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John Wheeler
Born June 20, 1930 (Age: 95)
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Houston, Texas, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Mrs. Santa Claus
1996
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as Man in Santa Suit
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Age: 66
Apollo 13
1995
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as Reporter
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Age: 65
Runaway Father
1991
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as Judge Ciglio
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Age: 61
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
1991
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as William Frawley
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Age: 60
Seed of Innocence
1980
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as Trammer
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Age: 50
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
1978
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as Studio Guard
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Age: 48
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
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as Mr. Fields
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Age: 48
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
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as Telegraph Operator
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Age: 47
With This Ring
1978
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as Bell Captain
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Age: 47
Big Bad Mama
1974
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as Lawyer
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Age: 44
Newman's Law
1974
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as Eastman's dinner guest (uncredited)
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Age: 44
Honky Tonk
1974
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as Bank Manager
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Age: 43
Mame
1974
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as Judge Bregoff
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Age: 43
The Silent Gun
1969
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as Second Townsman
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Age: 39
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
1969
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as Newman
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Age: 39
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
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as Bumper (uncredited)
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Age: 39
Sweet Charity
1969
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as Dancer
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Age: 38
Wonderful Town
1958
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as Officer Lonigan
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Age: 28