Regis Cordic
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 15, 1926
- Died
- April 16, 1999 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Hazelwood, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Cordic was born in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh and attended Central Catholic High School. He started in radio as a staff announcer and substitute sportscaster at WWSW-AM.[1] When morning host Davey Tyson left the station in 1948, Cordic was one of a number of staffers given the opportunity to replace him. At first a straightforward announcer, Cordic began introducing comedy to his program—first in subtle ways, such as reading a sports score for "East Overshoe University" along with the real scores, and later by adding a repertory company of supporting comic characters. The morning show, renamed Cordic & Company, became the most popular in Pittsburgh. In 1954, Cordic & Company moved to KDKA (AM) on Labor Day, one of the first times that an American radio station had hired a major personality directly from a local competitor. Popular Bette Smiley had decided to retire from her full-time KDKA wake-up show Radio Gift Shoppe of the Air and move to a Sunday-only condensed version on WCAE in August 1954 in order to raise her young son Robbie. Cordic's immediate predecessor in the morning slot was the Ed and Rainbow show, featuring Ed Schaughency with Elmer Waltman cast in the role of Rainbow, the janitor. Waltman was dropped, and Schaughency was moved to the afternoon with a show called Schaughency's Record Cabinet. Schaughency lasted less than two years in that role before he was replaced by Art Pallan, who also came over from WWSW. Schaughency took on a new role as a news reader and moved back to mornings, delivering the newscasts during Cordic & Company. The show's ratings continued to grow until, at some points, it had an 85 share—meaning that 85% of all radios in Pittsburgh were tuned to Cordic & Company while it was on. By the end of his tenure in Pittsburgh, Cordic was reportedly earning $100,000 a year, a huge sum for a radio host at the time.
Known For
Filmography
The Milky Way
Movie
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
Movie · as Self - Announcer
The Transformers
TV · as Menasor · 79 eps
Gulliver's Travels
Movie · as (voice)
The Golden Gate Murders
Movie · as Father John Thomas
Americathon
Movie · as Herb
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Movie · as Bald Doctor (voice)
The Meanest Men in the West
Movie
Standing Tall
Movie · as Hodges
The Critical List
TV · as Chairman · 2 eps
The Mouse and His Child
Movie · as The Clock (voice)
John Hus
Movie · as Cardinal Anthony
Panic in Echo Park
Movie · as Dr. Gavin O'Connor
Intimate Strangers
Movie · as Simpson, Rest Home Director
The Man with the Power
Movie · as Personage
Logan's Run
TV · as Darrel · 1 ep
The Incredible Hulk
TV · 1 ep
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV · as Paul Chase · 1 ep
Woman of the Year
Movie · as Editor Clayton
Obsession
Movie · as Newscaster
The Bionic Woman
TV · 1 ep
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour
TV · as (voice) · 32 eps
Quincy, M.E.
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
TV · as Dr. Lassiter · 1 ep
Target Risk
Movie · as Mr. Ryan
The Wild Party
Movie · as Mr. Murchison
Wonder Woman
TV · as Professor Eidleman · 1 ep
Switch
TV · as Dr. Dane Cranston · 1 ep
Indict and Convict
Movie · as Yacht Club Bartender
Newman's Law
Movie · as Clement
The Death Squad
Movie · as Judge
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV · as Dr. Peel · 1 ep
The Manhunter
TV · 1 ep
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Host, Space Explorer · 1 ep
The Rockford Files
TV · as Dr. Evan Stuart · 1 ep
Detroit 9000
Movie · as Dr. Horace Cooley
Sleeper
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Toma
TV · 1 ep
Kung Fu
TV · as Stoddard · 1 ep
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · as Abe Johnson · 1 ep
Emergency!
TV · as Norman Harrison · 1 ep
The Waltons
TV · 2 eps
The Sixth Sense
TV · 1 ep
The Face of Fear
Movie · as Dr. Landsteiner
Death Takes a Holiday
Movie · as TV Announcer
Travis Logan, D.A.
Movie
The Priest Killer
Movie · as Archbishop
Columbo
TV · as Lewis, Deputy Commissioner · 1 ep
Cannon
TV · 1 ep
Nichols
TV · as Tyler · 1 ep
Monty Nash
TV · as Ambassador Reynolds · 1 ep
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV · as Dr. Bereton · 1 ep
Ritual of Evil
Movie · as The Sheriff
Night Gallery
TV · as Doctor (as Regis J. Cordic) · 1 ep
McCloud
TV · 2 eps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV · as Marc Williams (as Regis J. Cordic) · 1 ep
Famous Classic Tales
TV · 1 ep
Medical Center
TV · 1 ep
The Name of the Game
TV · as Chairman Walt · 1 ep
The Outsider
TV · as Stambler · 1 ep
Mannix
TV
Ironside
TV · 3 eps
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
TV · as Moltar (voice) · 60 eps
The Monkees
TV · as Doctor, Narrator / Town Cryer · 1 ep
The F.B.I.
TV · as Daniel Austin · 1 ep
Get Smart
TV · as Colonel Quinton · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Reverend, Sheriff Crane, Marshal Halstead, Sheriff Grimes · 1 ep