John Schneider (born April 8, 1960) is an American actor, producer, director, and singer. He is best known for his roles as Bo Duke on the 1980s series The Dukes of Hazzard along with the spinoff series The Dukes and subsequent TV movie, Doug Monroe in the series Heaven Help Us, Professor Collins in Exit to Eden, Larry Lamont on the series Loving, Paul White in the movie Sydney White, Marshall Bowman on Freeform's The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Jack Kincaid on the series Twentsixmiles, William Beck on the series 10,000 Days, Jonathan Kent on Smallville (2001 television adaptation of Superman), and Jim Cryer on Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots.
He's had a number of recurring roles on TV series including Mistresses, Hot in Cleveland, Desperate Housewives, 90210, Nip/Tuck, Dirty Sexy Money, Touched by an Angel, Diagnosis Murder, and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
Alongside his acting career, he performed as a country music singer in the 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 (Doing in a Love Like This)" and "You're the Last Thing I Needed Tonight", all of which reached the top of the Billboard country singles charts.
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Known For
Finding Faith
2024
Texas Twister
Pastor Bill
2024
Jingle Smells
Dusty Gutman
2023
The Confession Musical
Dylan Bennet
2023
To Die For
Quint North
2022
Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis
James Neely
2022
Songbirds
Self
2022
Adeline
Sheriff
2022
Poker Run
Duke Marietta
2021
Christmas in Tune
Joe Winter
2021
Alien Intrusion: Unmasking a Deception
Narrator (voice)
2018
Tres Leches
Police Emergency Guy
2017
4: GO
Game Warden
2017
Demons
Dr. Gerry Connor
2017
Because of Gracia
Principal Schaub
2017
Hate Crime
John Demarco
2017
Like Son
Will Weston, DA
2016
Anderson Bench
Dispatcher
2016
Sandra Brown's White Hot
Huff Hoyle
2016
Exit 14
Father
2016
Smothered
Player
2016
My Father, Die
Detective Johnson
2016
Adrenaline
Paul Sharpe
2015
American Justice
Sheriff Payden
2015
WWJD: What Would Jesus Do? The Journey Continues
Drifter
2015
Love by the Book
Frank
2015
A Gift Horse
Amanda
2015
10,000 Days
William Beck
2014
Let the Lion Roar
Hilary Bishop of Poitiers
2014
Road to the Open
Rob Gollant
2014
Doonby
Sam Doonby
2013
Season of Miracles
Coach Wayne Hornbuckle
2013
Not Today
Luke
2013
Open Road
2013
LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack
Preston Stormer (voice)
2013
Return of the Killer Shrews
Johnny Reno
2012
I Am Gabriel
Doc
2012
Hardflip
Jack
2012
LEGO Hero Factory: Breakout
Preston Stormer
2012
Whiskey Business
Sheriff Gilley
2012
Lukewarm
Bill
2012
Super Shark
Roger Wade
2011
Flag of My Father
Daniel
2011
October Baby
Jacob
2011
Snow Beast
Jim Harwood
2011
LEGO Hero Factory: Savage Planet
Preston Stormer (voice)
2011
LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire
Preston Stormer (voice)
2011
Your Love Never Fails
Pastor Frank
2011
LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
Preston Stormer (voice)
2010
Back Nine
Ronnie Barnes
2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
2010
Wild Things: Foursome
Detective Frank Walker
2010
WWJD: What Would Jesus Do?
The Drifter
2010
Holyman Undercover
Satan
2010
The Rebound
Trevor
2009
Come Dance at My Wedding
Tanner Gray
2009
H2O Extreme
Crash
2009
Set Apart
Pastor John Gunn
2009
The Gods of Circumstance
Mick Jeremiah
2009
Conjurer
Frank Higgins
2008
Shark Swarm
Daniel Wilder
2008
Ogre
Bartlett Henry
2008
Sydney White
Paul White
2007
You've Got a Friend
Jim Kliekan
2007
Lake Placid 2
Sheriff James Riley
2007
John Schneider's Collier & Co.: Hot Pursuit!
JR Collier
2006
Hidden Secrets
Gary Zimmerman
2006
Felicity: An American Girl Adventure
Mr. Edward Merriman
2005
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3
Self
2005
Mary Christmas
Joel Wallace
2002
The Mummy: Quest for the Lost Scrolls
Rick O'Connell (voice)
2002
Smallville
Jonathan Kent
2002
Lightning: Fire from the Sky
Tom Dobbs
2001
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood
Bo Duke
2000
Snow Day
Chad Symmonz
2000
Michael Landon, the Father I Knew
Michael Landon
1999
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
Bo Duke
1997
Night of the Twisters
Jack Hatch
1996
The Legend of the Ruby Silver
Tommy Towne
1996
Exit to Eden
Professor Collins
1994
Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story
Eddie
1993
Come the Morning
George
1993
Speed Zone
Cannonballer #1
1989
Outback Bound
Jim Tully
1988
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
Ray
1987
The Curse
Carl Willis
1987
Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster
Gus Brown
1985
Butch Cassidy's Forgotten Outlaw
Viridian
Jareth
2025
The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
2024
They Whisper
Willis
2024
Love is On the Air
Garrett
2021
Roe v. Wade
Justice Byron White
2021
The Stairs
Grandpa Gene
2021
A Royal Christmas Engagement
John Holiday
2020
Stand On It!
Duke Marietta
2020
The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland
Self
2020
Switched
Ken Sharp
2020
Tulsa
Dr. Holden
2020
Roped
Shawn
2020
Penance Lane
Father John
2020
Hope Ranch
Mike
2020
Emerald Run
Martin Dwyer
2020
Christmas Cars
John Schneider
2019
The Favorite
Daniel Bernard
2019
The Masked Singer
Donut · (1 episode)
2019
The Dragon Unleashed
2018
Poinsettias for Christmas
Greg Palmer
2018
Family of Lies
David
2017
You're Gonna Miss Me
Colt Montana
2017
Runaway Hearts
Chief Tate
2014
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
Roger Wade (archive Footage) · (1 episode)
2013
Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots
Jim Cryer · (198 episodes)
2013
Working Class
Glen · (1 episode)
2011
Hot in Cleveland
Hank Szymborska · (2 episodes)
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Glee
Dwight Evans · (1 episode)
2009
Leverage
Mitchell Kirkwood · (1 episode)
2008
90210
Jeffrey Sarkossian · (4 episodes)
2008
Dirty Sexy Money
(2 episodes)
2007
Journeyman
(1 episode)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
The Reichen Show
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant · (9 episodes)
2005
Hell's Kitchen
Self - Restaurant Patron · (1 episode)
2005
Living with Fran
(1 episode)
2005
Desperate Housewives
Richard Watson · (4 episodes)
2004
Rodney
John Schneider · (1 episode)
2004
10.5
Clark Williams · (2 episodes)
2004
CMT Insider
(1 episode)
2004
Nip/Tuck
Ram Peters · (5 episodes)
2003
CSI: Miami
(1 episode)
2002
Smallville
Jonathan Kent · (113 episodes)
2001
The Mummy: The Animated Series
Rick O'Connell (voice) · (26 episodes)
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dennis · (1 episode)
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mickey Ross · (1 episode)
2000
Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man
Sam Churchill
1999
Relic Hunter
Dallas Carter · (2 episodes)
1999
Twice in a Lifetime
(1 episode)
1999
Veronica's Closet
Tom · (3 episodes)
1997
True Women
Sam Houston · (2 episodes)
1997
King of the Hill
The Ace (voice) · (1 episode)
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
(1 episode)
1996
JAG
Clyde Morrison · (1 episode)
1995
Texas
Davy Crockett
1995
Touched by an Angel
Joshua Winslow · (2 episodes)
1994
Touched by an Angel
Frank Littleton · (1 episode)
1994
Heaven Help Us
Doug Monroe · (13 episodes)
1994
Christy
(1 episode)
1994
Bandit: Bandit, Bandit
Sheriff Enright
1994
Burke's Law
Brett Scanlon · (1 episode)
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
Brett Hayward / Eddie Dagabosian · (2 episodes)
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Michael Dern · (2 episodes)
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Jacob Crossland · (1 episode)
1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Latrodect · (1 episode)
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Red McCall · (1 episode)
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Daniel Simon · (15 episodes)
1993
Delta
Jimmy Word · (1 episode)
1992
Highway Heartbreaker
Mickey
1992
Grand Slam (US)
Dennis 'Hardball' Bakelenekoff · (8 episodes)
1990
Grand Slam
Dennis 'Hardball' Bakelenekoff
1990
Ministry of Vengeance
David Miller
1989
Paradise
(1 episode)
1988
Stagecoach
Buck
1986
The Raccoons
(60 episodes)
1985
Cocaine Wars
Cliff Adams
1985
The Raccoons and the Lost Star
Dan The Forest Ranger (voice)
1983
Eddie Macon's Run
Eddie Macon
1983
Happy Endings
Nick Callohan
1983
The Dukes
Bo Duke (voice) · (7 episodes)
1983
George Burns and Other Sex Symbols
1982
Madame's Place
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
Self
1982
Dream House
Charley Cross
1981
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self · (2 episodes)
1980
Smokey and the Bandit
Cowboy Extra in Crowd Scene (uncredited)
1977
Candles
John Schneider: Back Home
1980
The Dukes of Hazzard
Bo Duke · (147 episodes)
1979
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Self · (1 episode)
1972