Creed Bratton
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Birth name | William Charles Schneider |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Formerly of | The Grass Roots |
Website | creedbratton |
Creed Bratton (born William Charles Schneider) is an American actor, singer and musician. A former member of the rock band
Early life and education
Bratton was born William Charles Schneider in Los Angeles, and grew up in Visalia, California, a small town near Sequoia National Park.[1]
Musical career
Early years
Bratton adopted his new name while on a global excursion as a traveling musician. He traveled through Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He played guitar at a large folk festival in Israel, appearing with his group the Young Californians. Fellow American and guitarist Warren Entner witnessed Bratton's performance and asked to give him a call when he got back to the United States. In 1966, they formed a partnership and recruited the remaining members needed for their group, the 13th Floor. Bratton played lead guitar, Rick Coonce played drums, Entner played rhythm guitar and Kenny Fukomoto played bass. The Young Californians recorded a demo and sent it to Dunhill, a new record company headed by Lou Adler.
The Grass Roots
Producers/songwriters P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri heard the demo and liked it. They needed new band members for a folk-rock group that they had created in 1965. The 13th Floor lost their bass player to the draft during this time, and quickly recruited Rob Grill, changing the band's name to the "Grass Roots" for prior name recognition. The group went straight to the Top 10 with the song "Let's Live for Today" in 1967 and toured the United States. Iconic hit songs such as "Midnight Confessions" cemented the group's standing as major contributors to the rock-music scene.[2]
The Grass Roots had top songwriters offering their best songs to them and wrote many songs themselves. For their major songs, music on the recordings was played by the LA studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew.[3] Bratton co-wrote the songs "Beatin' Round the Bush", "No Exit" and "Hot Bright Lights", and self-composed "Dinner for Eight" and "House of Stone". He sang lead vocals on "This Precious Time" and "Dinner for Eight". Bratton played with the group on its albums Let's Live for Today, Feelings, Golden Grass (a compilation) and Lovin' Things. Three of the albums charted, and Golden Grass received a gold record certification. He took part in ten of the group's singles, eight of which charted; "Midnight Confessions" received a gold record certification.
The Grass Roots played at the
In April 1969, Bratton became frustrated by Dunhill's refusal to allow the band to write its own songs and play the instruments on its records (although the members did play alone at concerts). After a disastrous appearance at the Fillmore West in April 1969, Bratton was asked to leave the band.[3]
Solo years
In 2001 and 2002, Bratton released three albums showcasing his solo recordings since the 1960s with the assistance of
On January 18, 2014, Bratton joined his friend Zachary Scot Johnson for a duet for the 500th consecutive day of the thesongadayproject on YouTube.[6]
Acting career
Bratton began to pursue an acting career in 1975. He has appeared in films such as
In 2008, he appeared in a short film with
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Heart Like a Wheel | Photographer | |
1985 | Mask | Carnival Ticket Taker | |
1987 | The Wild Pair | Dalton | |
1988 | Seven Hours to Judgment | Subway Worker | |
1991 | Neon City | Guard at Neon | Also worked as a grip |
2006 | The Manual | Maj. Edwards | Short film |
2008 | Just One Of The Gynos | Dr. Gus Callery | |
2009 | Remembering Nigel | Himself | |
2011 | I Am Ben | Dr. Cobb | |
Terri | Uncle James | ||
2012 | The Ghastly Love of Johnny X | Mickey O'Flynn | |
The Guilt Trip | Suitor | ||
Melvin Smarty | |||
2013 | Saving Lincoln | Senator Charles Sumner | |
2015 | Band of Robbers | Dobbins | |
The Sound of Magic | SRC | ||
2018 | The Sisters Brothers | Quarrel Saloon Guy Town 2 | |
2021 | Hero Mode | James Tisdale |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1967 | The Hollywood Palace | Himself (guest) | |
1967–1969 | American Bandstand | 4 episodes | |
1968 | With Six You Get Eggroll | ||
1969 | It's Happening | Episode: "The Grassroots" | |
Playboy After Dark | |||
1975 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Man Entering Lab | Episode "Primal Scream" |
1977 | Quincy M.E.
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Young Man | Episode "No Deadly Secret" |
Eight Is Enough | Merv | Episode "Mortgage Burnin' Blues" | |
1986 | The Magical World of Disney
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Court Clerk | Episode: "A Fighting Choice" |
1987 | U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart | Agent Jones | Television film |
1994 | Secret Sins Of The Father | Gas Station Worker | Television film |
2005–2013 | The Office | Creed Bratton
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Recurring role (seasons 1–3); main cast (seasons 4–9) SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (1) Nominated - SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (5) |
2003–2004; 2006 | The Bernie Mac Show | Various | 6 episodes |
2007–2008 | Today
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Himself (guest) | 2 episodes |
2008 | Celebrity Family Feud | Himself (guest) | Episode: "The Office vs. American Gladiators, Hickeys vs. Camden County" |
2010 | The Forgotten | Guy | Episode: "Double Doe" |
Funny or Die Presents | Himself | 4 episodes | |
2012 | Liz & Dick | Darryl Zanuck
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Television film |
2014 | Adventure Time | Phlannel Boxingday | Episode: "Lemonhope Part Two" |
Franklin & Bash | Judge Patrick Semmer | Episode: "Kershaw v. Lincecum" | |
Garfunkel and Oates | Kazoo Man | Episode: "Maturity" | |
2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Grandfather | Episode: "Ty Burrell Wears a Chambray Shirt & Clear Frame Glasses" |
Grace and Frankie | Seth | Episode: "The Bachelor Party" | |
2017 | The New V.I.P.'s | Charlie | Television film |
2019 | Hello Realtor | Sal | Episode: "Pilot" |
Into the Dark | George Atwood | Episode: "Culture Shock" | |
2020 | Upload | Rupert Tilford | Episode: "The Funeral" |
Web
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Office: The Outburst | Creed Bratton
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4 episodes |
2009 | The Office: Blackmail | ||
2010 | The Office: The Mentor | Episode: "Reimbursements" | |
The Office: The 3rd Floor | Episode: "The Final Product" | ||
In Gayle We Trust | Denny Potter | 2 episodes | |
2011 | The Office: The Podcast | Creed Bratton
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3 episodes |
2012 | Staged | Villain | Episode: "Gym Class Heroes" |
2017 | The New V.I.P.'s | Charlie |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2011 | World Gone Sour | Narrator (voice) |
2020 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Emerson Black (voice) |
Discography
Singles
Release date | Title | Flip side | Record Label | Chart Positions | |||
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US Billboard | US Cashbox | UK | |||||
1967 | Let's Live for Today | Depressed Feeling | Dunhill | 8 | 5 | ||
Things I Should Have Said | Tip Of My Tongue | Dunhill | 23 | 36 | |||
Wake Up, Wake Up | No Exit | Dunhill | 68 | 61 | |||
1968 | Melody For You | Hey Friend | Dunhill | 123 | 120 | ||
Feelings | Here's Where You Belong | Dunhill | 118 | ||||
Midnight Confessions ++ | Who Will You Be Tomorrow | Dunhill | 5 | 5 | |||
Bella Linda | Hot Bright Lights | Dunhill | 28 | 20 | |||
1969 | Melody For You | All Good Things Come To An End | Dunhill | ||||
Lovin' Things | You And Love Are The Same | Dunhill | 49 | 35 | |||
The River Is Wide | (You Gotta) Live For Love | Dunhill | 31 | 16 |
++ - Gold Record -
Albums
Release date | Title | Record Label | Chart Positions | |||
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US Billboard | US Cashbox | UK | ||||
1967 | Let's Live for Today | Dunhill | 75 | 69 | ||
1968 | Feelings | Dunhill | ||||
Golden Grass ++ | Dunhill | 25 | 25 | |||
1969 | Lovin' Things | Dunhill | 73 | 58 | ||
2001 | Chasin’ The Ball | Kindred | ||||
The 80’s | Kindred | |||||
2002 | Coarsegold | Kindred | ||||
2008 | Creed Bratton | Kindred | ||||
2010 | Bounce Back | Kindred | ||||
2011 | Demo | Kindred | ||||
2018 | While The Young Punks Dance | Alien Chicken | ||||
2020 | Slightly Altered | Alien Chicken |
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References
- ^ Dorwart, Laura. "'The Office': What Is Creed Bratton Doing Now?". cheatsheet.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Boone, Brian. "Whatever happened to Creed from The Office?". looper.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-312-61974-9.
- ^ Newman, Jason. "The Untold and Deeply Stoned Story of the First U.S. Rock Festival". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Creed Bratton: From His First Guitar to 'The Office' Finale. Telling Us About It. – Farah Joan". Laparadiddle.com. 2013-04-28. Archived from the original on 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ "(500) Zachary Scot Johnson & Creed Bratton Chained To The Blues thesongadayproject The Office". YouTube. 2014-01-18. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ a b "Creed Bratton- IMDb". IMDb.com. IMDb, Inc. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Biography". CreedBratton.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008.