Liam Dunn
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12 novembre 1916 — 11 aprile 1976 (59 anni)
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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
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
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Filmografia
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Rev. Johnson (clip From Blazing Saddles (1974)) |
| 1976 | The Shaggy D.A. · as Dogcatcher |
| 1976 | High Velocity · as Bennett |
| 1976 | Gus · as Dr. Morgan |
| 1976 | Silent Movie · as Newsvendor |
| 1976 | Family · as Mr. Howard |
| 1975 | The Owl and the Pussycat · as Mr. Cromley |
| 1975 | Peeper · as Billy Pate |
| 1975 | The Night That Panicked America · as Charlie |
| 1975 | McCoy · as Billy Sunshine |
| 1975 | At Long Last Love · as Harry |
| 1975 | Karen (1975) · as Captain Pike |
| 1975 | Barney Miller · as Fuzzo |
| 1974 | Young Frankenstein · as Mr. Hilltop |
| 1974 | The Rare Blue Apes of Cannibal Isle · as Oompah/hermit (voice)Su Plex |
| 1974 | Virginia Hill · as Auctioneer |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | The Bank Shot · as House Painter |
| 1974 | Lucas Tanner · as Judge |
| 1974 | Herbie Rides Again · as Doctor |
| 1974 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn · as Mr. Barker |
| 1974 | A Cry in the Wilderness · as Mr. Hainie |
| 1974 | Killer Bees · as Zeb Tucker |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles · as Rev. Johnson |
| 1973 | Papillon · as Old Trustee |
| 1973 | Miracle on 34th Street · as Zookeeper |
| 1973 | Kojak · as Faxy |
| 1973 | Isn't It Shocking? · as Myron Flagg |
| 1973 | Faraday and Company · as Skinner |
| 1973 | The Girl with Something Extra · as The Watchman |
| 1973 | Adam's Rib · as Charlie |
| 1973 | Diana (1973) · as Smitty |
| 1973 | Emperor of the North · as Smile |
| 1973 | Genesis II · as Janos |
| 1973 | Charley and the Angel · as Dr. Sprague |
| 1973 | The World's Greatest Athlete · as Dr. Winslow |
| 1973 | Here We Go Again · as Rev. Mr. Nicholson |
| 1972 | The Snoop Sisters · as Franklin Birdwell |
| 1972 | A Reflection of Fear · as Coroner |
| 1972 | The Crooked Hearts · as Writer |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid · as Drummer |
| 1972 | Banacek · as Hanrahan |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? · as Judge MaxwellSu Plex |
| 1972 | The Hound of the Baskervilles · as Messenger |
| 1972 | Emergency! · as Amos |
| 1972 | |
| 1971 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show · as Myron |
| 1971 | |
| 1971 | McMillan and Wife · as Dave Duncan |
| 1971 | Nichols · as Fingers |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law · as Mr. Brighton |
| 1971 | All in the Family · as Mr. Fairchild |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones · as Telegrapher |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family · as Salesman |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple · as Captain Wyatt |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show · as Robert Baxter |
| 1970 | Catch-22 · as Father |
| 1970 | |
| 1969 | The Young Lawyers · as Benton |
| 1969 | Love, American Style · as The Minister (segment: Love And The Seven Year Wait) |
| 1969 | |
| 1968 | The Good Guys · as D.w. Watson |
| 1967 | Mannix · as Brock |
| 1967 | The Second Hundred Years · as Oscar |
| 1967 | Captain Nice · as Mayor Finney |
| 1960 | Insight · as Attendant |
| 1959 | Bonanza · as Father O'brienSu Plex |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke · as Eli Bruder |
| 1951 | Out There (1951) · as Cast |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents · as Cast |
| 1947 | That's My Man · as Reporter (uncredited) |