Regis Cordic
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.
Filme (27)
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
1988 · Self - Announcer
Gulliver's Travels
1979 · (voice)
The Golden Gate Murders
1979 · Father John Thomas
Americathon
1979 · Herb
Puff, the Magic Dragon
1978 · Bald Doctor (voice)
The Meanest Men in the West
1978
Standing Tall
1978 · Hodges
The Mouse and His Child
1977 · The Clock (voice)
Intimate Strangers
1977 · Simpson, Rest Home Director
Panic in Echo Park
1977 · Dr. Gavin O'Connor
The Man with the Power
1977 · Personage
John Hus
1977 · Cardinal Anthony
Obsession
1976 · Newscaster
Woman of the Year
1976 · Editor Clayton
The Wild Party
1975 · Mr. Murchison
Target Risk
1975 · Mr. Ryan
Newman's Law
1974 · Clement
The Death Squad
1974 · Judge
Indict and Convict
1974 · Yacht Club Bartender
Sleeper
1973 · Party Guest (uncredited)
Detroit 9000
1973 · Dr. Horace Cooley
Death Takes a Holiday
1971 · TV Announcer
The Face of Fear
1971 · Dr. Landsteiner
The Priest Killer
1971 · Archbishop
Travis Logan, D.A.
1971
Ritual of Evil
1970 · The Sheriff
The Milky Way
Serien (40)
The Transformers
1984 · Menasor
The Critical List
1978 · Chairman
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Logan's Run
1977 · Darrel
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 · Paul Chase
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · Judge
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976 · Dr. Lassiter
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
1976 · (voice)
The Bionic Woman
1976
Wonder Woman
1975 · Professor Eidleman
Switch
1975 · Dr. Dane Cranston
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · Dr. Peel
The Rockford Files
1974 · Dr. Evan Stuart
The Manhunter
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Host, Space Explorer
Toma
1973
Kung Fu
1972 · Stoddard
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Abe Johnson
The Waltons
1972
Emergency!
1972 · Norman Harrison
The Sixth Sense
1972
Monty Nash
1971 · Ambassador Reynolds
Nichols
1971 · Tyler
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · Dr. Bereton
Columbo
1971 · Lewis, Deputy Commissioner
Cannon
1971
Night Gallery
1970 · Doctor (as Regis J. Cordic)
Famous Classic Tales
1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 · Marc Williams (as Regis J. Cordic)
McCloud
1970
Medical Center
1969
The Name of the Game
1968 · Chairman Walt
The Outsider
1968 · Stambler
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
The Monkees
1966 · Doctor, Narrator / Town Cryer
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
1966 · Moltar (voice)
The F.B.I.
1965 · Daniel Austin
Get Smart
1965 · Colonel Quinton
Gunsmoke
1955 · Reverend, Sheriff Crane, Marshal Halstead, Sheriff Grimes