Richard B. Shull
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Richard B. Shull (February 24, 1929 - October 14, 1999) was an American character actor.
Born in Evanston, Illinois, Shull attended Iowa State University and served in the U.S. Army before starting his Broadway career as a stage manager. He got his first big break as an actor when he was cast in Minnie's Boys in 1970. Additional theatre credits include Goodtime Charley, for which he received Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations, Fools, The Front Page, and Victor/Victoria.
Shull's screen credits include The Anderson Tapes, Klute, Splash, Garbo Talks, HouseSitter, and Private Parts. His television appearances included Love, American Style, Ironisde, Good Times, The Rockford Files, Alice, Lou Grant, and Hart to Hart, as well as numerous television movies. During the 1976..1977 television season, as Detective Homes, he was the main character (together with John Schuck) in the farcical television series Holmes And Yo-Yo.
Shull died of a heart attack while appearing in the play Epic Proportions in New York City.
