--- name: "Robert Wuhl" canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-wuhl" fi1m_id: "robert-wuhl" imdb_id: "nm0943237" tmdb_id: 4040 wikidata_id: "Q978567" roles: ["Actor"] born: "9 October 1951" reviewed_on_fi1m: 5 average_fi1m_score: 69 average_as: "actor" average_over: 5 updated: "2026-10-23T04:11:49.976960+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Robert Wuhl ## Identity Robert Wuhl - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-wuhl - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** robert-wuhl - **IMDb ID:** nm0943237 - **TMDB ID:** 4040 - **Wikidata ID:** Q978567 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wuhl, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978567, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943237/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4040 Actor. Born 9 October 1951 in Union Township, New Jersey, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 9 October 1951, Union Township, New Jersey, USA - **Active:** 1983–1992 - **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 5 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 70 (4), 1990s 63 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 63 across 5 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 3, Action 2, Comedy 2, Crime 1, Fantasy 1 - **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,199m across 5 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wuhl, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978567, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943237/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4040 ## Streaming the US now - **Pluto TV:** [*Bull Durham*](https://film.one/film/bull-durham.md) (83) - **HBO Max:** [*Batman*](https://film.one/film/batman.md) (77) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Robert Wuhl > Robert Wuhl is a useful comic actor whose pushy supporting characters work well beside bigger stars. We like him best in *Bull Durham*, where his brashness suits a film that is fond of its fools. In *Bull Durham* (1988), Robert Wuhl’s tobacco-chewing assistant coach Larry is comfortably short of glamour. He fits Ron Shelton’s baseball comedy, with its warm interest in people making fools of themselves. We enjoyed his lack of polish; the tobacco and the brashness make him belong in this company. Susan Sarandon and Kevin Costner give the film its ease, and Wuhl adds comic roughness without making a claim on their place at the centre. This is a good use of an actor who can be pushy without asking for the whole film. *Batman* (1989) gives that manner a different setting in Alexander Knox, the reporter Wuhl plays for Tim Burton. His fast talk supplies a recognisable human nuisance beside Michael Keaton’s troubled stillness and the oppressive city. Wuhl ad-libbed comic lines here, which suits a character employed to keep asking questions. We still find more pleasure in the city and Danny Elfman’s music than in the comedy. It is a good, uneven film, and Wuhl’s modest contribution does not have to repair it. These parts followed *Good Morning, Vietnam* (1987), where he played Robin Williams’ noisy colleague Marty Lee Dreiwitz. The casting habit is clear: Wuhl can provide an insistent comic presence alongside a larger star. Repeated casting as the noisy one can make his next contribution a little too easy to anticipate. Shelton, a collaborator across three films, gives that familiar manner congenial company in *Bull Durham*, where the affection for foolish people keeps the supporting comedy from becoming a string of easy targets. *Cobb* (1994) cast him as sportswriter Al Stump; *Arli$$* (1996–2002) gave him a continuing central role. Wuhl created, wrote and produced the programme as well as playing sports agent Arliss Michaels. Its satire of the sports business puts his familiar pushiness somewhere it can be a professional qualification, and gives him more responsibility for what the jokes are doing. For a first encounter, though, choose *Bull Durham*, and forgive Shelton the occasional over-written exchange. ## Biography Robert Wuhl is an American actor, comedian and writer. He was born on 9 October 1951 in Union, New Jersey, and attended the University of Houston. He is known for his roles as Larry in *Bull Durham* (1988) and as newspaper reporter Alexander Knox in *Batman* (1989). Wuhl created and starred as sports agent Arliss Michaels in the HBO comedy series *Arliss* (1996–2002). He also co-wrote Academy Awards telecasts with Billy Crystal, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (5) - *The Bodyguard* (1992), Fi1m 63, as Oscar Host — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bodyguard.md) - *Batman* (1989), Fi1m 77, as Alexander Knox — [page](https://film.one/film/batman.md) - *Bull Durham* (1988), Fi1m 83, as Larry — [page](https://film.one/film/bull-durham.md) - *Good Morning, Vietnam* (1987), Fi1m 68, as Marty Lee Dreiwitz — [page](https://film.one/film/good-morning-vietnam.md) - *Flashdance* (1983), Fi1m 54, as Mawby's Regular — [page](https://film.one/film/flashdance.md) ## Complete filmography (48) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Saturday Night* (2024), as Dave Wilson - *The People's Joker* (2024), as Robert Wuhl - *Shirley* (2020), as Randy Fisher - *Viral Vignettes* (2020), series, as Todd - *Home Movie: The Princess Bride* (2020), series, as The Grandfather - *Supergirl* (2015), series, as Alexander Knox - *Mic Whore* (2014), as Husband - *Contest* (2013), as Zack Conti - *Franklin & Bash* (2011), series, as Hon. Maxwell Nulis - *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Captain Ward Gibson - *Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl* (2007), Director, Writer - *Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl* (2006), Writer - *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005), series, as Abe Himmelfarb, Abe — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md) - *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Robert Wuhl (voice) - *Poker Royale* (2004), series, Actor - *Boston Legal* (2004), series, as Bob Binder — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md) - *Welcome to Hollywood* (2000), as Robert Wuhl - *Good Burger* (1997), as Angry Customer - *The Last Don* (1997), series, as Bobby Bantz - *Arli$$* (1996), series, as Arliss Michaels · Writer, Director - *Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde* (1995), as Man With Lighter - *Open Season* (1995), as Stuart Sain · Director, Screenplay - *Cobb* (1994), as Al Stump - *A Kiss Goodnight* (1994), as Gas Station Attendant - *Blue Chips* (1994), as Marty - *Percy & Thunder* (1993), as Jim Keisling - *Sandman* (1993), as Victor Giles - *The Bodyguard* (1992), as Oscar Host — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bodyguard.md) - *Mistress* (1992), as Marvin Landisman - *Missing Pieces* (1992), as Lou Wimpol - *Madonna: The Immaculate Collection* (1990), as Pitch Man (segment "Material Girl") - *Wedding Band* (1990), as Waiter - *Blaze* (1989), as Red Snyder - *Batman* (1989), as Alexander Knox — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/batman.md) - *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Barker (segment "Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone") - *Bull Durham* (1988), as Larry — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/bull-durham.md) - *Good Morning, Vietnam* (1987), as Marty Lee Dreiwitz — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/good-morning-vietnam.md) - *Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall* (1987), as Benny Berbel - *The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party* (1987), Writer - *Sledge Hammer!* (1986), series, Writer - *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Crutchfeld - *Moonlighting* (1985), series, as Nut in Holding Cell — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md) - *Flashdance* (1983), as Mawby's Regular — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/flashdance.md) - *Police Squad!* (1982), series, Writer, Teleplay - *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Benny Berbel (segment 'Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall') - *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Stand-up Comic - *The Hollywood Knights* (1980), as Newbomb Turk - *The Oscars* (1953), series, Writer ## Gallery - ![Robert Wuhl at the Freddie Awards. (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/119276/gallery-b562e882767a.jpg) Robert Wuhl at the Freddie Awards. 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