Avery Lawrence Schreiber (April 9, 1935-January 7, 2002) was an American actor and comedian best known for Robin Hood: Men in Tights, The Concorde Airport 79, and Galaxina. He rose to fame in the 1960s in the comedy team Burns & Schreiber, partnered with Jack Burns, who had previously discovered George Carlin.
He is also well remembered for his association with Doritos.
He was married to Rochelle Issacs and they had two children.
Schreiber died in 2002 at the age of 66 from a heart attack.
Film Roles
- The Monitors as Max Jordan
- Don't Drink the Water as Sultan
- Deadhead Miles as Boss Fulano
- Swashbuckler as Polonski
- The Last Remake of Beau Geste as Sheikh's aide and Camel salesman
- Coming Attractions as Theatre Manager
- The Concorde Airport 79 as Coach Markov
- The Silent Scream as Sgt. Manny Ruggin
- Scavenger Hunt (1979) as Zoo Keeper
- Galaxina as Capt. Cornelius Butt
- Caveman as Ock
- Jimmy The Kid as Dr. Stevens
- Hunk as Constantine Constapopolis
- Saturday The Fourteenth Strikes Back as Frank Baxter
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights as Tax Assessor
- Dracula: Dead and Loving It as Peasant on Coach
- The Lay Of The Land as Dean Bill Whittier
- Dying On The Edge as Saul
Television Roles
- My Mother the Car as Capt. Manzini (11 episodes)
- Get Smart as Oleg (1 episode)
- The Mothers In Law as Mr. Crawford (1 episode)
- The Doris Day Show as Warren Coleman (1 episode)
- That Girl as Al Taylor/Mr. Franklin (3 episodes)
- McCloud as Milton (1 episode)
- Love, American Style as various (1 episode)
- Chico and the Man as Miklos Negulescu (2 episodes)
- The Muppet Show as himself (1 episode)
- Wonderbug as The Great Zucchini (1 episode)
- Monster Squad as The Weatherman (1 episode)
- The Rockford Files as Azie Boyajian (1 episode)
- The Dukes of Hazzard as Wendel (1 episode)
- Thundarr the Barbarian as Octagon (1 episode)
- Goldie Gold and Action Jack as various
- Heathcliff as various (13 episodes)
- Fantasy Island as Ed Turner (1 episode)
- The Fall Guy as Truck Driver (1 episode)
- The Love Boat as Everett Buell/Patrick Turney (3 episodes)
- The Twilight Zone (1985) as Landlord (1 episode)
- Shadow Chasers as Jordan Kerner (2 episodes)
- The Wizard as Harry Krellman (1 episode)
- The Real Ghostbusters as Ral/Sydney (1 episode)
- The Smurfs as various (2 episodes)
- DuckTales (1987) as Robot Guard (1 episode)
- The Flintstone Kids as various
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo as various (13 episodes)
- Saved by the Bell as Dr. Mertz (1 episode)
- Days of Our Lives as Leopold Alamain (1990, 16 episodes)
- Blossom as Stubby (2 episodes)
- Animaniacs as Beanie the Bison (3 episodes)
- Becker as Mr. Perkins (1 episode)
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Pawnshop Owner (1 episode)
