Regis Cordic

Regis Cordic

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1926-05-15
Deathday: 1999-04-16 (72 years old)

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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. 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.

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Filmography

all 63

TV Shows 41

Movies 22

Voice 3

Director 1

Narrator 1

Announcer
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper

The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper (1988)

Movie
Menasor
The Transformers

The Transformers (1984)

TV
4.84
Farmer
Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels (1979)

Movie
Father John Thomas
The Golden Gate Murders

The Golden Gate Murders (1979)

Movie
Somers
The Immigrants

The Immigrants (1978)

Movie
Bald Doctor
Puff, the Magic Dragon

Puff, the Magic Dragon (1978)

Movie
Chairman
The Critical List

The Critical List (1978)

TV
The Meanest Men in the West

The Meanest Men in the West (1978)

Movie
Hodges
Standing Tall

Standing Tall (1978)

Movie
The Clock (voice)
The Mouse and His Child

The Mouse and His Child (1977)

Movie
Simpson, Rest Home Director
Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers (1977)

Movie
The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk (1977)

TV
7.2
Logan's Run

Logan's Run (1977)

TV
6
The All-New Super Friends Hour

The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977)

TV
5.33
Panic in Echo Park

Panic in Echo Park (1977)

Movie
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)

TV
Cardinal Anthony
John Hus

John Hus (1977)

Movie
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E. (1976)

TV
5.85
Dr. Lassiter
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)

TV
Voices
Jabberjaw

Jabberjaw (1976)

TV
(voice)
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour

The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976)

TV
7.33
Newscaster
Obsession

Obsession (1976)

Movie
Editor Clayton
Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year (1976)

Movie
The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman (1976)

TV
6.67
Professor Eidleman
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman (1975)

TV
8
Dr. Dane Cranston
Switch

Switch (1975)

TV
Mr. Murchison
The Wild Party

The Wild Party (1975)

Movie
Mr. Ryan
Target Risk

Target Risk (1975)

Movie
Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

TV
5.33
Dr. Evan Stuart (as Regis J. Cordic)
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files (1974)

TV
7
The Manhunter

The Manhunter (1974)

TV
Clement
Newman's Law

Newman's Law (1974)

Movie
Host / Space Explorer
The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)

TV
6.86
Yacht Club Bartender
Indict and Convict

Indict and Convict (1974)

Movie
Dr. Horace Cooley
Detroit 9000

Detroit 9000 (1973)

Movie
Toma

Toma (1973)

TV
Kung Fu

Kung Fu (1972)

TV
7.14
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

TV
6.86
The Waltons

The Waltons (1972)

TV
6
Emergency!

Emergency! (1972)

TV
8.33
The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense (1972)

TV
TV Announcer
Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday (1971)

Movie
Dr. Landsteiner
The Face of Fear

The Face of Fear (1971)

Movie
Ambassador Reynolds
Monty Nash

Monty Nash (1971)

TV
Tyler
Nichols

Nichols (1971)

TV
Deputy Commissioner / Lewis
Columbo

Columbo (1971)

TV
5.78
Cannon

Cannon (1971)

TV
6
Chairman Walt
LA 2017

LA 2017 (1971)

Movie
Doctor (as Regis J. Cordic)
Night Gallery

Night Gallery (1970)

TV
Famous Classic Tales

Famous Classic Tales (1970)

TV
Marc Williams (as Regis J. Cordic)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)

TV
6.67
The Sheriff
Ritual of Evil

Ritual of Evil (1970)

Movie
McCloud

McCloud (1970)

TV
7
Medical Center

Medical Center (1969)

TV
6.17
Chairman Walt
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game (1968)

TV
The Outsider

The Outsider (1968)

TV
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
The Monkees

The Monkees (1966)

TV
4.25
Moltar (voice)
Space Ghost and Dino Boy

Space Ghost and Dino Boy (1966)

TV
Daniel Austin
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I. (1965)

TV
Get Smart

Get Smart (1965)

TV
6.3
Narrator / Noodnicron / Omicron
Mel-O-Toons

Mel-O-Toons (1960)

TV
Sheriff Grimes / Sheriff Crane / Marshal Halstead / Reverend
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6

Ratings

Average 6.38
Based on 264 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1955
1971
1974
1972
1988
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1926-05-15

Deathday
1999-04-16 (72 years old)

Birth Place
Pittsburgh, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Regis J. Cordic, Rege Cordic, Regis John Cordic, 雷吉斯·科尔迪奇


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