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Dwight Schultz

Dwight Schultz

American actor (born 1947)

William Dwight Schultz (born November 24, 1947) is an American television, film and voice actor.

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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.[1][2]

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.[1]

Early life

Schultz was born in Baltimore on November 24, 1947.[3] He is of German descent and a Roman Catholic. He attended Calvert Hall College High School and Towson University.[4]

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.[1] 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.[5]

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.[5] He also posts political commentaries and podcasts on his official fansite.[6]

Personal life

Schultz married actress Wendy Fulton in 1983.[7][unreliable source?] They have a daughter.[8][failed verification]

Schultz is Catholic[citation needed][9] 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.[10]

Filmography

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References

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    Dwight Schultz at IMDb
  2. [2]
    Margulies, Lee (July 20, 1985). "Dwight Schultz: Typecast As Versatile". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
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    "Schultz, Dwight 1947-". Encyclopedia.com. Cengage. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
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    "Sound file". Dwightschultzfansite.nl. Archived from the original (MP3) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
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    "Dwight Updates Archive". Dwightschultzfansite.nl. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
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    Archived August 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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    "The Official Dwight Schultz fansite". Dwightschultzfansite.nl. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
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    <<unknown video title>> – via YouTube.[permanent dead link]
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    "HeartsofOak Podcast: Being a Conservative in Hollywood". April 13, 2023.
  10. [10]
    "The Glazov Gang". Retrieved February 14, 2016 – via YouTube.
  11. [11]
    "Dwight Schultz (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 27, 2015. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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    Weiss, Josh (July 3, 2020). "Exclusive Happy Halloween, Scooby Doo! Trailer Unmasks Bill Nye, Elvira, and Batman Baddies". SyFy Wire. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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    InXile Entertainment. The Bard's Tale. InXile Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10:25 in, More Great Talent.
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    FromSoftware. Armored Core 4. Sega. Scene: Ending credits, 2:28:05 in, Voice Cast.
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    "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 video game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
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    Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
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    Chalk, Andy (February 17, 2016). "Master of Orion trailer reveals a cast of sci-fi stars". PC Gamer. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
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    "Lego Dimensions Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.
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    "Activision Blog: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Release Date Revealed". February 16, 2017.
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