Dwight Schultz
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Birth name | William Dwight Schultz |
Born | November 24, 1947 (age 59) |
Spouse(s) | Wendy Fulton (1983-present) |
Notable roles | " 'Howling Mad' Murdock" in The A-Team "Reginald Barclay" in Star Trek: The Next Generation Dingodile in Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Twinsanity |
William Dwight Schultz (born November 24, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American stage, television and film actor who uses the stage name Dwight Schultz. He is best known for his roles as Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock on the hit 1980s action show The A-Team, and Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager and the film Star Trek: First Contact.
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[edit] Personal life
Schultz is a graduate of Calvert Hall College near Baltimore, Maryland. He married former actress Wendy Fulton (Bare Essence) in 1983 and has a daughter named Ava.
[edit] Career
Schultz' breakthrough role was the mentally-unstable Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock on The A-Team. At the series outset, the producers felt that his character would be too over-the-top for viewers and planned to drop him after his debut, but early test screenings showed that he was popular with the audience. As a result, he was effectively "written back in" to the series.
Schultz has also appeared in films including The Fan (1981), as Broadway actress Lauren Bacall's director, and Fat Man and Little Boy (1989), as J. Robert Oppenheimer. During the filming of Fat Man and Little Boy he was frequently at odds with co-star Paul Newman. Newman is well known to be liberal Democrat who favors Nuclear Disarmament, while Schultz is a conservative Republican, who opposed Disarming.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he had a recurring role as Lieutenant Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Schultz reprised the role for Star Trek: Voyager and the film Star Trek: First Contact.
Schultz is also known for his voice talent. His voice credits include numerous popular video games and cartoons.
Currently, he hosts a conservative talk radio podcast called "Howling Mad Radio."
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
- The First Men on the Moon (1999)
- Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
- Enola Gay and the Atomic Bombing of Japan (1995)
- The Temp (1993)
- Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
- The Long Walk Home (1989)
- Alone in the Dark (1982)
- The Fan (1981)
[edit] Television
- Ben 10
- "Washington B.C." (Doctor Animo)
- "Tourist Trap" (Mayor of Sparksville)
- "Dr. Animo and the Mutant Ray" (Doctor Animo)
- "Ben 10,000" (Doctor Animo)
- Star Trek: Voyager
Schultz as Murdock in The A-Team
- "Endgame" (2001)
- "Author, Author" (2001)
- "Life Line" (2000)
- "Inside Man" (2000)
- "Pathfinder" (1999)
- "Projections" (1995)
- Family Guy (1999)
- "Running Mates" (Randall Fargus)
- "Holy Crap" (Pope)
- The Chimp Channel (1999)
- Stargate SG-1
- "The Gamekeeper" (1998)
- "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman"(1997)
- AKA Superman
- Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart (1996)
- Diagnosis: Murder (1995)
- Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (1994)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- "Genesis" (1994)
- "Ship in a Bottle" (1993)
- "Realm of Fear" (1992)
- "Nth Degree" (1991)
- "Hollow Pursuits" (1990)
- Babylon 5
- "The Long Dark" (1994)
- Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story (1993)
- Woman with a Past (1992)
- Child of Rage (1992)
- Last Wish (1992)
- A Killer Among Us (1990)
- Perry Mason
- "The Case of the Musical Murder" (1989)
- "The Case of the Sinister Spirit" (1987)
- When Your Lover Leaves (1983)
- The A-Team (1983-86)
- Bitter Harvest (1981)
- Dial 'M' for Murder (1981)
- Thin Ice (1981)
[edit] Radio
- Dark Matters with Don Ecker Special Co-Host Dwight Schultz
- Howling Mad Radio hosted by Dwight Schultz
[edit] Video games
- Fallout 2 (1998)
- Final Fantasy X (2001)
- Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (2001)
- Spider-man (2002) Voice of the Vulture.
- Final Fantasy X-2 (2003)
- Star Trek: Elite Force II (2003)
- Battlestar Galactica (2003)
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004)
- Crash Nitro Kart (2004)
- Crash Twinsanity (2004)
- Psychonauts (2005)
- Killer 7 (2005)
- Destroy All Humans! (2005)
- X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2005)
- Yakuza (2005)
- Baten Kaitos Origins (2006)
- Final Fantasy XII (2006)
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (2006)
- Titan Quest (2006)
[edit] Animation
- Ben 10
- Invader Zim
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
- Ninja Scroll: The Series
- The Wild Thornberrys
- Family Guy
- Johnny Bravo
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
- Spawn: The TV Series
- Princess Mononoke
- Reign: The Conqueror
- Golgo 13: Queen Bee
- The Animatrix
- Van Helsing: The London Assignment
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
- Ultimate Avengers 2
[edit] External links
- Dwight Schultz at the Internet Movie Database
- Dwight Schultz at TV.com
- Dwight Schultz article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- The Nth Degree - Dwight Schultz fan site
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