Dwight Schultz
{{short description|American actor (born 1947)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Dwight Schultz
| image = Dwight Schultz (9699089248).jpg
| caption = Schultz at the 2013 Salt Lake Comic Con
| birth_name = William Dwight Schultz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|11|24}}
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| alma_mater = Towson University
| known_for = {{Ubl
| Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock in The A-Team
| Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation
}}
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1970–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Wendy Fulton|1983}}
| children = 1
}}
William Dwight Schultz (born November 24, 1947) is an American television, film and voice actor.
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.{{cite news|title=Dwight Schultz: Typecast As Versatile|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 20, 1985|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-07-20-ca-6017-story.html|access-date=December 31, 2010|first=Lee|last=Margulies}}
He is also known in animation as the megalomaniacal 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.
Early life
Schultz was born in Baltimore on November 24, 1947.{{cite web |title=Schultz, Dwight 1947- |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/schultz-dwight-1947 |website=Encyclopedia.com |publisher=Cengage |access-date=June 1, 2022}} He is of German descent and a Roman Catholic. He attended Calvert Hall College High School and Towson University.{{cite web|url=http://www.dwightschultzfansite.nl/Q%26A/July2012/catholic%26Nthdegree.mp3|format=MP3|title=Sound file|website=Dwightschultzfansite.nl|access-date=February 14, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100915/http://www.dwightschultzfansite.nl/Q%26A/July2012/catholic%26Nthdegree.mp3|url-status=dead}}
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.{{IMDb name|776239}} 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.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dwightschultzfansite.nl/engdwightupdates.php|title=Dwight Updates Archive|website=Dwightschultzfansite.nl|access-date=August 12, 2011|archive-date=July 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727065834/http://www.dwightschultzfansite.nl/engdwightupdates.php|url-status=dead}} He also posts political commentaries and podcasts on his official fansite.[http://www.dwightschultzfansite.nl/engnotes.php] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819151357/http://www.dwightschultzfansite.nl/engnotes.php|date=August 19, 2012}}
Personal life
Schultz married actress Wendy Fulton in 1983.{{cite web|url=http://www.dwightschultzfansite.nl/engbiography.php|title=The Official Dwight Schultz fansite|website=Dwightschultzfansite.nl|access-date=February 14, 2016|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191625/http://www.dwightschultzfansite.nl/engbiography.php|url-status=dead}}{{Unreliable source?|date=February 2024|reason=Fan sites are not reliable sources.}} They have a daughter.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAwnDRc_K0M |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921014724/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAwnDRc_K0M&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |title=
Schultz is Catholic{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}{{Cite web |date=April 13, 2023 |title=HeartsofOak Podcast: Being a Conservative in Hollywood |url=https://heartsofoak.podbean.com/e/dwight-schultz-being-a-conservative-in-hollywood/}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFMPMG/videos?query=dwight+schultz|title=The Glazov Gang|via=YouTube|access-date=February 14, 2016}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| style="background:#b0c4de;"| Year
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Series ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Role ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Notes ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Source |
|---|
| 1981
| The Fan | TV Director | | |
| 1982
| Dan Potter | | |
| 1989
| | |
| 1990
| Norman Thompson | | |
| 1993
| The Temp | Roger Jasser | | |
| 1996
| Lieutenant Reginald Barclay | | |
| 2010
| German Doctor #1 | Cameo | |
=Voice=
=Television=
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| style="background:#b0c4de;"| Year
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Series ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Role ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Notes ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Source |
|---|
| rowspan=7|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 | Television film | |
| 1983–1987
| Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock | 97 episodes | |
| 1987–1989
| Andrew Lloyd, Tony Franken | 2 episodes | |
| 1990
| Clifford Gillette | Television film | |
| 1990–1994
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | 5 episodes | |
| rowspan=3|1992
| Last Wish | Ed Edwards | rowspan="4" | Television film | |
| Child of Rage
| Rob Tyler | |
| Woman with a Past
| Mick | |
| 1993
| Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story | Dave Davis | |
| rowspan=3|1994
| Amis | Episode: "The Long Dark" | |
| Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills
| Dr. Jerome Oziel | Television film | |
| Weird Science
| Hank | Episode: "Circuit Courtship" | |
| 1995–2001
| Lieutenant Reginald Barclay | 6 episodes | |
| rowspan=5|1995
| 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 | Television film | |
| rowspan=3|1996
| 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 | Television film | |
| 1997
| Dr. Gavin Reed | Episode: "Delusions of Murder" | |
| 1998
| The Keeper | Episode: "The Gamekeeper" | |
| 1999
| Lloyd Allen | Episode: "Safe House" | |
| 2001
| Russell Orland | Episode: "Closure" | |
=Cartoons=
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| style="background:#b0c4de;"| Year
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Series ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Role ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Notes ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Source |
|---|
| rowspan=2|1997
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Garret Grady | Episode: "AKA Superman" | |
| Reign: The Conqueror
| Attalos | | |
| 1998–2001
| Eddie the Squirrel, additional voices | Main role |
| rowspan=3|1999
| Doctor, NSC Operative | Episode: "Seed of the Hellspawn" |
| The Chimp Channel
| Stan | | |
| The Wild Thornberrys
| Dr. Freed, Customer, Inspector Tabu | rowspan="2" | 2 episodes |
| 1999–2000
| Clerk, Randall Fargus | |
| 2001–2002
| Mr. Slunchy, Earth Father, additional voices | |
| 2001
| Leo | Episode: "A Johnny Bravo Christmas" |
| rowspan=3|2003
| Dakuan | | |
| The Cramp Twins
| Bouncy Bob | Episode: "Walk Like a Man/Bouncy Bob" | |
| Rugrats
| Gracko | Episode: "Diapies and Dragons/Baby Power" |
| 2004–2006
| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Ernest, Turtle, Psychiatrist, various voices | | |
| rowspan=2|2006
| Trainer | Episode: "Appa's Lost Days" |
| Catscratch
| Carmendor Nuget | Episode: "Blikmail/Love Jackal" | |
| 2006–2007
| Ben 10 | Dr. Animo, various voices | |
| 2007
| Assassin 1, Patron 1, Ronin | | |
| 2007–2010
| Chowder | Mung Daal, various voices | |
| 2008
| rowspan="2" | Dr. Animo | Episode: "Voided" | |
| 2010–2012
| | |
| 2011
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Older Danny Darrow | Episode: "Escape from Mystery Manor" | |
| 2012
| The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Episode: "Alone Against A.I.M." |
| 2013
| Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Fu-xi | Episode: "Serpent's Tooth" |
| rowspan=2|2013–2014
| Attuma | |
| Ben 10: Omniverse
| Dr. Animo | |
| 2014
| Wild Card | Episode: "The Big Job/The Helper" |
| 2014–2017
| Karl, Karl-Gram, Patrick | 10 episodes |
| rowspan=5|2015
| Spirit of Wetbark Lake, Snake | Episode: "Pe-Choo/The Spitting Tree" |
| Teen Titans Go!
| TV | Episode: "Oil Drums" | |
| Kirby Buckets
| Shredlock | Episode: "Failure to Launch" | |
| Ultimate Spider-Man
| Mesmero, Attuma, Teacher | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
| Wyrm | Episode: "The Weird World of Wyrm" |
| 2016–2021
| Ben 10 | Dr. Animo | 9 episodes |
| 2017
| Karl, Father Tentacle, Chimp, Fore-Vegetable, Rat, Thrax | 7 episodes |
| 2018
|Lester van Luster |Episode: "Small World" | |
| 2019
|Episode: "Triptych" |
| 2024
|Episode: "LAFF Games" | |
=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
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External links
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