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Conrad John Schuck Jr. (born February 4, 1940) is an American film, stage and television actor. He is best known for his role as Sgt. Charles Enright in the 1970s
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''. He also played
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in the late-1980s/early 1990s sitcom ''
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,'' playing the role originated by Fred Gwynne in the 1960s sitcom ''
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''. Schuck is also known for his work on ''
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'', often playing
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characters, as well as his recurring roles as
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on ''
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'' and as Chief of Detectives Muldrew of the New York City Police Department in ''
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Life and career

Schuck was born in
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to Mary (
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Hamilton) and Conrad John Schuck, a professor at
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. He is of English and German descent. He made his first theatrical appearances at
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, and after graduating continued his career at the
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, Baltimore's Center Stage, and finally the
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, where he was discovered by
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. His first film appearance was as Capt. Walter Kosciuszko "Painless Pole" Waldowski in ''
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'' (1970). As Painless, Schuck holds a place in Hollywood history as the first person to say "fuck" in a major studio film. He went on to appear in several more Altman films: ''
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'' (1970), '' McCabe & Mrs. Miller'' (1971), and '' Thieves Like Us'' (1974). In 1970 he appeared as insurance salesman and former
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lineman Frank Carelli in Episode 5 of the first season of ''
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,'' "Keep Your Guard Up." From 1971 to 1977, Schuck appeared as San Francisco Police Detective Sergeant Charles Enright in the television series ''
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'' and also starred as an overseer in the miniseries ''
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.'' In 1976, he played Gregory "Yoyo" Yoyonovich in the short-lived series '' Holmes & Yoyo;'' both it and ''McMillan & Wife'' were created and produced by
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for what is now
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Television. Schuck starred in ABC's 1979 TV holiday special '' The Halloween That Almost Wasn't'' as the Frankenstein Monster. (He would again use the Universal International Frankenstein-monster makeup format in ''
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;'' see below.) In 1979 he starred in a short-lived TV series version of '' Turnabout'', where he and
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played Sam and Penny, a couple who trade bodies. Some installments from that comedy series were reedited into the made-for-TV film ''Magic Statue'', named for the artifact that caused the body-swap. In the 1970s–80s, Schuck was also a regular "guest celebrity" on game shows such as ''
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'', ''
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''. During this period, he made his Broadway debut playing Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks as a replacement in the role of the original Broadway musical comedy '' Annie'' at the
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, for a special three-week engagement. In 1980, he began appearing as a "regular replacement" for a year and a half, along with Allison Smith as Annie and
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as Miss Hannigan.


Later work

In 1986, Schuck took the role of
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ambassador Kamarag in '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.'' He reprised the role in 1991 in '' Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country''. Also in the 1980s, Schuck starred as
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in the syndicated situation comedy ''
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,'' co-starring
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as Lily Munster. In character as Herman, a role Fred Gwynne originated in the 1960s, Schuck was made up as the Frankenstein Monster, according to the makeup format whose copyright
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still owns, for the second time in his career; the first (see above) was in '' The Halloween That Almost Wasn't.'' He guest starred in ''
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'' as Legate Parn, '' Star Trek: Voyager'' as Chorus #3, ''
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'' as Antaak, and ''
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'' as
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in " The Long, Twilight Struggle" (1995). In 1994, he appeared as Ralgha nar Hhallas (callsign Hobbes) in '' Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger.'' He then guest-starred in several episodes of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' as the
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Chief of Detectives Muldrew. Under his full name of "Conrad John Schuck," he opened in the role of
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in the Broadway revival of '' Annie'' in December 2006, and toured nationally in the role. He later appeared in the films '' Holy Matrimony'' and ''String of the Kite''. In 2013, he appeared as Senator Max Evergreen in ''Nice Work If You Can Get It''. Most recently, Schuck joined the cast of writer/director Chris Blake's (a.k.a. Christopher Blake Johnson) indie horror film, ''All Light Will End''.


Personal life

Schuck married actress
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, with whom he had a son,
Aaron Bay-Schuck Aaron Bay-Schuck (born September 5, 1981) is an American music industry executive. The CEO and co-chairman of Warner Records (formerly Warner Bros. Records), he was previously the president of A&R at Interscope Geffen A&M and the senior vice pr ...
. The couple divorced in 1983. He married his current wife, painter Harrison Houlé, in 1990.


Filmography

* 1970 '' MASH'' Captain "Painless" Waldowski * 1970 ''
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'' as E.J. Royce * 1970 ''
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'' as Officer Johnson * 1971 '' McCabe & Mrs. Miller'' as Smalley * 1972 ''
Hammersmith Is Out ''Hammersmith Is Out'' is a 1972 American comedy-drama film based on the legend of Faust. It is directed by Peter Ustinov, who starred in the film alongside Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Beau Bridges, Leon Ames, and George Raft. Plot Billy B ...
'' as Henry Joe * 1973 ''
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'' as Reardon * 1974 '' Thieves Like Us'' as Chicamaw * 1979 '' Turnabout'' (TV Series) as Sam Alston/Penny Alston * 1979 '' Butch and Sundance: The Early Days'' as "Kid" Curry / Harvey Logan * 1979 ''
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'' as Stan * 1981 ''
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'' as Sheriff De Rita * 1984 ''
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'' as Police Chief Norris * 1986 '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'' as Klingon Ambassador * 1987 '' Outrageous Fortune'' as Agent Atkins * 1988 ''
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'' as Captain Efraim Longstocking * 1989 '' My Mom's a Werewolf'' as Howard Shaber * 1989 ''
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'' as Lieutenant "Noogie" Manoogian * 1990 ''
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'' as Reporter * 1991 '' Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' as Klingon Ambassador * 1994 '' Holy Matrimony'' as Markowski * 1994 ''
Pontiac Moon ''Pontiac Moon'' is a 1994 adventure film directed by Peter Medak, and produced by Robert Schaffel and Youssef Vahabzadeh. The film stars Ted Danson as Washington Bellamy, a "pigheaded" science teacher in a small town of California, as well as M ...
'' as Officer * 1995 ''
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'' as Arms Akimbo (voice) * 1995 '' Demon Knight'' as Sheriff Tupper * 2001 ''
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion ''The Curse of the Jade Scorpion'' is a 2001 American crime comedy film written, directed and starring Woody Allen. The cast also features Helen Hunt, Dan Aykroyd, Elizabeth Berkley, John Schuck, Wallace Shawn, David Ogden Stiers and Charlize Th ...
'' as Mize * 2014 ''
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'' as Sydney * 2018 ''
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'' as Psychiatrist


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schuck, John 1940 births American people of English descent American people of German descent American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Denison University alumni Living people Male actors from Boston Singers from Massachusetts American Conservatory Theater alumni