Richard Schull was a character actor in film and television for many years.

With his jowly look and somewhat raspy voice, he made a good curmudgeonly kind of character.

He had a silent part as the judge in the courtroom scene of Billy Joel

Billy Joel

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's 1983 music video of the song Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith (song)

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He did a memorable and often-played commercial spot for United Airlines

United Airlines

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, as a constantly-griping customer, whose every complaint is deftly solved by the flight attendant, and who surprisingly tells her on arrival that he had "a very nice flight!"

He played the doctor/scientist in the movie Splash. He played the private detective in Spring Break 1983, currently on Hulu.

Originally from Evanston Illinois, he moved to NYC. In addition to acting he did commercials and voice overs for radio.

A comic actor Richard B. Shull attended Iowa State University. He made his first Broadway appearance in 1954. (1969's Minnie's Boys, a musical biography of the Marx Brothers). He entered films in 1971, in Klute, The Anderson Tapes and B.S. I Love You. He was featured on the weekly TV series Diana (1973) and Hail to the Chief (1985), and co-starred with John Schuck in the 1976 sci-fi sitcom "Holmes and Yoyo" as a robot policeman.
Two Family House 2000 -Mr. Brancaccio

Housesitter 1992 -Ralph

Tune in Tomorrow 1990 -Leonard Pando

Alice -Barney (TV )

Flo's Chili Reception (1979) -Barney
Actor

Cafe Society -Samuel Segal

TV

Trapped in Paradise 1994 -Father Ritter

Splash 1984 -Dr. Ross

Heartbeeps 1981 -Factory Boss

The Big Bus 1976 -Emery Bush

The Fortune 1975 -Chief Detective

Cockfighter 1974 -Omar Baradinsky

Such Good Friends 1971 -Clarence Fitch

The Anderson Tapes 1971 -Werner Gottileb
Klute 1971 -Sugarman

Lovesick -Dr. Fessner

Made for Each Other
Pamela, Pamela You Are . . .
Screenwriter

Seize the Day -Rojax
Slither -Harry Moss
Spot Marks the X -Dodge
Spring Break -Eddie
Sssssss -Dr. Ken Daniels
Dreamer -Taylor
Garbo Talks -Shepard Plotkin
Hail to the Chief -Secretary of Health
B.S. I Love You -Harris
Cafe Society -Samuel Segal
Hearts of the West -Stout Crook
The Pack -Hardiman
The Black Bird -Prizer
Unfaithfully Yours -Jess Keller
Wholly Moses! -Jethro
Will There Really Be a Morning?

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