Episode 19: Shazam! - Jack McCulloch

The next in our series of interviews with the people who made
Shazam and The Secrets of Isis happens with actor Jack McCulloch.
 Jack appeared as Vinnie in the two-part first season finale
of Shazam!  In this interview, he talks about his career,
from his start in religious programming to his appearance in the
pilot of Happy Days, to his turning down the chance to audition
for Luke Skywalker to his appearance in the final season of
M*A*S*H, to working with Jackson Bostwick on Shazam!


 


Jack McCulloch was a character actor who appeared in television
and movies throughout the 70s and into the early 80s.  He
has the distinction of being there for the start of Happy
Days, by appearing in the pilot episode and playing a
solider in the final season of M*A*S*H.  In addition,
he appeared in such movies as The California
Kid and The Big Red One.


 


Jack played Vinnie, the leader of the vultures in the two-part
season finale of Shazam!'s first season.  After
appearing in M*A*S*H, Jack walked away from Hollywood
in 1982 and opened a business that specializes in wide width
shoes - McCulloch's Wide Shoes.  His store features tributes
to Hollywood and many cone from far and wide, not just to buy
shoes, but to see his museum-like store.