Liam Dunn

Known for ActingBorn 1916-11-12Died 1976-04-11New Jersey, USA

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. CLRRead more

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Panache

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The Sandy Duncan Show

High Velocity

The Healers

Banacek

The Quinns

Emergency!

Young Frankenstein

Papillon

The Odd Couple

All in the Family

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Crooked Hearts

Adam's Rib

The Snoop Sisters

Sanford and Son

Bonanza

What's Up, Doc?

Barney Miller

Kojak

Blazing Saddles

McCloud

McMillan & Wife

Miracle on 34th Street

Diana

Faraday and Company

The Night That Panicked America

Emperor of the North

Mannix

The Partridge Family

Catch-22

Silent Movie

Gunsmoke

A Cry in the Wilderness

The Partners

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

That's My Man

Captain Nice

Nichols

Isn't It Shocking?

Rhoda

Herbie Rides Again

Room 222

A Reflection of Fear

Here We Go Again

Gus

Genesis II