
John Wheeler graduated from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, earning a bachelors degree in Music. A singer and character actor most familiar from television, he appeared on episodes of The Odd Couple, Green Acres, The Brady Bunch, and on Star Trek (as the tellarite Gav in the episode "Journey To Babel"). Wheeler sang with the City Center Opera in New York and performed in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel and Bernstein, Comden, and Green's Wonderful Town at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair, repeating his role in the latter work in its television premier that same year. On Broadway, he appeared in The Happiest Girl in the World, Kean, Cafe Crown, I Had a Ball, and Sweet Charity (as "Herman", the dance hall proprietor, a role that went to Stubby Kaye in the movie adaptation; Wheeler played a smaller role in the film). He remained active into the 1990s.
Movie | Zootopia | Additional Voices (voice) | 2016-02-11 |
Movie | Meet The Santas | Mr. Claus | 2005-12-17 |
Movie | Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus | Santa | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | Apollo 13 | Reporter | 1995-06-30 |
Series | ER | Mr. Resnick | 1994-09-19 |
Movie | Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter | William Frawley | 1991-02-10 |
Movie | Runaway Father | Judge Ciglio | 1991-09-22 |
Series | The Golden Girls | Patron | 1985-09-14 |
Series | Night Court | Mr. Perine | 1984-01-04 |
Movie | Seed of Innocence | Trammer | 1980-10-01 |
Movie | The Wild Wild West Revisited | Henry | 1979-05-09 |
Movie | With This Ring | Bell Captain | 1978-05-05 |
Movie | Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid | Telegraph Operator | 1978-05-26 |
Movie | Rescue from Gilligan's Island | Studio Guard | 1978-10-14 |
Movie | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Mr. Fields | 1978-07-24 |
Movie | The Richard Pryor Special? | Security Guard | 1977-05-05 |
Movie | Bad Georgia Road | Dub Douchette | 1977-06-30 |
Movie | Mame | Judge Bregoff | 1974-03-07 |
Movie | Honky Tonk | Bank Manager | 1974-04-01 |
Movie | Big Bad Mama | Lawyer | 1974-09-19 |
Movie | Newman's Law | Eastman's dinner guest (uncredited) | 1974-08-21 |
Movie | Support Your Local Gunfighter | Croupier | 1971-05-26 |
Series | The Odd Couple | Mr. Flescher | 1970-09-24 |
Movie | Move | Brown Package | 1970-07-31 |
Movie | Black Angels | 1970-10-14 | |
Movie | Sweet Charity | Dancer | 1969-02-25 |
Movie | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Bumper (uncredited) | 1969-10-10 |
Series | Then Came Bronson | Herb Perry | 1969-09-17 |
Movie | The Silent Gun | Second Townsman | 1969-12-16 |
Movie | Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here | Newman | 1969-10-31 |
Movie | Live a Little, Love a Little | Workman (uncredited) | 1968-10-23 |
Series | Star Trek | Gav | 1966-09-08 |
Movie | Wonderful Town | Officer Lonigan | 1958-11-30 |