Fleischer, Charles 1950–

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Fleischer, Charles 1950-

PERSONAL

Born August 27, 1950, in Washington, DC. Education: Studied acting at Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL; attended Southampton College of Long Island University for one year.

Career:

Actor, comedian, song performer, and song writer. Was a performer at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, CA, during the 1980s; performed as a guest on harmonica with band Blues Traveler, 1995; appeared in television commercial for Nike, 2005; appears as a used spaceship salesman in video shown in the queue area of Disneyland's Space Mountain.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Charlie, Die Laughing, Warner Bros., 1980.

David Maddow, The Hand, Warner Bros., 1981.

Prisoner, Night Shift, Warner Bros., 1982.

Dr. King, A Nightmare on Elm Street, New Line Cinema, 1984.

Hyper Hooper, The House of God, 1984.

Voice of B. B., Deadly Friend, Warner Bros., 1986.

Voices of Roger Rabbit, Benny the Cab, Greasy, and Psycho, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Buena Vista, 1988.

Ron the pharmacist, Bad Dreams, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988.

Voice of Roger Rabbit, Tummy Trouble, Buena Vista, 1989.

Gross Anatomy (also known as A Cut Above), 1989.

Terry, Back to the Future Part II, Universal, 1989.

Voice of Roger Rabbit, Rollercoaster Rabbit, Buena Vista, 1990.

Reporter, Dick Tracy, Touchstone Pictures, 1990.

Tony, Straight Talk, 1992.

Pontiac, Carry on Columbus, 1992.

Voice of Dweeb, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (animated), 1993.

Voice of Roger Rabbit, Trail Mix-Up (animated), 1993.

Cab driver, My Girl 2, 1994.

Wally Enfield, Demon Knight (also known as Demon Keeper and Tales from the Crypt Presents: "Demon Knight"), Universal, 1995.

Voice of Roger Rabbit, The Best of Roger Rabbit (animated; also known as Disney and Steven Spielberg Present "The Best of Roger Rabbit"), 1996.

Mr. Woodson, Gridlock'd, Gramercy, 1997.

Bart Bimini, Rusty: A Dog's Tale (also known as Rusty: The Great Rescue), 1997.

Randy, Ground Control (also known as Jet), 1998.

Allen from "Mr. Chompers," Permanent Midnight, Artisan Entertainment, 1998.

Mr. Stockton, Big Monster on Campus (also known as Boltneck and Teen Monster), Pioneer Entertainment, 1998.

Sarah, Palmer's Pick Up, Winchester Films, 1999.

Martin/Pete, G-Men from Hell, A Plus Entertainment, 2000.

Himself, Open Mic (documentary), 2000.

Gus, Bel Air, 2000.

Alphonse, The 4th Tenor, Imageworks Entertainment International, 2002.

Voice of Boris, Balto II: Wolf Quest (animated), 2002. Henry, The Back Lot Murders, Framework Entertainment Group, 2002.

Himself and voice of Roger Rabbit, Who Made Roger Rabbit (documentary short), Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2002.

Himself, Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit (documentary short), Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2003.

(Uncredited) Himself, Pauly Shore Is Dead, CKrush Entertainment, 2003.

Voice of Boris, Balto III: Wings of Change, (animated), Universal, 2004.

Voice of elf captain and elf general, The Polar Express, Warner Bros., 2004.

Berezovich, Big Kiss, 2004.

Bob Vaughn, Zodiac, Warner Bros., 2007.

Film Work:

Automated dialogue replacement (ADR), Death Becomes Her, Universal, 1992.

Television Appearances; Series:

Various characters, Keep on Trucking, ABC, 1975.

Various characters, The Richard Pryor Show, NBC, 1977.

Lightning Jack Rappaport, a struggling comedian, Sugar Time, ABC, 1977.

Various characters, Wacko, CBS, 1977.

Carvelli, a Sweathog, Welcome Back, Kotter, ABC, 1978-79.

Everett Degroot, the gardener, Aloha Paradise, ABC, 1981.

Dennis, the bellboy, Checking In, CBS, 1981.

Various characters, Thicke of the Night, syndicated, 1983-84.

Benson, Sonny Spoon, NBC, 1988.

Segment host, "The Fleischer Files," Next Step, The Discovery Channel, 1992.

Arnie, Bone Chillers, ABC, 1996.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Brick, The Death of Richie (also known as Richie), NBC, 1977.

Shulyer, Crisis in Sun Valley, 1978.

Dr. Krickstein, Genius, Disney Channel, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Dr. Bernard, George Burns Comedy Week, 1985.

Mr. Amsterdam, Fast Times, 1986.

Live! Dick Clark Presents, 1988.

Stagehand, Mickey's 60th Birthday Special (also known as Mickey's 60th Birthday Anniversary Shorts Programme), NBC, 1988.

The Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1988.

Voice of Roger Rabbit, Roger Rabbit & the Secrets of Toontown (animated), 1988.

The Prince's Trust Gala, 1989.

The 61st Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1989.

4th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990.

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1990.

Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special, 1990.

Be Careful What You Ask For, 1990.

Math … Who Needs It?!, 1991.

The Comedy Store's 20th Birthday, 1992.

Werewolf Concerto, 1992.

Komedy All Stars, syndicated, 1993.

Presenter, Cybermania '94: The Ultimate Gamer Awards, 1994.

Evan Crow, Partners, 1994.

Comedy: Coast to Coast, 1994.

But Seriously '94, Showtime, 1995.

The ABC Saturday Morning Preview Party, ABC, 1996.

The Comedy Store: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

The 100 Greatest Cartoons, Channel 4, 2005.

The 100 Greatest Family Films, Channel 4, 2005.

TED: The Future We Will Create, 2007.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Miles Savantini, Blue Jeans, ABC, 1980.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Laugh-In, NBC, 1972.

Floyd, "Hair," Barney Miller, 1975.

Charlie, "Ed Brown's Car Wash," Chico and the Man, 1978.

Malibu, "Can World War III Be an Attitude?" Hill Street Blues, 1981.

Gabe, "A Couple of Harts," Hart to Hart, 1981.

Chuck, "Short on Time," Laverne & Shirley, 1982.

Chuck, "The Rock and Roll Show," Laverne & Shirley, 1982.

Chuck, "Lost in Spacesuits," Laverne & Shirley, 1982.

Chuck, "Jinxed," Laverne & Shirley, 1982.

Chester Wright, "Mummy Talks," Simon & Simon, 1985.

Walker, "The Wrong Crowd," Knight Rider, NBC, 1985.

Man, "What I Did for Love," Mr. Belvedere, 1985.

Louey, "Tap Your Troubles Away," Punky Brewster, 1985.

"Dad's First Date," Night Court, NBC, 1986.

Life's Most Embarrassing Moments, 1988.

Voice of control, "Stranger in a Strange Land," Hard Time on Planet Earth, 1989.

One-Night Stand, 1990.

Michael Cetta, costume store clerk, "Halloween," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1991.

Comics Only, 1991.

London Underground, 1991.

"Werewolf Concerto," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1992.

The A-List, 1992.

Owen, "The Christmas Show," Kirk, The WB, 1995.

Voice of Chad Chimp, "Lisa's Childhood Memories," Weird Science, 1996.

Dr. Voyle Grumman, "Swear to God, This Time We're Not Kidding," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1996.

Carl Fleisher, "Thief in the Night," Baywatch Nights (also known as Detectives on the Beach), 1996.

Arnie, "Back to School," Bone Chillers, 1996.

Arnie, "Art Intimidates Life," Bone Chillers, 1996.

Arnie, "Frankenturky," Bone Chillers, 1996.

Buford, "Because I Said So," The Weird Al Show, 1997.

Voice of Eggman, "Al Gets Robbed," The Weird Al Show, 1997.

Happy Hour, USA Network, 1999.

Voice of Monumentus, "Inside Job," Disney/Pixar's "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" (animated; also known as Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), UPN and syndicated, 2000.

Voice of Monumentus, "Conspiracy," Disney/Pixar's "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" (animated; also known as Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), UPN and syndicated, 2000.

Voice of Monumentus, "At Large on a Small Planet," Disney/Pixar's "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" (animated; also known as Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), UPN and syndicated, 2000.

Voice of Monumentus, "Large Target," Disney/Pixar's "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" (animated; also known as Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), UPN and syndicated, 2000.

Voice, "Bob Gets Committed," God, the Devil and Bob (animated), 2000.

Ricky Blade/Slapshot, "Bad Sport," Black Scorpion (also known as Roger Corman Presents "Black Scorpion"), Sci-Fi Channel, 2001.

Dr. Krusheck, "It's Halloween, Dummy," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 2001.

Voice of Benny the Cab, "The Stolen Cartoons," House of Mouse (animated), ABC, 2001.

Voice of Benny the Cab, "Clarabelle's Big Secret," House of Mouse (animated), ABC, 2001.

Voice of Benny the Cab, "The Mouse Who Came to Dinner," House of Mouse (animated), ABC, 2001.

Voice of Benny the Cab, "House of Scrooge," House of Mouse (animated), ABC, 2001.

Coroner, "Honor Thy Mother," For the People (also known as Para la gente), 2002.

The Screensavers, Tech TV, 2003.

Adam, "Rich Man, Poor Girl," Freddie, 2005.

Adam, "Food Critic," Freddie, 2005.

Adam, "The War of the Rose," Freddie, 2005.