Uecker's wit not only added to the movie, but it made him popular behind the scenes with the rest of the actors. "He never had scenes with the other actors. He was always in the booth," Ward said.

Two of Bob Uecker's claims to fame — baseball and acting — came together brilliantly in one famous line: ... “He made Harry Doyle the character it was," David S. Ward, the movie's director, ...

Bob Uecker, who died Jan. 16 ... (Director and writer David S.) Ward and Uecker collaborated on a true innovation of the genre by turning this archetype into a comic Greek chorus punctuating the ...

It almost never happened. In Jonathan Knight’s book, “The Making of Major League,” director and Northeast Ohio native David S. Ward said the original scripted line was “First pitch a ...

In 1985, he hosted Bob Uecker’s Wacky World of Sports ... Director David S. Ward saw in Doyle an opportunity to cram in more comedy, and casting Uecker was a masterstroke.

Bob Uecker, who died Jan. 16 ... (Director and writer David S.) Ward and Uecker collaborated on a true innovation of the genre by turning this archetype into a comic Greek chorus punctuating the ...

The late Bob Uecker's reach extends well beyond Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts. ... The commercial also caught the attention of director David S. Ward, the writer and director of "Major League." ...

Though the writer of the movie "Major League," David S. Ward, didn't specifically write the part for Uecker, Ward "concedes that he might have unconsciously written the role of Harry Doyle with ...

Two of Bob Uecker’s claims to fame — baseball and acting — came together brilliantly in one famous ... “He made Harry Doyle the character it was,” David S. Ward, the movie’s director, ...

Bob Uecker had the kind of career stat line that would be sad if it wasn’t so funny. But funny is what would ultimately cement his legacy. Uecker, who died Jan. 16 at the age of 90, was a career ...

Bob Uecker's acting and broadcasting ability came together in 'Major League' ... “He made Harry Doyle the character it was," David S. Ward, the movie's director, said Thursday night.