Henry Wilcoxon decades of his life, he worked sporadically and accepted minor acting roles in a number of television and film productions. He guest-starred in shows including "Daniel Boone", "Perry Mason", "I Spy", "It Takes a Thief", "Wild Wild West", "Gunsmoke", "Cimarron Strip", "Cagney & Lacey", "The Big Valley", "Private Benjamin" and "Marcus Welby, M. D.", as well as in a smaller number of films, including a memorable turn as the golf-obsessed Bishop Pickering in the 1980 comedy "Caddyshack". In one scene, he plays golf in the driving rain with groundskeeper Carl, played by actor Bill Murray. It took hours to film
Caddyshack has said that it is his favorite film, so much so that he played Spackler in an American Express commercial based on the film. Many of the film's quotes have entered the lexicon of pop culture. Ramis noted in the DVD documentary that "TV Guide" had originally given the film two stars (out of four) when it began showing on cable television in the early 1980s, but over time the rating had gone up to three stars. He himself said he could "barely watch it. All I see are a bunch of compromises and things that could have been better",