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Dwight Schultz

Dwight Schultz

Actor · Born November 24, 1947 (78) · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

William Dwight Schultz is an American television, stage and voice actor best known for playing the eccentric Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock on the 1980s action series The A-Team and the socially anxious Lieutenant Reginald Barclay across the Star Trek franchise. He is also well known in Animation as the Mad Scientist Dr. Animo in the Ben 10 series and Chef Mung Daal in the children's cartoon Chowder.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 24, 1947 (78)
From
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
72 on MovieCove · 96 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27

What are Dwight Schultz's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Animation7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Bonds
24%
Survival
17%
Self
15%
Ideas
5%
Society
4%
Power
2%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 8 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 12 · Intense 7

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 6 of 17 analyzed roles.

Shadow
6 of 17
Ally
3 of 17
Mentor
2 of 17
Herald
2 of 17
Hero
1 of 17
Threshold guardian
1 of 17
Shapeshifter
1 of 17
Trickster
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Thrilling
10
Joyful
7
Dread
4
Hopeful
4
Other
23

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dwight Schultz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 72 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dwight Schultz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

96 credits, 72 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Watchmen: Chapter I(2024)

    as Detective Steve Fine / Happy Harry (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Jellystone(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Dick Dastardly / Dinky Dalton (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Ben 10,010 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Admiral Animo (voice)

  • Dota: Dragon's Blood(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Emperor Zal (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!(2020)

    as Dr. Crane, AKA: Scarecrow (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash(2018)

    as Reverse-Flash / Eobard Thawne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • All Hail King Julien: Exiled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chimp / Rat (voice) · as Father Tentacle (voice) · as Karl (voice) · as Karl / Fore-Vegetable (voice) · as Karl / Tentacle Father (voice) · as Karl / Thrax (voice)

  • Deep(2017)

    as Kraken (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Ben 10(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Animo / Lumberjack (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Barbie: Star Light Adventure(2016)

    as Constantine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Harvey Beaks(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Lake Spirit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • All Hail King Julien(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · as Karl (voice) · as Karl / Karl-Gram (voice) · as Karl / Patrick (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Wander Over Yonder(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Wild Card (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Avengers Assemble(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Attuma (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Wyrm (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Ben 10: Omniverse(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Animo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens(2012)

    as Dr. Animo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Young Justice(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Mad Hatter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Technovore / Executive 1 / AIM Scientist (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Batman: Under the Red Hood(2010)

    as Freddie / Drug Dealer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Older Danny Darrow (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The A-Team(2010)

    as German Doctor #1

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Ben 10: Ultimate Alien(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Animo / Teacher #2 (voice) · as Sheriff / Dr. Animo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Ben 10: Alien Force(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Null Guardian / D'Void (Dr. Animo) (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Chowder(2007)

    Show 93 episodes · as Man / Sun Tang Gai (voice) · as Mung Daal (voice) · as Ninja / Pirate Ninja (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix(2007)

    as Dr. Animo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Ultimate Avengers II(2006)

    as Odin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Where My Dogs At? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ben 10(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Animo (voice) · as Earl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Trainer / Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Skiff A.I. (voice)

  • Van Helsing: The London Assignment(2004)

    as Dr. Jekyll (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • My Dad the Rock Star(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Townspeople, Policemen, and Exterminators (voice)

  • Matriculated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Nonaka (voice)

  • The Animatrix(2003)

    as Additional Voices ("The Second Renaissance Part I & II") / Monaka ("Matriculated")

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Second Renaissance Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

  • The Animatrix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Nonaka (voice)

  • The Second Renaissance Part I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

  • Ninja Scroll: The Series(2003)

    Show as Dakuan

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Globehunters(2002)

    as Dr. Burke (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Commander Cork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • A Johnny Bravo Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Leo / TV Announcer (voice)

  • The Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Russell Orland

  • The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie(2001)

    as Badouk / Monkey / Poacher (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within(2001)

    as Scan Technician (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust(2000)

    as Benge / Old Man of Barbarois (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Invader ZIM(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • CatDog: The Great Parent Mystery(2001)

    as Eddie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Chimp Channel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Clerk (voice) · as Randall Fargus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Fantasy Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Greasy

  • The Wild Thornberrys(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Baduk (voice) · as Baduk / Monkey (voice) · as Baduk / Poacher (voice) · as Dr. Freed / Customer (voice) · as Inspector Tabu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Edward Malone

  • CatDog(1998)

    Show 16 episodes · as Eddie the Squirrel (voice) · as Eddie the Squirrel / Alien #1 / Scary Alien (voice) · as Eddie the Squirrel / Big Cat (voice) · as Eddie the Squirrel / Chicken #1 (voice) · as Eddie the Squirrel / Dutch Boy / Anteater (voice) · as Eddie the Squirrel / Tick (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story(1997)

    as Irby Mandrell

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as The Keeper

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: First Contact(1996)

    as Lieutenant Barclay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart(1996)

    as Peter Donner

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Nathan Adler

  • Nowhere Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Harrison Barton

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Leviticus Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as Reginald Barclay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Adam Litowski

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills(1994)

    as Dr. Jerome Oziel

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Weird Science(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Babylon 5(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Amis

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story(1993)

    as Dave Davis

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Gavin Reed · as Dr. Henry Wexler

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Garret Grady

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Lloyd Allen

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Boomtown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Wiley Tate

  • The Temp(1993)

    as Roger Jasser

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Child of Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Rob Tyler

  • Woman with a Past(1992)

    as Mick

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Last Wish(1992)

    as Ed Edwards

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rugrats(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Gracko (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Long Walk Home(1990)

    as Norman Thompson

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A Killer Among Us(1990)

    as Clifford Gillette

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fat Man and Little Boy(1989)

    as J. Robert Oppenheimer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder(1989)

    as Tony Franken

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lt. Barclay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Jake and the Fatman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit(1987)

    as Andrew Lloyd

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as David Powell

  • When Your Lover Leaves(1983)

    as Richard Reese

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The 1st Annual NBC Yummy Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 94 episodes · as 'Howling Mad' Murdock

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Alone in the Dark(1982)

    as Dan Potter

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Bitter Harvest(1981)

    as Schlatter

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Fan(1981)

    as Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Dial 'M' for Murder(1981)

    as TV Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Kevin Michaels

  • Thin Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Mr. Ritchie

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 95 titles from 1977 to 2024; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office

Deep (2017)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (2007)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The A-Team (1983)

Film career

19772024

Peak 2003 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1981Screen debut· The Fan
  • 2003Career best· Matriculated

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting95 of 95: 95 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s30 · acting2000s25 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 24 roles
819606

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Dwight Schultz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 72 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 72 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved14
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

When Your Lover Leaves (1983)

92nd percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dwight Schultz's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles19–49 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles30–52 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dwight Schultz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dwight Schultz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jennifer Pelphrey shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers