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
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...
'' franchise.
He is also known in animation as the 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
William Dwight Schultz was born in
Baltimore
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on November 24, 1947. He is of German descent and a Roman Catholic. He attended
Calvert Hall College High School and
Towson University.
Career
Schultz's breakthrough role was the character 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'', and 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.
In November 2009, Schultz confirmed that he and former ''A-Team'' co-star
Dirk Benedict
Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner; March 1, 1945) is an American film, television and stage actor, philosopher and author. He is best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Starbuck in the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' film and telev ...
would make cameo appearances in the feature film ''
The A-Team''.
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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''.]
Personal life
Schultz married actress Wendy Fulton
Wendy Fulton (born March 26, 1954) is a retired American actress, who is known for her roles on television during the 1980s.
Career
Fulton's television credits include guest appearances on ''Knight Rider'', ''Jake and the Fatman'', ''Diff'rent ...
in 1983. Their daughter Ava (born 1987) serves in the United States Marine Corps.
Schultz is a Roman Catholic and a conservative, and he began regular appearances on ''The Glazov Gang'' in 2012, an Internet political talk show hosted by Jamie Glazov, managing editor of '' FrontPage Magazine''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Broadway
*'' Night and Day''
*'' The Crucifer of Blood''
*'' The Water Engine''
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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1947 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American bloggers
American male bloggers
American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
American male video game actors
American male voice actors
American podcasters
American people of German descent
American Roman Catholics
California Republicans
Calvert Hall College High School alumni
Cartoon Network people
Male actors from Maryland
Maryland Republicans
People from Baltimore
Towson University alumni