Thursday, September 18, 2008

THE HAT SQUAD: JULIUS CARRY

Less than a month ago, I was shocked to read this in TVSquad:

[Julius Carry] was probably best known for his role as Lord Bowler on 'The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.' Carry was also a regular on 'The District', 'Doctor, Doctor', and 'Do Over', and had recurring roles on 'Murphy Brown', 'Boy Meets World', and 'Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place'. He also did guest spots on many other shows, including 'Columbo', 'Diagnosis Murder', 'Spin City', 'Caroline in the City', 'Earth 2', 'Grace Under Fire', 'Hill Street Blues', 'Empty Nest', 'Tales from the Crypt', 'Murder, She Wrote', 'Moonlighting', and many others. His last role was on an episode of 'The Unit'.

He died of pancreatic cancer at age 56.


I think they're right that Carry will be best remembered in Toobworld as Lord Bowler, one of his few characters who predeceased him. (Bowler probably died nearly one hundred years ago.)

Here are the other characters he contributed to a more contemporary Toobworld:

STARRING ROLES
"Do Over" .... Principal Glen Rudd (2002)

"Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" .... Bill

"Misery Loves Company" (1995) TV series .... Perry

"Cutters" (1993) TV series .... Troy King

"Doctor Doctor" .... Dr. Abe Butterfield

RECURRING ROLES
"The District" .... Reverend Garvey
- Payback (2002)
- Twist of Hate (2002)
- The Project (2001)
- Lost and Found (2001)
['The District' takes place in an alternate Toobworld.]

"Boy Meets World" .... Sergeant Moore
- Angela's Ashes (2000)
- Angela's Men (1999)

"Murphy Brown" .... Mitchell Baldwin
- Old Flames (1996)
- Black and White and Read All Over (1993)
- Two for the Road (1993)
- Night of Living News (1992)
- Black, White & Brown (1992)

"227" .... Dale Evans
- How the West Was Fun: Part 2 (1989)
- How the West Was Fun: Part 1 (1989)

"It's a Living" .... Reggie St. Thomas
- Wedding, Wedding (1989)
- The New Guy Show (1988)

GUEST STARRING ROLES
"The Unit" .... Colonel George
- Eating the Young (2006)
['The Unit' takes place in an alternate Toobworld.]

"The 12th Man" .... Sonny
- Pilot (2006)

"JAG"
- Camp Delta (2004) TV episode .... Maj. Gen. Paul Spinoza
- Baby, It's Cold Outside (2001) TV episode .... Alton Foreland

"Half & Half" .... Earl
- The Big Forbidden Fruit Episode (2003)

Columbo: Columbo Likes the Nightlife (2003) (TV) .... Policeman

"The Hughleys" .... Marcos
- Smells Like Free Spirit (2002)

"Men, Women & Dogs" .... Stan
- Top Dog (????)

"Nikki" .... Frank Schisler
- Schisler's List (2001)

"Diagnosis Murder" .... Roger Calender
- No Good Deed (2001)

"Strong Medicine" .... Art Lewis
- Performance Anxiety (2000)

"Boy Meets World" .... Professoer Michaels
- Fraternity Row (1997)

"Spin City" .... Nick
The Mayor May Not (1999)
['Spin City' takes place in an alternate Toobworld.]

"Grown Ups" .... Mr. Richmond
- Bachelor Auction (1999)

"Moesha" .... Mr. Filmore
- It Takes Two (1999)

"Cosby"
- This Old Friend (1998) TV episode .... Robert
- Brave New Hilton (1997) TV episode .... Bradshaw

"Caroline in the City" .... Reggie
- Caroline and the Wayward Husband (1997)

"Maybe This Time" .... Brock
- Break a Leg (1996)

"Empty Nest" .... Bo
- Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Pain (1994)

"Earth 2" .... Les Firestein
- A Memory Play (1994)

"Grace Under Fire" .... Ted Larkin
- Ka-Boom (1994)

"Tales from the Crypt" .... Detective Connors
- Creep Course (1993)

"Dinosaurs" .... Mudbelly
- Swamp Music (1993)

"Murder, She Wrote" .... Sergeant Bill Davis
- Double Jeopardy (1993)

"Family Matters" .... Oscar
- Dance to the Music (1992)

"A Different World" .... Larry Beaujolais
- Baby, I'm a Star (1991)

"227" .... Franklin "Rocketman" Garvard
- Slam Dunk (1986)

"Tanner '88" .... Secret Serviceman
- The Great Escape (1988)

"Moonlighting"
- Cool Hand Dave: Part 2 (1987)

"Fame" .... Billy Waters
- Pros and Cons (1987)

"The A-Team"
- There Goes the Neighborhood (1985)

"Misfits of Science" .... Odor Williams
- Three Days of the Blender (????)

"The Jeffersons" .... Bobby
- Off-Off-Off-Off Broadway

"Alice"
- Tommy Hyatt, Business Consultant (1983)

"Newhart" .... Celtic
- A View from the Bench (1983)

"Benson"
- Pen Pal (1982)

"Hill Street Blues" .... Cab Customer
- A Hair of the Dog (1982)

"The White Shadow" .... Basketball Player
- Feeling No Pain (1980)

TV SEQUELS
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989) (TV) .... Temple Brown

Police Story: Monster Manor (1988) (TV) .... Aaron

"Still the Beaver" .... Don St. Don
- Home for Christmas (????)
- Perfect Harmony (????)

TV MOVIES
Schimmel (2000) (TV) .... Doctor

Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989) (TV) .... Lenny

Goldie and the Bears (1984) (TV) .... Walker Johnson

Here's one possibility: it could be that the basketball player Julius Carry played in 'The White Shadow' went on to become a player for the Boston Celtics. Dr. Bob Harltey may have known about his career as a basketball player and that's why he incorporated him into the dream we know as the series 'Newhart'.

As Red Skelton would say, May God bless.....

BCnU....
Toby O'B

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