His 1960s and 1970s partner on the comedy stage was Jack Burns, the slimmer, chatty, clean-cut, better-looking dunderhead. Avery Schreiber was the Oliver Hardy counterpart who bore the brunt of Burns' verbal drone. This rumpled, gap-toothed, hefty-sized master of the slow boil stood out among the crowd with his huge trademark walrus mustache, ...
WGA Award for Best Variety Series or Special: Musical or Comedy - Television
Movies
Galaxina, Dracula: Dead and Loving It, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Caveman, Swashbuckler, The Silent Scream, Hunk, The Concorde ... Airport '79, The Last Remake of Beau Geste, Saturday the 14th Strikes Back, The Monitors, Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats, Jimmy the Kid, Don't Drink the Water, Deadh...
TV Shows
Match Game, Animaniacs, Henry's Cat, Wake, Rattle, and Roll, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs, The Jetsons, Here Comes the Grump, My Mother the Car, Our Place, The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour, Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya
Star Sign
Aries
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Trademark
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Huge girth, walrus mustache and unkempt black curly hair
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Fact
1
He was awarded the 1971 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Performance for "Metamorphoses" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
2
Replaced Roger C. Carmel (after he died) as Senor Naugles for the Mexican fast food chain Naugles commercials.
3
He was nominated for a 1979 Joseph Jefferson Award for Guest Artist for his performance in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
4
Has a small theatre named after him on Magnolia Blvd. in North Hollywood, California.
5
In 1951, he enlisted in the Army, where he was assigned to special services, the entertainment branch. By the end of his duty in Europe, he had directed 86 variety shows.
6
Described himself as a "class clown" in school.
7
Among the routines Avery developed during his years at Second City was the "samurai landlord" that John Belushi later made famous on Saturday Night Live (1975).
8
His son Josh Schreiber is an actor and performs in his own band "Big Fat Jerome".
9
Was long-time spokesman for Doritos chips. Every commercial had him playing a character (chef, sultan, judge, pilot, etc.) and before he would perfect his job, someone would eat Doritos and mess him up.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dying on the Edge
2001
Saul
Pedestrian
2000
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
2000
TV Series
Pawnshop Owner
Rebel Yell
2000
Granddaddy of Punk
Becker
1999
TV Series
Mr. Perkins
The Russian Room
1998
Short
Old Russian Man
The Lay of the Land
1997
Dean Bill Whittier
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995
Peasant on Coach
Animaniacs
1993-1995
TV Series
Beanie the Bison
Blossom
1994
TV Series
Stubby
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
Tax Assessor
Days of Our Lives
1990
TV Series
Leopold Alamain
Wake, Rattle & Roll
1990
TV Series
Grandpa Quirk (1990)
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda
1990
TV Series
Additional Voices
Fantastic Max
1988-1989
TV Series
Additional Voices
Saved by the Bell
1989
TV Series
Dr. Mertz
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
1988
TV Series
Additional Voices (voice)
Saturday the 14th Strikes Back
1988
Frank Baxter
The Flintstone Kids
1986-1988
TV Series
Additional Voices
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
1988
TV Movie
Benny the Ball (voice)
Glory Years
1987
TV Movie
DuckTales
1987
TV Series
Robot Guard
The Smurfs
1985-1987
TV Series
Additional Voices
Hunk
1987
Constantine Constapopolis
Outlaws
1986
TV Series
Young Guy
The Wizard
1986
TV Series
Harry Krellman
Shadow Chasers
1985
TV Series
Jordan Kerner
The Twilight Zone
1985
TV Series
Landlord (segment "Act Break")
The Pound Puppies
1985
TV Movie
Tubbs (voice)
Comedy Factory
1985
TV Series
Phil Jenkins
The Love Boat
1978-1984
TV Series
Everett Buell / Patrick Turney
The Fall Guy
1984
TV Series
Truck Driver
Cannonball Run II
1984
uncredited
Faerie Tale Theatre
1984
TV Series
Boatman
Saturday Supercade
1983
TV Series
Additional Voices
Jimmy the Kid
1982
Dr. Stevens
Fantasy Island
1982
TV Series
Ed Turner
Goldie Gold and Action Jack
1981
TV Series
Additional Voices
Thundarr the Barbarian
1981
TV Series
Octagon
Caveman
1981
Ock
CBS Library
1981
TV Series
Mouth
More Wild Wild West
1980
TV Movie
Russian Ambassador
Galaxina
1980
Capt. Cornelius Butt
Scavenger Hunt
1979
Zoo Keeper
The Silent Scream
1979
Sgt. Manny Ruggin
The Concorde... Airport '79
1979
Coach Markov
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979
TV Series
Wendel
Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers
1979
TV Movie
Munroe
Coming Attractions
1978
Theatre Manager
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
1977
TV Movie
Announcer
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
Sheikh's Aide & Camel Salesman
The Rockford Files
1976
TV Series
Azie Boyajian
Monster Squad
1976
TV Series
The Weatherman
Wonderbug
1976
TV Series
The Great Zucchini
Swashbuckler
1976
Polonski
NBC Special Treat
1976
TV Series
Avery Schreiber
Southern Double Cross
1976
Chico and the Man
1975
TV Series
Miklos Negulescu
Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya
1975
TV Series
Regular Performer
Sammy and Company
1975
TV Series
Kate McShane
1975
TV Series
The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine
1974
TV Series
Mister Evil
Love, American Style
1969-1973
TV Series
Enrico Carisima (segment "Love and the Opera Singer") / (segment "Love and the Perfect Wife") / Marshall (segment "Love and the Advice-Givers")
The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour
1973
TV Series
Host
Deadhead Miles
1973
Boss Fulano
Help, Inc.
1972
TV Movie
Second Chance
1972
TV Movie
Roberto Gazzari
McCloud
1972
TV Series
Milton
Story Theatre
1971
TV Series
Funny Face
1971
TV Series
Manny
Escape
1971
TV Movie
Nicholas Slye
Barefoot in the Park
1970
TV Series
That Girl
1969-1970
TV Series
Al Taylor / Mr. Franklin
Goldilocks
1970
TV Short
Deer, other animals (voice)
The Doris Day Show
1970
TV Series
Warren Coleman
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1969
TV Series
Fire Commissioner Lilly
Don't Drink the Water
1969
Sultan
The Monitors
1969
Max Jordan
Here Comes the Grump
1969
TV Series voice
The Mothers-In-Law
1969
TV Series
Mr. Crawford
Get Smart
1968
TV Series
Oleg
Premiere
1968
TV Series
Spivak
My Mother the Car
1965-1966
TV Series
Capt. Manzini
Vacation Playhouse
1964
TV Series
East Side/West Side
1964
TV Series
Truck Driver
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Muppet Show
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1976 writer - 1 episode, 1976
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Delmonic Interviews
2002
Documentary
Contributor
The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards
1988
TV Special
Himself
Best Chest in the West
1984
Video
Himself (Judge)
Avery Schreiber Live from the Second City
1980
TV Movie
Himself
Card Sharks
1980
TV Series
Himself
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
1980
TV Special
Match Game 73
1974-1979
TV Series
Himself - Panelist / Himself / Himself - Guest Panelist