My name is Dick Gautier. I'm an actor, comedian, composer, singer and author, and probably best known for my portrayal of Hymie the Robot in the television series Get Smart.
I was born in Culver City, California at the tender age of 0. In high school my bizarre sense of humor did not find an appreciative audience in the teaching staff. The drama club allowed me to appear in a few plays. Before you could say Orson Welles, I was writing shows, doing standup and singing with a local band.
I was performing my weird mix of voices, sound effects, pantomime and odd rubbery faces at the Village Vanguard, Blue Angel, No. 1 fifth Avenue, and Bonsoir. I won the title role over 750 actors in 'BYE BYE BIRDIE'. I appeared on Broadway winning a Tony award, and Most Promising Actor nominations.
I began working in TV and motion pictures in Los Angeles.
I've guest starred in over 800 television shows, 'GET SMART' where I created the unforgettable character of Hymie, the white-collar robot , and 'WHEN THINGS WERE ROTTEN'. I've appeared on talk and game shows, 'THE TONIGHT SHOW', MERV GRIFFIN, DINAH SHORE, 'PASSWORD', 'THE LIARS CLUB', 'MATCH GAME' and 'HOLLYWOOD SQUARES'. I hosted 'IT'S YOUR BET', and 'CAN YOU TOP THIS?', until the mumps sidelined me.
I've performed in dramatic roles and comedy: 'MURDER SHE WROTE', 'MATLOCK', 'THE ROCKFORD FILES', 'HAPPY DAYS', 'ZORRO', 'MARY TYLER MOORE', DORIS DAY, 'CHARLEY'S ANGELS', "LOVE AMERICAN STYLE, 'LOVEBOAT, and FANTASY ISLAND.
I've appeared in TV Movies such as 'MARATHON', 'THIS WIFE FOR HIRE', 'BENNY and BARNEY', and feature films 'DIVORCE AMERICAN STYLE', 'FUN WITH DICK AND JANE', 'ENSIGN PULVER' and 'BILLY JACK GOES TO WASHINGTON'.
I've toured in 'THE MUSIC MAN', 'BRIGADOON', 'CABARET', 'BABY', 'THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG' and 'I DO! I DO!'. I played seven different characters in NEIL SIMON'S hilarious 'LITTLE ME' and JOHN GUARE'S 'THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES', 'SOUTH PACIFIC'. I directed 'MASS APPEAL', winning many awards, 'CACTUS FLOWER' and 'CALIFORNIA SUITE'.
You've heard my voice in animated series; 'G.I.JOE', 'THE TRANSFORMERS', 'SPIKE n' TYKE', 'FOOFUR', 'PIRATES OF DARK WATER' 'THE SMURFS', 'THE GOBOTS', 'SKY COMMANDERS', 'GARFIELD', 'BATMAN', 'JAMES BOND JR', and 'DUCK TALES'. I'm the smooth voiced narrator of the Discovery Channel's 'SEARCH FOR ADVENTURE ' series.
Website
dickgautier.com
Influences
TV Shows
Get Smart - Hymie (1966-68)
Divorce American Style (1967)
"Mr. Terrific" (1967)
"Bewitched" (1966)
"The Patty Duke Show" (1966)
"Gidget" (1965)
"Here We Go Again" (1973)
"The Doris Day Show" (1971)
"The Debbie Reynolds Show" (1969)
"The Flying Nun" (1969)
"Love, American Style" (1971-73)
"Mary Tyler Moore" (1973) - Eddie Cavanaugh
"Banacek" (1973)
"Silk Stalkings" (1992)
Get Smart, Again! (1989) (TV) - Hymie
"Murder, She Wrote" (1984-88)
Glitch! (1988) - Julius Lazar
"She's the Sheriff" (1987)
"Matlock" (1987)
"Life with Lucy" (1986)
This Wife for Hire (1985)
"Alice" (1985)
"Knight Rider" (1984)
"Fantasy Island" (1980 - 1984)
"Goodnight, Beantown" (1984)
"Masquerade" (1983)
"Zorro and Son" (1983)
"Quincy" (1983)
Copper Mountain (1983)
"Trapper John, M.D." (1981)
"The Smurfs" (1981) (voice)
"Too Close for Comfort" (1981)
"Happy Days" (1981)
"Charlie's Angels" (1980)
Marathon (1980)
"The Love Boat" (1978/79)
"Mrs. Columbo" (1979)
"The Eddie Capra Mysteries" (1978)
"Wonder Woman" (1978)
"Insight" (1977)
Sex and the Married Woman (1977)
"Kingston: Confidential" (1977)
Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
"The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (1977)
"Switch" (1977)
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (1977)
"Marcus Welby, M.D." (1976)
"When Things Were Rotten" (1975)
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975) - Oscar Cornell
"Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974) - Mel Tarter
"The Rockford Files" (1974) - Carl Brego
"Temperatures Rising" (1974) - Billy Joe
Match Game - celebrity contestant
Transformers - (1984-87) (voice)
G.I. Joe: The Movie/TV series (1987) (voice) Serpentor
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986) (voice)
InHumanoids: The Movie/TV Series (1986) (voice)
"Tom and Jerry Kids Show" (1990) (voice) Spike
Batman: The Animated Series: (1992) Teddy Lupus
"The Golden Palace" - The Chicken and the Egg (1993) Bobby
Films
The Naked Truth (1992)
Get Smart, Again! (26-Feb-1989)
G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) [VOICE]
Copper Mountain (1983)
Billy Jack Goes to Washington (16-Apr-1977)
Fun with Dick and Jane (9-Feb-1977)
Divorce American Style (21-Jun-1967)
Ensign Pulver (31-Jul-1964)
About me: "Hymie never stifled my career. He only enhanced it. I know kids who were named Hymie because they looked like me."
I'm an Actor, comedian, composer, singer and author. Probably best known for my portrayal of Hymie the Robot in the television series Get Smart. However, I starred as Robin Hood in the short-lived TV comedy series "When Things Were Rotten", a Mel Brooks send-up of the classic legend, as well as guest appearances on many other television programs, including Matlock, Columbo, Quincy and Murder, She Wrote.
I voiced Rodimus Prime in the third season of the Transformers animated series from 1986-1987, as well as Serpentor in the G.I. Joe series and was a narrator for Discovery Channel's Search For Adventure; I'm also known for my caricatures of celebrities.
I started out originally as a night-club comic and singer for dance orchestras. I served in the US Navy and proudly joined ASCAP in 1959. My popular-song compositions include "Like Our Love", "Lonely River" and "Quiet Place".
Was nominated for Broadway's 1961 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "Bye, Bye Birdie."
I voiced the unstable villain Serpentor on GI Joe and the reluctant second leader of the Autobots, Rodimus Prime, on Transformers.
My hobbies (who has the time?) are tennis, closeup magic, etymology and crosswords (the harder the better). I've written articles for TV GUIDE, NATIONAL LAMPOON, MAD MAGAZINE, and GENIE MAGAZINE. I've designed greeting cards, built doll houses, demonstrated pogo sticks at Macy's, painted portraits on commission and still managed to squeeze in a couple of wives, three terrific kids (Chrissie, Randy and Denise), and a few charming grandchildren.
I saw a little girl, after being disciplined, stick her tongue out at her Dad & later said "I wasn't sticking my tongue out at you, I was trying to lick my face. "
