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Liam Dunn
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Liam Dunn
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1916-11-12,New Jersey, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Liam Dunn (November 12, 1916 – April 11, 1976) was an American character actor. Life and career The New Jersey native's early career was spent on television in series such as Bonanza, Room 222, Alias Smith and Jones, Mannix, Emergency! [S5Ep18] as "Amos", and Gunsmoke. Dunn's breakout role was as the judge (and Barbra Streisand's character's father) in the 1972 film What's Up, Doc?, for which he was noticed by Mel Brooks, who was in the process of forming a stock company of actors.[citation needed] Dunn went on to appear in Brooks films, including Blazing Saddles (1974) as Rev. Johnson, Young Frankenstein (1974) as Mr. Hilltop, and as the Newsvendor in Silent Movie (1976). He also appeared in several Walt Disney productions, such as The World's Greatest Athlete (1973), Charley and the Angel (1973), Herbie Rides Again (1974) and Gus (1976). He frequently portrayed characters who were verbally and/or physically abused in a slapstick way. Additional television credits include Twigs, All in the Family, Barney Miller, McMillan & Wife, Rhoda, Sanford and Son, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, S4Ep6. Additional film credits included roles in Catch-22 (1970), The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972), A Reflection of Fear (1972), Emperor of the North Pole (1973), Papillon (1973), Killer Bees (1974), Bank Shot (1974), At Long Last Love (1975), The Night That Panicked America (1975), Peeper (1976) and High Velocity (1976). Dunn collapsed on the set of Disney's The Shaggy D.A. (1976) during the filming of the roller rink sequence, and as soon as he was hospitalized, died on April 11, 1976, from emphysema in Granada Hills, California. John Fiedler was brought in to complete the role as dog catcher. Though only 59 at the time of his death, Dunn always looked much older than he was, and he was cast accordingly. CLR

Filmography

Young Frankenstein

7.9

Young Frankenstein
1974-12-15

6.531

Silent Movie
1976-06-17

What's Up, Doc?

7.374

What's Up, Doc?
1972-03-09

5.8

Genesis II
1973-03-23

A Reflection of Fear

6.136

A Reflection of Fear
1972-11-15

6.667

That's My Man
1947-06-01

At Long Last Love

5.183

At Long Last Love
1975-03-01

Isn't It Shocking?

6.35

Isn't It Shocking?
1973-10-02

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

5.645

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972-05-12

0

Twigs
1975-03-06

10

Panache
1976-05-15

8

The Quinns
1977-07-01

Blazing Saddles

7.2

Blazing Saddles
1974-02-07

4.441

Killer Bees
1974-02-26

5.4

The Bank Shot
1974-07-31

Charley and the Angel

5.625

Charley and the Angel
1973-03-23

5.4

The Bank Shot
1974-07-31

A Cry in the Wilderness

6.5

A Cry in the Wilderness
1974-03-26

7.8

Papillon
1973-12-16

Emperor of the North

6.784

Emperor of the North
1973-05-23

Herbie Rides Again

6.157

Herbie Rides Again
1974-02-12

5.977

Gus
1976-07-07

9

High Velocity
1976-09-01

5.143

Peeper
1975-12-03

6.7

Catch-22
1970-06-24

The Shaggy D.A.

5.8

The Shaggy D.A.
1976-12-17

The World's Greatest Athlete

5.5

The World's Greatest Athlete
1973-02-14

5.7

Virginia Hill
1974-11-19

The Crooked Hearts

7.6

The Crooked Hearts
1972-11-08

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

10

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1974-03-27

9

The Healers
1974-05-22

The Night That Panicked America

6.944

The Night That Panicked America
1975-10-31

The Hound of the Baskervilles

5.286

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1972-02-12

The Rare Blue Apes of Cannibal Isle

3.7

The Rare Blue Apes of Cannibal Isle
1974-12-13

6.2

Rhoda
1974-09-09

7.821

The Odd Couple
1970-09-24

All in the Family

7.8

All in the Family
1971-01-12

6.132

Room 222
1969-09-11

Sanford and Son

7.5

Sanford and Son
1972-01-14

7.167

Kojak
1973-10-24

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

The Sandy Duncan Show

10

The Sandy Duncan Show
1972-09-17

6.5

The Partners
1971-09-18

7.5

Adam's Rib
1973-09-14

7.173

McCloud
1970-02-17

Here We Go Again

6

Here We Go Again
1973-01-20

The Paul Lynde Show

5.25

The Paul Lynde Show
1972-09-13

6.25

Captain Nice
1967-01-09

7

Diana
1973-09-10

7.353

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

7.649

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970-09-19

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

6.333

Nichols
1971-09-16

McMillan & Wife

6.96

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

McMillan & Wife

6.96

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

6.755

Mannix
1967-09-16

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971-09-16

8.474

Banacek
1972-09-13

7.912

Emergency!
1972-01-22

The Snoop Sisters

7.5

The Snoop Sisters
1973-12-19

6.755

Mannix
1967-09-16

The Partridge Family

6.9

The Partridge Family
1970-09-25

The Partridge Family

6.9

The Partridge Family
1970-09-25

Faraday and Company

7

Faraday and Company
1973-09-26