Gautier, Richard 1931–(Dick Gautier)

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GAUTIER, Richard 1931
(Dick Gautier)


PERSONAL


Born October 30, 1931, in Los Angeles, CA (some sources say Culver City, CA); son of Aldoma Napoleon and Marie Antoinette Gautier; married Barbara Stuart (an actress; divorced); children: Christine, Rand, Denise.


Addresses: Agent Sandie Schnarr Talent Agency, 8500 Melrose Ave., Suite 212, West Hollywood, CA 90069. Contact c/o 11333 Moorpark St., PMB59, Studio City, CA 91602.


Career: Actor, writer, and producer. Military service: United States Navy, special services.


Member: Actors Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, American Guild of Variety Artists.


Awards, Honors: Antoinette Perry Award and Most Promising Actor nomination, for Bye Bye Birdie.


CREDITS


Film Appearances:

Stefanowski, Ensign Pulver, Warner Bros., 1964.

(As Dick Gautier) Larry, Divorce American Style, Columbia TriStar, 1967.

Maryjane, American International Pictures, 1968.

Diver, Wild in the Sky (also known as Black Jack and God Bless the Bomb ), American International Pictures, 1972.

(As Dick Gautier) Oscar, Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery, United Artists, 1973.

(As Dick Gautier) Dr. Will, Fun with Dick and Jane, Columbia, 1977.

Governor Hubert Hopper, Billy Jack Goes to Washington, TaylorLaughlin, 1977.

Sonny Silverton, Copper Mountain (also known as Club Med and Copper Mountain: A Club Med Experience ), 1983.

Voices of Brimstone, Klaws, and Rock Narlie, GoBots: War of the Rock Lords (animated; also known as GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords ), Atlantic Releasing Corp., 1986.

Voices of Pyre, Crygen, and Magnakor, InHumanoids: The Movie (animated), 1986.

(As Dick Gautier) Voice of Serpentor, G.I. Joe: The Movie (animated; also known as Action Force: The Movie ), 1987.

Julius Lazar, Glitch!, 1988.

(As Dick Gautier) The bartender, The Naked Truth, 1992.

Film Work:

Producer, Wild in the Sky (also known as Black Jack and God Bless the Bomb ), 1972.

Television Appearances; Series:

Hymie, the CONTROL robot, Get Smart, NBC, 19651969, then CBS, 19691970.

Hal Walters, Mr. Terrific, CBS, 1967.

Himself/joke teller, Can You Top This, ABC, 1970.

Host, It's Your Bet, NBC, 19701971.

Honeymoon Suite, 1973.

Jerry Standish, Here We Go Again, ABC, 1973.

Robin Hood, When Things Were Rotten, ABC, 1975.

Himself/panelist, Liar's Club, syndicated, 1976.

(As Dick Gautier) Voice of Sepentor, G.I. Joe (animated; also known as Chijo saikyo no Expert Team G.I. Joe ), syndicated, 1983.

Voice of Klaws, Challenge of the GoBots (animated), syndicated, 1984.

Voices of Apeface, Hot Rod, Rodimus Prime #2Fire-bolt, and Inquirata, Transformers (animated; also known as Super God Robot Force, Tatakae! Cho robot seimeitai Transformers, The Transformers, Transformers: 2010, and Transformers: Generation 1 ), syndicated, 1984.

Voice of Pyre, Crygen, and Magnakor, InHumanoids (animated), syndicated, 1986.

Voice of Mordax, Sky Commanders (animated), syndicated, 1987.

Charlie Nichels, Freddy's Nightmares (also known as Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series ), syndicated, 1988.

Television Appearances; Movies:

John, Thursday's Game (also known as The Berk ), ABC, 1974.

Louis Grosscup, Sex and the Married Woman, NBC, 1977.

Bud Vase, Marathon, CBS, 1980.

Howard Greer, This Wife for Hire, ABC, 1985.

Hymie, Get Smart, Again!, Fox, 1989.

Television Appearances; Specials:

This Will Be The Year That Will Be, ABC, 1973.

Himself, Billy Jack: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Will Dawson, Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (also known as Benny and Barney, the Aristocrats and Las Vegas Undercover ), NBC, 1977.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Dick Gautier) "I Feel Like a Rutabaga," The Eleventh Hour, NBC, 1963.

Himself, "Show D," The Lively Ones, 1963.

Mark Hillman, "Gidget Gadget," Gidget, ABC, 1965.

Aubert, "Samantha the Dressmaker," Bewitched, ABC, 1966.

"Anywhere I Hang My Horn Is Home," The Patty Duke Show, 1966.

(As Dick Gautier) Guest panelist, The Hollywood Squares, NBC, 1967.

"Who Was That Husband I Saw You With?," Love on a Rooftop, ABC, 1967.

(As Dick Gautier) Guest star, The Hollywood Squares, NBC, 1968.

Joe, "The Forward Pass," The Doris Day Show, CBS, 1971.

Omar, "The Sheik of Araby," The Doris Day Show, 1971.

"Love and Women's Lib," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971.

"Love and the Traveling Salesman," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971.

"Love and the FourSided Triangle," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971.

"Love and the Security Building," Love, American Style, ABC, 1972.

"Love and the Sexpert," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973.

"Love and the Fractured Fibula," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973.

Eddie Cavanaugh, "Hi There, Sports Fans," Mary Tyler Moore, CBS, 1973.

(As Dick Gautier) Mario Fratelli, "The Three Million Dollar Piracy," Banacek, NBC, 1973.

Panelist, Match Game 73, 1973, 1974.

(As Dick Gautier) Carl Brego, "The Countess," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1974.

Mel Tarter, "The Werewolf," Kolchak: The Night Stalker, ABC, 1974.

Himself, Tattletales, CBS, 1976.

Vince Dager, "All Passions Spent," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1976.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1977.

Count Cagliostro, "Diana's Disappearing Act," Wonder Woman, CBS, 1978.

Curt, "Musical Cabins," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978.

(As Dick Gautier) "Do They Really Have to Die?," Eischied, NBC, 1979.

(As Dick Gautier) "Feelings Can Be Murder," Kate Loves a Mystery, NBC, 1979.

John Hardley, "Doc's 'Ex' Change/The Gift/Making the Grade," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979.

(As Dick Gautier) Barry Kingsbrook, "Homes $weet Homes," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1980.

"The Snow Bird/The Invisible Woman," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1980.

Dr. Ludlow, "Welcome to My Nightmare" (also known as "Horror Show"), Happy Days, ABC, 1981.

(As Dick Gautier) Rich, "The Boy in the Band," Too Close for Comfort, ABC, 1981.

(As Dick Gautier) "The Ego Experience," Trapper John M.D., CBS, 1981.

Michael, "Forget Me Not/The Quiz Masters," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1982.

(As Dick Gautier) El Excellente, "The Butcher of Barcelona," Zorro and Son, CBS, 1983.

(As Dick Gautier) Captain Sacks, "Jolene Gets Her Wings," Alice, CBS, 1983.

(As Dick Gautier) "Diamonds," Masquerade, ABC, 1983.

Mr. Bonner, "A Cry for Help," Quincy M.E., 1983.

Mike Dupont, "Birds of a Feather," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1984.

(As Dick Gautier) Ted Marshall, "Kiss the Grill Goodbye," Alice, CBS, 1984.

(As Dick Gautier) J. Gordon "The Chameleon" Baxter, "Knight of the Chameleon," Knight Rider, NBC, 1984.

Gordon Mills, "Lady of the House/Mrs. Bartlett's Favorites," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1984.

"Love and Time Served/Love and the Solitary Santa," New Love, American Style, ABC, 1986.

Fred Dunlap, "Lucy Gets Her Wires Crossed," Life with Lucy, 1986.

"Horse Scents," DuckTales (animated), ABC and syndicated, 1987.

Bobby Fremont, "The Gambler," Matlock, NBC, 1987.

"Feds," She's the Sheriff, syndicated, 1987.

"New Year's Eve," She's the Sheriff, syndicated, 1987.

(As Dick Gautier) Harry Hileman, "The Buddy System," Charles in Charge, syndicated, 1988.

Chaz Crewe, "Just Another Fish Story," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1988.

(As Dick Gautier) Karl Higler, "Lost Resort," Charles in Charge, syndicated, 1990.

(As Dick Gautier) Voice of Teddy Lupus, "Feat of Clay: Parts 1 & 2," Batman: The Animated Series (animated), Fox, 1992.

Sonny Carlisle, "The Queen Is Dead," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1992.

Bobby Lee, "The Chicken and the Egg," The Golden Palace, CBS, 1993.


Also appeared as (as Dick Gautier) guest celebrity, Password Plus, NBC; (as Dick Gautier) guest player, Body Language, CBS; in "Millady the Horse Episode," Duck Tales (animated), ABC and syndicated; voice, Yogi's Treasure Hunt (animated); voice, Goltar and the Golden Lance (animated); voice, Wildfire (animated); voice of Louis, Foofur (animated); voice, Sky Commanders (animated); voice of Malcolm Milkem, "Monster Tails," Wake, Rattle & Roll (animated); interviewee, "Get Smart," Inside TV Land, TV Land; voice, The Midnight Patrol (animated).

Television Work; Series:

(As Dick Gautier) Additional voices, The Smurfs (animated; also known as Smurfs' Adventures ), NBC, 1981.

Additional voices, Transformers (animated; also known as Super God Robot Force, Tatakae! Cho robot seimeitai Transformers, The Transformers, Transformers: 2010, and Transformers: Generation 1 ), syndicated, 1984.

(As Dick Gautier) Additional voices, Wildfire (animated), 1986.

Additional voices, Jonny Quest (animated), syndicated, 1986.

(As Dick Gautier) Additional voices, A Pup Named ScoobyDoo (animated), ABC, 19881991.

Additional voices, Pirates of Darkwater (animated; also known as Dark Water ), Fox, 1991.

Additional voices, The Addams Family (animated), 1992.

Television Work; Episodic:

Appeared as additional voices, Super Sunday (animated).

Stage Appearances:

Conrad Birdie, Bye Bye Birdie, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1969.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voice of Bert, Detective Barbie: Mystery of the Carnival Caper, Mattel Media, 1998.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

(As Dick Gautier) Maryjane, 1968.

(As Dick Gautier) Wild in the Sky (also known as Black Jack and God Bless the Bomb ), 1972.


Also wrote Uncle Sam.

Television Episodes:

"Love and the Fractured Fibula," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973.

Nonfiction:

The Art of Caricature, 1985.

The Creative Cartoonist, 1988.

The Career Cartoonist, 1992.

Actors as Artists, 1992.

Drawing and Cartooning 1001 Faces, 1992.

A Child's Garden of Weirdness, Turtle, 1992.

Musicians as Artists, 1994.

Songs:

Wrote "Like Our Love," "Lonely River," "Quiet Place," and others.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Richard Gautier Official Site, http://www.dickgautier.com, August 16, 2003.

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