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. Wylie debuted as an actor in 1954 at the

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in Houston, while he was working as a research chemist. He acted with that theatre's company until 1985 and directed some of its productions. Wylie created the role of Col. Doctor Otternshlag in the original Broadway production of ''

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'' under the direction of

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. He also portrayed Senator Norval Hedges in ''Born Yesterday'' on Broadway in 1989. Wylie toured in a 1987-88 production of ''

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'' in the starring role of Don Miguel De Cervantes/Don Quitxote. In 1993, he played

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in a production of ''A Christmas Carol'' at the Victoria Theatre in Dayton, Ohio. On television he played

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in the mini-series, ''

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