Paul Schoeffler

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Paul Schoeffler
Born (1958-11-21) November 21, 1958 (age 65)
Occupation(s) Voice actor, stage, TV, film actor
Years active1989–present

Paul Schoeffler (born November 21, 1958) is a Canadian stage, film, television, and voice actor.

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Career

Schoeffler provides the voices for many characters on the Cartoon Network animated series Courage the Cowardly Dog . He has also made guest appearances on Midnight Caller and Law & Order .

He has also acted on stages such as Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre, portraying characters such as Don Quixote from Man of La Mancha , Javert from Les Misérables , and Captain Hook from Peter Pan ; and Sweet Charity among others. He originated the role of the German developer, Hertz, in the Broadway cast of Rock of Ages and returned to the role on October 26, 2009, [1] following a 3-month absence where he played Lawrence Jameson in the Walnut Street Theatre production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels . [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2021 Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog Katz, Le Quack, Nowhere NewsmanVoices

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1989 Midnight Caller Poker Player - HostEpisode: "Fathers and Sins"
1999-2002 Courage the Cowardly Dog Nowhere Newsman, Cajun Fox, Katz, Le Quack, Freaky Fred, Dr. Vindaloo, Big Toe, Cat Thief #2, The Goose God, Errol Von Volkheim, The Snowman, Bobby Ganoush, Jeeves Weevil, Dr. ZalostVoices
52 episodes
[3]
1996-2002 Law & Order Mr. Hazlitt, Harry Thompson2 episodes
2014The Fog of CourageThe ComputerVoice

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2006 Neverwinter Nights 2 CasavirVoice
Credited as Paul Schoeffer
2008 Order Up! Sir Edmund Waddleberry, Jacques Jean-Pierre Francois, Generic PatronVoices

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References

  1. "Rock of Ages: Paul Schoeffler Returns to the Role of 'Hertz'". NewYorkThreatreGuide.com. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  2. Jones, Kenneth (August 13, 2009). "Schoeffler, Dibble Are Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in Philly; Martello and Rush Also Featured". Playbill . Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  3. Courage the Cowardly Dog . Cartoon Network. 1999.