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