Diedrich Bader
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| Years active at Warner Bros. | 2003-2021 |
| Characters played | Batman Peter Perfect Uncle Evan Brad Adams Mrs. Vanders H.A.M. Captain Scott McDoon Mad Dog |
Karl Diedrich Bader, known professionally as Diedrich Bader, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Oswald in ABC's The Drew Carey Show, from 1995 to 2004.
Roles
Scooby-Doo
- Main article: Scooby-Doo (franchise)
- Uncle Evan in the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode "A Scooby-Doo Halloween" (2003).
- Brad Adams in the Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon DTV film (2013).
- Mrs. Vanders in the Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy DTV film (2014).
- H.A.M. in the Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness DTV film (2015)
- Captain Scott McDoon and the chef in the Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! episode "All Paws on Deck" (2015).
- Batman in the Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold DTV film (2018).
- Batman in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! TV special (2021).
Top Cat
- Main article: Top Cat (franchise)
- Waiter and Mad Dog in the Top Cat Begins theatrical film (2015).
Wacky Races
- Main article: Wacky Races (franchise)
- Peter Perfect in the Wacky Races TV series (2017-2019).
Other roles
Bader has also had starring roles in other TV series, such as American Housewife and Outsourced, with recurring roles on Better Things and Veep. He has also had guest spots on multiple television shows, including Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Quantum Leap, Cheers, Monk, and Curb Your Enthusiasm, to name a few.
Bader has appeared in movies such as The Beverly Hillbillies, Office Space, and Napoleon Dynamite.
As a voice actor, Bader had main roles as Kenny in Baby Blues, Zeta in The Zeta Project, Fiskerton in The Secret Saturdays, and Batman in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold TV series on Cartoon Network from 2008 to 2011, and Rex in Napoleon Dynamite, reprising his role from the aforementioned movie. He also had recurring roles as Adonis on Hercules, Warp Darkmatter on Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Hoss Delgado on The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, and Harvey Dent on Batman: Caped Crusader.
Behind the scenes
- As Oswald, Bader sang the theme song to Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! in The Drew Carey Show episode "He Harrassed Me, He Harrassed Me Not."
Where to find him
- He's on Twitter (inactive, doesn't like Elon Musk)
- He's on Threads (new home)
- He's a gardener on Instagram
