Richard Schaal obit

Mary Tyler Moore Actor Richard Schaal Dies at 86

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Richard Schaal, who appeared on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-offs Rhoda and Phyllis, has died at the age of 86, The Los Angeles Times reports. According to his daughter Wendy, the actor passed away at the Motion Picture and Television Fund retirement home in Woodland Hills on Tuesday.

Schaal ran a construction company before joining the second-ever cast of the Chicago improv troupe Second City. He went on to receive a lifetime achievement award from the Chicago Improv Festival in 2010.

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"His whole body was an instrument," said his daughter Wendy, who is a voice actress on American Dad. "He was the one who really took off on working in the space. That was where the work could make the visible invisible. In his workshops, he would teach performers to explore what would happen to their body when handling objects."

Schaal played four characters on Mary Tyler Moore: twin brothers Howard and Paul Arnell, Dino and Chuckles the Clown.

Throughout the '60s and '70s he had recurring guest-starring roles on Dick Van Dyke, That Girl and Bob Newhart. He notably appeared in the films Slaughterhouse-Five, Once Bitten and The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming.

Schaal was married three times, the second of which was to Valerie Harper, the star of Mary Tyler Moore and Rhoda. Schaal is survived by his daughter.

 

Actor (57 credits)

 1990 Sydney (TV Series)

Carlton

- Sydney's Mom (1990) ... Carlton

 1988-1989 Almost Grown (TV Series)

Dick Long

- The Root of All Evil (1989) ... Dick Long

- Richie (1989) ... Dick Long

- Holy Grail (1989) ... Dick Long

- The Hat That Fell from Space (1989) ... Dick Long

- Joey's 15 Minutes (1989) ... Dick Long

1986 Shadow Chasers (TV Series)

George Trattner

- How Green Was My Murder (1986) ... George Trattner

 1986 Tall Tales & Legends (TV Series)

Bob Watkins

- Pecos Bill (1986) ... Bob Watkins (as Dick Schaal)

 1981-1985 Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series)

Dr. David Sandler

- The Second Best Man (1985) ... Dr. David Sandler

- The Unholy Ghost (1985) ... Dr. David Sandler

- Dark Side of the Loon (1984) ... Dr. David Sandler

- Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow (1983) ... Dr. David Sandler

- The Object of My Affliction (1982) ... Dr. David Sandler

1985 Once Bitten

Mr. Kendall

 1985 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series)

- Something's Going on on This Train (1985)

 1984 Insight (TV Series)

U.S. Advisor

- The Game Room (1984) ... U.S. Advisor

 1983 Just Our Luck (TV Series)

Chuck

- Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Burrows (1983) ... Chuck

- Keith's Car Crusade (1983) ... Chuck

- King Kahommi's Curse (1983) ... Chuck

- Ballad of Dead Eye Dick (1983) ... Chuck

- Wedding Bell Shablues (1983) ... Chuck

1983 After George (TV Movie)

George Roberts (voice)

 1982 O'Hara's Wife

Jerry Brad

 1982 Harper Valley P.T.A. (TV Series)

Doctor

- Svengali of the Valley (1982) ... Doctor

 1981 The Two of Us (TV Series)

Stu

- Weekend Away (1981) ... Stu

 1981 Nero Wolfe (TV Series)

Patrick Pendleton

- Wolfe at the Door (1981) ... Patrick Pendleton

 1980 This Is the Life (TV Series)

Woody Prescott

- No Laughing Matter (1980) ... Woody Prescott

 1980 It's a Living (TV Series)

Emmitt Allen

- Fallen Idol (1980) ... Emmitt Allen

 1980 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series)

Billy Ray

- And in This Corner, Luke Duke (1980) ... Billy Ray

 1980 The Hollywood Knights

Nevans

 1979 Americathon

Jerry

 1978-1979 Please Stand By (TV Series)

Frank Lambert

- Episode dated 6 June 1979 (1979) ... Frank Lambert

- Episode dated 8 September 1978 (1978) ... Frank Lambert

 1977 Police Woman (TV Series)

Simmons

- Death Game (1977) ... Simmons

 1977 Fish (TV Series)

Ed Dunnagan

- Fish's Job (1977) ... Ed Dunnagan

 1974-1976 Rhoda (TV Series)

Charlie Burke

- Man of the Year (1976) ... Charlie Burke

- Not Made for Each Other (1975) ... Charlie Burke

- Good-Bye Charlie (1974) ... Charlie Burke

 1975-1976 Phyllis (TV Series)

Leo Heatherton

- The Triangle (1976) ... Leo Heatherton

- Widows, Merry and Otherwise (1976) ... Leo Heatherton

- Sonny Boy (1976) ... Leo Heatherton

- Leo's Suicide (1976) ... Leo Heatherton

- Crazy Mama (1976) ... Leo Heatherton

1975 The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series)

Vic

- Rock-a-Die Baby (1975) ... Vic

 1975 Song of the Succubus (TV Movie)

Vic

 1975 Harry O (TV Series)

Neil Valentine

- Lester (1975) ... Neil Valentine

 1975 Let's Switch! (TV Movie)

Ross Daniels

 1974 The Rockford Files (TV Series)

Leonard Blair

- Caledonia - It's Worth a Fortune! (1974) ... Leonard Blair

 1972-1974 The Bob Newhart Show (TV Series)

Don Fezler / Don Livingston / Chuck Brock

- Life Is a Hamburger (1974) ... Don Fezler

- By the Way... You're Fired (1974) ... Don Livingston

- Goodnight Nancy (1972) ... Chuck Brock (as Dick Schaal)

 1974 A Knife for the Ladies

Ainalls

 1974 Thursday's Game (TV Movie)

Bob

 1970-1974 The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series)

Howard Arnell / Dino / Paul Arnell / ...

- I Was a Single for WJM (1974) ... Dino

- Didn't You Used to Be... Wait... Don't Tell Me (1971) ... Howard Arnell

- Howard's Girl (1971) ... Paul Arnell

- The Snow Must Go On (1970) ... Chuckles the Clown

- Today I am a Ma'am (1970) ... Howard Arnell

 1974 Nightmare (TV Movie)

George

 1974 Shaft (TV Series)

Tom Donegan

- Cop Killer (1974) ... Tom Donegan

 1973 Bachelor-at-Law (TV Movie)

Lester

 1973 Here We Go Again (TV Series)

Chuck

- There's a Boy in My Rumaki (1973) ... Chuck

 1973 The Partridge Family (TV Series)

Michelangelo Rezo

- Me and My Shadow (1973) ... Michelangelo Rezo

 1973 ABC Comedy News (TV Series)

Dick Schaal

- Episode dated 14 March 1973 (1973) ... Dick Schaal

 1973 Steelyard Blues

Mel the Zoo Official

 1973 Banacek (TV Series)

Glassman

- Ten Thousand Dollars a Page (1973) ... Glassman

 1970-1972 Love, American Style (TV Series)

Peter Fox (segment "Love and the Out-of-Town Client") / Rocky (segment "Love and the Black Limousine") / (segment "Love and the Big Date")

- Love and the Ghost/Love and the Out-of-Town Client/Love and the Secret Habit (1972) ... Peter Fox (segment "Love and the Out-of-Town Client")

- Love and the Accidental Passion/Love and the Black Limousine/Love and the Eskimo's Wife/Love and the Tuba (1971) ... Rocky (segment "Love and the Black Limousine")

- Love and the Big Date/Love and the Longest Night (1970) ... (segment "Love and the Big Date")

 1972 The Doris Day Show (TV Series)

Greg Mitchell

- Debt of Honor (1972) ... Greg Mitchell

 1972 The Living End (TV Movie)

 1972 Slaughterhouse-Five

Howard W. Campbell Jr.

 1971 Story Theatre (TV Series)

 1970 The F.B.I. (TV Series)

Ray Calvin

- Antennae of Death (1970) ... Ray Calvin

 1967-1970 That Girl (TV Series)

Bill / Lost & Found Man

- There Sure Are a Bunch of Cards in St. Louis: Part II (1970) ... Bill

- Gone with the Breeze (1967) ... Lost & Found Man (as Dick Schall)

 1969 I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series)

Marvin Oglethorpe

- Jeannie and the Secret Weapon (1969) ... Marvin Oglethorpe (as Dick Schaal)

 1969 NBC Experiment in Television (TV Series)

The Man in the Cube

- The Cube (1969) ... The Man in the Cube

 1968 The Virgin President

Hugh Mugababy

 1968 N.Y.P.D. (TV Series)

Dave

- What's a Nice Girl Like You... (1968) ... Dave (as Dick Schaal)

 1966 The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming

Oscar Maxwell

 1966 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series)

Stevie Parsons

- Dear Sally Rogers (1966) ... Stevie Parsons (as Dick Schaal)

 1964 Mr. Broadway (TV Series)

Press Agent

- Something to Sing About (1964) ... Press Agent

 1964 Vacation Playhouse (TV Series)

- The Bean Show (1964)

 1964 East Side/West Side (TV Series)

Teddy Larsen

- One Drink at a Time (1964) ... Teddy Larsen