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
Fatso (1980 film) which concluded that the film "... veers between comedy and pathos as a man discovers ... fat is the ... only sin in America." They approvingly note that, "The motivation for overeating and binge dieting are lampooned ... [and] medical consequences ... are elaborated in ... comedic fashion." The film marked a turning point in the lives of actors Richard Karon and Paul Zegler who played DeLuise's obese "Chubby Checker" support group members. Both actors lost large amounts of weight in the years subsequent to the making of the film. Fatso (1980 film) Fatso is a 1980 American comedy film