Charles Nelson Reilly Biography (1931-)

Born January 13, 1931, in New York, NY; son of Charles Joseph (a commercial artist) and Signe Elvera (maiden name, Nelson) Reilly; companion of Patrick Hughes, 1980. Addresses: Contact: c/o Lyceum Theatre, 149 West 45th St.,New York, NY 10036-4004.; Office: Artists Group, Ltd., 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2490, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, acting teacher
Birth Details: January 13, 1931; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) The detective, Broken Dishes, Metropolitan Players,Tiverton, RI, 1950
(New York City debut) Best Foot Forward, Equity Library Theatre production, Lenox Hill Playhouse, 1956
Virgil Cicero Tubbs, The Saintliness of Margery Kempe, York Playhouse, New York City, 1959
Fallout (revue), Renata Theatre, New York City, 1959
Lend an Ear (revue), Renata Theatre, 1959
The Billy Barnes Revue, Carnegie Hall Playhouse, New York City, 1959
Parade (revue), Players Theatre, New York City, 1960
The Inspector General, Equity Library Theatre, New York City, 1960
Mr. Henkel, Albert Peterson (understudy), and Mr. MacAfee, Bye, Bye Birdie, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1960
Bud Frump, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, 46thStreet Theatre, New York City, 1961
Cornelius Hackl, Hello, Dolly!, St. James Theatre, New York City,1964
Roger Summerhill, Skyscraper, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1965
Sidney Lipton, God's Favorite, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1974
Charlotte, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1980
Bye, Bye Birdie, Burt Reynolds Theatre, Jupiter, FL, 1983
James Wicker, It's Only a Play, UCLA James A. Doolittle Theatre, 1992
Save It for the Stage: The Life of Reilly (one-man show), 2000-?
Strike Up the Band, Los Angeles production, 2001
Also appeared in Annie Get Your Gun, U.S. cities.
Stage Work
Director
The Belle of Amherst, New York City, 1976, then London, 1977
Paul Robeson, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1978
Break a Leg, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1979
Under the Ilex, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, MO, 1982, then Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1983
Prisoner of Second Avenue, Burt Reynolds Theatre, Jupiter, FL, 1984
Break a Leg, Broadway production, 1987
The Nerd, Broadway production, 1987
The Gin Game, Tony Randall Theatre Company, New York City, 1996-1997
Directed a production of Bye Bye Birdie; directed My One Good Nerve--A Visit with Ruby Dee.
Film Appearances
(Film debut) A Face in the Crowd, Warner Bros., 1957
Claypoole, Two Tickets to Paris, Columbia, 1962
Registrar, The Tiger Makes Out, Columbia, 1967
Voice, Charlotte's Web (also known as E. B. White's Charlotte'sWeb), 1973
Don Don Canneloni, Cannonball Run II, Warner Bros., 1984
Vic Carson, Body Slam, Hemdale Releasing, 1987
Voice of Killer, All Dogs Go to Heaven (animated), United Artists,1989
Voice of Hunch, Rock-A-Doodle (animated), Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
Voice of King Llort, A Troll in Central Park (animated), Warner Bros., 1993
Mr. Rudnick, Boys Will Be Boys, Apix Entertainment, 1997
Voice of Humpty Dumpty, Babes in Toyland, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1997
Dinghy, The First of May, SHO Entertainment, 1998
Voice of Killer, An All Dogs Christmas Carol (animated), 1998
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There, Second Act, 2002
Television Appearances

Series
Regular, Talent Scouts, CBS, 1962-1963
Regular, The Steve Lawrence Show, CBS, 1965
Hoodoo, H. R. Pufnstuf, 1969
Claymore Gregg, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, NBC, 1968-1969, ABC, 1970
Regular, Dean Martin Presents (also known as Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers and Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers in London), NBC, 1970
Hoodoo, Lidsville, ABC, 1971
Randy Robinson, Arnie, CBS, 1971-1972
Honeymoon Suite, 1973
Panelist, Match Game '73, CBS, 1973
Panelist, It Pays to Be Ignorant, syndicated, 1973-1974
Uncle Croc, Uncle Croc's Block, ABC, 1975
Panelist, Match Game PM, 1975-1982
The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour, 1983
Host, Sweethearts, syndicated, 1988
Panelist, The Match Game, ABC, 1990
Voice, Spacecats (animated), NBC, 1991
Voice of Killer, All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (animated), syndicated, 1996
Voice of King Minos, Hercules (animated; also known as Disney'sHercules), ABC and syndicated, 1998
Also appeared as voice of Fran Frankenstone, The Flintstone Funnies, NBC.
Movies
Dean Walden, Call Her Mom, ABC, 1972
Clerk, The Three Kings, ABC, 1987
Voice of Mr. Toad, The Wind in the Willows (animated), ABC, 1987
Teach, Bandit: Bandit Goes Country (also known as Action Pack), syndicated, 1994
Specials
Guest, Star Search, syndicated, 1983
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz, 1985
Wind in the Wire, ABC, 1993
Broadway '97: Launching the Tonys, PBS, 1997
Episodic
Hilton Harlow, "Occupancy August 1st," Car 54, Where Are You?, NBC, 1962
Bentley Abernathy, "The Loves of Sylvia Schnauser," Car 54, Where AreYou?, NBC, 1963
"Love and the Laughing Lover," Love, American Style, 1969
Guest panelist, To Tell the Truth, 1969
Guest panelist, The Hollywood Squares, 1970
Elroy P. Clunck, "Lucy the Crusader," Here's Lucy, 1970
"Love and Bob & Cathy & Frank & Peggy," Love, American Style, 1971
Chuck Erickson, "Love and the Detective," Love, American Style, 1971
Guest panelist, The Hollywood Squares, 1972
"Love and the Return of Raymond," Love, American Style, 1972
Tattletales, 1974
The Peter Marshall Variety Show, syndicated, 1976
Guest celebrity, Password Plus, 1979
Guest panelist, Battlestars, 1981
Jesse Dobson, "Pride of the Pacific/The Viking's Son/Separate Vacations/The Experiment/Getting to Know You: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, 1982
Guest player, Body Language, 1984
Guest celebrity, Super Password, 1984
Father McClintley, "Guilt Trip," Amazing Stories, 1985
The New Hollywood Squares, 1986
Out of This World, 1987
Abba-Kahn, "Curing the Common Cult," Charles in Charge, 1989
Harmon Potter, "Grand Theft Hotel," B. L. Stryker, ABC, 1990
Gay butler, "A Royal Wedding," The New WKRP in Cincinnati, syndicated, 1991
Himself, "L.A. Story," Designing Women, 1992
Hugh, "What Child Is This?," The Five Mrs. Buchanans, CBS, 1994
Mr. Vreeland, "Getting Buff," Family Matters, ABC, 1996
Himself, "Everybody Loves Larry," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1996
Jose Chung, "Jose Chung's from Outer Space," The X-Files, Fox, 1996
Harold Hamilton, "Heart Matters," Second Noah, ABC, 1997
Jose Chung, Meego, CBS, 1997
Jose Chung, "Jose Chung's 'Doomsday Defense,'" Millennium, Fox, 1997
Himself, Alright Already (also known as Ocean Drive), The WB, 1997
Mr. Hathaway, "The Salon," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1998
Mr. Hathaway, "DrugCo," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1998
Voice of the dirty bubble, SpongeBob SquarePants (animated), Nickelodeon, 2000
Also appeared as guest host, The Tonight Show, NBC; and on TheSid Caesar Show and The Ed Sullivan Show.
Television Work
Episodic
Director, Evening Shade, 1990

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