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Liam Dunn

Liam Dunn

Actor · Born 1916-11-12 · New Jersey, USA

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Biography

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-…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Young Frankenstein (1974) — Mr. Hilltop
  2. Papillon (1973) — Old Trustee
  3. Blazing Saddles (1974) — Rev. Johnson
  4. Bonanza (1959) — Father O'Brien
  5. What's Up, Doc? (1972) — Judge Maxwell
  6. Herbie Rides Again (1974) — Doctor
  7. Catch-22 (1970) — Father
  8. Silent Movie (1976) — Newsvendor
  9. All in the Family (1971) — Mr. Fairchild
  10. Kojak (1973) — Faxy
  11. Emperor of the North (1973) — Smile
  12. Gunsmoke (1955) — Eli Bruder
  13. Sanford and Son (1972)
  14. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) — Robert Baxter
  15. The Shaggy D.A. (1976) — Dogcatcher
  16. The Odd Couple (1970) — Captain Wyatt
  17. Barney Miller (1975) — Fuzzo
  18. The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) — Drummer
  19. Mannix (1967) — Brock
  20. McCloud (1970)
  21. Emergency! (1972) — Amos
  22. Gus (1976) — Dr. Morgan
  23. The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) — Dr. Winslow
  24. The Partridge Family (1970) — Mr. Neumeyer
  25. The Bank Shot (1974) — House Painter
  26. At Long Last Love (1975) — Harry
  27. Rhoda (1974)
  28. McMillan & Wife (1971) — Rev. Coffey
  29. Genesis II (1973) — Janos
  30. A Reflection of Fear (1972) — Coroner
  31. Banacek (1972) — Hanrahan
  32. Room 222 (1969)
  33. The Night That Panicked America (1975) — Charlie
  34. Killer Bees (1974) — Zeb Tucker
  35. Charley and the Angel (1973) — Dr. Sprague
  36. Peeper (1975) — Billy Pate
  37. Miracle on 34th Street (1973) — Zookeeper
  38. Isn't It Shocking? (1973) — Myron Flagg
  39. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972) — Messenger
  40. Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971) — Mr. Brighton