Schuck, John 1940- (Conrad John Schuck, John Shuck)

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Schuck, John 1940- (Conrad John Schuck, John Shuck)

PERSONAL

Full name, Conrad John Schuck; born February 4, 1940, in Boston, MA; father, an English professor; married Susan Bay (an actress), 1976 (divorced, 1983); married Harrison Houle (a painter); children: (first marriage) Aaron. Education: Denison University, B.A.

Addresses:

Agent—Marc Bass Agency, 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 727, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor and director. American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, CA, member, 1969—; does voice-over work for commercials.

Awards, Honors:

Award of Excellence, leading actor, Accolade Competition, 2004, for String of the Kite.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Oliver Warbucks, Annie, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1980.

Brody, Detective Story, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1984.

Love Letters, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1991-92.

Oliver Warbucks, Annie, Morris A. Mechanic Theatre, Baltimore, MD, 1997.

Of Kings, Composers, and Dancing Fools, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 2001.

Where the Buffalo Roams, The Drama League, The Pierre, New York City, 2001.

Buffalo Bill Cody, Annie Get Your Gun, Marquis Theatre, New York City, 2001.

Don Mesner, People Be Heard, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 2004.

Mr. Kirby, You Can't Take It With You, Geffen Playhouse at Brentwood Theatre, Los Angeles, 2005.

Also appeared in The Caine Mutiny, London; The Streets of New York; The Shrike; Long Day's Journey into Night; As You Like It; The Sound of Music; Peter Pan; The Most Happy Fella; She Loves Me.

Major Tours:

(As Conrad John Schuck), Oliver Warbucks, Annie, U.S. cities, 1996.

Also toured as Buffalo Bill Cody, Annie Get Your Gun.

Film Appearances:

Lieutenant Marty Johnson, Brewster McCloud, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970.

Captain Walter Kosciusko "Painless Pole" Waldowski, D.D.S., M*A*S*H, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970.

E. J. Royce, The Moonshine War, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970.

Smalley, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Warner Bros., 1971.

Henry Joe, Hammersmith Is Out, Cinerama, 1972.

Reardon, Blade, Pintoff, 1973.

Elmo "Chicamaw" Mobley, Thieves Like Us, United Artists, 1974.

(Uncredited) Wilson, Midway (also known as Battle of Midway and The Battle of Midway), 1976.

Harvey Logan, Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979.

Stan, Just You and Me, Kid, Columbia, 1979.

Sheriff, Earthbound, Taft International, 1981.

Police Chief Norris, Finders Keepers, 1984.

Klingon Ambassador, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (also known as The Voyage Home: Star Trek IV), Paramount, 1986.

Atkins, Outrageous Fortune, Buena Vista, 1987.

Howard Shaber, My Mom's a Werewolf (also known as My Mum's a Werewolf), Crown International, 1988.

Captain Efraim, The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (also known as Pippi Langstrump-starkast I vaerlden), 1988.

Lieutenant Manoogian, Second Sight, 1989.

Reporter, Dick Tracy, Buena Vista, 1990.

Klingon Ambassador, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Paramount, 1991.

Markowski, Holy Matrimony, Buena Vista, 1994.

Officer, Pontiac Moon, Paramount, 1994.

Sheriff Tupper, Tales from the Crypt Presents "Demon Knight" (also known as Demon Keeper and Tales from the Crypt: "Demon Knight"), Universal, 1995.

The Trial of Old Drum, PorchLight Entertainment, 2000.

Himself and "Painless," Enlisted: The Story of "M*A*S*H" (documentary), 2000.

Mize, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, DreamWorks, 2001.

Himself and Ordell, Remembering "Roots" (documentary), Warner Home Video, 2002.

Grandpa Lucky Santucci, String of the Kite (short), 2003.

Television Appearances; Series:

Ernie Brubaker, Shepherd's Flock, 1971.

Sergeant Charles "Charlie" Enright, McMillan and Wife, NBC, 1971-77.

Gregory "Yoyo" Yoyonovich, Holmes and Yoyo (also known as Holmes and Yo-Yo), ABC, 1976-77.

Sergeant Charles Enright, McMillan, NBC, 1977-78.

Murray, The New Odd Couple, ABC, 1982-83.

Herman Munster, The Munsters Today (also known as The New Munsters), syndicated, 1988-91, 2000.

Chief of Detectives, Law & Order: SVU (also known as Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: SVU), NBC, 2004-2008.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Ordell, Roots, ABC, 1977.

Jair, "The Story of Sampson and Delilah," Greatest Heroes of the Bible, 1978.

Television Appearances; Movies:

William Lang, Till Death Do Us Part (also known as Married for Murder), NBC, 1992.

Charlie Winniger, Four Eyes and Six-Guns, TNT, 1992.

General Myron Stone, Project: ALF (also known as Alf-Der Film), ABC, 1996.

Dr. Ginsburg, Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story, Showtime, 1996.

New Kids on the Planet, Nickelodeon, 2000.

Uncle Lon, The Trial of Old Drum, Animal Planet, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Ernie Brubaker, Shepherd's Flock, 1971.

Sergeant Enright, Once upon a Dead Man, NBC, 1971.

McDaniel, Hunter, CBS, 1973.

If I Had a Million, NBC, 1973.

Regular, Windows, Doors, and Keyholes, NBC, 1978.

Partners in Crime (also known as 50/50), NBC, 1984.

Television Appearances; Specials:

ABC team member, Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1976.

Frankenstein's monster, The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (also known as The Night Dracula Saved the World), ABC, 1979.

Earthbound, NBC, 1982.

The Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1988.

(Conrad John Schuck) The 51st Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1997.

"Rock Hudson": The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

Remembering "M*A*S*H": The 30th Anniversary Cash and Crew Reunion, Fox Movie Channel, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Amos Blake, "Coreyville," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1969.

N.E.T. Playhouse, syndicated, 1969.

Burt Tilden, "The Thieves," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1970.

Lieutenant Jocaro, "Death Squad," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1970.

Frank Carelli, "Keep Your Guard Up," The Mary Tyler Moore Show (also known as Mary Tyler Moore), CBS, 1970.

Harry Collin, "The Fuzz That Grooved," Room 222, ABC, 1970.

Tom Brennan, "A Single Pilgrim," Bonanza (also known as Ponderosa), 1971.

"Slay Ride: Parts 1 & 2," Cade's County, CBS, 1972.

Archie Baldwin, "Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble," Ironside (also known as The Raymond Burr Show), NBC, 1972.

"Love and the President," Love, American Style, ABC, 1972.

Bigamist, "The Price of Loving," Movin' On, NBC, 1975.

The $10,000 Pyramid, 1975.

The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated, 1977.

Ox, "Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978.

Chuck Huffman, "Mr. Irresistible," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1978.

Having Babies, ABC, 1978.

Sam Alston, "Penny's Old Boyfriend," Turnabout, NBC, 1979.

Mark Hendricks, "Rogues to Riches/Stark Terror," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1980.

"Orphans, Waifs and Wards," CBS Library, CBS, 1981.

Frank Campbell, "The Uncivil Servant," Simon and Simon, CBS, 1982.

Andrew Wegener, "Up on the Roof," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1984.

Andrew Wegener, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1984.

Andrew Wegener, "The Children's Hour," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1984.

Captain Davis, "We're Off to Kill the Wizard," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1984.

Jake, "Both Sides Now," E/R, CBS, 1984.

"Puss 'n' Boots," Faerie Tale Theater (also known as Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theatre"), Showtime, 1985.

Carl, "Arnold's Initiation," Diff'rent Strokes, NBC, 1986.

Galenkow, "Grand Elusion," Misfits of Science, NBC, 1986.

Sid Kobel, "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," Simon and Simon, CBS, 1986.

"Forced Landing," Blacke's Magic, NBC, 1986.

Chief Merton P. Drock, "Stage Struck," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986.

Carl Burke, "The Author," Matlock, NBC, 1987.

Deputy district attorney Stanley Kunin, "December Bride," L.A. Law, NBC, 1987.

Ed, "Tanner, P.I. for Hire," Simon and Simon, CBS, 1987.

(As John Shuck), Joe Henderson, "Bushmaster," MacGyver, ABC, 1987.

Gil Kessler, "Strange Bedfellows," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1987.

Powell Umber, "Graveyard Shift," J. J. Starbuck, NBC, 1987.

Ed Tarpley, "Forever Hold Your Piece," Simon and Simon, CBS, 1988.

"Jesse," The Young Riders, 1991.

Dr. Stanley Livingston, "Some Other Time," Sisters, 1993.

Dr. Carter Bach, "The Gravity of It All," Time Trax, syndicated, 1994.

Legate Parn, "The Marquis: Parts 1 & 2," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as DS9, Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1994.

Ellis Maitland, "Day One," Live Shot, UPN, 1995.

Draal, "The Long, Twilight Struggle," Babylon 5 (also known as B5), syndicated, 1995.

Carl Wuthrich, "Torah! Torah! Torah!," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1995.

Voice of Arms Akimbo, "In Arm's Way," Freakazoid! (animated), The WB, 1995.

Draal, "Voices of Authority," Babylon 5 (also known as B5), syndicated, 1996.

Lance Ochsner, "Hair Today, Gone to Merlot," The Bonnie Hunt Show (also known as Bonnie), CBS, 1996.

Lance Ochsner, "Beginning of the Beginning," The Bonnie Hunt Show (also known as Bonnie), CBS, 1996.

Toklat Tommy, The Last Frontier, Fox, 1996.

Voice of Wally and announcer, "Ransom/Ms. Perfect," Hey Arnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1997.

Police captain, "Bringing Up Barbie," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1999.

Buddy, "The Stories You Don't Hear About," Arli$$, HBO, 1999.

"A Lesson from My Father," Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX, 1999.

Police captain, "Jake's Women, Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 2000.

Chorus number three, "Muse," Star Trek: Voyager (also known as Voyager), UPN, 2000.

Stefan Havenl, "Possession," Law & Order, NBC, 2001.

Bob Marshall, "Shannon's Song," Titus, Fox, 2001.

Antaak, "Affliction," Enterprise (also known as Star Trek: Enterprise), 2005.

Antaak, "Divergence," Enterprise (also known as Star Trek: Enterprise), 2005.

(As Conrad John Schuck) Captain George Brackett, "South Pacific in Concert from Carnegie Hall," Great Performances, PBS, 2006.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voice of Lieutenant Colonel Ralgha L'obbes nar Hhallas, Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger, Origin Systems, 1994.

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