Dennis Dugan
Born: 1946-09-05 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Dennis Dugan (born September 5, 1946) is an American director, comedian, and actor. He started his acting career after appearing in the 1973 made-for-TV movie” The Girl Most Likely to...” He is well known for his frequent collaborations with comedic actor Adam Sandler, directing several films including “Happy Gilmore” and “Grown Ups.” Dennis has also made a career as a television and film director, and appears in cameo parts in many of his films. Dugan has directed episodes of such television series as Moonlighting (was also a guest star in some episodes), Ally McBeal, and NYPD Blue. Dugan married actress Joyce Van Patten in 1973 and divorced her fourteen years later. Now he is married to Sharon O'Connor and has a son named Kelly Dugan.
Filmography
2025
- Happy Gilmore 2 as Doug Thompson
2024
- Knox Goes Away as Philo Jones
- Father There is Only One 4 as Director Película
2020
- Love, Weddings & Other Disasters as Eddie Stone
2013
- Grown Ups 2 as Dr. Larry
2012
- That's My Boy as School Janitor
2011
- Just Go with It ... (Director)
- Jack and Jill as Al Pacino's Standby
2010
- Grown Ups as Referee
2008
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan as Homeless Guy
2007
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry as Cab Driver
2006
- The Benchwarmers as Coach Bellows
2004
- Karroll's Christmas ... (Director)
2003
- Hope & Faith ... (Director)
- National Security ... (Director)
- The Mullets ... (Director)
2001
- Saving Silverman as Referee
1999
- Big Daddy as Reluctant Trick-or-Treat Giver (uncredited)
- Shasta McNasty ... (Director)
1998
- Love Boat: The Next Wave ... (Director)
1997
- Ally McBeal ... (Director)
- Beverly Hills Ninja ... (Director)
1996
- Happy Gilmore as Doug Thompson
1995
- Marker ... (Director)
1994
- Chicago Hope ... (Director)
- Burke's Law ... (Director)
- The Byrds of Paradise ... (Director)
- The Shaggy Dog ... (Director)
1992
- Brain Donors ... (Director)
1990
- Problem Child as All American Dad
1989
- Doogie Howser, M.D. ... (Director)
- Parenthood as David Brodsky
1988
- The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking as Mr. Settigren
- She's Having a Baby as Bill
- Channel 99
1987
- Wiseguy ... (Director)
- Can't Buy Me Love as David Miller
1986
- L.A. Law as Roy Tomba
1985
- Moonlighting as Cy
- Shadow Chasers as Edgar "Benny" Benedek
- Scene of the Crime
- Water as Rob
1984
- Hunter ... (Director)
- The Toughest Man in the World as Dick
- Empire as Ben Christian
1982
- St. Elsewhere as Corky
- Country Gold as Darryl Appleby
1981
- Hill Street Blues
- The Howling as Chris
1980
- Deer in the Works as David Potter
1979
- Unidentified Flying Oddball as Tom Trimble
1978
- Last of the Good Guys as Officer Johnny Lucas (uncredited)
- Richie Brockelman, Private Eye as Richie Brockleman
1976
- Alice as Joel Snedeger
- Rich Man, Poor Man as Claude Tinker
- Good Heavens
- Harry and Walter Go to New York as Lewis
- Norman... Is That You? as Garson Hobart
- Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours as Richard 'Richie' Brockelman
1975
- Night Moves as boy
- Smile as Logan
- The Day of the Locust as Apprentice #3
1974
- The Rockford Files as Richie Brockelman
1973
- Police Story
- Death Race as Pvt. Becker
- The Girl Most Likely To... as Charlie Elliott
1972
- M*A*S*H as Bob Wilson
- The Waltons
- The Sixth Sense
- Night Call Nurses as Kit
1971
- Columbo as Theodore 'Mac' Albinsky
- Cannon
- The Hospital as E.R. Doctor (uncredited)