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John Schuck

Biography

John Schuck is an American actor who works in film, television and the stage. Born in Boston, he began acting at Denison University and went on to the Cleveland Play House, Center Stage in Baltimore and the American Conservatory Theater, where Robert Altman discovered him. His first film was Altman's MASH (1970), followed by Thieves Like Us (1974), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) and Brewster McCloud (1970). He is best known for playing Sergeant Charles Enright in the crime drama McMillan & Wife from 1971 to 1977, and he also starred as Herman Munster in The Munsters Today. He played Kamarag, a Klingon ambassador, in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), and had a recurring role as Draal on Babylon 5. On Broadway he replaced the original Daddy Warbucks in Annie, returning to the part in the 1997 revival.

86years old

Turns 87 on February 4in 109 days

  • Born Boston
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films
20
Career span
52 years1970 to 2022

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  1. Big break

    Schuck was discovered by director Robert Altman while performing at the American Conservatory Theater, after earlier stage work at the Cleveland Play House and Baltimore's Center Stage.

John Schuck movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. McCabe & Mrs. Miller1971 Drama, Westernas Smalley

    IMDb rating 7.631K votes

  2. The Curse of the Jade Scorpion2001 Comedy, Crime, Romanceas Mize

    IMDb rating 6.743K votes

  3. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home1986as Klingon Ambassador

    IMDb rating 7.398K votes

  4. Thieves Like Us1974as Chicamaw

    IMDb rating 6.95.8K votes

  5. Outrageous Fortune1987as Atkins

    IMDb rating 6.29.4K votes

  6. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country1991as Klingon Ambassador

    IMDb rating 7.386K votes

  7. Brewster McCloud1970as Johnson

    IMDb rating 6.86.6K votes

  8. Butch and Sundance: The Early Days1979as Harvey Logan

    IMDb rating 5.71.9K votes

Most often with

Robert Altman directed four of these films, Leonard Nimoy two and Richard Lester two. Four actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What John Schuck's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$335 million

6 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 19 films: 6 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.

  • 6Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 7Figure not found

Highest grossing

The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home1986as Klingon Ambassador
    $133M39.8% of the total
  2. 2
    $97M29.0% of the total
  3. 3
    M*A*S*H1970as Capt. 'Painless' Waldowski
    $82M24.4% of the total
  4. 4
    $19M5.7% of the total
  5. 5
    The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking1988as Capt. Efraim Longstocking
    $3.6M1.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Holy Matrimony1994as Markowski
    $617K0.2% of the total