Richard Gautier (October , â€" January , ) was an American actor,
comedian, singer, and caricaturist. He was known for his television
roles as Hymie the Robot in the television series Get Smart, and Robin
Hood in the TV comedy series When Things Were Rotten.Gautier also
played Hal, the partner of Stanley Beamish, in the short-lived sitcom
series Mister Terrific (); and had various voice roles in the
animated Transformers series (including the voice of Rodimus
Prime).Gautier started his career as a nightclub comic and a singer;
he joined ASCAP in after serving in the United States Navy. In , he
portrayed fictional rock 'n roll star Conrad Birdie in the original
Broadway theatre production of Bye Bye Birdie, receiving a Tony Award
nomination for his performance. He would later appear with two of his
"Birdie" stars in two films - with Kay Medford in Ensign Pulver in ,
and with Dick Van Dyke in Divorce American Style in .He appeared in an
episode of The Patty Duke Show, "Anywhere I Hang My Horn Is Home". He
portrayed the clumsy robot "Hymie" on TV's Get Smart. He portrayed a
dance instructor in the original TV series Gidget and a French dress
designer in the episode "Samantha, the Dressmaker" from the second
season of the TV situation comedy Bewitched. He portrayed Jerry
Standish in the ‘divorce comedy’ Here We Go Again, a short-lived (
episodes; January to April ) sitcom on ABC. In , he played
sportscaster Ed Cavanaugh on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the season
four episode, "Hi There, Sports Fans", and a murdered blackmailer in
the season one The Rockford Files episode "The Countess". In , he
appeared as Harriman in the episode "The Intimate Friends of Janet
Wilde" in the NBC crime drama series The Eddie Capra Mysteries. He
also portrayed a magician, Cagliostro, in the Wonder Woman TV series
episode "Diana's Disappearing Act" starring Lynda Carter. He also
appeared on Charlie's Angels in season in the episode "Million Dollar
Homes"[citation needed]
comedian, singer, and caricaturist. He was known for his television
roles as Hymie the Robot in the television series Get Smart, and Robin
Hood in the TV comedy series When Things Were Rotten.Gautier also
played Hal, the partner of Stanley Beamish, in the short-lived sitcom
series Mister Terrific (); and had various voice roles in the
animated Transformers series (including the voice of Rodimus
Prime).Gautier started his career as a nightclub comic and a singer;
he joined ASCAP in after serving in the United States Navy. In , he
portrayed fictional rock 'n roll star Conrad Birdie in the original
Broadway theatre production of Bye Bye Birdie, receiving a Tony Award
nomination for his performance. He would later appear with two of his
"Birdie" stars in two films - with Kay Medford in Ensign Pulver in ,
and with Dick Van Dyke in Divorce American Style in .He appeared in an
episode of The Patty Duke Show, "Anywhere I Hang My Horn Is Home". He
portrayed the clumsy robot "Hymie" on TV's Get Smart. He portrayed a
dance instructor in the original TV series Gidget and a French dress
designer in the episode "Samantha, the Dressmaker" from the second
season of the TV situation comedy Bewitched. He portrayed Jerry
Standish in the ‘divorce comedy’ Here We Go Again, a short-lived (
episodes; January to April ) sitcom on ABC. In , he played
sportscaster Ed Cavanaugh on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the season
four episode, "Hi There, Sports Fans", and a murdered blackmailer in
the season one The Rockford Files episode "The Countess". In , he
appeared as Harriman in the episode "The Intimate Friends of Janet
Wilde" in the NBC crime drama series The Eddie Capra Mysteries. He
also portrayed a magician, Cagliostro, in the Wonder Woman TV series
episode "Diana's Disappearing Act" starring Lynda Carter. He also
appeared on Charlie's Angels in season in the episode "Million Dollar
Homes"[citation needed]
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