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Chuck Schodowski

Chuck Schodowski

Actor, Director

Born June 28, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died January 19, 2025

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Chuck's TV career began at WJW-TV8 in 1960 as an engineer. In 1969 he was promoted to director/producer. WJW is where Chuck met Ernie Anderson and Tim Conway. Chuck began working with them on Ernie's show (Ghoulardi) in 1963. He reluctantly started doing sketches for the show, first as "handsome, debonair, downstairs neighbor, Jerry Kreegle". When Tim and Ernie left for Los Angeles, the Hoolihan & Big Chuck Show took over Ghouldardi's time slot in 1966 with Bob Wells as Hoolihan. When Bob left for Florida in 1979, the show became The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show, with John Rinaldi. The show continued until 2007 when Chuck retired. In 2011 Chuck and Lil' John are back showing old skits as, apparently, after 47 years Chuck missed TV.

The show(s) were so popular they beat The Tonight Show in the ratings. This made everyone want to be on the show. Of the famous guests they had come to do skits were Imogene Coca, Andy Griffith, Pat Paulsen, Ken ("The Hawk") Harrelson, Sam McDowell, Takeru Kobayashi, Muhammad Ali, Janice Pennington, Bobby Vinton, Mel Torme, Bill Hufsey, Bob ("Mad Dog") McGuire and Chuck's co-author Tom Feran. Chuck even went three rounds with Mike Tyson.

Bob ("Mad Dog") McGuire came on the show to do his act for "New Talent Time" in 1983. He brought with him a new song, Moon over Parma. Drew Carey saw it on a rerun and when Drew was starring in his own show bought the song and it became the first season theme.

Chuck has 28 local Emmys and 3 international film festival medals. He directed several made-for-TV movies of which Heartsong, U.S.A. is one he won an Emmy for. Brock Peters does the narration for this Thanksgiving special. Chuck also directed Burgess Meredith in The Wandering Muse of Artemus Flagg in 1977.

Chuck even "played" a photographer in The Fortune Cookie, mimicking his other job for the Browns and Indians.

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Filmography

Actor

9

Type

Year

The Swingos Celebrity Inn Documentary2015Self

Stella Walsh Poster

Stella Walsh Short Film2014

The Dead Matter Poster

The Dead Matter Feature Film2010Osbourne

The Wimp Whose Woman Was a Werewolf Video2008Charlie

American Scary Poster

American Scary Documentary2006Self

Bleeding Orange & Brown: A Cleveland Tradition Documentary2005Self

The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show Poster

The Big Chuck and Lil' John Show TV Series1979Big Chuck

The Fortune Cookie Poster

The Fortune Cookie Feature Film1966Stadium Cameraman

The Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show Poster

The Hoolihan and Big Chuck Show TV Series1966Big Chuck

Director

3

Type

Year

D.T. In 'Dawg Territory' Poster

D.T. In 'Dawg Territory' Video1988

This Dance, Then Goodbye Documentary1983

The Wandering Muse of Artemus Flagg TV Movie1977

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