Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 20, 1930
Place of Birth:
Houston, Texas, USA
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John Wheeler
Biography
John Wheeler graduated from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, earning a bachelors degree in Music. A singer and character actor most familiar from television, he appeared on episodes of The Odd Couple, Green Acres, The Brady Bunch, and on Star Trek (as the tellarite Gav in the episode "Journey To Babel"). Wheeler sang with the City Center Opera in New York and performed in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel and Bernstein, Comden, and Green's Wonderful Town at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair, repeating his role in the latter work in its television premier that same year. On Broadway, he appeared in The Happiest Girl in the World, Kean, Cafe Crown, I Had a Ball, and Sweet Charity (as "Herman", the dance hall proprietor, a role that went to Stubby Kaye in the movie adaptation; Wheeler played a smaller role in the film). He remained active into the 1990s.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Apollo 13 | Reporter |
| 1991 | Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter | William Frawley |
| 1991 | Runaway Father | Judge Ciglio |
| 1980 | Seed of Innocence | Trammer |
| 1979 | The Wild Wild West Revisited | Henry |
| 1978 | Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid | Telegraph Operator |
| 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Mr. Fields |
| 1978 | With This Ring | Bell Captain |
| 1978 | Rescue from Gilligan's Island | Studio Guard |
| 1977 | The Richard Pryor Special? | Security Guard |
| 1977 | Bad Georgia Road | Dub Douchette |
| 1974 | Big Bad Mama | Lawyer |
| 1974 | Mame | Judge Bregoff |
| 1974 | Newman's Law | Eastman's dinner guest (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Honky Tonk | Bank Manager |
| 1971 | Support Your Local Gunfighter | Croupier |
| 1970 | Black Angels | |
| 1970 | Move | Brown Package |
| 1969 | Sweet Charity | Dancer |
| 1969 | Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here | Newman |
| 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Bumper (uncredited) |
| 1969 | The Silent Gun | Second Townsman |
| 1958 | Wonderful Town | Officer Lonigan |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | ER | Mr. Resnick |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Patron |
| 1984 | Night Court | Mr. Perine |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | Herbert Murphy |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | Henry |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | Mr. Felscher |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | Mr. Flescher |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson | Herb Perry |
| 1966 | Star Trek | Gav |