Jack Sheldon (November 30, 1931 - December 27, 2019) is an American bebop and West Coast jazz trumpeter, singer, and actor. He is a trumpet player and was the music director on The Merv Griffin Show, as well as the voice heard on several episodes of the educational music television series Schoolhouse Rock!
VOICES:
-The Conductor, Albert Andreas Armadillo, Mr. Morton, the mustache man, Earth, the Tuba Boy's father, Bill, and Boothy
Filmography[]
- 1962 : Music of the 60's : 3rd trumpet and featured soloist on several tunes
- 1966-1967 : Run, Buddy, Run (TV) : Buddy Overstreet (series star - all 13 episodes)
- 1967 : Dragnet (TV) : Various Characters (unknown episodes)
- 1969 : Under the Yum Yum Tree (TV) : Charlie Prokter
- 1969-1970 : Petticoat Junction (TV) : Freddie Kirby, Ronald "Ronnie" Coleman (episodes: The Organ Fund, Selma Plout’s Plot)
- 1973-2009 : Schoolhouse Rock! (TV series) : Conductor/The Bill/Earth/Father/Mr. Morton/Albert Andreas Armadillo/Additional Voices (voice)
- 1973 : The Girl with Something Extra (TV series) : Jerry Burton (unknown episodes)
- 1976 : Freaky Friday : Lloyd
- 1988 : Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV) : Holodeck Pianist (11001001)
- 1991 : For the Boys : Wally Fields
- 1993 : Lush Life (TV) : Norman
- 1994 : Radioland Murders : Ruffles Reed
- 1996 : Dear God : Homeless Trumpeter
- 1996 : The Simpsons (TV series) : The Amendment (voice) (episode: The Day the Violence Died)
- 1997 : Johnny Bravo (TV series) (voice)
- 1998 : Hard Time (TV) : Trumpet
- 1998 : Mike Hammer (TV) episode(s) “Songbird” parts 1-2 Co-starred w/Keach as “Des” Bandleader/Trumpet player/ Singer.
- 1999 : Hard Time: The Premonition (TV) : Trumpet
- 1999 : Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (TV) : Trumpet
- 2000-2001 : Family Guy (TV series) : Conductor/The Bill (voice) (episodes: Running Mates, Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington)
- 2004 : Teacher's Pet : Vocals on Song- "Take the Money and Run"
- 2010 : A Girl's Life: Ford Mosquito (voice)