John Wheeler
John Wheeler rose to fame as an actor, gracing the silver screen many times over the course of his Hollywood career. Wheeler began his acting career with roles in such films as "Sweet Charity" (1969) with Shirley MacLaine, the dramatic adaptation "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" (1969) with Robert Redford and "Move" (1970) with Elliott Gould. He also appeared in "Support Your Local Gunfighter" (1971) and the crime feature "Big Bad Mama" (1974) with Angie Dickinson. In the eighties, Wheeler devoted his time to various credits, such as "Frog Dreaming" (1986), "Hoosiers" (1986) starring Gene Hackman and "Sky Pirates" (1986) starring John Hargreaves. He also worked on "Banzai Runner" with Dean Stockwell (1987). Wheeler continued to exercise his talent in the nineties, taking on a mix of projects like "Hercules and the Amazon Women" "Hercules and the Lost Kingdom" and "Holy Matrimony" (1994). His credits also expanded to the Tom Hanks and Bill Paxton smash hit "Apollo 13" (1995) and "The Craic" with Jimeon McKeown (1999). Most recently, Wheeler worked on "Dance Academy" (TeenNick, 2011-14).
Filmography
Movies
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Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter | William Frawley (Character) | - | 1991 |
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Banzai Runner | Hawkins (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bad Georgia Road | Dub Douchette (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Golden Child | Caller (Character) | - | 1960 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 93% | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Step by Step | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
0% | No Score Yet | Baby Talk | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Simon & Simon | Burt (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dukes of Hazzard | Mr. Rhuebottom (Guest Star) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | It's a Living | Customer (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rhoda | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Waltons | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Odd Couple | Herbert Murphy (Guest Star) | 1971 1975 |
78% | No Score Yet | The Brady Bunch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Here's Lucy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Me and the Chimp | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Green Acres | Melvin (Guest Star) | 1969-1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Second Zoo Attendant (Guest Star) | 1970 |
80% | 89% | Star Trek | Gav (Guest Star) | 1967 |