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Regis Cordic
Actor
Born May 15, 1926Died April 16, 1999 (72 years)
Cordic was born in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh and attended Central Catholic High School. He started in radio as a staff announcer and substitute sportscaster at WWSW-AM.[1] When morning host Davey Tyson left the station in 1948, Cordic was one of a number of staffers given the opportunity to replace him. At first a straightforward announcer, Cordic began introducing comedy to his program—first in subtle ways, such as reading a sports score for "East Overshoe University" along with the real scores, and later by adding a repertory company of supporting comic characters. The morning show, renamed Cordic & Company, became the most popular in Pittsburgh.
In 1954, Cordic & Company moved to KDKA (AM) on Labor Day, one of the first times that an American radio station had hired a major personality directly from a local competitor. Popular Bette Smiley had decided to retire from her full-time KDKA wake-up show Radio Gift Shoppe of the Air and move to a Sunday-only condensed version on WCAE in August 1954 in order to raise her young son Robbie. Cordic's immediate predecessor in the morning slot was the Ed and Rainbow show, featuring Ed Schaughency with Elmer Waltman cast in the role of Rainbow, the janitor. Waltman was dropped, and Schaughency was moved to the afternoon with a show called Schaughency's Record Cabinet. Schaughency lasted less than two years in that role before he was replaced by Art Pallan, who also came over from WWSW. Schaughency took on a new role as a news reader and moved back to mornings, delivering the newscasts during Cordic & Company. The show's ratings continued to grow until, at some points, it had an 85 share—meaning that 85% of all radios in Pittsburgh were tuned to Cordic & Company while it was on. By the end of his tenure in Pittsburgh, Cordic was reportedly earning $100,000 a year, a huge sum for a radio host at the time.
In 1954, Cordic & Company moved to KDKA (AM) on Labor Day, one of the first times that an American radio station had hired a major personality directly from a local competitor. Popular Bette Smiley had decided to retire from her full-time KDKA wake-up show Radio Gift Shoppe of the Air and move to a Sunday-only condensed version on WCAE in August 1954 in order to raise her young son Robbie. Cordic's immediate predecessor in the morning slot was the Ed and Rainbow show, featuring Ed Schaughency with Elmer Waltman cast in the role of Rainbow, the janitor. Waltman was dropped, and Schaughency was moved to the afternoon with a show called Schaughency's Record Cabinet. Schaughency lasted less than two years in that role before he was replaced by Art Pallan, who also came over from WWSW. Schaughency took on a new role as a news reader and moved back to mornings, delivering the newscasts during Cordic & Company. The show's ratings continued to grow until, at some points, it had an 85 share—meaning that 85% of all radios in Pittsburgh were tuned to Cordic & Company while it was on. By the end of his tenure in Pittsburgh, Cordic was reportedly earning $100,000 a year, a huge sum for a radio host at the time.
Filmography
| 1991 | The Pirates of Dark Water (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1986 | Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness · as Menasor |
| 1986 | The Transformers: The Movie · as Quintesson Judge |
| 1985 | Galtar and the Golden Lance (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1984 | The Transformers (TV Series) · as Menasor |
| 1984 | Challenge of the GoBots (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1982 | Meatballs & Spaghetti (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1981 | Spider-Man (1981) (TV Series) · as Ringmaster |
| 1981 | The Smurfs (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1979 | Gulliver's Travels · as (voice) |
| 1979 | The Golden Gate Murders · as Father John Thomas |
| 1979 | Americathon · as Herb |
| 1979 | The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) · as Reynolds |
| 1979 | Delta House (TV Series) · as Mr. Trueblood |
| 1978 | The Immigrants · as Somers |
| 1978 | Puff the Magic Dragon · as Bald Doctor |
| 1978 | Richie Brockelman: Private Eye (TV Series) · as Nehemiah |
| 1978 | Standing Tall · as Hodges |
| 1977 | Telefon · as Doctor |
| 1977 | The Mouse and His Child · as The Clock (voice) |
| 1977 | Intimate Strangers · as Simpson, Rest Home Director |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Blast-Off Buzzard (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1977 | Logan's Run (TV Series) |
| 1977 | CB Bears (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1977 | Shake, Rattle, and Roll (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1977 | Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1977 | Undercover Elephant (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1977 | Heyyy, It's the King! (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1977 | Posse Impossible (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1977 | Washington: Behind Closed Doors (TV Series) · as Tv Anchorman |
| 1977 | Panic in Echo Park · as Dr. Gavin O'connor |
| 1977 | The Man with the Power · as Personage |
| 1977 | Testimony of Two Men (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) |
| 1977 | John Hus · as Cardinal Anthony |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV Series) · as Dr. Lassiter |
| 1976 | Dynomutt, Dog Wonder (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1976 | Jabberjaw (TV Series) · as Voices |
| 1976 | The Scooby-Doo Show (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 1976 | Obsession · as Newscaster |
| 1976 | Future Cop (TV Series) · as Dugan |
| 1976 | Law of the Land · as Judge |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman (TV Series) · as Professor Eidleman |
| 1975 | The Blue Knight (TV Series) · as Advocate |
| 1975 | Crime Club · as Judge Jack Dowd |
| 1975 | Switch (TV Series) · as Dr. Dane Cranston |
| 1975 | The Wild Party · as Mr. Murchison |
| 1975 | The Dream Makers · as Lyle |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | The Law · as Raymond Churchill |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) · as Dr. Peel |
| 1974 | Newman's Law · as Clement |
| 1974 | Lucas Tanner (TV Series) · as The Chairman |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Dr. Evan Stuart (as Regis J. Cordic) |
| 1974 | Manhunter (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) · as Host |
| 1974 | The Death Squad · as Judge |
| 1974 | Indict and Convict · as Yacht Club Bartender |
| 1973 | Sleeper · as Party Guest |
| 1973 | The New Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1973 | Super Friends (TV Series) · as Apache Chief |
| 1973 | Detroit 9000 · as Dr. Horace Cooley |
| 1973 | Extreme Close-Up · as Cast |
| 1973 | Toma (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Clark Harrison |
| 1972 | A Great American Tragedy · as Phil - Bank Manager |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Kung Fu (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Sixth Sense (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Emergency! (TV Series) |
| 1971 | A Death of Innocence · as Judge Morahan |
| 1971 | Death Takes a Holiday · as Tv Announcer |
| 1971 | The Face of Fear · as Dr. Landsteiner |
| 1971 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Dr. Simpson |
| 1971 | Nichols (TV Series) · as Tyler |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Lewis |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Dean Joseph Clayton |
| 1971 | The Seven Minutes · as Louis Polk |
| 1971 | |
| 1971 | Sarge (TV Series) · as Bishop |
| 1970 | Famous Classic Tales (TV Series) |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series) · as Marc Williams (as Regis J. Cordic) |
| 1970 | R.P.M. · as Minor Role |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV Series) · as Senator Tomlinson |
| 1970 | Ritual of Evil · as The Sheriff |
| 1970 | McCloud (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Doctor (as Regis J. Cordic) |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) · as Wendell Hagen |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Dr. Tom Ames |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Chairman Walt |
| 1968 | The Outsider (TV Series) |
| 1968 | The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV Series) · as Captain Of The Guard |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Jones |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Flying Nun (TV Series) · as Mr. Bragen |
| 1966 | Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles (TV Series) · as Bizarre Batter |
| 1966 | Space Ghost (TV Series) · as Moltar (voice) |
| 1965 | The Monkees (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as Michael Langford |
| 1965 | Get Smart (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Daniel Austin |
| 1960 | Mel-O-Toons (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Sheriff Grimes |