Name
Regis Cordic
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1926-05-15
Deathday
1999-04-16 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
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
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Jackie is a boy who is so trapped by his fears and doubts that he could not communicate wi...
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- 1977 The Mouse and His Child as The Clock (voice)
- 1973 Detroit 9000 as Dr. Horace Cooley
- 1974 Indict and Convict as Yacht Club Bartender
- 1988 The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper as Self - Announcer
- 1978 Puff, the Magic Dragon as Bald Doctor (voice)
- 1979 Gulliver's Travels as (voice)
- 1978 The Meanest Men in the West
- 1977 John Hus as Cardinal Anthony
- 1976 Woman of the Year as Editor Clayton
- 1975 Target Risk as Mr. Ryan
- 1970 Ritual of Evil as The Sheriff
- 1978 Standing Tall as Hodges
- 1974 Newman's Law as Clement
- 1979 The Golden Gate Murders as Father John Thomas
- 1977 Panic in Echo Park as Dr. Gavin O'Connor
- 1971 The Face of Fear as Dr. Landsteiner
- 1977 Intimate Strangers as Simpson, Rest Home Director
- 1971 Death Takes a Holiday as TV Announcer
- 1975 The Wild Party as Mr. Murchison
- 1976 Obsession as Newscaster
- 1977 The Man with the Power as Personage
- 1971 Travis Logan, D.A.
- Soon The Milky Way
- 1979 Americathon as Herb
- 1971 The Priest Killer as Archbishop
- 1974 The Death Squad as Judge
- 1973 Sleeper as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1971 Columbo ( 1 episode ) as Lewis
- 1972 Kung Fu ( 1 episode ) as Stoddard
- 1965 The F.B.I. ( 1 episode ) as Daniel Austin
- 1976 The Bionic Woman ( 1 episode )
- 1976 The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour ( 32 episodes ) as (voice)
- 1976 Quincy, M.E. ( 1 episode )
- 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ( 2 episodes )
- 1967 Mannix ( 0 episode )
- 1969 Medical Center ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Reverend
- 1984 The Transformers ( 79 episodes ) as Menasor
- 1970 Night Gallery ( 1 episode ) as Doctor (as Regis J. Cordic)
- 1975 Wonder Woman ( 1 episode ) as Professor Eidleman
- 1972 Emergency! ( 1 episode ) as Norman Harrison
- 1971 Cannon ( 1 episode )
- 1967 Ironside ( 3 episodes )
- 1972 The Waltons ( 2 episodes )
- 1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Peel
- 1975 Switch ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Dane Cranston
- 1970 McCloud ( 2 episodes )
- 1972 The Sixth Sense ( 1 episode )
- 1973 Toma ( 1 episode )
- 1974 The Manhunter ( 1 episode )
- 1970 The Mary Tyler Moore Show ( 1 episode ) as Marc Williams (as Regis J. Cordic)
- 1970 Famous Classic Tales ( 1 episode )
- 1977 Logan's Run ( 1 episode ) as Darrel
- 1971 Nichols ( 1 episode ) as Tyler
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Marshal Halstead
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Crane
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 2 episodes ) as Sheriff Grimes
- 1974 The Six Million Dollar Man ( 1 episode ) as Host
- 1976 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Lassiter
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode ) as Chairman Walt
- 1974 The Six Million Dollar Man ( 1 episode ) as Space Explorer
- 1974 The Rockford Files ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Evan Stuart
- 1971 Monty Nash ( 1 episode ) as Ambassador Reynolds
- 1966 Space Ghost and Dino Boy ( 60 episodes ) as Moltar (voice)
- 1978 The Critical List ( 2 episodes ) as Chairman
- 1976 Quincy, M.E. ( 1 episode ) as Judge
- 1977 The Incredible Hulk ( 1 episode )
- 1971 Columbo ( 1 episode ) as Deputy Commissioner
- 1968 The Outsider ( 1 episode ) as Stambler
- 1965 Get Smart ( 1 episode ) as Colonel Quinton
- 1966 The Monkees ( 1 episode ) as Doctor
- 1966 The Monkees ( 1 episode ) as Narrator / Town Cryer
- 1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries ( 1 episode ) as Paul Chase
- 1971 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Bereton
