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Occupation
  
Actor

Years active
  
1947–1976


Name
  
Liam Dunn

Role
  
Character actor

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Born
  
November 12, 1916 (
1916-11-12
)

Died
  
April 11, 1976, Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

TV shows
  
Captain Nice, The Queen & I, Diana

Movies
  
Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, What's Up - Doc?, Silent Movie, Herbie Rides Again

Similar People
  
Kenneth Mars, Carol Arthur, John Hillerman, Richard Haydn, Arthur Malet

Liam Dunn (November 12, 1916 – April 11, 1976) was an American character actor.

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The New Jersey native's early career was spent toiling in television in series such as Bonanza, Room 222, Alias Smith and Jones, Mannix, and Gunsmoke.

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Dunn's breakout role was as the judge (and Barbra Streisand's father) in the 1972 film What's Up, Doc?, in which he was noticed by Mel Brooks, who was in the process of forming a stock company of actors. Dunn went on to appear in Brooks films, 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, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and several episodes of the Disney anthology television series. 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 died soon after 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 his death, Dunn always looked much older, and was cast accordingly.

Filmography

Actor
1977
The Quinns (TV Movie) as
Sean Quinn Sr.
1976
The Shaggy D.A. as
Dogcatcher (uncredited)
1976
High Velocity as
Bennett
1976
Three Times Daley (TV Movie) as
Alex Daley
1976
Ace (TV Movie) as
Mr. Strutt
1976
Gus as
Dr. Morgan
1976
Silent Movie as
Newsvendor
1976
Panache (TV Movie) as
M. Durant / Pere Joseph
1976
Family (TV Series) as
Mr. Howard
- Monday Is Forever (1976) - Mr. Howard
1976
Rhoda (TV Series) as
Gene Dempsey
- Don't Give Up the Office (1976) - Gene Dempsey
1976
Emergency! (TV Series) as
Amos
- Above and Beyond- Nearly (1976) - Amos
1975
McMillan & Wife (TV Series) as
Dave Duncan / Rev. Coffey
- The Deadly Cure (1976) - Dave Duncan
- Love, Honor and Swindle (1975) - Rev. Coffey
1976
McCoy (TV Series) as
Billy Sunshine
- In Again, Out Again (1976) - Billy Sunshine
1975
The Owl and the Pussycat (TV Movie) as
Mr. Cromley
1975
Peeper as
Billy Pate
1975
Barney Miller (TV Series) as
Fuzzo
- Horse Thief (1975) - Fuzzo
1975
The Night That Panicked America (TV Movie) as
Charlie
1975
Karen (TV Series) as
Captain Pike
- Dena Might (1975) - Captain Pike
- Whistle Blowing (1975) - Captain Pike
1975
Twigs (TV Movie) as
Pa
1975
Kojak (TV Series) as
Faxy
- The Trade-Off (1975) - Faxy
1975
At Long Last Love as
Harry
1975
Lucas Tanner (TV Series) as
Judge
- Pay the Two Dollars (1975) - Judge
1975
McCloud (TV Series) as
Ben
- The Man with the Golden Hat (1975) - Ben
1974
Young Frankenstein as
Mr. Hilltop
1974
Virginia Hill (TV Movie) as
Auctioneer
1974
The Bank Shot as
Painter
1974
The Healers (TV Movie) as
Mr. Addison
1974
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (TV Movie) as
Mr. Barker
1974
A Cry in the Wilderness (TV Movie) as
Mr. Hainie
1974
If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? (TV Movie) as
Grandfather Bennett
1974
The Partridge Family (TV Series) as
Salesman / Mr. Neumeyer
- Pin It on Danny (1974) - Salesman
- Art for Mom's Sake (1974) - Mr. Neumeyer
1974
Killer Bees (TV Movie) as
Zeb Tucker
1974
Herbie Rides Again as
Doctor
1974
Blazing Saddles as
Rev. Johnson
1973
Koska and His Family (TV Movie)
1973
The Snoop Sisters (TV Series) as
Franklin Birdwell
- Corpse and Robbers (1973) - Franklin Birdwell
1973
Papillon as
Old Trustee
1973
Miracle on 34th Street (TV Movie) as
Zookeeper
1973
Adam's Rib (TV Series) as
Charlie
- Delilah (1973) - Charlie
1973
The Odd Couple (TV Series) as
Captain Wyatt
- That Is the Army Mrs. Madison (1973) - Captain Wyatt
1973
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series) as
Robert Baxter
- Father's Day (1973) - Robert Baxter
1973
The New Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) as
Myron
- Mrs. Ferguson (1973) - Myron
1973
Isn't It Shocking? (TV Movie) as
Myron Flagg
1973
Love, American Style (TV Series) as
The Minister (segment "Love and the Seven Year Wait")
- Love and the Golden Memory/Love and the Heavy Set/Love and the Novel/Love and the See-Through Mind/Love and the Seven Year Wait (1973) - The Minister (segment "Love and the Seven Year Wait")
1973
The Girl with Something Extra (TV Series) as
The Watchman
- A Gift for the Gifted (1973) - The Watchman
1973
Faraday and Company (TV Series) as
Skinner
- Say Hello to a Dead Man (1973) - Skinner
1973
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series) as
Mr. Brighton
- The Pool House (1973) - Mr. Brighton
1973
Diana (TV Series) as
Smitty
- The Lady Comes Across (1973) - Smitty
1973
Emperor of the North as
Smile
1973
Charley and the Angel as
Dr. Sprague
1973
Genesis II (TV Movie) as
Janos
1973
Banacek (TV Series) as
Hanrahan
- The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack (1973) - Hanrahan
1973
The World's Greatest Athlete as
Dr. Winslow
1973
The Paul Lynde Show (TV Series) as
Mr. Frisby
- Out of Bounds (1973) - Mr. Frisby
1973
Here We Go Again (TV Series) as
Rev. Mr. Nicholson
- After the Wedding Bells (1973) - Rev. Mr. Nicholson
1972
The Sandy Duncan Show (TV Series) as
Mr. Rockfeller
- From Rags to Riches to Rags (1972) - Mr. Rockfeller
1972
Sanford and Son (TV Series) as
Gus
- A Guest in the Yard (1972) - Gus
1972
All in the Family (TV Series) as
Mr. Fairchild
- The Locket (1972) - Mr. Fairchild
1972
A Reflection of Fear as
Coroner
1972
The Crooked Hearts (TV Movie) as
Writer
1972
The Partners (TV Series) as
Doc
- The 217 in 402 (1972) - Doc
1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid as
Drummer
1972
What's Up, Doc? as
Judge Maxwell
1972
The Hound of the Baskervilles (TV Movie) as
Messenger
1972
Nichols (TV Series) as
Fingers
- The Unholy Alliance (1972) - Fingers
1972
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Eli Bruder
- No Tomorrow (1972) - Eli Bruder
1970
Mannix (TV Series) as
Brock / Motel Manager
- Days Beyond Recall (1971) - Brock
- Duet for Three (1970) - Motel Manager
1971
Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) as
Telegrapher
- The Girl in Boxcar #3 (1971) - Telegrapher
1970
The Young Lawyers (TV Series) as
Benton
- Remember Chris Gately? (1970) - Benton
1970
Catch-22 as
Father
1969
Room 222 (TV Series) as
Mr. Waters / Gordon Walters
- Once Upon a Time There Was Air You Couldn't See (1970) - Mr. Waters
- Funny Boy (1969) - Gordon Walters
1969
Insight (TV Series) as
Attendant
- The Death of Simon Jackson (1969) - Attendant
- Charlie, You Made the Night Too Long (1969) - Attendant
1968
The Good Guys (TV Series) as
D.W. Watson
- The Best Ship of All Is Friendship (1969) - D.W. Watson
- A View from the Terraza (1968) - D.W. Watson
1969
The Queen and I (TV Series) as
Captain Washburn
- My Karate Lies Over the Ocean (1969) - Captain Washburn
- Requiem for Becker (1969) - Captain Washburn
- Duffy's Cruise (1969) - Captain Washburn
1967
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Father O'Brien
- Six Black Horses (1967) - Father O'Brien
1967
The Second Hundred Years (TV Series) as
Oscar
- A Couple of Sad Dads (1967) - Oscar
1967
Captain Nice (TV Series) as
Mayor Finney
- Beware of Hidden Prophets (1967) - Mayor Finney
- One Rotten Apple (1967) - Mayor Finney
- May I Have the Last Dance? (1967) - Mayor Finney
- It Tastes OK, But Something's Missing (1967) - Mayor Finney
- The Week They Stole Payday (1967) - Mayor Finney
- Who's Afraid of Amanda Woolf? (1967) - Mayor Finney
- Whatever Lola Wants (1967) - Mayor Finney
- That's What Mothers Are For (1967) - Mayor Finney
- Is Big Town Burning? (1967) - Mayor Finney
- The Man with Three Blue Eyes (1967) - Mayor Finney
- That Was the Bridge That Was (1967) - Mayor Finney
- That Thing (1967) - Mayor Finney
- How Sheik Can You Get? (1967) - Mayor Finney
- The Man Who Flies Like a Pigeon (1967) - Mayor Finney
1951
Out There (TV Series)
- Outer Limit (1951)
1951
The Plainclothesman (TV Series)
- Decoy To The Death House (1951)
1951
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series)
- Victoria Regina (1951)
1950
The Magnavox Theater (TV Series)
- The Fog (1950)
1947
That's My Man as
Reporter (uncredited)
Casting Director
1959
Miracle on 34th Street (TV Movie)
Miscellaneous
1973
The Exorcist (voice - uncredited)
Archive Footage
2011
These Amazing Shadows (Documentary) as
Rev. Johnson (clip from Blazing Saddles (1974)) (uncredited)
2001
Blazing Saddles: Back in the Saddle (Video documentary short)
1977
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Doctor / Dogcatcher / Dr. Sprague / ...
- Herbie Rides Again: Part 2 (1981) - Doctor
- Herbie Rides Again: Part 1 (1981) - Doctor
- The Shaggy D.A. (1978) - Dogcatcher (uncredited)
- Charley and the Angel (1977) - Dr. Sprague
- Gus (1977) - Dr. Morgan

References

Liam Dunn Wikipedia


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