This is the filmography of the incredible and versatile actor, Robert Picardo. "Star Trek" fans will know him best as the Holodoc on the awesome sci-fi spin-off "Star Trek: Voyager". Television fans will also know him as Dr. Dick Richard on the Emmy award-winning "China Beach", or as the much-feared high school gym teacher, Coach Ed Cutlip, on "The Wonder Years". Fans of the stage will know him as Jud Templeton in Bernard Slade's "Tribute" or as Dr. McCaskill in "The Waiting Room". And true movie fans will know him as The Cowboy in "Innerspace", or as Frank Govers in "Frame Up, or even as an interviewer in "Star 80". But what true Robert Picardo fans will realize is his fantastic ability to entertain. The man can act, sing, vocalize, write, and direct and he does so with his own unique, amazing talent. Bob is certainly one of the best entertainers I've ever seen, on film or on television (sorry, Bob, I haven't had the opportunity to catch one of your plays, but I'm positive your performances on stage are just as good as anything on film). Although I haven't had the chance to meet him (not yet, anyway), I am certain he is a wonderful personality and a great human being. Until I meet him, and even after I meet him, I will continue to watch my favorite actor grace any project he does with his talent. And, Bob, whether you see this or not, I want you to know that when I become an actor, you will have been a huge inspiration. Keep up the excellent work!
 
 

ABOUT BOB

Born: October 27, 1953

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Education: William Penn Charter School; Yale University

Spouse: Linda

Children: 2

Current Residence: Los Angeles, California

Tidbits: Entered Yale as a Pre-Med major; enjoys the music of Van Morrison; has his own recipe, a pasta dish known as Picardo's Pennette; biggest charity is the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation; was one of the last two people to hear or see actor John Candy alive; drives a Mercedes-Benz; owns two talented parrots; made his stage debut in the Penn Charter School production of "Box and Cox"; first television debut was a guest-shot in the series "Kojak"; has appeared in almost all of Joe Dante's motion pictures; originally tried out for the part of Neelix when auditioning for "Star Trek: Voyager". (Oddly enough, Bob had appeared in the film "Wagons East" - which starred the fore-mentioned John Candy - which also featured Ethan Phillips, who would end up playing Neelix on "Voyager".)
 

I would personally like to congratulate Robert Picardo for his extraordinary performance on the special "Star Trek" edition of the TV game show "The Weakest Link." Although he did not receive the title of the "strongest link," which went to LeVar "Geordi La Forge" Burton, Bob still turned out a marvelous performance of wit and cunning. He and Burton were the two strongest links - the others having been voted off! Congratulations, Bob! Somehow, I knew you wouldn't be one to be voted off. I also congratulate Mr. Burton for his own performance and eventual win in the game, as well as the other players - William "James T. Kirk" Shatner, Denise "Tasha Yar" Crosby, Wil "Wesley Crusher" Wheaton, Roxann "B'Elanna Torres" Dawson, Armin "Quark" Shimerman, and John "Q" de Lancie. I believe they all performed outstandingly despite the constant cold-hearted comments from host Anne Robinson. I would also like to give my condolences to Wil Wheaton's family - that is, after Roxann Dawson gets through with him...
 
Hmmm...looks like Mrs. Dawson didn't hurt Wil to badly, since the latter will be appearing in the upcoming "Star Trek: Nemesis."
  Anyway, I would like to once again congratulate Mr. Picardo (the man's a genius, so I'll be congratulating him a lot) for his brilliant writing in "The Hologram's Handbook," and his acclaimed performance in the play "A Chorus Line" at the Pasadena Playhouse. Unfortunately, I was not able to see his performance since I am nowhere near California, but I don't need to see it to know that it was a grand performance.
 

THIS FILMOGRAPHY IS INCOMPLETE. If you have any updates on Bob's movies, especially additional movies which are not featured on this page, even if it's just a rumor you heard somewhere, please let me know, and please tell me where you received the information. You can contact me at trekker 1 alpha AT hotmail DOT com. Obviously, leave out the spaces, replace the AT with the at sign, and replace the DOT with a period.
 
 
ENJOY!
 
 
 

Doubletalk
Short
Release Date: 1975
Directed by: Alan Beattie.
Written by: unknown, possibly Alan Beattie.
Cast: Robert Picardo
Plot: A woman takes her boyfriend (Picardo) to her house to meet her parents, and as the people talk to each other, we also hear what each one is really thinking through voice-over.
Bob's Character: The Boyfriend
Genre: Short; Comedy
MPAA Rating: NA
Production Companies/Distributions: Direct Cinema Limited
 
 

Theatre of the Absurd: Luigi Pirandello, Six Characters in Search of an Author
Video Release
Release Date: 1976
Directed by: Ken Frankel.
Written by: Luigi Pirandello (play)
Cast: Niki Flacks, Ben Kapen, Gwendolyn Brown, Dimo Condos, Robert Picardo, Gabor Moren, Kathy Manning, narrated by Joseph Heller.
Plot: An opera rehearsal is interupted by six strangers who claim to be characters from an unfinished story.
Bob's Character: unknown
Genre: unknown
MPAA Rating: NA
Production Companies/Distributions: Films for the Humanities
 
 

The Dream Merchants
Made for Television
Airdate: 1980
Directed by: Vincent Sherman.
Written by: Chester Krumholtz (teleplay), Harold Robbins (novel).
Cast: Mark Harmon, Eve Arden, Kaye Ballard, Don Berry, Morgan Brittany, Red Buttons, Robert Culp, Howard Duff, Morgan Fairchild, Jose Ferrer, Vincent Gardenia, Robert Goulet, David Groh, Carolyn Jones, Fernando Lamas, Ray Milland, Jan Murray, Robert Picardo, Seth Wagerman.
Plot: Fictional profile of a movie producer (Harmon) and his difficulties with early Hollywood film-making.
Bob's Character: Mark Kessler
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: Columbia
 
 

The Howling
Release Date: April 10, 1981
Directed by: Joe Dante.
Written by: John Sayles (screenplay), Terence H. Winkless (screenplay), Gary Brandner (novel).
Cast: Dee Wallace-Stone, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Belinda Balaski, Kevin McCarthy, John Carradine, Slim Pickens, Elizabeth Brooks, Robert Picardo, Don McLeod, Dick Miller.
Plot: A reporter (Wallace-Stone) takes leave to a recooperation facility only to find it a secret haven for a group of werewolves.
Bob's Character: Eddie Quist (dies)
Tagline: Imagine your worst fear a reality!
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R (for gore, violence, nudity, simulated sex, and profanity)
Production Companies/Distributors: AVCO Embassy; International Film Investors; Wescom; Metro Goldwyn Mayer
 
 

The Violation of Sarah McDavid
Made for Television
Airdate: May 19, 1981
Directed by: John Llewellyn Moxey.
Written by: Joan Maeks (story), Arnold Peyser (story), Lois Peyser (story).
Cast: Patty Duke, Ned Beatty, Fran Bennett, James Karen, Robert Picardo, Victoria Racimo, Ally Sheedy, Eric Stoltz, Gloria Stuart, Richard Venture.
Plot: After a high school teacher (Duke) is raped in her classroom, the school principal (Beatty) attempts to keep the incident a secret to protect his own reputation.
Bob's Character: Scott Crowell
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR (contains rape and violence)
Production Companies/Distributors: unknown
 
 

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
Made for Television
Airdate: February 17, 1982
Directed by: Glenn Jordan.
Written by: Michael Zagor (story & teleplay).
Cast: Marsha Mason, Bob Gunton, Penny Fuller, Roberta Maxwell, Jeremy Licht, Louise Latham, James Ray, Bianca Ferguson, Thomas Hill, Robert Picardo, Priscilla Morrill, Raleigh Bond, Mackenzie Astin.
Plot: A housewife (Mason) fights for the residents of Niagara Falls, whose homes were built over a toxic waste dump.
Bob's Character: Larry McGuinness
Genre: Docudrama
MPAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: unknown

Dixie: Changing Habits
Made for Television
Airdate: February 16, 1983
Directed by: George Englund.
Written by: John Considine (story & teleplay).
Cast: Suzanne Pleshette, Cloris Leachman, Kenneth McMillan, John Considine, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Judith Ivey, Maureen Silliman, Susan Kellerman, Richard Hamilton, Monique van de Ven, Don Hood, Robert Picardo, Eric Bethancourt.
Plot: The operator of a prostitution ring (Pleshette) is caught and sent to a convent to straighten her act.
Bob's Character: Harry Meadows
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: CBS
 
 

The Other Woman
Made for Television
Airdate: March 22, 1983
Directed by: Melville Shavelson.
Written by: Lila Garrett (story & teleplay), Anne Meara (story & teleplay).
Cast: Hal Linden, Anne Meara, Madolyn Smith (Osborne), Warren Berlinger, Joe Regalbuto, Alley Mills, P.J. Soles, Janis Paige, Jerry Stiller, Selma Diamond, Jane Dulo, Gregory Itzin, Stephen Nathan, Robert Picardo, Beverly Sanders, Nita Talbot.
Plot: A widower (Linden) marries a younger girl (Smith), only to fall in love with a woman his own age (Meara).
Bob's Character: Chuchi
Genre: Drama; Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: CBS
 
 

Star 80
Release Date: November 11, 1983
Directed by: Bob Fosse.
Written by: Bob Fosse (story & screenplay), Teresa Carpenter (book, Death of a Playmate).
Cast: Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Cliff Robertson, Carroll Baker, Roger Rees, David Clennon, Josh Mostel, Lisa Gordon, Jordan Christopher, Tina Willson, Shelley Ingram, Kathryn Witt, Cis Rundle, James Luisi, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Stuart Damon, Ernest Thompson.
Plot: The tragic story of Playboy playmate Dorothy Stratten (Hemingway), who was killed by her husband (Roberts) in 1980.
Bob's Character: Interviewer
Genre: Docudrama
MPAA Rating: R (for nudity, violence, profanity, and simulated sex).
Production Companies/Distributors: Warner Bros.; The Ladd Company
 
 

Get Crazy
Release Date: 1983
Directed by: Allan Arkush.
Written by: Danny Opatoshu (screenplay), Henry Rosenbaum (screenplay), David Taylor (screenplay).
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Allen Goorwitz (Garfield), Daniel Stern, Gail Edwards,  Miles Chapin, Stacey Nelkin, Ed Begley Jr., Bill Henderson, Franklyn Ajaye, Lou Reed, Bobby Sherman, Fabian Forte, Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Lori Eastside, Lee Ving, Howard Kaylan, John Densmore, Anna Bjorn, Denise Galik, Tim Jones, Robert Picardo, Daniel Frishman, Susan Saiger.
Plot: Mayhem ensues at a New Year's Eve rock concert.
Bob's Character: Connell O'Connell
Tagline: Get Crazy...It's Your Last Chance to Party...Say Goodbye To Your Brain!
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for nudity, profanity, violence, drug use, and suggested sex).
Production Companies/Distributors: Embassy Entertainment; D & P Productions
 
 

Oh, God! You Devil
Release Date: November 9, 1984
Directed by: Paul Bogart.
Written by: Andrew Bergman (story & screenplay), Avery Corman (original novel, Oh, God!).
Cast: George Burns, Ted Wass, Ron Silver, Roxanne Hart, Eugene Roche, Robert Desiderio, James Cromwell, Robert Picardo.
Plot: God (Burns) comes to the aid of a singer/songwriter (Wass) who has given his soul to the devil (Burns again) in exchange for success.
Bob's Character: Joe Ortiz
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG (for suggested sex and profanity)
Production Companies/Distributors: Warner Bros.
 
 

Explorers
Release Date: July 12, 1985
Directed by: Joe Dante.
Written by: Eric Luke (story & screenplay).
Cast: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Amanda Peterson, Dick Miller, Robert Picardo, Leslie Rickert, James Cromwell, Dana Ivey, Bobby Fite, Meshach Taylor, Eric Luke, Brooke Bundy, Mary Kaye Place.
Plot: Three young friends (Hawke, Phoenix, Presson) take off on a journey through outer space in their homemade spaceship.
Bob's Character: Starkiller; Wak; Wak & Neek's Father
Tagline: The adventure begins in your own back yard.
Genre: Science Fiction; Family Viewing
MPAA Rating: PG (for mild violence and profanity)
Production Companies/Distributors: Paramount
 
 

Legend
Release Date: August 28, 1985 (in France); April 18, 1986 (in U.S.)
Directed by: Ridley Scott.
Written by: William Hjortsberg (story & screenplay).
Cast: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Barty, Cork Hubbert, Peter O'Farrell, Kiran Shah, Annabelle Lanyon, Robert Picardo, Tina Martin.
Plot: A forest dweller (Cruise) embarks on a quest to defeat a sinister demon (Curry) planning to plunge the world into eternal darkness.
Bob's Character: Meg Mucklebones (dies)
Tagline: A world full of magic, wonder and desire.
Genre: Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG (for violence).
Production Companies/Distributors: Universal; Fox; Legend Productions
 
 

Back to School
Release Date: June 13, 1986
Directed by: Alan Metter.
Written by: Rodney Dangerfield (story), Greg Fields (story), Dennis Snee (story), Steven Kampmann (screenplay), Will Porter (screenplay), Peter Torokvei (screenplay), Harold Ramis (screenplay).
Cast: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon, Robert Downey Jr., Paxton Whitehead, Terry Farrell, M. Emmet Walsh, Adrienne Barbeau, William Zabka, Severn Darden, Robert Picardo, Sam Kinison, Ned Beatty.
Plot: A bombastic self-made millionaire (Dangerfield) enrolls in college to inspire confidence in his son (Gordon).
Bob's Character: Georgio
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for adult humor, profanity, and brief nudity)
Production Companies/Distributors: Orion; Paper Clip
 
 

Roses Are for the Rich
Made for Television
Airdate: May 17, 1987
Directed by: Michael Miller.
Written by: Judith Paige Mitchell (teleplay), Jonell Lawson (novel).
Cast: Lisa Hartman, Betty Buckley, Bruce Dern, Howard Duff, Anne Haney, John M. Jackson, Richard Masur, Kate Mulgrew, Joe Penny, Sharon Wyatt, Morgan Stevens.
Plot: A woman (Hartman) vows revenge on a man (Dern) whom she accuses of killing her husband (Stevens).
Bob's Character: Durant
Genre: Drama; Mystery/Suspense
MPAA Rating: NR (contains violence)
Production Companies/Distributors: Phoenix
 
 

Innerspace
Release Date: July 3, 1987
Directed by: Joe Dante.
Written by: Chip Proser (story & screenplay), Jeffrey Boam (screenplay).
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Fiona Lewis, Vernon Wells, Robert Picardo, Wendy Schaal, Harold Sylvester, William Schallert, Henry Gibson.
Plot: A miniaturized test pilot (Quaid) is accidently injected into the body of quirky hypochondriac (Short).
Bob's Character: The Cowboy
Tagline: An Adventure of Incredible Proportions
Genre: Science Fiction; Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG (for comic violence and profanity)
Production Companies/Distributors: Warner Bros.; Amblin; Guber-Peters
 
 

Bates Motel
Made for Television
Airdate: July 5, 1987
Directed by: Richard Rothstein.
Written by: Richard Rothstein (story & teleplay).
Cast: Bud Cort, Lori Petty, Moses Gunn, Gregg Henry, Kerrie Keane, Jason Bateman, Khrystyne Haje, Robert Picardo.
Plot: A former mental hospital inmate (Cort) is given ownership of the infamous Bates Motel.
Bob's Character: Dr. Goodman
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR (contains gore and violence)
Production Companies/Distributors: NBC
 
 

The Man Who Fell to Earth
Made for Television
Airdate: August 23, 1987
Directed by: Bobby Roth.
Written by: Richard Kletter (teleplay), Walter Tevis (novel).
Cast: Lewis Smith, James Laurenson, Robert Picardo, Bruce McGill, Wil Wheaton, Annie Potts, Beverly D'Angelo.
Plot: An alien (Smith) comes to Earth in the guise of a human in order to restore his planet's water supply.
Bob's Character: Richard Morse
Genre: Science Fiction
MPAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
 
 

Munchies
Release Date: March 1987
Directed by: Bettina Hirsch.
Written by: Lance Smith.
Cast: Harvey Korman, Charles Stratton, Nadine Van der Velde, Alix Elias, Charlie Phillips, Hardy Rawls, Jon Stafford, Robert Picardo, Wendy Schaal, Scott Sherk, Lori Birdsong, Traci Huber-Sheridan, Paul Bartel.
Plot: A creature found in an archeological dig multiplies and wrecks havok throughout the town.
Bob's Character: Bob Marvalle
Tagline: Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Raid the Fridge!
Genre: Horror; Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG (for sexual situations)
Production Companies/Distributors: Metro Goldwyn Mayer; Concorde
 
 

Amazon Women on the Moon
Release Date: September 18, 1987
Directed by: Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton, John Landis, Robert K. Weiss.
Written by: Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland.
Cast: Steve Allen, Rosanna Arquette, Belinda Balaski, Paul Bartel, Ed Begley Jr., Ralph Bellamy, Andrew Dice Clay, Sybil Danning, Griffin Dunne, Carrie Fisher, Steve Forrest, Monique Gabrielle, David Alan Grier, Steve Guttenberg, Arsenio Hall, Howard Hesseman, Peter Horton, Lou Jacobi, B.B. King, Russ Meyer, Joe Pantoliano, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Picardo, Kelly Preston, Henry Silva, Rip Taylor, Joey Travolta, Henny Youngman.
Plot: A parody of 1950's science fiction movies is continually interupted by other skits and parodies.
Bob's Character: Rick Raddnitz ("Roast Your Loved One")
Genre: Cult Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for nudity and adult humor)
Production Companies/Distributors: Universal
 
 

China Beach
Made for Television, Pilot
Airdate: April 26, 1988
Directed by: Rod Holcomb.
Written by: William Broyles Jr. (story, teleplay & creator), John Sacret Young (story, teleplay & creator).
Cast: Dana Delany, Nan Woods, Michael Boatman, Marg Hegenberger, Robert Picardo, Tim Ryan, Concetta Tomei, Brian Wimmer, Chloe Webb, Jeff Kober, Bobby Hosea, James Cromwell.
Plot: The horrors of the Vietnam War as witnessed by a nurse (Delany) at an Armed Forces medical and recreational facility in Da-Nang.
Bob's Character: Dr. Dick Richard
Genre: Drama; War
MPAA Rating: NR (contains mild profanity and war-themed gore and violence)
Production Companies/Distributors: Warner Bros.
 
 

Dead Heat
Release Date: May 6, 1988
Directed by: Mark Goldblatt.
Written by: Terry Black (story & screenplay).
Cast: Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Linday Frost, Darren McGavin, Clare Kirkconnell, Keye Luke, Robert Picardo, Mel Stewart, Vincent Price.
Plot: A resurrected police detective (Williams) and his partner (Piscopo) face off against a group of criminals who have also returned from the dead.
Bob's Character: Lieutenant Herzog
Tagline: You can't keep a good cop dead.
Genre: Action; Horror
MPAA Rating: R (for violence, profanity, gore, and adult humor)
Production Companies/Distributors: New World
 
 

Jack's Back
Release Date: June 1988
Directed by: Rowdy Herrington.
Written by: Rowdy Herrington (story & screenplay)
Cast: James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie, Robert Picardo, Rod Loomis, Rex Ryon, Chris Mulkey.
Plot: The twin brother of a murdered doctor (both Spader) hunts down a Jack the Ripper copycat (like I'm gonna tell you who it is).
Bob's Character: Dr. Carlos Battera
Tagline: One hundred years ago the world was shocked by a man they called The Ripper. He was never caught...
Genre: Mystery/Suspense
MPAA Rating: R (for violence and profanity)
Production Companies/Distributor: Paramount; Palisades
 
 

976-EVIL
Release Date: March 24, 1988
Directed by: Robert Englund.
Written by: Brian Helgeland (story & screenplay), Rhet Topham (story & screenplay).
Cast: Stephen Geoffreys, Patrick O'Bryan, Sandy Dennis, Jim Metzler, Maria Rubell, Robert Picardo.
Plot: A shy teenager (Geoffreys) gains demonic powers after calling an evil horoscope number.
Bob's Character: Mark Dark
Tagline: When Spike dialled 976-evil, he knew it was an expensive toll call, but he didn't know that he'd have to pay for it with his soul.
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R (for violence, profanity, and partial nudity)
Production Companies/Distributors: TriStar; New Line; Cinetel; Medusa; Horrorscope
 
 

The Cover Girl and the Cop
Made for Television
Airdate: January 16, 1989
Directed by: Neal Israel.
Written by: Lee Alexander (story), Steve Ditlea (story), Don Enright (story), Michael Norell (story), James Norrell (story), Michael Norell (teleplay).
Cast: Julia Duffy, Dinah Manoff, John Karlen, Jonathan Frakes, Blair Underwood, Arthur Taxier, Whip Hubley, Robert Picardo, Tom Silardi, Danitra Vance, David Carradine.
Plot: A female police detective (Manoff) is assigned to protect a model (Duffy) who was witness to a murder.
Bob's Character: Denise's date
Genre: Comedy; Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: unknown
 
 

The 'burbs
Release Date: February 17, 1989
Directed by: Joe Dante.
Written by: Dana Olsen (story & screenplay)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal, Henry Gibson, Brother Theodore, Courtney Gains, Dick Miller, Robert Picardo.
Plot: A group of suburbanites investigate the strange behavior of their new neighbors.
Bob's Character: Joe, Garbageman # 2
Tagline: He's a stranger in an even stranger land... suburbia.
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG (for violence and profanity).
Production Companies/Distributors: Universal; Imagine
 
 

Loverboy
Release Date: circa. April 28, 1989
Directed by: Joan Micklin Silver.
Written by: Robin Schiff (story & screenplay), Tom Ropelewski (screenplay), Leslie Dixon (screenplay).
Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Kate Jackson, Carrie Fisher, Barbara Carrera, Nancy Valen, Robert Ginty, Vic Taybeck, Robert Picardo, Ray Girardin, E.G. Daily, Robert Camiletti, Peter Koch, Bernie Coulson, Kim Miyori, Charles Hunter (Dylan) Walsh, Kirstie Alley.
Plot: A young pizza-delivery boy (Dempsey) becomes a companion for several older, sexually frustrated women.
Bob's Character: Dr. Reed Palmer
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for profanity, simulated sex, and violence)
Production Companies/Distributors: TriStar; Crescent Film Enterprises
 
 

Total Recall
Release Date: June 1, 1990
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven.
Written by: Philip K. Dick (short story, We Can Remember It For You Wholesale), Ronald Shusett (story & screenplay), Dan O'Bannon (story & screenplay), Jon Povill (story), Gary Goldman (screenplay).
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox, Marshall Bell, Michael Champion, Mel Johnson Jr., Roy Brocksmith, Rosemary Dunsmore.
Plot: In the future, a man (Schwarzenegger - duh!) finds that his entire life is the result of mind-tampering and sets out to find his true identity.
Bob's Character: Johnnycab (voice) (dies, or, more accurately, destroyed)
Tagline: They stole his mind. Now he wants it back.
Genre: Science Fiction; Action
MPAA Rating: R (for violence and profanity)
Production Companies/Distributors: TriStar; Guild; Carolco; Live Entertainment; Artisan
 
 

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Release Date: June 15, 1990
Directed by: Joe Dante.
Written by: Charlie Haas (story & screenplay), Chris Columbus (characters).
Cast: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky, Robert Picardo, Christopher Lee, Haviland Morris, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, Gedde Watanabe, Keye Luke, John Astin, Kathleen Freeman, voices of Howie Mendel, Tony Randall.
Plot: A batch of troublesome creatures multiply and wreck havok inside a high-tech building in New York.
Bob's Character: Mr. Forster
Tagline: Here they grow again.
Genre: Comedy; Horror
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for comic violence and light profanity)
Production Companies/Distributors: Warner; Amblin
 
 

Motorama
Release Date: September 10, 1991 (in Canada); January 13, 1993 (U.S.)
Directed by: Barry Shils
Written by: Joseph Minion (story & screenplay)
Cast: Jordan Christopher Michael, John Diehl, Robert Picardo, Flea, Garrett Morris, Michael J. Pollard, Martha Quinn, Meat Loaf (Aday), Sandy Baron, Mary Woronov, Robin Duke, Allyce Beasley, Dick Miller, Drew Barrymore.
Plot: A 10-year-old delinquant (Michael) steals a car and heads out in search of game cards which could bring him fame and fortune.
Bob's Character: Jerry the Policeman; the Hitcher
Genre: Cult Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for profanity, violence, simulated sex, and brief nudity)
Production Companies/Distributors: Columbia/TriStar; Two Moon Releasing
 
 

She Says She's Innocent
Made for Television
Airdate: October 28, 1991
Directed by: Charles Correll.
Written by: Kathleen Rowell (story & teleplay).
Cast: Katey Sagal, Jameson Parker, Robert Picardo, Alan Rachins, Amy Moore Davis, David Lascher, Charlotte Ross, Kimberly Hooper, Linda Pierce, Leslie Lahman.
Plot: Two girls (Ross, Hooper) decide to remain silent after a fight leads to the death of another girl (Lahman), leaving one girl's mother (Segal) in a harsh dilemma.
Bob's Character: Dr. Gilmore
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR (contains violence)
Production Companies/Distributors: unknown
 
 

Samantha
Release Date: November 1991
Directed by: Stephen La Roqcue.
Written by: John Golden (story & screenplay), Stephen La Rocque (story & screenplay).
Cast: Martha Plimpton, Dermot Mulroney, Hector Elizondo, Mary Kaye Place, Ione Skye, Marvin Silbersher, I.M. Hobson, Maryedith Burrell, Robert Picardo.
Plot: After learning that she was adopted, a young woman (Plimpton) leaves her home and searches for her true self.
Bob's Character: Neil Otto; "Mr. Samantha"
Tagline: They had the perfect relationship... Until they fell in love.
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG (for profanity).
Production Companies/Distributors: Planet Productions; Academy Entertainment
 
 

Frame Up
Release Date: 1991
Directed by: Paul Leder.
Written by: Reuben Leder (story & screenplay).
Cast: Wings Hauser, Robert Picardo, Amanda Fairfield, Frances Fisher, Dick Sargent, Bobby DiCicco, Tom Hodges, Lauren Woodland.
Plot: A salesman (Picardo - WOO-HOO!) is framed for a young boy's murder (DOH!), and the town sheriff (Hauser) must investigate to clear his name and convict the real felon (Hodges).
Bob's Character: Frank Govers
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: R (for violence, profanity, rape, simulated sex, and partial nudity).
Production Companies/Distributors: Poor Robert; Republic
 
 

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Made for Television
Airdate: September 13, 1992
Directed by: Martin Davidson.
Written by: Earl W. Wallace (story & screenplay), Pamela Wallace (story & screenplay), Martin Davison (story & screenplay).
Cast: Virginia Madsen, Chris Sarandon, Ned Eisenberg, Tom Mason, Robert Picardo, William H. Macy, Olivia Burnette, Jay Acovone, Johnny Williams, Lenore Kasdorf.
Plot: True account of the former teacher (Madsen) convicted of murdering her lover's (Sarandon) wife (Kasdorf).
Bob's Character: David Lewis
Genre: Docudrama
MPAA Rating: NR (contains suggested sex, violence, and mild profanity).
Production Companies/Distributors: ACI
 
 

Deadly Matrimony
Television Mini-Series
Airdate: November 22, 1992
Directed by: John Korty.
Written by: Andrew Laskos (teleplay), Barbara Schaaf (unpublished manuscript, Shattered Vows)
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Treat Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Xander Berkeley, Lisa Eilbacher, John M. Jackson, Kerrie Keane, Terry Kinney, George Morfogen, Robert Picardo, Lois Smith, Susan Ruttan, James Rebhorn, David Clement, Henry Czerny, Peter MacNeill.
Plot: A police officer (Dennehy) attempts to convict a criminal (Williams) with the help of the felon's abused wife (Davidtz).
Bob's Character: Prosecutor
Genre: Drama; Action
MPAA Rating: NR (contains violence)
Production Companies/Distributors: Anchor Bay; Hamdon Entertainment; WIN
 
 

Matinee
Release Date: January 29, 1993
Directed by: Joe Dante.
Written by: Jerico (story), Charlie Haas (story & screenplay).
Cast: John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Kellie Martin, Lisa Jakub, Robert Picardo, Lucinda Jenney, Jesse Lee, Jesse White, James Villemaire, David Clennon, Dick Miller, John Sayles.
Plot: A 1960's B-movie producer (Goodman) premieres his latest horror film on the same weekend that the Cuban missile crisis begins.
Bob's Character: Howard
Tagline: Lawrence Woolsey presents the end of civilization as we know it. Make that...Proudly Presents!
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Production Companies/Distributors: Universal; Guild
 
 

Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald
Made for Television
Airdate: November 15, 1993
Directed by: Robert Dornhelm.
Written by: Steve Bello (story & teleplay).
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Robert Picardo, Frank Whaley, Bill Bolender, Brandon Smith, Lisa Renee Wilson, Deborah Dawn Slaboda.
Plot: The life and times of the widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man suspected of assassinating President John F. Kennedy.
Bob's Character: David Lifton
Genre: Docudrama
MPAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: Warner Bros.
 
 

Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
Made for Television
Airdate: May 9, 1994
Directed by: Steve Zacharias.
Written by: Steve Zacharias (story, teleplay & characters), Jeff Buhai (story, teleplay & characters), Tim Metcalfe (characters), Miguel Tejada-Flores (characters).
Cast: Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstong, Julia Montgomery, Corinne Bohrer, Christina Pickles, Jessica Tuck, Robert Picardo, Stephen Davies, Larry B. Scott, Brian Tochi, Donald Gibb, Bernie Casey, James Cromwell, Ted McGinley, Joseph Bologna.
Plot: The nerds return when Booger (Armstrong) announces his plans to be married, much to the dismay of his future in-laws.
Bob's Character: Detective Chad Penrod
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR (contains grotesque humor and mild profanity).
Production Companies/Distributors: Fox
 
 

White Mile
Made for Television
Airdate: May 21, 1994
Directed by: Michael Butler.
Written by: Robert Butler (story & teleplay).
Cast: Alan Alda, Peter Gallagher, Robert Loggia, Fionnula Flanagan, Bruce Altman, Jack Gilpin, Ken Jenkins, Dakin Matthews, Don McManus, Robert Picardo, Max Wright, Alice Barden, Eric Magneson.
Plot: Based on a true story, a corporate executive (Alda) evades personal responsiblity when his white-water rafting expedition has tragic results.
Bob's Character: Tom Horton (dies)
Genre: Docudrama
MPAA Rating: R (for violence and profanity)
Production Companies/Distributors: HBO
 
 

Runaway Daughters
Made for Television
Airdate: August 12, 1994
Directed by: Joe Dante.
Written by: Leo Rusoff (story), Charlie Haas (story & teleplay).
Cast: Julie Bowen, Holly Fields, Jenny Lewis, Paul Rudd, Chris Young, Dick Miller, Dee Wallace-Stone, Christopher Stone, Robert Picardo, Wendy Schaal, Joe Flaherty, Belinda Balaski, Roger Corman, Julie Corman.
Plot: When a teenage girl (Bowen) finds she is pregnant, she and her two best friends (Fields, Lewis) attempt to find her boyfriend (Rudd) before he enlists in the Navy.
Bob's Character: Ed Cahn
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Production Companies/Distributors: Showtime
 
 

Wagons East
Release Date: August 26, 1994
Directed by: Peter Markle.
Written by: Jerry Abrahamson (story), Matthew Carlson (screenplay).
Cast: John Candy, Richard Lewis, John C. McGinley, Ellen Greene, Robert Picardo, Rodney A. Grant, Ed Lauter, William Sanderson, Russell Means, Melinda Culea, Charles Rocket, Lochlyn Munro, Ethan Phillips, Gailard Sartain.
Plot:  A group of pioneers grow tired of the Wild West and hire a bumbling wagonmaster (Candy) to lead them back east.
Bob's Character: Ben Wheeler
Tagline: They came. They saw. They changed their minds.
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for profanity, comic violence, and adult humor)
Production Companies/Distributors: TriStar; Live Entertainment; Carolco; Guild; Outlaw
 
 

The Pagemaster
Release Date: November 23, 1994
Directed by: Joe Johnston (live-action), Maurice Hunt (animation).
Written by: David Kirschner (story & screenplay), David Casci (story & screenplay), Ernie Contreras (screenplay).
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Ed Begley Jr., Mel Harris; voices of Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Stewart, Frank Welker, Leonard Nimoy, George Hearn, Dorian Harewood, Ed Gilbert, Jim Cummings, Phil Hartman.
Plot:  A nervous young boy (Culkin) is transported to the animated, adventure-filled world of books.
Bob's Character: Pirate (voice)
Tagline: All The Adventure Your Imagination Can Hold.
Genre: Family; Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG (for violence)
Production Companies/Distributors: Fox
 
 

Star Trek: Voyager - Caretaker
Made for Television, Pilot
Airdate: January 16, 1995
Directed by: Winrich Kolbe.
Written by: Rick Berman (story, teleplay & creator), Michael Piller (story, teleplay & creator), Jeri Taylor (story, teleplay & creator).
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Tim Russ, Roxann (Biggs) Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Robert Picardo, Garrett Wang, Ethan Phillips, Jennifer Lien.
Plot: The starship Voyager and its crew are stranded in the Delta Quadrant with little chance of returning home within their life times.
Bob's Character: The Doctor
Genre: Science Fiction
MPAA Rating: NR (contains violence)
Production Companies/Distributor: Paramount
 
 

Short Pfuse
Television Short
Airdate: July 9, 1995 (in Argentina)
Directed by: Butch Hartman
Written by: Butch Hartman (story, teleplay & creator), Gene Mattos (story, teleplay & creator), Michael Runn (story, teleplay & creator).
Cast: voices of Robert Picardo, Jeff Bennett.
Plot: The explosive misadventures of a land shark and a cat who work as firefighters.
Bob's Character: Pfish the Land Shark (voice; credited as Bob Picardo)
Genre: Children's Viewing
MPAA Rating: NR (contains animated violence)
Production Companies/Distributors: Cartoon Network
 
 

Out There
Made for Television
Airdate: November 19, 1995
Directed by: Sam Irvin.
Written by: Thomas Strelich (story & teleplay), Alison Nigh (story & teleplay).
Cast: Bill Campbell, Wendy Schaal, Rod Steiger, Jill St. John, Bill Cobbs, Leslie Bevis, Paul Dooley, David Rasche, Julie Brown, Bob Goldthwait, Billy Bob Thornton, Carel Struycken, Tom Kenny, P.J. Soles, Cindy Morgan, June Lockhart, Richard Speight Jr., Robert Picardo.
Plot: An aspiring photojournalist (Campbell) buys an old camera and finds that its film shows evidence of alien abduction.
Bob's Character: Walter Danverstein (uncredited)
Genre: Science Fiction
MPAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: Showtime
 
 

Star Trek: First Contact
Release Date: November 22, 1996
Directed by: Jonathan Frakes.
Written by: Rick Berman (story), Brannon Braga (story & screenplay), Ronald D. Moore (story & screenplay), Ross LaManna (screenplay).
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Alfre Woodard, James Cromwell, Alice Krige, Neal McDonough, Dwight Schultz, Patti Yusatake, Jack Shearer, Robert Picardo.
Plot: The crew of the Enterprise-E travel to the 21st century to stop the Borg from preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species.
Bob's Character: The Emergency Medical Hologram of the Enterprise-E
Tagline: Resistance Is Futile
Genre: Science Fiction
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for violence and profanity).
Production Companies/Distributors: Paramount
 
 

Menno's Mind
Made for Television
Airdate: 1996
Directed by: Jon Kroll.
Written by: Mark Valenti (story & teleplay).
Cast: Bill Campbell, Stephanie Romanov, Corbin Bernsen, Michael Dorn, Robert Picardo, Marc McClure, Philip Proctor, Richard Speight Jr., Robert Vaughn, Bruce Campbell.
Plot: The mind of a deceased genius (Bruce Campbell) is downloaded into a computer expert (Bill Campbell) in order to stop an evil politician (Bernsen) from becoming president.
Bob's Character: Senator Taylor (dies)
Genre: Science Fiction; Action
MPAA Rating: R (for violence, profanity, and nudity).
Production Companies/Distributors: Showtime; Regent
 
 

The Second Civil War
Made for Television
Airdate: March 15, 1997
Directed by: Joe Dante.
Written by: Martyn Burke (story & teleplay).
Cast: Beau Bridges, Joanna Cassidy, Phil Hartman, James Earl Jones, James Coburn, Dan Hedaya, Elizabeth Pena, Denis Leary, Ron Perlman, Kevin Dunn, Brian Keith, Kevin McCarthy, Dick Miller, William Schallert, Roger Corman, Robert Picardo, Neil Roberts, Alexandra Wilson, Belinda Balaski.
Plot: An Idaho governor (Bridges) causes political and media frenzy when decides not to allow a group of Pakistani refugees to enter the state.
Bob's Character: Godfrey
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for language and violence)
Production Companies/Distributors: HBO
 
 

Blammo the Clown
Television Short
Airdate: March 19, 1997
Directed by: Butch Hartman, Gene Mattos.
Written by: Butch Hartman (story & teleplay & creator), Gene Mattos (story & teleplay & creator), Michael Runn (story & teleplay & creator).
Cast: voices of Robert Picardo, Jeff Bennett.
Plot: Firefighter Pfish the shark and Chip the cat attempt to foil a bomb-throwing clown.
Bob's Character: Pfish the Land Shark (voice)
Genre: Children's Viewing
MPAA Rating: NR (contains animated violence)
Production Companies/Distributors: Cartoon Network
 
 

Trekkies
Release Date: October 18, 1997
Directed by: Roger Nygard.
Written by: N/A.
Cast: Denise Crosby, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, George Takei, Grace Lee Whitney, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Jonathan Frakes, Chase Masterson, Kate Mulgrew, Robert O'Reilly, Ethan Phillips, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Buzz Aldrin, Brannon Braga, Jeri Taylor, Michael Westmore, Gary Lockwood, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert (Duncan) McNeill, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, many others.
Plot: Denise Crosby interviews several fans as well as fellow actors of the "Star Trek" saga and how it has effected their lives.
Bob's Character: Himself in interview/behind-the-scenes footage
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: Paramount; Neo Motion
 
 

Slice of Life
Short
Release Date: 1997
Directed by: David Livingston
Written by: Robert Picardo (screenplay)
Cast: Robert Picardo, Matthew Baer, Patricia Tallman.
Plot: A man attempting to relax on a beach is troubled by an annoying little boy.
Bob's Character: The Man
Genre: Short; Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: Atom Films
 
 

Small Soldiers
Release Date: July 10, 1998
Directed by: Joe Dante.
Written by: Gavin Scott (story & screenplay), Adam Rifkin (story & screenplay), Ted Elliot (story & screenplay), Terry Rossio (story & screenplay).
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Gregory Smith, Jay Mohr, Phil Hartman, Kevin Dunn, Denis Leary, Ann Magnuson, Wendy Schaal, Dick Miller, David Cross, Robert Picardo, Cheri Oteri, voices of Tommy Lee Jones, Frank Langella, Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, Bruce Dern, George Kennedy, Clint Walker, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Jim Cummings, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Christina Ricci.
Plot: War-like action figures powered by military microchips become hazardous when they head out to battle their programmed enemies.
Bob's Character: Ralph
Tagline: The few, the proud, and the small.
Genre: Action; Family Viewing
MCAA Rating: PG (for violence)
Production Companies/Distributors: DreamWorks; Universal; Amblin
 
 

Archibald the Rainbow Painter
Release Date: August 8, 1998
Directed by: Les Landau.
Written by: Laura Landau (story & screenplay).
Cast: Dorian Harewood, Michael McKean, Patti D'Arbanville, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Amie Carey, Robert Picardo, Mel Johnson Jr., Leigh Landau, Andrew J. Robinson, Edith Diaz, Kenny Johnson, Ann Gillespie, Francia Dimase, Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad, Spice Williams.
Plot: A Vietnam veteran (Harewood) who works as a house painter attempts to aid a fellow veteran (McKean) and his family.
Bob's Character: Dr. Kurtz
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributions: Empty Box Productions
 
 

The Clone Age
Made for Television, Documentary
Airdate: 1998
Directed by: unknown
Written by: unknown
Cast: voice of Robert Picardo.
Plot: Robert Picardo narrates this documentary on using genetic engineering to produce clones of living organisms.
Bob's Character: Narrator (voice only)
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: The Learning Channel
 
 

The Amati Girls
Release Date: January 19, 2001
Directed by: Anne DeSalvo.
Written by: Anne DeSalvo (story & screenplay).
Cast: Merceded Ruehl, Paul Sorvino, Cloris Leachman, Lee Grant, Mark Harmon, Sean Young, Dinah Manoff, Jamey Sheridan, Lily Knight, Edith Fields, Sam McMurray, Doug Spinuzza, Joe Greco, Anne DeSalvo, Robert Picardo, Jay Avocone.
Plot: Four arguative sisters (Ruehl, Young, Manoff, Knight) come together during a family crisis.
Bob's Character: Grace's doctor
Tagline: Four sisters who disagree about everything... except what matters most. Family.
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Production Companies/Distributors: Fox Family; Heritage; Providence
 
 
 

Until Morning
Release Date: September 26, 2003 (special screening in Los Angeles; read more on the news and rumors page)
Directed by: Roger Nehls
Written by: Roger Nehls
Cast: Robert Picardo, Kate McNeil, Adrian Zmed, Jennifer Drake, Daniel Spink, Dean Cochran, S.E. Perry, Anne Faulkner, Shae Popovich, Ron Rogge, Roger Nehls.
Plot: A screenwriter (Picardo) gathers his movie friends for the reading of a new screenplay, but they all begin to mysteriously disapear.
Bob's Character: Bradley Scott
Tagline: Ten Will Arrive...One Will Survive...
Genre: Mystery/Suspense
MPAA Rating: unknown
Production Companies/Distributors: 2/3 Tribes Productions
Special thanks to Roger Nehls and dougdingee@msn.com for this info.
 
 
 

Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Release Date: November 14, 2003
Directed by: Joe Dante
Written by: Larry Doyle
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin, Timothy Dalton, Heather Locklear, Joan Cusack, Bill Goldberg, Don Stanton, Dan Stanton, Dick Miller, Roger Corman, Kevin McCarthy, Mary Woronov, Robert Picardo, Ron Perlman, Vernon G. Wells, voices of Joe Alaskey, Jeff Bennett, Billy West, Eric Goldberg.
Plot: Bugs Bunny (West) and the gang aid a former stuntman (Fraser) on a comic adventure in search of his missing father and a mythical blue diamond.
Bob's Character: Acme VP, Rhetorical Questions
Tagline: Real life has never been so animated.
Genre: Adventure; Comedy; Children's Viewing
MPAA Rating: PG (for some mild language and innuendo)
Production Companies/Distributors: Warner Bros.
Special thanks to ECRuteshou@aol.com for this info.
 
 
 

Roddenberry on Patrol
Short
Release Date: November 22, 2003
Directed by: Tim Russ
Written by: Sky Douglas Conway, Dan Danko, Tom Mason
Cast: Dan Chase, Robert Beltran, Richard Herd, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Robert O'Reilly, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Doug Purcell, Tim Russ, Bart Shattuck, George Takei
Plot: In his attempts to create Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry (Chase) encounters a number of oddball characters and situations which influence his development of the classic sci-fi series.
Bob's Character: Doctor
Genre: Short; Comedy; Parody
MCAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: Planet X
 
 

Love Hollywood Style
Release Date: April 1, 2006
Written and directed by: Michael Stein.
Cast: Michael Stein, Andy Dick, Fay Dunaway, Bodhi Elfman, Kadeem Hardison, Ed Lauter, Angela Featherstone, Stephen Tobolowsky, Coolio, Sam Rubin, Robert Picardo, Larry Drake, Allison Lange, Jonathan Coogan, Peter Greene
Plot: A comic fantasy with four intertwined stories set in the entertainment idustry on Valentine's Day.
Bob's Character: George
Genre: Comedy; Fantasy; Drama
MCAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: Stein Media; 5150 Productions; DMB Films
 
 

Shockwave (a.k.a. A.I. Assault)
Made for Television
Airdate: NA; released on DVD on November 7, 2006
Directed by: Jim Wynorski
Written by: Bill Monroe, Jim Wynorski
Cast: Joe Lando, Michael Dorn, Alexandra Paul, Joshua Cox, Roark Critchlow, Hudson Leick, Robert Picardo, Jay Richardson, George Takei, Tim Thomerson, Bill Mumy
Plot: A team of Navy SEALS must retrieve two top secret military robots on a deserted island before the destructive machines become too intelligent.
Bob's Character: Dr. John Foster
Tagline: Programmed To Think. Wired To Destroy.
Genre: Action; Science Fiction
MCAA Rating: R (for sci-fi violence)
Production Companies/Distributors: Lions Gate
 
 

Rocketboy
Short
Release Date: November 10, 2006 (New York Short Film Festival)
Written and Directed by: Justin Guerrieri
Cast: Robert Picardo, Hunter Gomez, David Clennon, Tamika Katon-Donegal, Bryan Chesters, Mel Fair, Bill Nye
Plot: A young space traveler (Gomez) reinvigorates a disenchanted accountant's (Picardo) own forgotten dreams of adventure.
Bob's Character: Roger Lange
Tagline: The crew encountered something unusual...
Genre: Short; Science Fiction; Fantasy; Comedy; Drama
MPAA Rating: NA
Production Companies/Distributors: USC Graduate School of Cinema and Television
 
 
 

The Blacksmith and the Carpenter
Short
Release Date: February 10, 2007 (Arizona Student Film Festival)
Directed by: Chris Redish
Written by: Chris Redish (screenplay), Roze (story and screenplay)
Cast: Robert Picardo, Clint James, Hunter Gomez, Jennifer Pfalzgraff, Wendy Wendt, Roderick Ledesma, Myke Dehu, John Dobradenka, Jim Coates, voices of Tony Curtis, Liz Sheridan
Plot: A sword swallower (Picardo) tells the story of Ishmael the blacksmith (also Picardo) who tries to save his friend, Jesus the carpenter (James), after he learns his friend's last name is Christ.
Bob's Characters: Ishmael the blacksmith; Ishmael the sword-swallower
Tagline: A Comedy of Biblical Proportions
Genre: Short; Comedy
MPAA Rating: NA
Production Companies/Distributors: Scottsdale Community College; Kodak 35mm Film Project
 
 
 

Ben 10: Race Against Time
Made for Television
Airdate: November 21, 2001
Directed by: Alex Winter.
Written by: Mitch Watson (story & teleplay).
Cast: Graham Phillips, Christien Anholt, Haley Ramm, Beth Littleford, Don McManus, Sab Shimono, Aloma Wright, Robert Picardo, Lee Majors.
Plot: A kid with the ability to transform into different alien species (Phillips) takes on a destructive being (Anholt) who threatens to unleash his evil race upon Earth.
Bob's Character: Principal White
Genre: Science Fiction; Action; Family Viewing
MPAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: Cartoon Network
 
 

P.J.
Release Date: January 20, 2008 (Park City Film Music Festival)
Directed by: Russ Emanuel
Written by: Emilio Iasiello, Mark McQuown (based on the latter's play)
Cast: Hallie Kate Eisenberg, John Heard, Glynnis O'Connor, Vincent Pastore, Robert Picardo, Patricia Rae
Plot: A man who has retreated within himself is commited and cared for by a doctor with his own problems.
Bob's Character: Stan Jamison
Tagline: Who are you..? Who am I..?
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Unknown
Production Companies/Distributors: PJ Pictures
 
 
 

Universal Signs
Release Date: 2008
Written and Directed by: Ann Calamia
Cast: Anthony Natale, Sabrina Lloyd, Lupe Ontiveros, Margot Kidder, Robert Picardo, Aimee Garcia, Robert Hogan, Ashlyn Sanchez
Plot: In this drama told primarily through sign language, a deaf man (Natale) shuts himself off from the world after his fiancée's daughter (Sanchez) died under his care.
Bob's Character: Father Joe
Tagline: Captioned for the hearing
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Unknown
Production Companies/Distributors: Universal Signs Productions
 
 
 

Chasing the Green
Release Date: 2008
Directed by: Russ Emanuel.
Written by: Craig Frankel (story & screenplay), Emilio Iasiello (screenplay).
Cast: Jeremy London, Ryan Hurt, Heather McComb, William Devane, Robert Picardo, Dan Grimaldi, Patricia Rae, Larry Pine, Chris Gunn, Vinny Vella, Layna Dowdell, Howard Nash.
Plot: Two brothers in their 20's (London, Hurst) become millionaires, and almost lose everything to an over-zealous bureaucrat.
Bob's Character: Dave Foxx
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: unknown
Production Companies/Distributors: IGOLF Productions
 
 
 

Quantum Quest
Release Date: 2009
Written and Directed by: Harry 'Doc' Kloor
Cast: voices of Chris Pine, Mark Hamill, Samuel L. Jackson, William Shatner, Sandra Oh, Robert Picardo, Brent Spiner, Jason Alexander, Abigail Breslin, James Earl Jones, Neil Armstrong.
Plot: A computer-animated story which depicts the exploits of a solar photon (voice of Travolta) as he battles dark forces.
Bob's Character: Milton (voice)
Genre: Science-fiction
MPAA Rating: unknown
Production Companies/Distributors: Jupiter 9
 
 
 

Sensored
Release Date: TBA
Directed by: Ryan Todd.
Written by: Kevin Haskin.
Cast: Robert Picardo, Sarah Knowlton, Brian Rife, Michelle Page, Chase Anthony Hall, Christopher Michael Holley
Plot: A children's book illustrator (Picardo) inhabits a twilight world of shifting reality and illusion, where cruelty and rampant evil do battle with his better instincts, and sanity is a question of perception.
Bob's Character: Wade Mixon
Tagline: Words from your mouth are not lies if you believe them.
Genre: Horror; thriller
MPAA Rating: unknown
Production Companies/Distributors: Kejo Productions
 
 
 

UNFULFILLED PROJECTS

InAlienable
Originally known as Illegal Alien, this film is written and executive produced by original Star Trek series actor Walter Koenig. Robert Picardo was set to star in the film, along with Koenig and another Trek alum, John de Lancie (Q on the various shows).

When originally announced, the film was expected to go into production in November 2003 for an April 2004 release, apparently direct-to-DVD. The plot involved an archeologist who discovers an alien and fights for his discovery's rights in court. The production start date later moved back to January 2004, although the release date remained the same. Shortly thereafter, however, the project seemed to disappear and in 2005, the official site for its production company, Illegal Alien Productions, went down.

This film has since become InAlienable, an incomplete trailer of which was shown by Koenig at the 2007 official Star Trek convention in Las Vegas. According to Koenig, Picardo ultimately had to drop out of the film as he was commited a Trek-related event at the time -- he had to fill in for Koenig on a Trek Cruise when Koenig ditched the cruise to make this film! In addition, de Lancie dropped out as he was unhappy with the changes being made to the film.

Despite this, Koenig still managed to wrangle up a large group of Trek performers for his film, including Marina Sirtis, Alan Ruck, Gary Graham, J.G. Hertzler, and Walter's son, Andrew Koenig. Although Stephen Furst was initially slated to direct, it was ultimately directed by Robert Dyke. Although Bob is not in it, InAlienable still seems like an interesting film. The film is now available for download via the official site, linked above.
 
 

FILMS AWAITING VERIFICATION
These are movies which may or may not feature Robert Picardo. The movies below are either unproven or unspecified movies which were said to feature Bob. If you have any information or updates on these or any other movies not listed here, please contact me and let me know by e-mailing me here

Women Without Implants
Short
Release Date: 1997
Directed by: unknown
Written by: unkown
Cast: Anne DeSalvo, Beth Broderick, Cathy Moriarty, Julie Hagerty, Lee Garlington, Kathy Najimy, Ulysses Cuadra, Robert Picardo.
Plot: A woman (DeSalvo) contemplates reveiving breast implants to increase her own sensuality.
Bob's Character: unknown
Genre: unknown
MPAA Rating: unknown
Production Companies/Distributors: unknown
 
 

L.A. Story
Release Date: February 8, 1991
Directed by: Mick Jackson.
Written by: Steve Martin (story & screenplay).
Cast: Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Richard E. Grant, Marilu Henner, Sarah Jessica Parker, Susan Forristal, Kevin Pollak, Sam McMurray, Patrick Stewart, Frances Fisher,  Iman, Larry Miller, Woody Harrelson.
Plot: A billboard sign (itself) causes a Los Angeles T.V. weatherman (Martin) to reshape his life.
Bob's Character: the Voicephone (voice; uncredited)
Genre: Romantic Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for comic violence, profanity, and simulated sex)
Production Companies/Distributors: TriStar; Carolco
NOTE: Some sources stated that Picardo had a role in this film. He was not seen, but it is speculated that Picardo's voice was heard as the voice phone. If you have any proof that this is false or any proof to confirm this theory, please e-mail me.
 
 

Golden Gate
Made for Television
Airdate: September 25, 1981
Directed by: Paul Wendkos.
Written by: Stirling Silliphant.
Cast: Perry King, Richard Kiley, Robyn Douglass, Mary Crosby, Jean Simmons, Melanie Griffith, Tim Thomerson.
Plot: A power struggle between members of a San Francisco publishing family.
Bob's Character: unknown
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Production Companies/Distributors: Warner Bros. Television
 
 

TELEVISION SERIES

Alice
Situation Comedy Series, unknown company
First Airdate: August 31, 1976
Last Airdate: March 26, 1985
Regular Cast: Linda Lavin, Philip McKeon, Vic Tayback, Beth Howland, Polly Holliday, Diane Ladd, Celia Weston, Charles Levin.
Character: Freddie (1981; "Vera's Reunion Romance"), Officer Maxwell (1982 - 1984)
Role: Recurring Guest
 
 

Steambath
series category unknown, Showtime
First Airdate: circa 1983
Last Airdate: unknown
Regular Cast: Jose Perez, Robert Picardo.
Character: Rod Tandy
Role: Regular
 
 

The Wonder Years
Drama Series, ABC
First Airdate: January 1, 1988
Last Airdate: 1993
Regular Cast: Fred Savage, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, Olivia D'Abo, Jason Hervey, Josh Saviano, Danica McKellar.
Character: Coach Ed Cutlip (1988 - 1991)
Role: Recurring
 
 

China Beach
Drama Series, ABC
First Airdate: April 26, 1988
Last Airdate: 1991
Regular Cast: Dana Delany, Nan Woods, Michael Boatman, Troy Evans, Megan Gallagher, Nancy Giles, Jeff Kober,
Robert Picardo, Tim Ryan, Concetta Tomei, Brian Wimmer, Marg Helgenberger.
Character: Dr. Dick Richard (1988 - 1991)
Role: Regular
 
 

Star Trek: Voyager
Science Fiction Series, UPN
First Airdate: January 16, 1995
Last Airdate: May 23, 2001
Regular Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Jeri Ryan, Garrett Wang.
Character: The Doctor (The Emergency Medical Hologram)
Role: Regular
 
 

The Lyon's Den
Drama Series, NBC
First Airdate: September 28, 2003
Last Airdate: November 30, 2003
Regular Cast: Rob Lowe, Matt Craven, Elizabeth Mitchell, Kyle Chandler, James Pickens Jr., Frances Fisher, David Krumholtz
Character: Detective Nick Traub
Role: Recurring
 
 

Stargate SG-1
Science Fiction Series, Sci-Fi Channel
First Airdate: July 27, 1997
Last Airdate: Still airing
Regular Cast: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Ben Browder, Don S. Davis, Corin Nemec, Beau Bridges, Claudia Black
Character: Agent Richard Woolsey
Role: Recurring
 
 

Stargate Atlantis
Science Fiction Series, Sci-Fi Channel
First Airdate: July 16, 2004
Last Airdate: Still airing
Regular Cast: Joe Flanigan, Torri Higginson, Paul McGillion, David Hewlett, Rachell Luttrell, Jason Momoa
Character: Agent Richard Woolsey
Role: Recurring (2006-08); regular (2008-present)
 
 

In addition, Picardo has guest-starred on such TV series as Kojak, Taxi, The Golden Girls, L.A. Law, St. Elsewhere, Newhart, Home Improvement, ER, Ally McBeal, Frasier, The Practice, The Dead Zone, The West Wing, The 4400, E-Ring, Cold Case, CSI: NY, and Smallville.

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GOT ANY UPDATES?
I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!!
If you have any, and I mean any information or updates on the films listed above (such as Bob's character's name where it is needed) OR if you have info on any films which are not listed, please contact me and let me know, and please include the source of your information. If you have any updates of any kind, escpecially on unknown character names and unlisted movies, please contact me!!! I need to know!!! Be sure to tell me the movie's title and I'll find out the rest...well, at least, I'll try.

E-mail Chuck here
 
 

MOVIES I HAVE VIEWED
The Howling (1980)
Star 80 (1983)
Get Crazy (1983)
Oh, God! You Devil (1984)
Explorers (1985)
Legend (1985)
Back to School (1986)
Innerspace (1987)
Munchies (1987)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Jack's Back (1988)
Dead Heat (1988)
976-EVIL (1988)
The 'burbs (1989)
Loverboy (1989)
Total Recall (1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
L.A. Story (1991)
Motorama (1991)
Samantha (1991)
Frame Up (1991)
Matinee (1993)
Wagons East (1994)
The Pagemaster (1994)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Small Soldiers (1998)

TELEVISION ROLES SEEN
"Taxi" episode "Nardo Loses Her Marbles" as Phillip Polevoy (1979)
"L.A. Law" episode "Fifty Ways to Floss Your Lover" as Joe Dumphy (1987)
"Bates Motel" (1987) as Dr. Goodman
"The Wonder Years" as Coach Ed Cutlip (1988 - 1991)
"China Beach" as Dr. Dick Richard (1988 - 1991)
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992) as David Lewis
"Home Improvement" episode "A Sew, Sew Evening" as Joe 'The Meat Man' Morton (1993)
"Home Improvement" episode "Blow Up" as Joe 'The Meat Man' Morton (1993)
"Batman: The Animated Series" episode "The Man Who Killed Batman" as Eddie G. (voice) (1993)
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994) as Detective Chad Penrod
White Mile (1994) as Tom Horton
"Star Trek: Voyager" as The Doctor (1995 - 2001)
"Star Trek: Voyager" episode "The Swarm" as Dr. Lewis Zimmerman (1996)
Menno's Mind (1996) as Senator Taylor
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" episode "Doctor Bashir, I Presume?" as Dr. Lewis
    Zimmerman/Holographic Doctor (1997)
"Ally McBeal" episode "Love's Illusions" as Mr. Philbrick (1999)
"Star Trek: Voyager" episode "Life Line" as Dr. Lewis Zimmerman (2000)
"Seven Days" episode "Revelation" as Maj. Michael McGrath/Satan (2001)
"The Weakest Link" episode "Star Trek Special" as Himself (2001)
"Frasier" episode "Bully for Martin" as Charlie Keckner (2001)
"The Practice" episode "Neighboring Species" as Dr. Edmunds (2002)
"The Dead Zone" episode "The Storm" as Mitch McMurtry (2003)
"The Lyon's Den" episode "Pilot" as Detective Nick Traub (2003)
"The Lyon's Den" episode "The Other Side of Caution" as Detective Nick Traub (2003)
"The Lyon's Den" episode "Trick or Treat" as Detective Nick Traub (2003)

OTHER PROJECTS SEEN
"Star Trek: Voyager" episode "Alter Ego" (director, 1997)
Slice of Life (actor/writer, 1997)
The Clone Age (narrator, 1998)
"Star Trek: Voyager" episode "One Small Step" (director, 1999)
"Star Trek: Voyager" episode "Life Line" (writer, 2000)
The Blacksmith and the Carpenter (actor, 2007)
 
 

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