Dwight Schultz

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Dwight Schultz
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Schultz at the Dallas Comic Con in 2006
Born William Dwight Schultz
(1947-11-24) November 24, 1947 (age 65)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Residence Santa Clarita, California
Nationality American
Education Calvert Hall College High School
Alma mater Towson University
Occupation Actor/Voice actor
Years active 1977-present
Home town Towson, Maryland
Spouse(s) Wendy Fulton (1983–present)
Children Ava Schultz
Website
http://www.dwightschultzfansite.nl/

William Dwight Schultz (born November 24, 1947) is an American stage, television, film actor and voice artist. He is best known for his roles as Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock on the 1980s action series The A-Team, and as Reginald Barclay in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager and the film Star Trek: First Contact.[1] He is also well known in animation as the mad scientist Dr. Animo in the Ben 10 series, Chef Mung Daal in the children's cartoon Chowder, and Eddie the Squirrel in CatDog.

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Early life [edit]

Schultz was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a graduate of Calvert Hall College High School and an alumnus of Towson University, both located in Towson, Maryland.

Career [edit]

Schultz' breakthrough role was the character of 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) with Broadway Actress Lauren Bacall, and starred in Fat Man and Little Boy (1989), as J. Robert Oppenheimer.

He auditioned for the part of Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the television show St. Elsewhere, but lost out to Howie Mandel according to conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro when producer Bruce Paltrow learned Schultz was a fan of President Ronald Reagan.[2]

In the 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. He is still active in the field and lends his voice to numerous popular video games and cartoons.

In November 2009, he confirmed that he (and former A-Team co-star, Dirk Benedict) would have a cameo in the feature film The A-Team,[3] however, both Schultz's and Benedict's parts were ultimately cut from the film proper, but placed after the credits of the theatrical showing as an easter egg. In the cameo appearance, Schultz was supposed to play the role of a psychiatrist monitoring an electro-shock therapy session with the "new" Murdock.

He was the host of a conservative talk radio podcast called Howling Mad Radio, which ended in March 2009.[4] Schultz has also guest hosted for Michael Savage on "The Savage Nation," Jerry Doyle on "The Jerry Doyle Show", and Rusty Humphries on "The Rusty Humphries Show" on numerous occasions.[3]

Personal life [edit]

Schultz married former actress Wendy Fulton (Bare Essence) in 1983.[5] They have one daughter, Ava (b. 1987), who serves in the Marines.[6] Schultz and his family currently live in Santa Clarita, California. Schultz is a Christian.[7]

Schultz is a conservative and in 2012 began regular appearances on The Glazov Gang, an internet political talk show hosted by Jamie Glazov, the managing editor of FrontPage Magazine.[8] He also posts political commentaries and podcasts on his official fansite.[9]

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