Jack Sheldon is the son of Jen Loven (1909-1989), who taught many of the Hollywood entertainment elite and their children to swim at her famous Jen Loven Swim School in Hollywood. Jack was known mostly for his sidekick status on the The Merv Griffin Show (1962) in the 70s. Jack has a large family, with two sons Kevin and John, and daughters Julie ...
John Sheldon, Kevin Sheldon, Jesse Sheldon, Julie Sheldon
Parents
Jen Loven
Movies
For the Boys, Dear God, Radioland Murders, Hard Time, Hard Time: The Premonition, According to Dom, Jack Sheldon in New Orleans, A Day at the White House
TV Shows
Schoolhouse Rock!, The Girl with Something Extra, Run, Buddy, Run
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Trademark
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Most noted, musically that is, for his method of "TRIPLETONGUEING" while playing the trumpet. A feat not many can do.
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Fact
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Father of Kevin Sheldon, John Sheldon, Julie Sheldon and Jesse Sheldon.
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Also well-known as the voice of Louie the Lightning Bug.
Jazz musician/singer/character actor, probably best known as Merv Griffin's trumpet-playing sidekick on his 1970s TV talk show and as the star of cult TV hit, Run Buddy Run (1966).
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Was the voice for I'm Just A Bill and as the train engineer for Conjunction Junction, perhaps the most famous and beloved installment of the educational Schoolhouse Rock! (1973), a commercial-length cartoon series on Saturday mornings in the 1970s.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
ALF's Hit Talk Show
2004
TV Series
Johnny Bravo
1997-2004
TV Series
Sensitive Male / Traffic Cop / The President / ...
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999
TV Movie
Trumpet
Hard Time: The Premonition
1999
TV Movie
Trumpet
Hard Time
1998
TV Movie
Trumpet
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
1998
TV Series
Des Long
Dear God
1996
Homeless Trumpeter
California Dreams
1996
TV Series
Mr. Gleason
The Simpsons
1996
TV Series
The Amendment
Radioland Murders
1994
Ruffles Reed
Lush Life
1993
TV Movie
Norman
For the Boys
1991
Wally Fields
Goofy About Health
1989
Short
Doctor (voice, uncredited)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1988
TV Series
Piano Player
Project U.F.O.
1978
TV Series
Mike Kirby
Freaky Friday
1976
Lloyd
Police Story
1976
TV Series
Hofstedder
Police Woman
1975
TV Series
Jeff
Schoolhouse Rock!
1973-1975
TV Series
The Bill
Conjunction Junction Conductor
The Girl with Something Extra
1973-1974
TV Series
Jerry Burton
Adam's Rib
1973
TV Series
Peter
Banyon
1972
TV Series
Shorty Durbin
A Day at the White House
1972
Adam-12
1971
TV Series
Philip Heyes
Dragnet 1967
1968-1970
TV Series
Darryl Walton / Robert Bass / Chester Albertson / ...
Petticoat Junction
1969-1970
TV Series
Ronnie Coleman / Freddie Kirby
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
TV Series
Visitor
Under the Yum Yum Tree
1969
TV Movie
Charlie Prokter
Missy's Men
1968
TV Movie
Run Buddy Run
1966
TV Series
Buddy Overstreet
The Cara Williams Show
1964-1965
TV Series
Fletcher Kincaid
Gilligan's Island
1965
TV Series
Lucky
The Nut House!!
1964
TV Movie
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Schoolhouse Rock!
1973-2009
TV Series performer - 15 episodes
Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
2008
Documentary lyrics: "California Cool", "Freaky Friday", "Bodega Bay", "Swimming in the Riviera", "Enemy", "49 Women" / music: "California Cool", "Freaky Friday", "Charlie's Cavern", "Wait and See", "Groovus Mentus", "Bodega Bay", "Swimming in the Riviera", "Pink Lady", "Jack's Blues", "Enemy", "49 Women" / performer: "Stardust", "The Joint Is Jumpin'", "California Cool", "Love Is Here to Stay", "Don't Worry 'Bout Me", "Freaky Friday", "Conjunction Junction", "I'm Just a Bill", "Sugar Blues", "Wa
King of California
2007
writer: "49 Women"
Relative Strangers
2006
performer: "Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive", "On the Sunny Side of the Street"