John Richard Schneider (born 8 April 1960) is an American actor and country music singer.[1]
He is best known for his portrayal of Beauregard "Bo" Duke in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard.
Career Highlights[]
John also portrayed Jonathan Kent on Smallville, a 2001–11 television adaptation of Superman and James "Jim" Cryer on the television series The Haves and the Have Nots, created by Tyler Perry.
Alongside his acting career, Schneider has been a singer since the early 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", and "You're the Last Thing I Needed Tonight", all of which reached the top of the Billboard country singles charts.
In 2018, he competed in Dancing with the Stars with professional partner Emma Slater.
Personal Life[]
Schneider was born on April 8, 1960, in Mount Kisco, New York, the youngest of three boys for Shirley Conklin and John "Jack" Schneider III, a pilot who had served in the U.S. Air Force.[2] His mother is from Sanford, Florida.[3] His family included an older brother Robert, an artist living in southern New York. His other brother (also called John) died of lung failure age 3, three years before John's birth. John's life as an entertainer began at the age of eight, when he put on magic shows for his peers and their families. This once got him into trouble, when he had himself chained up and tossed into a swimming pool with the intention of re-creating Harry Houdini's legendary escape act. When he was 14, he and his mother moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where his love for performing continued. He went to North Springs High School in Sandy Springs, Georgia.[4]
In 1982, Schneider co-founded the Children's Miracle Network with Marie Osmond and her brothers.[5] In 1995, he founded FaithWorks Productions in order to produce family-oriented videos and recordings. In 1998, Schneider became a born-again Christian while living with Johnny and June Carter Cash for a short time, and speaking with Johnny about Christianity.[6]
Schneider was married to former Miss America Tawny Elaine Godin from 1983 to 1986. He married his second wife, Elly Castle, on July 11, 1993. On December 12, 2014, TMZ.com reported that Castle had filed for divorce.[7] They have three children, Leah and Chasen (born 1991), both of whom are Castle's children from her first marriage,[8] and their daughter Karis.[9] Since April 2015 Schneider has been in a relationship with Alicia Allain, his producing partner and owner of Maven Entertainment. Alicia is also his personal and professional manager. They married in September 2019.
Schneider was good friends with James Best, who played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in The Dukes of Hazzard, until his death on April 6, 2015, at age 88.[10]
On June 12, 2018, Schneider spoke to Fox News regarding his upcoming three-day jail sentence for failing to pay alimony to his estranged wife Elvira Castle. He said he has had hard financial times and he has spent his money on repairing his studio in Louisiana which was destroyed in a August 2016 flood.[11] He was arrested at 10:29 AM and released at 3:45 PM. The short imprisonment was due to the overcrowded prison. He contrasted the warm treatment of the prison guards to the "guilty until proven innocent" treatment he received in the court system. However, he still has to do 240 hours of community service and pay the debt to Elvira, or else he faces an imprisonment of five years.[12]
Gallery[]
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1979–1985 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Bo Duke | 127 episodes |
1981 | Dream House | Charley Cross | Movie |
1981 | The Midnight Special | Guest host | Season 9, episode 23, March 13 |
1983 | The Raccoons and the Lost Star | Dan the Forest Ranger (voice) | Movie |
1983 | Happy Endings | Nick Callohan | Movie |
1983 | The Dukes | Bo Duke (voice) | 7 episodes in season 2 |
1985 | Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster | Gus Brown | Movie |
1986 | Stagecoach | Buck | Movie |
1987 | Christmas Comes to Willow Creek | Ray | Movie |
1988 | Outback Bound | Jim Tully | Movie |
1989 | Wild Jack | Jack McCall | Miniseries |
1989 | Guns of Paradise | Sheriff Pat Garrett | Episode: "A Gathering of Guns" |
1990 | Grand Slam | Dennis 'Hardball' Bakelenekoff | 8 episodes |
1992 | Highway Heartbreaker | Mickey Kenton | Movie |
1992 | Delta | Jimmy Word | Episode: "The Bad Word" |
1993 | Sisters | McGreevy/McGrady/McGruder | Episode: "Moving Pictures" |
1993 | Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story | Eddie | Movie |
1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Red McCall | Episode: "A Cowboy's Lullaby" |
1994 | Texas | Davy Crockett | Movie |
1994 | Bandit Bandit | Sheriff Enright | Movie |
1994 | Heaven Help Us | Doug Monroe | All 13 episodes |
1994 | Second Chances | Richard McGill | Episodes 8–10 |
1994 | Burke's Law | Brett Scanlon | Episode: "Who Killed the Soap Star?" |
1994 | Christy | Theodore Harland | Episode: "Amazing Grace" |
1995, 2000–2001 |
Touched by an Angel | Satan / Joshua Winslow | "In the Name of God" "Shallow Water" (Parts 1 & 2) |
1996 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Latrodect | Episode: "Black Widow" (season 4) |
1996, 2000 |
Diagnosis: Murder | Brett Hayward / Eddie Dagabosian / Michael Dern | "X Marks the Murder" (Parts 1 & 2) 2 episodes in season 7 |
1996 | Night of the Twisters | Jack Hatch | Movie |
1997–1998 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Daniel Simon | Recurring role |
1997 | The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! | Bo Duke | Movie |
1998 | JAG | Sgt. Clyde Morrison | Episode: "Mr. Rabb Goes to Washington" |
1999 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Jacob Crossland | Episode: "Jacob's Ladder" |
1999 | Michael Landon, the Father I Knew | Michael Landon | Movie |
1999 | Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man | Sam Churchill | Movie |
1999–2000 | Veronica's Closet | Tom | 3 episodes in season 3 |
2000 | The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood! | Bo Duke | Movie |
2000 | Twice in a Lifetime | Captain Luke Sellars / Willie | Episode: "Final Flight" |
2000, 2001 | Relic Hunter | Dallas Carter | 2 episodes |
2001–2006, 2010, 2011 |
Smallville | Jonathan Kent | Series regular (103 episodes), seasons 1–5 |
2001–2003 | The Mummy | Rick O'Connell (voice) | Series regular (25 episodes) |
2001 | Lightning: Fire from the Sky | Tom Dobbs | Movie |
2002 | Mary Christmas | Joel Wallace | Movie |
2003 | The Nick at Nite Holiday Special | Mr. Schneider | |
2004 | 10.5 | Clark Williams | Miniseries |
2005 | Felicity: An American Girl Adventure | Edward Merriman | Movie |
2005 | Living with Fran | Tom Martin | Episode: "Riley's Parents" |
2006 | King of the Hill | The Ace (voice) | Episode: "You Gotta Believe (In Moderation)" |
2006 | Model Family | John | Short film |
2006 | Hi-Jinks | Himself | Guest host |
2006 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Hunky-D | Short animation on Disney Channel |
2007 | Lake Placid 2 | Sheriff James Riley | Movie |
2007 | You've Got a Friend | Jim Klecan | Movie |
2007 | Nip/Tuck | Ram Peters | 5 episodes |
2007 | Journeyman | Dennis Armstrong | Episode: "Winterland" |
2008 | Come Dance at My Wedding | Tanner Gray | Movie |
2008 | Ogre | Henry Bartlett | Movie |
2008 | Shark Swarm | Daniel Wilder | Movie |
2008 | CSI: Miami | Charles Brighton | Episode: "Tunnel Vision" |
2008–2009 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Marshall Bowman | Season 1 regular (18 episodes) |
2009 | Dirty Sexy Money | Congressman Skip Whatley | 3 episodes in season 2 |
2009 | Twentysixmiles | Jack Kinkaid | All 6 episodes |
2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mickey Ross | Episode: "Kill Me If You Can" |
2009 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Dennis | Episode: "Officer Krupke" |
2009–2010 | 90210 | Jeffrey Sarkossian | Recurring role |
2010 | Phineas and Ferb | Wilkins Brother No. 1 (voice) | Episode: "Just Passing Through/Candace's Big Day" |
2010 | Leverage | Mitchell Kirkwood | Episode: "The Studio Job" |
2010 | Desperate Housewives | Richard Watson | 4 episodes in season 7 |
2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Henry 'Hank' Szymborska | Episodes: "Pilot", "Bad Bromance" |
2010–2013 | Hero Factory | Preston Stormer (voice) | Animated series |
2011 | Working Class | Glen | Episode: "Sugar Mama" |
2011 | Trick My What? | Host | |
2011 | Glee | Dwight Evans | Episode: "Hold on to Sixteen" |
2012 | Whiskey Business | Sheriff Gilly | Movie |
2012 | Happily Divorced | Adam | Episode: "Adventure Man" |
2013 | Mistresses | Thomas Grey | Episodes "Pilot", "Breaking and Entering" |
2013–2021 | The Haves and the Have Nots | Jim Cryer | Main role |
2014 | 10,000 Days | William Beck | |
2014 | Love By The Book, aka Mr. Fiction | Frank Donovan | |
2016 | Sandra Brown's 'White Hot' | Huff Hoyle | |
2018 | Poinsettias For Christmas | Greg Palmer | Movie |
2020 | A Royal Christmas Engagement | John Holiday | Hallmark Movie |
2021 | Christmas in Tune | Joe Winter | Lifetime Movie |
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Eddie Macon's Run | Eddie Macon | |
1985 | Cocaine Wars | DEA Agent Cliff Adams | |
1987 | The Curse | Carl Willis | |
1989 | Speed Zone | Donato | |
1989 | Ministry of Vengeance | David Miller | |
1993 | Stagecoach | George | Come the Morning |
1994 | Exit to Eden | Prof. Collins | |
1995 | The Little CHP | Jack Sr. | |
1996 | Night of the Twisters | Jack Hatch | |
1996 | The Legend of the Ruby Silver | Tommy Towne | |
1997 | True Women | Sam Houston | |
2000 | Snow Day | Chad Symmonz | |
2006 | Hidden Secrets | Gary Zimmerman | |
2007 | John Schneider's Collier & Co. – Hot Pursuit | J.R. Collier | Limited theatrical release |
2007 | Sydney White | Paul White | |
2008 | Conjurer | Frank Higgins | |
2009 | The Rebound | Trevor | |
2009 | Holyman Undercover | Himself / Satan | |
2009 | Set Apart | Pastor John Gunn | |
2009 | The Gods of Circumstance | Mick Jeremiah | |
2010 | What Would Jesus Do? | The Drifter | |
2010 | Wild Things: Foursome | Detective Frank Walker | |
2011 | Doonby | Sam Doonby | |
2011 | Flag of my Father | Daniel | |
2011 | Super Shark | Roger Wade | |
2011 | Snow Beast | Jim Harwood | |
2012 | October Baby[13] | Jacob Lawson | |
2012 | Hardflip | Jack Sanders | |
2012 | Lukewarm | Bill Rogers | |
2012 | I Am... Gabriel | Doc | |
2013 | Road to the Open | Rob Gollant | |
2013 | Not Today | Luke | |
2013 | Season of Miracles | Coach | |
2014 | Let the Lion Roar | Hilary Bishop of Poitiers | Documentary |
2014 | Smothered | Player | Also director and writer |
2014 | Runaway Hearts | Chief Tate | |
2015 | American Justice | Sheriff Payden | |
2016 | Inadmissible | Bryce Danos | Also director and writer |
2017 | 4: Go | Game Warden | Also director and writer |
2018 | Alien Intrusion[14] | Narrator | |
2019 | The Dragon Unleashed | The Colonel | |
2019 | Christmas Cars | Uncle Denver[15] | |
2020 | Roe v. Wade | Byron White | |
2020 | Stand on It | Duke Marietta | Also director and writer |
2021 | Poker Run | Duke Marietta | Also director and writer |
Albums[]
Year | Album | Chart positions | Label | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | US | US Jazz | |||
1981 | It's Now or Never | 8 | 37 | — | Scotti Brothers |
White Christmas | 39 | 155 | — | ||
1982 | Quiet Man | — | — | — | |
1983 | If You Believe | — | — | — | |
1984 | Too Good to Stop Now | 4 | 111 | — | MCA |
1985 | Tryin' to Outrun the Wind | 15 | — | — | |
A Memory Like You | 1 | — | — | ||
1986 | Take the Long Way Home | 17 | — | — | |
1987 | You Ain't Seen the Last of Me | 41 | — | — | |
Greatest Hits | 22 | — | — | ||
1996 | Worth the Wait | — | — | — | FaithWorks |
2003 | Hell This Ain't Heaven | — | — | — | Johnnelly |
2009 | John's Schneider's Favorite Hits, Vol. 1 | — | — | — | self-released |
John's Schneider's Favorite Hits, Vol. 2 | — | — | — | ||
John's Schneider's Favorite Hits, Vol. 3 | — | — | — | ||
Lost Schneider, Vol. 1 | — | — | — | ||
Lost Schneider, Vol. 2 | — | — | — | ||
John's Acoustic Christmas | — | — | — | ||
2014 | Home for Christmas (with Tom Wopat) | — | — | 8 | Distribution 13 |
2016 | Ruffled Skirts | — | — | — | Maven Music |
2017 | Hell This Ain't Heaven | — | — | — | |
2018 | The Odyssey: The Journey | — | — | — | |
The Odyssey: Vagabond | — | — | — | ||
The Odyssey: Awakening | — | — | — | ||
The Odyssey: Crossroads | — | — | — | ||
The Odyssey: Wanderlust | — | — | — | ||
The Odyssey: Beginnings | — | — | — | ||
Greatest Hits: Still | — | — | — | ||
Merry Christmas Baby | — | — | — | ||
John Schneider's Greatest Hits: Still![16] | — | — | — | ||
2019 | Redneck Rebel[17] | — | — | — | . https://open.spotify.com/album/68d8IRSphrflyLMKgQV2Lx |
Odyssey Project[18] | — | — | — | ||
Recycling Grace[19] | — | — | — |
Singles[]
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Country [20] |
US [21] |
US AC | CAN Country | CAN AC | |||
1981 | "It's Now or Never" | 4 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | It's Now or Never |
"Them Good Ol' Boys Are Bad" | 13 | — | — | 12 | — | ||
"Still" | — | 69 | 32 | — | — | ||
1982 | "Dreamin'" | 32 | 45 | 21 | 28 | 19 | Quiet Man |
"In the Driver's Seat" | 56 | 72 | — | 36 | — | ||
1983 | "Are You Lonesome Tonight" (with Jill Michaels) | 57 | — | — | — | — | If You Believe |
"If You Believe" | 81 | — | — | — | — | ||
1984 | "I've Been Around Enough to Know" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | Too Good to Stop Now |
1985 | "Country Girls" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
"It's a Short Walk from Heaven to Hell" | 10 | — | — | 6 | — | Tryin' to Outrun the Wind | |
"I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow" | 10 | — | — | 7 | — | ||
"What's a Memory Like You (Doing in a Love Like This)" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | A Memory Like You | |
1986 | "You're the Last Thing I Needed Tonight" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
"At the Sound of the Tone" | 5 | — | — | 16 | — | Take the Long Way Home | |
"Take the Long Way Home (John Schneider song)|Take the Long Way Home" | 10 | — | — | 7 | — | ||
1987 | "Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me" | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | You Ain't Seen the Last of Me |
"When the Right One Comes Along" | 32 | — | — | 35 | — | ||
"If It Was Anyone But You" | 59 | — | — | — | — | ||
2018 | "I'll Still Be Loving You" | — | — | — | — | — | The Odyssey: Vegabond |
"Fish" | — | — | — | — | — | The Odyssey: Beginnings | |
"Can I Buy You a Beer" | — | — | — | — | — | The Odyssey: Wanderlust | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Promotional singles[]
Year | Single | Album |
---|---|---|
2009 | "The Promise" | Single Only |
2018 | "Good Ole Boys (with Various Artists)" | The Odyssey: Vegabond |
"Wherever She Is" | The Odyssey: Beginnings | |
"Heaven Help Me" | The Odyssey: Awakening | |
"Crazy Women" | The Odyssey: Wanderlust | |
"They Lived It Up To Write It Down" | The Odyssey: Crossroads | |
"We All Give God The Blues" | The Odyssey: The Journey | |
"I Wouldn't Be Me Without You" | ||
"Like A River" | ||
"Two Trains" | ||
"Heartache Doesn't Have a Closing Time" | ||
"Bet Yo Mama" | ||
"Outta This Town" | ||
"Can I Buy You a Beer" | ||
"Toolbox" | The Odyssey: Crossroads | |
"I Hate Cancer" | The Odyssey: Awakening | |
"Phantom Of The Grand Ole Opry" | The Odyssey: Beginnings | |
"Tumbleweeds" | The Odyssey: Awakening | |
"Who Da Baby Daddy" | Merry Christmas Baby | |
"A Kid From Somewhere" | The Odyssey: Awakening | |
"Devil in the Mirror" | The Odyssey: Crossroads |
Music videos[]
Year | Video |
---|---|
1985 | "I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow" |
2006 | "Good Ole Boys (with Tom Wopat & Catherine Bach)" |
2009 | "The Promised Land" |
2018 | "Good Ole Boys (with Various Artists)" |
"Wherever She Is" | |
"Heaven Help Me" | |
"Crazy Women" | |
"They Lived It Up To Write It Down" | |
"We All Give God The Blues" | |
"I Wouldn't Be Me Without You" | |
"Like A River" | |
"Two Trains" | |
"Heartache Doesn't Have a Closing Time" | |
"Bet Yo Mama" | |
"Outta This Town" | |
"Can I Buy You a Beer" | |
"Toolbox" | |
"I Hate Cancer" | |
"Phantom Of The Grand Ole Opry" | |
"Tumbleweeds" | |
"Who Da Baby Daddy" | |
"A Kid From Somewhere" | |
"Devil in the Mirror" | |
"Walk a Mile in My Shoes" | |
2019 | "Livin' My Life My Way" |
References[]
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External links[]
- John Schneider's official website
- John Schneider at the Internet Movie Database
- Schneider at Wikipedia
- John Schneider at TV.com
- John Schneider at the Internet Broadway Database