Career
In his role as Duke Slater on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. , Schell's character was cast for three seasons as a Marine private and best friend of Gomer Pyle. Schell left for a season to star as a disc jockey in his own sitcom, Good Morning World . He then returned to Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as a corporal for its fifth and final season. Schell played Duke Slater as an urban, streetwise character, compared to Pyle's rural, bucolic character, as portrayed by Jim Nabors. Returning as a corporal, Slater acted more as a mediator between Pyle and Sgt. Carter, portrayed by Frank Sutton, than as a buddy to Pyle.
Schell lent his voice to "Jason" on the animated series Battle of the Planets and co-starred as "Mr. Brown" on The Mouseketeers at Walt Disney World episode of The Wonderful World of Disney.
His other television guest credits include The Andy Griffith Show , The Patty Duke Show , Phil of the Future , Yes, Dear , The Wayans Bros. , Step by Step , Coach , The Golden Girls , 227 , Saved by the Bell , Empty Nest , Mr. Belvedere , Santa Barbara , Trapper John, M.D. , Too Close for Comfort , The Brian Keith Show , The New Temperatures Rising Show , The Love Boat , Love, American Style , Alice , Mork & Mindy , One Day at a Time , Charlie's Angels , The Dukes of Hazzard , Sanford and Son , Emergency! , Happy Days , Adam-12 , The New Dick Van Dyke Show , That Girl , Black Sheep Squadron , and Jessie .
Schell's gradual ascendency into the public's attention earned him the title "America's Slowest Rising Comedian". [2] [3] [4]
Schell also acted in a few Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) commercials such as "Smile Inspection" and "PSA Gives You A Lift Pageant". At the end of a Jerry Lewis PSA jingle, a voice said "That was Jerry Lewis for PSA, and this is Ronnie Schell. What did I do wrong?" [5] Schell was the voice for the hockey puck-shaped character on the Peter Puck cartoons, which aired during televised National Hockey League games in the 1970s. From the mid to late 1980s, Schell appeared in numerous television commercials for Shakey's Pizza.
In 2007, Schell was part of a touring cabaret show titled, 5 Star Revue with Gary Collins, Mary Ann Mobley, Ruta Lee, and Steve Rossi. He starred in the 2009 off-Broadway production of Don't Leave it All to Your Children!, a comedic and musical revue dedicated to aging baby boomers. [6]
Schell was the comedy advisor to Richard Dreyfuss in the 2019 Netflix film The Last Laugh .
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