Siblings Peter Ducommun | Name Rick Ducommun Years active 1983–2015 | |
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Died June 12, 2015, Vancouver, Canada Spouse Lauren Ducommun (m. ?–2015) Parents Ross Ducommun, June Ducommun Movies The 'Burbs, Groundhog Day, Die Hard, Scary Movie, Little Monsters Similar People Henry Gibson, Bruce Dern, Wendy Schaal, Joe Dante, Brother Theodore | ||
Cause of death Diabetic ketoacidosis | ||
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Richard "Rick" Ducommun (July 3, 1952 – June 12, 2015) was a Canadian actor, comedian and writer who appeared in films and television.
Contents
- Keep on cruisin show 15 rick ducommun comedy performance
- A tribute to rick ducommun 1952 2015
- Career
- Filmography
- References
A tribute to rick ducommun 1952 2015
Career
One of his earliest television appearances was on Star Search in 1984. He finished second in the comedy category behind Brad Garrett. His credits include Bart (half of Biff and Bart) in the Canadian children's TV series Zig Zag, Rick Dukeman in the music video show Rock 'N' America, Tom Hanks' neighbor Art Weingartner in The 'Burbs (1989), the villainous monster "Snik" in the Fred Savage fantasy Little Monsters (1989), a barfly in the Bill Murray comedy Groundhog Day (1993), and Henry the chauffeur in Blank Check (1994).
Ducommun acted in other films, such as No Small Affair (1984), A Fine Mess (1986), Spaceballs (1987), Die Hard (1988), The Experts (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Class Act (1992), Encino Man (1992), Last Action Hero (1993), Jury Duty (1995), Scary Movie (2000) and MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000).
Ducommun died in June 2015 of complications from diabetes. He was 62.
Filmography
Actor
2004
Funky Monkey as
Father Rick
2004
Back by Midnight as
Wilson
2003
Lucky (TV Series)
- Something for Everyone (2003)
2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead as
Mitch Rosenberg
2002
Mr. Bill Does Vegas (Short)
2002
Like Mike as
Dad Outside Arena
2001
Harvard Man as
Police Officer Martino (uncredited)
2001
Nash Bridges (TV Series) as
Sgt. McKay
- Bear Trap (2001) - Sgt. McKay
2000
Normal, Ohio (TV Series) as
Viper
- Caught on Tape (2000) - Viper
2000
MVP: Most Valuable Primate as
Coach Marlowe
2000
Ready to Run (TV Movie) as
Cyclone (voice)
2000
Scary Movie as
Cindy's Dad
2000
Shasta McNasty (TV Series) as
Cliff
- The Shortest Yard (2000) - Cliff
1999
Final Voyage as
Jasper
1999
The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series)
- Dogmatic (1999)
1998
The Wayans Bros. (TV Series) as
Bernie
- Everybody Loves Shawn (1999) - Bernie
- Six Degrees of Marlon (1998) - Bernie
1998
Brimstone (TV Series) as
Errol Lichter - dead lawyer
- Executioner (1998) - Errol Lichter - dead lawyer
1997
Murphy Brown (TV Series) as
The Butcher
- A Butcher, a Faker, a Bummed-Out Promo Maker (1997) - The Butcher
1997
Ink (TV Series)
- The Bodyguard Strikes Back (1997)
1996
Don't Quit Your Day Job (Video Game) as
Stand-Up Performances #4 (as Rick Ducommon)
1995
Jury Duty as
The Real Frank (uncredited)
1994
NYPD Blue (TV Series) as
Walter Krasky
- The Final Adjustment (1994) - Walter Krasky
1994
The Shaggy Dog (TV Movie) as
Officer Kelly
1994
Garfield and Friends (TV Series) as
Myron Mouse
- The Stand-Up Mouse/Daydream Doctor/Happy Garfield Day (1994) - Myron Mouse (voice)
- The Guy of Her Dreams/U.S. Acres: The Discount of Monte Cristo/The Fairy Dogmother (1994) - (voice)
1994
Blank Check as
Henry
1993
Ghost in the Machine as
Phil
1993
Last Action Hero as
Ripper's Agent
1993
Loaded Weapon 1 as
D.A. (as Ric Ducommun)
1993
Groundhog Day as
Gus
1992
Class Act as
Parole Officer Reichert
1992
Encino Man as
Mr. Brush
1991
The Last Boy Scout as
Pool Owner
1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch as
Security Guard
1990
The Earth Day Special (TV Special) as
Guard
1990
The Hunt for Red October as
Navigator C-2A
1989
Little Monsters as
Snik
1989
The 'Burbs as
Art Weingartner
1989
The Experts as
Sparks
1988
Die Hard as
City Worker
1987
Spaceballs as
Prison Guard
1987
Max Headroom (TV Series) as
Mahler
- Body Banks (1987) - Mahler
- Blipverts (1987) - Mahler
1987
227 (TV Series) as
Leonard
- The Audit (1987) - Leonard
1986
Moonlighting (TV Series) as
Friend #2
- Big Man on Mulberry Street (1986) - Friend #2
1986
A Fine Mess as
Wardell
1986
The Last Precinct (TV Series) as
Officer 'Raid' Raider / Raid
- Three Ring Circus (1986) - Officer 'Raid' Raider
- Toehold (1986) - Officer 'Raid' Raider
- Ghost of a Chance (1986) - Officer 'Raid' Raider
- Never Cross a Vampire (1986) - Officer 'Raid' Raider
- I Want My Mummy (1986) - Officer 'Raid' Raider
- Mr. Cool (1986) - Officer 'Raid' Raider
- The Gorilla-Gram (1986) - Officer 'Raid' Raider
- Pilot (1986) - Raid
1985
Amazing Stories (TV Series) as
Larry
- Guilt Trip (1985) - Larry
1985
Slickers (TV Movie) as
Fat Boy
1985
Brothers (TV Series) as
Chuckie Pappola
- Life's Too Short to Be Delicate (1985) - Chuckie Pappola
1984
No Small Affair as
Groom
1984
Rock-N-America as
Host (as Rick Dukeman)
1980
Zig Zag (TV Series) as
Bart
Writer
1989
Rick Ducommun: Piece of Mind (TV Special)
1984
Rock-N-America (as Rick Dukeman)
Producer
1992
Rick Ducommun: Hit and Run (TV Special) (executive producer)
Miscellaneous
2000
2000 MTV Video Music Awards (TV Special) (consultant)
Self
2003
Just for Laughs (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode dated 9 November 2003 (2003) - Self
- Episode dated 7 June 2003 (2003) - Self
2001
Just for Laughs: Montreal Comedy Festival (TV Special documentary) as
Self
1992
Rick Ducommun: Hit and Run (TV Special) as
Self
1987
Just for Laughs (TV Series) as
Self
- The Day of the Heckle (1990) - Self
- Episode #1.4 (1987) - Self
1989
Rick Ducommun: Piece of Mind (TV Special) as
Self
1984
Late Night with David Letterman (TV Series) as
Self - Guest / Self
- Episode dated 20 June 1989 (1989) - Self - Guest
- Episode dated 4 December 1984 (1984) - Self
1989
The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.59 (1989) - Self
- Episode #1.33 (1989) - Self
1989
Comic Relief III (TV Special documentary) as
Self
1989
Camp Midnite (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #1.8 (1989) - Self - Guest
1987
The 11th Annual Young Comedians (TV Special) as
Self
1987
On Location: The Roseanne Barr Show (TV Special) as
Mr. Phelps
1987
Saturday Live (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.10 (1987) - Self
1986
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (TV Special documentary) as
The Bad Guys
1983
Thicke of the Night (TV Series) as
Self
1983
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 30 August 1983 (1983) - Self - Guest
1981
An Evening at the Improv (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.22 (1981) - Self
Archive Footage
2014
You Can't Kill Tom Hanks! Interview mit Regisseur Joe Dante (Video documentary short) as
Art Weingartner (uncredited)
1993
But... Seriously (TV Special documentary) as
Self
References
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