Captain H.M. "Howlin' Mad" Murdock
The craziest member of the A-Team resided in a military mental hospital for most of his time and it wasn't hard to see why. Running through different personalities like a hot knife through
butter, and talking randomly to objects and things that did not exist. B.A. had a particular problem with this "crazy fool".
However, despite his umm.. inconsistencies, Murdock was a top class pilot. He'd fly anything and fly it well - if a crash was iminent he was the man to get the 'plane down safely. Despite his mental state (and was he
really crazy?) he was an irreplacable member of the Team.
About Dwight Schltz
Dwight Schultz played the part of Murdock. Dwight's original name is William Dwight Schultz and some basic information about Dwight is given below:
Born : 24th November 1947.
Place of Birth : Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Spouses : Wendy Fulton (1983-present).
Children : One daughter, Ava.
Dwight Schultz is famous for his role in the A-Team as Murdock, but also went on to star in Star Trek and had other film and TV roles:
- Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (2001) (VG) - Simeon Tor
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000) (VG) (voice)
- Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins (2000) (VG) (voice) - Wang Dahai
- First Men on the Moon, The (1999) (V)
- "Chimp Channel, The" (1999) TV Series (voice) - Stan
- Fallout 2: A Postnuclear Role Playing Game (1998) (VG) (voice) - Hakunin
- "CatDog" (1998) TV Series (voice) .... Eddie The Squirrel
- Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story (1997) (TV) - Irby Mandrell
- Mononoke Hime (1997) (voice) - Additional Voice
- "Spawn" (1997/II) TV Series (voice) - Doctor/NSC Operative
- Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - Lieutenant Reginald Barclay
- Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart (1996) (TV) - Peter Donner
- Enola Gay and the Atomic Bombing of Japan (1995) (voice) - Narrator
- "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) TV Series - Reginald Barclay (1995, 1999-2001)
- Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (1994) (TV) - Dr. Jerome Oziel
- Temp, The (1993) - Roger Jasser
- Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story (1993) (TV) - Dave Davis
- Boomtown (1993) (TV)
- Child of Rage (1992) (TV) - Rob Tyler
- Woman with a Past (1992) (TV) - Mick
- Last Wish (1992) (TV) - Ed Edwards
- Past Imperfect (1991) (TV)
- Killer Among Us, A (1990) (TV) - Clifford Gillette
- Long Walk Home, The (1990) - Norman Thompson
- Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) - J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989) (TV) - Tony Franken
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987) (TV) - Andrew Lloyd
- When Your Lover Leaves (1983) (TV) - Richard Reese
- "A-Team, The" (1983) TV Series - Captain H.M. 'Howling Mad' Murdock
- Alone in the Dark (1982) - Dan Potter
- Sherlock Holmes (1981) (TV) - Bassick
- Fan, The (1981) - Director
- Bitter Harvest (1981) (TV) - Schlatter
- Dial M for Murder (1981) (TV) - TV Director
- Thin Ice (1981) (TV) - Mr. Ritchie
Dwight Schultz acted in theatre exclusively for more than ten years before appearing in his first TV roles. His first feature film role was in The Fan (1981), in which he
played the part of the director. It was only a small role, but within 2 years he was auditioning for the role of Murdock in the A-Team, a show that he originally thought was, "implausibe".
After reading the script he quickly changed his mind, instantly loving the character of Murdock, "I couldn't have asked for a better TV role. Murdock can do anything. He can be crazy. He can be serious".
Dwight worked on the A-Team for all five seasons until the shows demise in 1987. Since then his most notable appearances have come courtesy of Star Trek (both The Next Generation and Vovager) as the recurring character Lieutanant
Reginald Barclay III.
Links
For more information on Dwight Schultz go to The A-Team File's Dwight Schultz section.
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