Personal Info
Birth date
1960-04-08 (65 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Mount Kisco, New York, USA
Also known as
John R. Schneider
Jonathan Richards
John Richard Schneider III
جان اشنایدر
John Schneider
Biography
John Schneider (born April 8, 1960) is an American actor, producer, director, and singer. He is best known for his roles as Bo Duke on the 1980s series The Dukes of Hazzard along with the spinoff series The Dukes and subsequent TV movie, Doug Monroe in the series Heaven Help Us, Professor Collins in Exit to Eden, Larry Lamont on the series Loving, Paul White in the movie Sydney White, Marshall Bowman on Freeform's The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Jack Kincaid on the series Twentsixmiles, William Beck on the series 10,000 Days, Jonathan Kent on Smallville (2001 television adaptation of Superman), and Jim Cryer on Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots. He's had a number of recurring roles on TV series including Mistresses, Hot in Cleveland, Desperate Housewives, 90210, Nip/Tuck, Dirty Sexy Money, Touched by an Angel, Diagnosis Murder, and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Alongside his acting career, he performed as a country music singer in the 1980s, releasing nine studio albums and a greatest hits package, as well as eighteen singles. This total includes "I've Been Around Enough to Know", "Country Girls", "What's a Memory Like You (Doing in a Love Like This)" and "You're the Last Thing I Needed Tonight", all of which reached the top of the Billboard country singles charts. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Schneider (television actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.636
Overview:
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.CSI: Miami
7.712
Overview:
CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.Desperate Housewives
7.917
Overview:
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.Smallville
8.204
Overview:
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.Curb Your Enthusiasm
8
Overview:
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.King of the Hill
7.354
Overview:
Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.Hell's Kitchen
6.844
Overview:
Aspiring restaurateurs brave Ramsay and his fiery command of the kitchen as he puts the competitors through an intense culinary academy to prove they possess the right combination of ingredients to win a life-changing grand prize.Dancing with the Stars
6
Overview:
The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by viewers. Enjoy sizzling salsas, sambas and spray-tans as they vie for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy.Glee
6.773
Overview:
In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
7.515
Overview:
Follow the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family and the hired help who work in their opulent Savannah, Georgia, mansion.Diagnosis: Murder
7.087
Overview:
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.Nip/Tuck
7.2
Overview:
Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and romance problems.JAG
7.325
Overview:
Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge Advocate General) division, the elite legal wing of officers that prosecutes and defends those accused of military-related crimes. He works closely with Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie, and together they do what needs to be done to find the truth.The Dukes of Hazzard
7.34
Overview:
Cousins Bo and Luke Duke and their car "General Lee", assisted by Cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse, have a running battle with the authorities of Hazzard County (Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane), plus a string of ne'er-do-wells often backed by the scheming Hogg.Hot in Cleveland
7.387
Overview:
Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and they soon rediscover themselves in this new "promised land."The Masked Singer
7.6
Overview:
Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with full face mask to conceal his or her identity. One singer will be eliminated each week, ultimately revealing his or her true identity.Leverage
7.6
Overview:
A five-person team comprised of a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens.The Graham Norton Show
7.185
Overview:
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.Walker, Texas Ranger
6.962
Overview:
Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's closest friend is former Ranger, C.D. Parker, who retired after a knee injury, and now owns "C.D.'s," a Country/Western saloon/restaurant. Rookie Ranger, James "Jimmy" Trivette is an ex-football player who bases his crime-solving methods on reason and uses computers and cellular phones. Alex Cahill is the Assistant DA who shares a mutual attraction with Walker, but often disagrees with his unorthodox approach to law enforcement.Burke's Law
6.7
Overview:
Burke's Law, a revival of the 1960s cop television series of the same name, aired on CBS from 1994 to 1995. The series centers on Amos Burke, a senior Los Angeles police officer and millionaire, and his son, Peter, who is a detective under his command.Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
6.62
Overview:
Like his legendary namesake, Kwai Chang Caine is a warrior monk, operating a Shaolin temple in Northern California. After an evil priest, Tan, destroys the temple, Caine and his young son, Peter each believe the other has perished. The two embark on very different paths -- Caine wanders the Earth, while Peter is a cop. When fate brings the two together, they work to overcome their differing philosophies to battle Tan, and then to help the innocent and bring justice to the new Wild West -- 90s urban America.Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
6.5
Overview:
A much cherished annual tradition since 1972, the show includes special musical performances, reports on New Year’s celebrations from around the globe and the traditional countdown to midnight along with the iconic Times Square ball drop.Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
7.6
Overview:
A satirical film series in which Oliver Kalkofe and Peter Rütten present and comment on B-movies that are characterized by a particularly bad style or unintentionally funny ideas.Dirty Sexy Money
6.2
Overview:
The Darling family's obscene wealth and enormous power makes them easy targets for their rivals, enemies, and the tabloids. Patriarch Tripp uses his money and influence to shield his five adult children from the prying eyes of the world. As the Darlings' reluctant personal lawyer, Nick George has barely begun to discover the legal - and illegal - needs of the family. Blackmail threats. Questionable deals. Illegitimate children. Illicit affairs. It will take every trick he can think of to keep them out of the tabloids - and out of jail. But if he can solve his father's mysterious death, it might be worth the hassle. Enter a seductive world of glamorous people, exclusive parties and delicious intrigue.Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
7.61
Overview:
Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.Veronica's Closet
5.2
Overview:
Veronica 'Ronnie' Chase is the 'Queen of Romance.' Founder of a successful lingerie empire, and best-selling author of self-help romance books, Ronnie has it all ... money, success, sex appeal and a philandering husband. How she will find true happiness without jeopardizing her business will be her biggest challenge yet.Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
5
Overview:
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters is an American variety show hosted by Barbara, Louise, and Irlene Mandrell that aired on NBC for two season in 1980.Acting
TBACandles as Unknown
TBAButch Cassidy's Forgotten Outlaw as Unknown
2025Viridian as Jareth
2024The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade as Unknown
2024They Whisper as Willis
2024Finding Faith as Unknown
2024Texas Twister as Pastor Bill
2023Jingle Smells as Dusty Gutman
2023The Confession Musical as Dylan Bennet
2022To Die For as Quint North
2022Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis as James Neely
2022Songbirds as Self
2022Adeline as Sheriff
2021Poker Run as Duke Marietta
2021Christmas in Tune as Joe Winter
2021Love is On the Air as Garrett
2021Roe v. Wade as Justice Byron White
2021The Stairs as Grandpa Gene
2020A Royal Christmas Engagement as John Holiday
2020Stand On It! as Duke Marietta
2020The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland as Self
2020Switched as Ken Sharp
2020Tulsa as Dr. Holden
2020Roped as Shawn
2020Penance Lane as Father John
2020Hope Ranch as Mike
2020Emerald Run as Martin Dwyer
2019Christmas Cars as John Schneider
2019The Favorite as Daniel Bernard
2019The Masked Singer (1 Episode) as Donut
2018The Dragon Unleashed as Unknown
2018Poinsettias for Christmas as Greg Palmer
2018Alien Intrusion: Unmasking a Deception as Narrator (voice)
2017Family of Lies as David
2017Tres Leches as Police Emergency Guy
20174: GO as Game Warden
2017Demons as Dr. Gerry Connor
2017Because of Gracia as Principal Schaub
2017You're Gonna Miss Me as Colt Montana
2017Hate Crime as John Demarco
2016Like Son as Will Weston, DA
2016Anderson Bench as Dispatcher
2016Sandra Brown's White Hot as Huff Hoyle
2016Exit 14 as Father
2016Smothered as Player
2016My Father, Die as Detective Johnson
2015Adrenaline as Paul Sharpe
2015American Justice as Sheriff Payden
2015WWJD: What Would Jesus Do? The Journey Continues as Drifter
2015Love by the Book as Frank
2015A Gift Horse as Amanda
201410,000 Days as William Beck
2014Let the Lion Roar as Hilary Bishop of Poitiers
2014Road to the Open as Rob Gollant
2014Runaway Hearts as Chief Tate
2013Doonby as Sam Doonby
2013Season of Miracles as Coach Wayne Hornbuckle
2013Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten (1 Episode) as Roger Wade (archive Footage)
2013Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots (198 Episodes) as Jim Cryer
2013Not Today as Luke
2013Open Road as Unknown
2013LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack as Preston Stormer (voice)
2012Return of the Killer Shrews as Johnny Reno
2012I Am Gabriel as Doc
2012Hardflip as Jack
2012LEGO Hero Factory: Breakout as Preston Stormer
2012Whiskey Business as Sheriff Gilley
2012Lukewarm as Bill
2011Super Shark as Roger Wade
2011Flag of My Father as Daniel
2011October Baby as Jacob
2011Snow Beast as Jim Harwood
2011LEGO Hero Factory: Savage Planet as Preston Stormer (voice)
2011LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire as Preston Stormer (voice)
2011Your Love Never Fails as Pastor Frank
2011Working Class (1 Episode) as Glen
2010LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies as Preston Stormer (voice)
2010Back Nine as Ronnie Barnes
20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
2010Hot in Cleveland (2 Episodes) as Hank Szymborska
2010Wild Things: Foursome as Detective Frank Walker
2010WWJD: What Would Jesus Do? as The Drifter
2010Holyman Undercover as Satan
2009Celebrity Ghost Stories (1 Episode) as Self
2009The Rebound as Trevor
2009Come Dance at My Wedding as Tanner Gray
2009Glee (1 Episode) as Dwight Evans
2009H2O Extreme as Crash
2009Set Apart as Pastor John Gunn
2009The Gods of Circumstance as Mick Jeremiah
2008Leverage (1 Episode) as Mitchell Kirkwood
2008Conjurer as Frank Higgins
200890210 (4 Episodes) as Jeffrey Sarkossian
2008Shark Swarm as Daniel Wilder
2008Ogre as Bartlett Henry
2007Dirty Sexy Money (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2007Journeyman (1 Episode) as Unknown
2007Sydney White as Paul White
2007You've Got a Friend as Jim Kliekan
2007Lake Placid 2 as Sheriff James Riley
2007The Graham Norton Show (1 Episode) as Self
2006John Schneider's Collier & Co.: Hot Pursuit! as JR Collier
2006Hidden Secrets as Gary Zimmerman
2005Felicity: An American Girl Adventure as Mr. Edward Merriman
2005The Reichen Show (1 Episode) as Self
2005Dancing with the Stars (9 Episodes) as Self - Contestant
2005Hell's Kitchen (1 Episode) as Self - Restaurant Patron
2005Living with Fran (1 Episode) as Unknown
2005Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3 as Self
2004Desperate Housewives (4 Episodes) as Richard Watson
2004Rodney (1 Episode) as John Schneider
200410.5 (2 Episodes) as Clark Williams
2004CMT Insider (1 Episode) as Unknown
2003Nip/Tuck (5 Episodes) as Ram Peters
2002Mary Christmas as Joel Wallace
2002The Mummy: Quest for the Lost Scrolls as Rick O'Connell (voice)
2002CSI: Miami (1 Episode) as Unknown
2002Smallville as Jonathan Kent
2001Lightning: Fire from the Sky as Tom Dobbs
2001Smallville (113 Episodes) as Jonathan Kent
2001The Mummy: The Animated Series (26 Episodes) as Rick O'Connell (voice)
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm (1 Episode) as Dennis
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 Episode) as Mickey Ross
2000The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood as Bo Duke
2000Snow Day as Chad Symmonz
1999Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man as Sam Churchill
1999Relic Hunter (2 Episodes) as Dallas Carter
1999Twice in a Lifetime (1 Episode) as Unknown
1999Michael Landon, the Father I Knew as Michael Landon
1997Veronica's Closet (3 Episodes) as Tom
1997True Women (2 Episodes) as Sam Houston
1997The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! as Bo Duke
1997King of the Hill (1 Episode) as The Ace (voice)
1996E! True Hollywood Story (1 Episode) as Unknown
1996Night of the Twisters as Jack Hatch
1996The Legend of the Ruby Silver as Tommy Towne
1995JAG (1 Episode) as Clyde Morrison
1995Texas as Davy Crockett
1994Exit to Eden as Professor Collins
1994Touched by an Angel (2, 1 Episode) as Joshua Winslow, Frank Littleton
1994Heaven Help Us (13 Episodes) as Doug Monroe
1994Christy (1 Episode) as Unknown
1994Bandit: Bandit, Bandit as Sheriff Enright
1994Burke's Law (1 Episode) as Brett Scanlon
1993Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story as Eddie
1993Diagnosis: Murder (2, 2 Episode) as Brett Hayward / Eddie Dagabosian, Michael Dern
1993Walker, Texas Ranger (1 Episode) as Jacob Crossland
1993Come the Morning as George
1993Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1 Episode) as Latrodect
1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1, 15 Episode) as Red McCall, Daniel Simon
1992Delta (1 Episode) as Jimmy Word
1992Highway Heartbreaker as Mickey
1990Grand Slam (US) (8 Episodes) as Dennis 'Hardball' Bakelenekoff
1990Grand Slam as Dennis 'Hardball' Bakelenekoff
1989Ministry of Vengeance as David Miller
1989Speed Zone as Cannonballer #1
1988Paradise (1 Episode) as Unknown
1988Outback Bound as Jim Tully
1987Christmas Comes to Willow Creek as Ray
1987The Curse as Carl Willis
1986Stagecoach as Buck
1985The Raccoons (60 Episodes) as Unknown
1985Cocaine Wars as Cliff Adams
1985Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster as Gus Brown
1983The Raccoons and the Lost Star as Dan The Forest Ranger (voice)
1983Eddie Macon's Run as Eddie Macon
1983Happy Endings as Nick Callohan
1983The Dukes (7 Episodes) as Bo Duke (voice)
1982George Burns and Other Sex Symbols as Unknown
1982Madame's Place (1 Episode) as Self
1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
1982Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary as Self
1981Dream House as Charley Cross
1980Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (2 Episodes) as Self
1980John Schneider: Back Home as Unknown
1979The Dukes of Hazzard (147 Episodes) as Bo Duke
1977Smokey and the Bandit as Cowboy Extra in Crowd Scene (uncredited)
1972Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (1 Episode) as Self
Directing
2022To Die For ... Director
2021Poker Run ... Director
2020Stand On It! ... Director
2019Christmas Cars ... Director
2017Tres Leches ... Director
20174: GO ... Director
2016Like Son ... Director
2016Anderson Bench ... Director
2016Smothered ... Director
2006John Schneider's Collier & Co.: Hot Pursuit! ... Director
2002Mary Christmas ... Director
2001Smallville (1 Episode) ... Director
Writing
2022To Die For ... Writer
2021Poker Run ... Writer
2020Stand On It! ... Screenplay
2019Christmas Cars ... Writer
2017Tres Leches ... Writer
20174: GO ... Writer
2016Like Son ... Writer
2016Smothered ... Story, Writer
Production
2022Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis ... Executive Producer
2021Back Home Again ... Producer
2020Stand On It! ... Producer
2020Penance Lane ... Executive Producer
2017Tres Leches ... Producer
2016Like Son ... Executive Producer
2016Anderson Bench ... Executive Producer
2013Rob Schneider: Soy Sauce and the Holocaust ... Executive Producer
2005Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo ... Producer
2002The Hot Chick ... Producer
2001The Animal ... Co-Producer
Crew
2021Fortress ... Thanks