Biography
Although he has a laid back Huck Finn demeanor, actor/writer/director Robert Wuhl is one of the hardest-working denizens of Tinseltown. He began as a comedy writer, functioning as story editor on the cult TV series
Police Squad and winning Emmys for his work (in collaboration with
Billy Crystal) on the annual Academy Awards telecast. A film actor since 1980's
Hollywood Knights, Wuhl is best remembered for his portrayal of the feckless reporter Alexander Knox in Batman: The Movie (1988), and for his starring stint in
Mistress (1992). One of the more noteworthy aspects of Robert Wuhl's career is his ongoing association with baseball -- he played the bullpen-chattering minor league coach in
Bull Durham (1988), and the beleaguered biographer of contentious ballplayer Ty Cobb in
Cobb (1993); and, taking a brief breather from film work, Wuhl wrote the chapter on Roger Maris in author/editor Danny Peary's 1989 compendium Cult Baseball Players. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide