Richard B. Shull

Richard B. Shull

1929-02-24 Evanston, Illinois, USA 38 Credits

Biography

Richard Bruce Shull (February 24, 1929 – October 14, 1999) was an American character actor.

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Cafe Society

Cafe Society

1997

as Samuel Segal

5.0
Acting

New York 1952. Mickey Jelke inherits a big sum of money and spends his nights in Manhattan, painting the city red. Night after night, he can be found ...

Private Parts

Private Parts

1997

as Symphony Sid

6.5
Acting

The life and career of shock-jock superstar Howard Stern is recounted from his humble beginnings to his view from the top. Possessing a desire to be a...

Victor/Victoria

Victor/Victoria

1995

as André Cassell

6.8
Acting

Out-of-work singer Victoria Grant meets a just-fired, flamboyant gay man in a club in 1920s Paris. He convinces her to pretend to be a man who is a fe...

Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in Paradise

1994

as Father Ritter

5.6
Acting

Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.

Housesitter

Housesitter

1992

as Ralph

6.1
Acting

After building his dream house, architect Newton Davis proposes marriage to his girlfriend, only to be summarily rejected. He seeks solace in a one-ni...

Wild by Law

1991

as Howard Zahniser (voice)

6.3
Acting

Tells about the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the three men responsible for its passage: forester/philosopher Aldo Leopold, author of the bestselling San...

Tune in Tomorrow...

Tune in Tomorrow...

1990

as Leonard Pando

5.3
Acting

Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation for great drama, Pedro Carmichael. Martin’s aunt Julia,...

Spot Marks the X

Spot Marks the X

1986

as Dodge

4.0
Acting

A dog trained to be a thief is the only member of a gang of bank robbers who knows where a quarter of a million dollars is hidden.

Seize the Day

Seize the Day

1986

as Rojax

5.0
Acting

Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as ...

Stephen King's Golden Tales

Stephen King's Golden Tales

1985

as Postman

4.4
Acting

A collection of horror stories taking the viewer into the dark world of Stephen King, featuring vampires, strange objects and sinister humor. The five...

The Boy Who Loved Trolls

The Boy Who Loved Trolls

1984

as Doorman / Narrator

1.0
Acting

Paul feels life should be an adventure, and sets out on one to prove that Trolls really exist.

Garbo Talks

Garbo Talks

1984

as Shepard Plotkin

6.2
Acting

When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish: ...

Splash

Splash

1984

as Dr. Ross

6.3
Acting

A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a merma...

Unfaithfully Yours

Unfaithfully Yours

1984

as Jess Keller

5.5
Acting

A composer—who suspects his wife of cheating—plots to kill her and frame it on her lover, but things don't turn out as planned.

Spring Break

Spring Break

1983

as Eddie Potmore

4.9
Acting

Two sets of two college guys spend a spring break together in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There they have lots of fun in and out of the sun.

Will There Really Be a Morning?

Will There Really Be a Morning?

1983

as Publicist

7.0
Acting

This is the story of actress Frances Farmer, her struggles with mental illness and involuntary confinement in an insane asylum.

Lovesick

Lovesick

1983

as Dr. Fessner

5.5
Acting

Sigmund Freud's ghost advises a married New York psychiatrist in love with a patient.

Heartbeeps

Heartbeeps

1981

as Factory Boss

4.0
Acting

Two domestic robots fall in love and run off together.

Wholly Moses

Wholly Moses

1980

as Jethro

4.7
Acting

Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from G...

Dreamer

Dreamer

1979

as George Taylor

5.3
Acting

The dream began 20 years ago, when a young pinsetter watched a star bowler win a championship. Now, Harold (Dreamer) Nuttingham has a chance to attain...

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

1978

as Joseph Ervin

5.0
Acting

The life and times of the flamboyant showman who built his legendary Follies around beautiful women -- as told by the women in his life.

The Pack

The Pack

1977

as Hardiman

6.9
Acting

The residents of vacation spot Seal Island find themselves terrorized by a pack of dogs -- the remnants of discarded pets by visiting vacationers.

The Big Bus

The Big Bus

1976

as Emery Bush

5.2
Acting

The ultimate disaster film parody. A nuclear-powered bus is making its maiden non-stop trip from New York to Denver. The journey is plagued by disaste...

Hearts of the West

Hearts of the West

1975

as Stout Crook

5.4
Acting

Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west to find his dream he finds himself in possession ...

The Fortune

The Fortune

1975

as Chief Detective Sergeant Jack Power

5.3
Acting

Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.

Cockfighter

Cockfighter

1974

as Omar Baradansky

6.1
Acting

A man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.

Hail

Hail

1973

as Secretary of Health

6.4
Acting

A presidential advisor discovers that the President has assembled a secret army of vigilantes to suppress dissent and is setting up concentration camp...

Sssssss

Sssssss

1973

as Dr. Ken Daniels

5.2
Acting

David, a college student, is looking for a job. He is hired by Dr. Stoner as a lab assistant for his research and experiments on snakes. David also be...

Slither

Slither

1973

as Harry Moss

5.8
Acting

While searching for a small fortune of embezzled money, an ex-con, a small-time bandleader, his doting wife and a kooky drifter find themselves being ...

Made For Each Other

Made For Each Other

1971

5.0
Acting

An eccentric woman meets an equally odd man at a group therapy session and they begin a relationship.

Klute

Klute

1971

as Sugarman

6.8
Acting

A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.

The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

1971

as Werner

6.2
Acting

Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the enti...

B.S. I Love You

B.S. I Love You

1971

as Mr. Harris

2.0
Acting

When young advertising exec Paul Bongard gets involved with his attractive female boss, he discovers that the affair has fast-tracked his climb up the...

Decameron '69

Decameron '69

1969

1.0
Acting

Inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th-century collection of novellas known as The Decameron, this innovative film combines short works from seven dire...

Pamela, Pamela, You Are...

Pamela, Pamela, You Are...

1968

Writer

2.0
Writing

Story revolves around adultery, with Pamela (Elaine Edwards) having a problem explaining her indiscretion to stepdaughter Susan (Mary Lindsay). Matter...

Aroused

Aroused

1966

Story

5.5
Writing

In Manhattan, prostitutes are being murdered by a psycho. A detective is assigned to track him down and bring him in.

Watch the Birdie

Watch the Birdie

1965

as Cullen Lauterbach

1.0
Acting

Four girls in search of thrills find more than they bargained for when they get caught in a vice trap with no escape.

It's a Sick, Sick, Sick World

It's a Sick, Sick, Sick World

1965

2.0
Acting

Faux-mondo movie featuring sex, drugs, violence and the familiar dulcet tones of Joel Holt.