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John Schuck
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John Schuck (born February 4, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American character actor, primarily in stage, movies and television. He's best-known for his roles as Rock Hudson's ridiculous partner, Sgt. Charles Enright in the popular 1970s crime drama McMillan and Wife, and as Lee Meriwether's husband, Herman Munster in the popular 1980s sitcom, The Munsters Today.
John Schuck made his first theatrical appearances at Denison University, and after graduating continued his career at the Cleveland Playhouse, Baltimore's CENTERSTAGE, and finally the American Conservatory Theater, where he was discovered by Robert Altman.
His first appearance in film was the role of Captain Walter Koskiusko "Painless Pole" Waldowski in the film M*A*S*H (1970).
From 1971-1977 he appeared as Sergeant Charles Enright in McMillan and Wife and also starred as an overseer in the popular mini-series Roots.
In 1976 he played Gregory "Yo-Yo" Yoyonovich in the short-lived series Holmes and Yoyo
In 1986, Schuck took the role of a Klingon ambassador in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. He reprised the role in 1991 in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, becoming one of only five guest roles to appear in more than one Star Trek film (the others being the characters of David Marcus, Saavik, Sarek, and Fleet Admiral Cartwright).
From 1988 to 1991 he played Herman Munster on television show The Munsters Today.
He also guest starred in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise, as well as in Babylon 5 as Draal. He also guest-starred in several episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as the NYPD Chief of Detectives. Appearing as Conrad John Schuck he opened in the role of Daddy Warbucks in the Broadway revival of "Annie" to excellent reviews in December of 2006, and toured nationally in that role. He has since appeared in the films Holy Matrimony (1994), and String of the Kite (2003).
- John Schuck at the Internet Movie Database
- NNDB
- John Schuck article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
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