Dwight Schultz Fan Page

Dwight Schultz signing autographs at a convention. Photograph by lesliepear at Flickr.

William Dwight Schultz was born on November 24, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland. His father was a postman and his mother a telephone operator. An only child, he was fascinated with audio and voices from an early age, as well as an avid fan of television and film. He went to Calvert Hall College High School and then obtained a B.A. degree in Theatre Arts from Towson State College in Maryland. By the age of 19 he was already a professionally employed actor.

In 1969 Dwight, along with Lynn Summerell and Jurgen Bohl, formed the Baltimore Theater Ensemble. For several years the Ensemble staged numerous works and productions, building a solid reputation within the community. When the Ensemble folded, Dwight continued acting in regional theater around the United States. Eventually he moved to New York City and while struggling to find acting gigs obtained work as both a waiter (as so many actors do) and in pest control! In 1978 he landed the lead role in a production of "The Water Engine", which eventually moved to Broadway - Dwight's debut in the legendary theater district.

In the early 1980s Dwight decided to make a stab at screen acting, landing small guest parts here and there in series such as "Hill Street Blues" and "CHiPs". He auditioned for and got the role of Murdock in The A-Team in 1982. Interestingly enough, he was told during the filming of the pilot that his character would be written out - the "Powers That Be" were uncomfortable with his wacky, intense performance. Yet when the test audience results came back wildly enthusiastic for Murdock, his character was written back in to the series.

The A-Team enjoyed a successful 5-year television run, however when the series ended in 1987 Dwight found it difficult to obtain new work. There had been backlash against the series and its stars from Hollywood - notably for their political views and the Republican/pro-military themes of the series. But after working with Whoopi Goldberg in 1990's "The Long Walk Home", she got him the role of Reginald Barclay on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Indeed, his character of the anxiety-ridden, holodeck-addicted engineer Reginald Barclay introduced Dwight to an entirely new generation of fans, and the character continued on to appear in several episodes of Star Trek: Voyager as well as the film Star Trek: First Contact.

Dwight continued to make guest appearances in numerous television series such as Babylon 5 and Stargate: SG-1. He also appeared in quite a few made-for-tv movies throughout the 1990s, but since 2001 has primarily become known for his voice acting work in numerous animated TV series and video games. Perhaps the most notable of those voice-acting performances was as Mung Daal on the acclaimed and popular Cartoon Network series Chowder.

Dwight is outspoken about his conservative political views and for a time in the 2000s had his own satellite radio talk show, "Howling Mad Radio". He has been a regular fill-in host for other radio talk shows including Michael Savage and Jerry Doyle. Dwight also has had a keen interest in the past in UFOs and UFO research, and frequently appeared on Don Ecker's radio program "UFOs Tonite!" in the 1990s.

Dwight has been married to actress-turned-therapist Wendy Fulton since 1983. They have one daughter, Ava, born in 1987.

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