John Wheeler
Acting
1930-06-20 · Houston, Texas, USA
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.
movieMrs. Santa Claus
as Man in Santa Suit · 1996 · 6.2
movieApollo 13
as Reporter · 1995 · 7.5
tvER
as Mr. Resnick · 1994 · 7.8
tvLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Shop Owner · 1993 · 6.9
movieRunaway Father
as Judge Ciglio · 1991 · 7.4
movieLucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
as William Frawley · 1991 · 9.0
tvBeverly Hills, 90210
as Greg Redborn · 1990 · 7.3
tvThe Golden Girls
as Patron · 1985 · 7.6
tvNight Court
as Mr. Perine · 1984 · 7.3
movieSeed of Innocence
as Trammer · 1980 · 7.0
movieThe Wild Wild West Revisited
as Henry · 1979 · 5.4
movieRescue from Gilligan's Island
as Studio Guard · 1978 · 4.6
movieSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Mr. Fields · 1978 · 4.4
movieKate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
as Telegraph Operator · 1978 · 7.0
movieWith This Ring
as Bell Captain · 1978 · 10.0
movieBad Georgia Road
as Dub Douchette · 1977 · 5.8
movieThe Richard Pryor Special?
as Security Guard · 1977 · 7.2
movieBig Bad Mama
as Lawyer · 1974 · 5.7
movieNewman's Law
as Eastman's dinner guest (uncredited) · 1974 · 6.6
movieHonky Tonk
as Bank Manager · 1974 · 8.0
movieMame
as Judge Bregoff · 1974 · 6.0
movieSupport Your Local Gunfighter
as Croupier · 1971 · 6.6
movieBlack Angels
as · 1970 · 4.8
tvThe Odd Couple
as Herbert Murphy · 1970 · 7.8