Name
Liam Dunn
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1916-11-12
Deathday
1976-04-11 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
New Jersey, USA
Biography
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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
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- 1974 Young Frankenstein as Mr. Hilltop
- 1976 Silent Movie as Newsvendor
- 1972 What's Up, Doc? as Judge Maxwell
- 1973 Genesis II as Janos
- 1972 A Reflection of Fear as Coroner
- 1947 That's My Man as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1975 At Long Last Love as Harry
- 1973 Isn't It Shocking? as Myron Flagg
- 1972 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid as Drummer
- 1975 Twigs as Pa
- 1976 Panache as M. Durant / Pere Joseph
- 1977 The Quinns as Sean Quinn, Sr.
- 1974 Blazing Saddles as Rev. Johnson
- 1974 Killer Bees as Zeb Tucker
- 1974 The Bank Shot as House Painter
- 1973 Charley and the Angel as Dr. Sprague
- 1974 The Bank Shot as Painter
- 1974 A Cry in the Wilderness as Mr. Hainie
- 1973 Papillon as Old Trustee
- 1973 Emperor of the North as Smile
- 1974 Herbie Rides Again as Doctor
- 1976 Gus as Dr. Morgan
- 1976 High Velocity as Bennett
- 1970 Catch-22 as Father
- 1976 The Shaggy D.A. as Dogcatcher
- 1975 Peeper as Billy Pate
- 1973 The World's Greatest Athlete as Dr. Winslow
- 1974 Virginia Hill as Auctioneer
- 1972 The Crooked Hearts as Writer
- 1974 The Healers as Mr. Addison
- 1974 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn as Mr. Barker
- 1975 The Night That Panicked America as Charlie
- 1972 The Hound of the Baskervilles as Messenger
- 1974 The Rare Blue Apes of Cannibal Isle as Oompah/Hermit (voice)
- 1973 Miracle on 34th Street as Zookeeper
- 1974 Rhoda ( 1 episode )
- 1970 The Odd Couple ( 1 episode ) as Captain Wyatt
- 1971 All in the Family ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Fairchild
- 1969 Room 222 ( 2 episodes )
- 1972 Sanford and Son ( 1 episode )
- 1973 Kojak ( 1 episode ) as Faxy
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Eli Bruder
- 1972 The Sandy Duncan Show ( 1 episode )
- 1971 The Partners ( 1 episode )
- 1973 Adam's Rib ( 1 episode ) as Charlie
- 1970 McCloud ( 1 episode )
- 1973 Here We Go Again ( 1 episode ) as Rev. Mr. Nicholson
- 1972 The Paul Lynde Show ( 1 episode )
- 1967 Captain Nice ( 15 episodes ) as Mayor Finney
- 1973 Diana ( 15 episodes ) as Smitty
- 1975 Barney Miller ( 1 episode ) as Fuzzo
- 1970 The Mary Tyler Moore Show ( 1 episode ) as Robert Baxter
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Father O'Brien
- 1971 Nichols ( 1 episode ) as Fingers
- 1971 McMillan & Wife ( 1 episode ) as Rev. Coffey
- 1971 McMillan & Wife ( 1 episode ) as Dave Duncan
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode ) as Brock
- 1971 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Brighton
- 1972 Banacek ( 1 episode ) as Hanrahan
- 1972 Emergency! ( 1 episode ) as Amos
- 1973 The Snoop Sisters ( 1 episode ) as Franklin Birdwell
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode ) as Motel Manager
- 1970 The Partridge Family ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Neumeyer
- 1970 The Partridge Family ( 1 episode ) as Salesman
- 1973 Faraday and Company ( 1 episode ) as Skinner
