John Schuck
John Schuck (* 4 February 1940 in Boston , Massachusetts , actually Conrad John Schuck ) is an American theater -, film - and TV - actor . His father, Conrad John Schuck, was a professor of English at the State University of New York in Buffalo .
life and career
Schuck, born in Boston in 1940, played in various theaters, including the Cleveland Playhouse and Baltimore's Centerstage, and in various television series (for example, Smoking Colts , Bonanza or Cobra, take over ) before he was discovered for the first film role. Robert Altman filled with him the role of dentist Cpt. Walter Waldowski in the movie MASH (1970).
Other cinema and TV productions followed, in which John Schuck mostly only got small roles or guest roles. In 1988 he was given a leading role in the Munster television series as Hermann Munster.
From 1976 to 1983 Schuck was married to Susan Bay, who married Leonard Nimoy ( Spock ) after the divorce . Schuck then married the painter Harrison Houle . From his first marriage, John Schuck has a son.
Filmography (selection)
- 1969: Gunsmoke (Gunsmoke) (TV Series)
- 1970: MASH
- 1970: Only flying is better (Brewster McCloud)
- 1970: Cobra, Take Over (Mission: Impossible) (TV series)
- 1970: Whiskey brutal (The Moonshine War)
- 1970: Mary Tyler Moore (TV series)
- 1971: Bonanza (TV series)
- 1971: Hammersmith is out
- 1971–1977: McMillan & Wife (TV series, 28 episodes)
- 1972: The Boss (Ironside) (TV series)
- 1974: Thieves Like Us (Thieves Like Us)
- 1975: Adventures of the Country Road (TV series)
- 1976: Holmes & Yoyo (TV series)
- 1977: Roots (TV series)
- 1978: Love Boat (TV series)
- 1979: Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
- 1982–1983: The New Odd Couple (TV series)
- 1984: Chief Physician Dr. Westphall (St. Elsewhere) (TV series)
- 1986: Star Trek IV: Back to the Present
- 1986: Murder is her hobby (Murder, she wrote) (TV series)
- 1986: Matlock (TV series, episodes 1-15 Dangerous Revelations )
- 1987: MacGyver (TV series)
- 1987: Golden Girls (TV series)
- 1988–1991: Munster Family (TV series)
- 1988: Pippi Longstocking's newest pranks (The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking)
- 1989: Help, My Mom's a Werewolf (My Mom's a Werewolf)
- 1990: Dick Tracy
- 1991: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- 1994: The Dream of Apollo XI (Pontiac Man)
- 1994: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
- 1995: Demon Knight (Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight)
- 1995: New York Cops - NYPD Blue (TV series)
- 1996: Alf - Der Film (Project: ALF) (TV movie)
- 1996: Babylon 5 (TV series)
- 1999: Diagnosis: Murder (Diagnosis Murder) (TV Series)
- 2001: The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (The Curse of the Jade Scorpion)
- 2004–2008: Law & Order: New York (TV series)
- 2005: Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series)
- 2010: Zeke and Luther (TV series)
Trivia
Schuck was the first actor to use the word fuck in a movie production (1970, MASH, original text: "Your fucking head is coming right off.")
Web links
- John Schuck in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schuck, John |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schuck, John Conrad |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th February 1940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts |