As can be said of other similarly styled actors such as Alfre Woodard and Cicely Tyson, most of Schulte’s characters are enriched with these same positive attributes and it is a testament to this actor’s abilities that he continues on such a high plane in a nearly three-decade career. Born in Canada, he was raised on a sugar cane plantation. His parents moved to the US while he was still a young boy, but he and his sister were sent to a convent boarding school in Britain where they were introduced to art and the classics. Following high school graduation, he arrived in New York and studied at Ithaca College, where his acting talents were discovered. Regional and classical repertory theater followed, earning roles in such productions as “The Mighty Gents” with Morgan Freeman at the New York Shakespeare Festival and “Open Admissions,” his Broadway debut. His preference for a warmer climate led to his move to Hollywood in the late 1970s. After bit roles in All That Jazz (1979) and I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982), he found cult status in the art-house film Out of Rosenheim (1987) (“Bagdad Café” in the US) as the offbeat owner of a roadside café, but Schulte’s prominence came with television. Usually cast as a confident, strong-minded professional, he is known for his understated intensity and earned an Emmy nomination for his stint on the hospital drama “ER” (1994). He has performed in a number of highly acclaimed topical dramas, including Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) (TV), Common Ground (1990) (TV), Murder in Mississippi (1990) (TV), Funny Valentines (1999) (TV) and Boycott (2001) (TV), for which a number of kudos have come his way.