Karl Wiedergott

{{Short description|American actor (born 1969)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Karl Wiedergott | image = | caption = | birth_name = Karl Aloysious Treaton | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|2|8}} | birth_place = [[West Berlin]], [[West Germany]] | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1985–2010 }} '''Karl Wiedergott''' (born '''Karl Aloysious Treaton'''; February 8, 1969) is an American retired actor. He is noted for his voice work on the sitcom ''[[The Simpsons]]'' from 1998 to 2010, voicing background characters and some celebrities such as [[John Travolta]] and [[Bill Clinton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thethings.com/major-simpsons-voice-actors-ranked-net-worth/|title=Here's Every Major Simpsons Voice Actor, Ranked By Net Worth|date=March 13, 2020|website=TheThings|language=en-US|access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> Wiedergott provided various voices on more than 200 episodes, his final appearance being in the [[The Simpsons (season 22)|season 22]] episode "[[Donnie Fatso]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Browning |first1=John Edgar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=32-FBgZ1Ct4C&dq=Karl+Wiedergott&pg=PA166 |title=Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010 |last2=Picart |first2=Caroline Joan (Kay) |date=2014-01-10 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-6201-8 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2005, Wiedergott decided to take a break from auditioning and concentrate solely on his work for ''The Simpsons''.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} After the episode "[[Donnie Fatso]]", he not only quit the series, but he also retired from acting in general.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

== Filmography ==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1986 |''The Education of Allison Tate'' |Scott Carroll | |- |1988 |''[[18 Again!]]'' |Team Member | |- |1988 |''[[The Wrong Guys]]'' |Pancake House Waiter | |- |1990 |''[[Monday Morning (1990 film)|Monday Morning]]'' |Bill Cobbs | |- |1997 |''[[Time Under Fire]]'' |Dr. Zimmer | |- |1997 |''[[The Truth About Juliet]]'' |Chaloots | |- |1999 |[[Breakfast of Champions (film)|''Breakfast of Champions'']] |Homer | |- |2001 |''The Confidence Man'' |The Student | |- |2001 |''The Socratic Method'' |Dennis | |- |2003 |''Two Days'' |Charlie |Also writer |- |2003 |[[Wonderful Days (film)|''Wonderful Days'']] |Moe / Digger Foreman (voices) | |- |2007 |''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' |Man / EPA Driver (voices) | |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1985-1988 |''[[The Golden Girls]]'' |Kenny / Boy #1 |2 episodes |- |1986 |''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]'' |Gordy |Episode: "Can a Guy Say No?" |- |1988 |''[[CBS Summer Playhouse]]'' |Kurt Hersh |Episode: "Limited Partners" |- |1989 |[[Coach (TV series)|''Coach'']] |Male Student |Episode: "Kelly and the Professor" |- |1989 |''[[I Know My First Name Is Steven]]'' |Punk #3 |2 episodes |- |1990 |''[[21 Jump Street]]'' |Hank |Episode: "Shirts and Skins" |- |1990 |''[[Columbo]]'' |Ollie Sachs |Episode: "Columbo Goes to College" |- |1993 |[[Wings (1990 TV series)|''Wings'']] |Dominick |Episode: "Black Eye Affair" |- |1994 |[[Burke's Law (1994 TV series)|''Burke's Law'']] |Rick |Episode: "Who Killed the Anchorman?" |- |1995 |''Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women'' |Dirk Smith |Television film |- |1995 |''[[The Marshal]]'' |Ray Carey |Episode: "Twoslip" |- |1996 |''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' |Ameron |Episode: "[[Warlord (Star Trek: Voyager)|Warlord]]" |- |1998 |''[[Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction]]'' |Ted Beeman |2 episodes |- |1998–2010 |''[[The Simpsons]]'' |Various voices |253 episodes |- |1999 |[[Brimstone (TV series)|''Brimstone'']] |Hazmat Team Doctor |Episode: "Carrier" |- |1999 |''[[Starship Regulars]]'' |Jackson / Blinka |3 episodes |- |1999 |''[[Pirates of Silicon Valley]]'' |Mac Designer |Television film |- |2000 |[[ER (TV series)|''ER'']] |Dr. Krepp |Episode: "Under Control" |- |2001 |''[[Judging Amy]]'' |Aaron |Episode: "Grounded" |- |2002 |''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' |Larr |Episode: "[[Dear Doctor]]" |- |2002 |[[Roswell (TV series)|''Roswell'']] |Scientist |Episode: "Panacea" |- |2002 |''[[NYPD Blue]]'' |Lance Edmunds |Episode: "Safari, So Good" |- |2003 |''[[The Pitts]]'' |Starter |Episode: "Squarewolves" |- |2004 |''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' |Aaron Furney |Episode: "Missing Pieces" |}

== External links == *{{IMDb name|id=0927293}}

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