titans Go! | TV | Episode: "Oil Drums" | ||
| Kirby Buckets | Shredlock | Episode: "Failure to Launch" | ||
| Ultimate Spider-Man | Mesmero, Attuma, Teacher | [12] | ||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Wyrm | Episode: "The Weird World of Wyrm" | [12] | |
| 2016–2021 | Ben 10 | Dr. Animo/Shepherd/Lumberjack | 9 episodes | [12] |
| 2017 | All Hail King Julien: Exiled | Karl, Father Tentacle, Chimp, Fore-Vegetable, Rat, Thrax | 7 episodes | [12] |
| 2018 | The Powerpuff Girls | Lester van Luster | Episode: "Small World" | |
| 2019 | Young Justice: Outsiders | Mad Hatter | Episode: "Triptych" | [12] |
Video games
Broadway
Radio
- Dark Matters Radio with Don Ecker and Special Co-Host Dwight Schultz
- Howling Mad Radio
- The Jerry Doyle Show
- The Laura Ingraham Show
- The Rusty Humphries Show
- The Savage Nation
References
- ^ "Dwight Schultz: Typecast as Versatile". Los Angeles Times. July 20, 1985.
- ^ a b c Dwight Schultz at IMDb
- ^ Margulies, Lee (July 20, 1985). "Dwight Schultz: Typecast As Versatile". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- ^ "Schultz, Dwight 1947-". Encyclopedia.com. Cengage. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Sound file" (MP3). Dwightschultzfansite.nl. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ a b "Dwight Updates Archive". Dwightschultzfansite.nl. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ^ [1] August 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dwight Schultz Suggests Obama Will Force Him To Alter His Sex". On Top Magazine. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "The Official Dwight Schultz fansite". Dwightschultzfansite.nl. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "The Glazov Gang". YouTube. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk "Dwight Schultz (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 27, 2015. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Weiss, Josh (July 3, 2020). "Exclusive Happy Halloween, Scooby Doo! Trailer Unmasks Bill Nye, Elvira, and Batman Baddies". SyFy Wire. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ InXile Entertainment. The Bard’s Tale. InXile Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10:25 in, More Great Talent.
- ^ FromSoftware. Armored Core 4. Sega. Scene: Ending credits, 2:28:05 in, Voice Cast.
- ^ Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
- ^ Chalk, Andy (February 17, 2016). "Master of Orion trailer reveals a cast of sci-fi stars". PC Gamer. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "Lego Dimensions Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.
- ^ "Activision Blog: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Release Date Revealed". February 16, 2017.
External links
- Dwight Schultz at IMDb
- Dwight Schultz at the Internet Broadway Database
- Dwight Schultz at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- at the TCM Movie Database
- Dwight Schultz at AllMovie