Richard Gautier (October 30, 1931 – January 13, 2017) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and caricaturist. He was known for his television roles as Hymie the Robot in the television series Get Smart, and Robin Hood in the TV comedy series When Things Were Rotten,[1] as well as for originating the role of Conrad Birdie in the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie.
Gautier started his career as a singer and a nightclub comic at the hungry i in San Francisco.[2] He joined ASCAP in 1959 after serving in the United States Navy.[2] In 1960, he portrayed fictional rock 'n roll star Conrad Birdie in the original Broadway theatre production of Bye Bye Birdie, receiving a Tony Award nomination for his performance.[3] He would later appear with two of his Birdie stars in two films: with Kay Medford in Ensign Pulver in 1964, and with Dick Van Dyke in Divorce American Style in 1967.[2]
In 1973, when Burt Ward and Yvonne Craig reprised their Batman roles (as Robin and Batgirl, respectively) for a TV public service announcement about equal pay for women, Adam West, who was trying to distance himself from the Batman role at the time, declined to participate. Gautier filled in for West as Batman on this occasion.[5]
Gautier was known for his caricatures of celebrities and wrote several instructional books on caricature, drawing, and cartooning.[7]
Personal lifeedit
Richard Gilbert Gautier was born in Culver City, California, on October 30, 1931.[2] His father was a grip and his mother was a costume seamstress.[2]
Gautier was first married to Beverly J. Gerber; the marriage ended in divorce after they had three children together. His second wife was actress Barbara Stuart,[8] and his final marriage was to Tess Hightower, a psychologist.[3]
His son Randy, nicknamed Rand, had both a brief stint in pornography under the name Austin Moore, and would in 1995 steal a videotape from the home of Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson, containing footage they had filmed of themselves having sex while on vacation. Rand, along with a distributor, released it on the Internet, and it became one of the first widespread celebrity sex tapes.[9][10]
Gautier died from pneumonia on January 13, 2017, at an assisted living facility in Arcadia, California, following a long illness.[2][3]
^Blake, Meredith (January 14, 2017). "Dick Gautier, best known as 'Get Smart's' Hymie the robot, dies at 85". Los Angeles Times.
^ abcdefgKeepnews, Peter (January 17, 2017). "Dick Gautier, 85, of 'Bye Bye Birdie'". The New York Times. p. A16. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ abcBarnes, Mike (January 14, 2017). "Dick Gautier, Hymie the Robot on Get Smart, Dies at 85". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
^"Family Feud (1989): Funny Men vs Funny Women" on YouTube
^Lamar, Cyriaque (June 19, 2011). "In this bizarre PSA, Batgirl almost kills Batman over unequal pay". io9. from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2017. In this 1971 PSA ...″ ″[2024 ed.note: copyright date is clearly 1973]
^"Dick Gautier Biography". Retrieved January 14, 2017.
^"Dick Gautier Chats with the Café". Classic Film and TV Café. April 2013. from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
^"Where Is Rand Gauthier From 'Pam & Tommy' Today?". Bustle. January 27, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
^Clair, Josh St (February 2, 2022). "The True Story of Rand Gauthier, Who Stole the Pamela Anderson Sex Tape". Men's Health. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
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Richard Gautier October 30 1931 January 13 2017 was an American actor comedian singer and caricaturist He was known for his television roles as Hymie the Robot in the television series Get Smart and Robin Hood in the TV comedy series When Things Were Rotten 1 as well as for originating the role of Conrad Birdie in the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie Dick GautierGautier as Robin Hood in When Things Were Rotten 1975 BornRichard Gilbert Gautier 1931 10 30 October 30 1931Culver City California U S DiedJanuary 13 2017 2017 01 13 aged 85 Arcadia California U S OccupationsActor comedian singer caricaturistYears active1959 1993SpousesBeverly J Gerber m 1954 div 19 Barbara Stuart m 1967 div 1979 wbr Tess Hightower m 2003 wbr Children3 Gautier and Misty Rowe in When Things Were Rotten 1975 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Game show panelist 1 2 Batman 1 3 Voice over roles 1 4 Celebrity caricatures 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksCareer edit nbsp From the TV series Here We Go Again 1973 From top Dick Gautier Nita Talbot Larry Hagman and Diane Baker Gautier started his career as a singer and a nightclub comic at the hungry i in San Francisco 2 He joined ASCAP in 1959 after serving in the United States Navy 2 In 1960 he portrayed fictional rock n roll star Conrad Birdie in the original Broadway theatre production of Bye Bye Birdie receiving a Tony Award nomination for his performance 3 He would later appear with two of his Birdie stars in two films with Kay Medford in Ensign Pulver in 1964 and with Dick Van Dyke in Divorce American Style in 1967 2 Game show panelist edit During the 1970s and 1980s Gautier was a frequent game show panelist 2 He appeared on Match Game Family Feud 4 Tattletales Showoffs You Don t Say Liar s Club Password Plus Body Language Super Password Win Lose or Draw and the TV version of Can You Top This Batman edit In 1973 when Burt Ward and Yvonne Craig reprised their Batman roles as Robin and Batgirl respectively for a TV public service announcement about equal pay for women Adam West who was trying to distance himself from the Batman role at the time declined to participate Gautier filled in for West as Batman on this occasion 5 Voice over roles edit Gautier performed several voice over roles in animation including Rodimus Prime in the third season of The Transformers animated series from 1986 to 1987 as well as Serpentor in the G I Joe series Louis from the 1986 cartoon Foofur Spike the Dog in Tom amp Jerry Kids some additional voices in Hanna Barbera s The New Yogi Bear Show Wooly Smurf in The Smurfs and several voices for Inhumanoids including Crygen and Pyre and their combined form Magnakor 6 Celebrity caricatures edit Gautier was known for his caricatures of celebrities and wrote several instructional books on caricature drawing and cartooning 7 Personal life editRichard Gilbert Gautier was born in Culver City California on October 30 1931 2 His father was a grip and his mother was a costume seamstress 2 Gautier was first married to Beverly J Gerber the marriage ended in divorce after they had three children together His second wife was actress Barbara Stuart 8 and his final marriage was to Tess Hightower a psychologist 3 His son Randy nicknamed Rand had both a brief stint in pornography under the name Austin Moore and would in 1995 steal a videotape from the home of Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson containing footage they had filmed of themselves having sex while on vacation Rand along with a distributor released it on the Internet and it became one of the first widespread celebrity sex tapes 9 10 Gautier died from pneumonia on January 13 2017 at an assisted living facility in Arcadia California following a long illness 2 3 Filmography editYear Title Role Notes 1964 Ensign Pulver Stefanowski 1965 Gidget Mark Hillman 1965 1970 Get Smart Hymie the Robot 6 episodes 1966 Bewitched Monsieur Ober S2 E24 Samantha the Dressmaker 1967 Mr Terrific Hal Walters 1967 Divorce American Style Larry Strickland 1968 Maryjane Bearded prisoner Uncredited Writer 1972 Wild in the Sky Diver Writer and producer 1973 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Ed Cavanaugh Episode Hi There Sports Fans Season 4 Episode 5 1974 Hawkins Episode Murder in the Slave Trade Season 1 Episode 5 1974 Kolchak The Night Stalker Carl Kolchak s swinging roommate on the cruise Episode The Werewolf Season 1 Episode 5 1974 The Rockford Files Carl Episode The Countess Season 1 Episode 3 1975 The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery Oscar Cornell 1975 When Things Were Rotten Robin Hood 13 episodes 1976 Charlie s Angels Barry Kingsbrook Episode Homes weet Homes Season 4 Episode 18 1977 Fun with Dick and Jane Dr Will 1977 The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries Tail Gunner Episode The Mystery of the Flying Courier Season 1 Episode 9 1977 Billy Jack Goes to Washington Governor Hubert Hopper 1978 Wonder Woman TV series Count Cagliostro Episode Diana s Disappearing Act Season 2 Episode 15 1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries Lee Harriman Episode The Intimate Friends of Janet Wilde Season 1 Episode 7 1979 weepstake Victor Season 1 Episode 7 1980 Marathon Bud TV movie 1981 Happy Days Dr Ludlow Episode Welcome to My Nightmare Season 8 Episode 11 1985 1989 The Smurfs Wooly Smurf Voice 1985 1986 Inhumanoids Crygen Magnakor Pyre Voice 1986 Foofur Louis Voice 1986 1987 The Transformers Hot Rod Rodimus Prime Voice 1986 G I Joe A Real American Hero Serpentor Voice 1986 GoBots Battle of the Rock Lords Brimstone Bugsie Klaws Narlihog Voice 1987 G I Joe The Movie Serpentor Voice 1987 DuckTales Shifty s Pal Mr Wolf 2 episodes Voice 1987 Matlock Bobby Freemont Episode The Gambler Season 2 Episode 7 1988 Glitch Julius Lazar 1988 The New Yogi Bear Show Additional Voices 1989 Get Smart Again Hymie the Robot Returning from 1960s series 1990 1993 Tom amp Jerry Kids Spike Bulldog Voice 1992 Batman The Animated Series Teddy Guest star Voice 1992 The Naked Truth The Bartender 1992 Garfield and Friends Skip Yenta Guest star VoiceBibliography editGautier Dick 1989 The Creative Cartoonist Perigee Books ISBN 0 399 51434 1 Gautier Dick 1993 Child s Garden of Weirdness Tuttle Publishing ISBN 978 0804818254 Gautier Dick 1994 Drawing and Cartooning 1 001 Figures in Action Perigee Books ISBN 978 0399518591 Gautier Dick 1995 Drawing and Cartooning 1 001 Caricatures Perigee Books ISBN 978 0399519116 Gautier Dick 1997 Creating Comic Characters Perigee Books ISBN 978 0399523519 References edit Blake Meredith January 14 2017 Dick Gautier best known as Get Smart s Hymie the robot dies at 85 Los Angeles Times a b c d e f g Keepnews Peter January 17 2017 Dick Gautier 85 of Bye Bye Birdie The New York Times p A16 Retrieved December 17 2023 a b c Barnes Mike January 14 2017 Dick Gautier Hymie the Robot on Get Smart Dies at 85 The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved January 14 2017 Family Feud 1989 Funny Men vs Funny Women on YouTube Lamar Cyriaque June 19 2011 In this bizarre PSA Batgirl almost kills Batman over unequal pay io9 Archived from the original on October 6 2021 Retrieved January 14 2017 In this 1971 PSA 2024 ed note copyright date is clearly 1973 Dick Gautier Biography Retrieved January 14 2017 Dick Gautier Chats with the Cafe Classic Film and TV Cafe April 2013 Archived from the original on May 23 2013 Retrieved January 14 2017 Grimes William May 19 2011 Barbara Stuart TV Actress Is Dead at 81 The New York Times Where Is Rand Gauthier From Pam amp Tommy Today Bustle January 27 2022 Retrieved February 7 2022 Clair Josh St February 2 2022 The True Story of Rand Gauthier Who Stole the Pamela Anderson Sex Tape Men s Health Retrieved February 7 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Richard Gautier Dick Gautier at IMDb Dick Gautier at the TCM Movie Database Dick Gautier at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dick Gautier amp oldid 1221249572 Personal life, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
