IMDb > Dick Shawn
Photo Not Submitted add/change photo
Quicklinks
Top Links
biographyby votesawardsNewsDeskmessage board
Filmographies
categorizedby typeby yearby ratingsby votesby TV series awards titles for saleby genre by keyword power search credited with tv schedule
Biographical
biography other works publicity contact photo gallery resume NewsDeskmessage board
External Links
official sites miscellaneous photographs sound clips video clips

Dick Shawn More at IMDbPro »

Photos (see all 1 | slideshow | add photos) Videos (see all 5 NEW)
The Wizard of Baghdad (1960) -- An incompetent genie tries to straighten out things in old Baghdad by stopping a wicked sultan who is trying to take over the throne, as well as keeping the prince and princess from assuming their rightful places.
The Producers (2005) -- Clip: Guten Tag Hop Clop
The Producers (1968) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)
Beer (1985) -- An advertising firm, desperate to keep an account from a financially-ailing brewery, concocts a macho ad campaign centering on three losers who inadvertently prevent a robbery at a bar -- in the process making the beer #1 in America.
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Birth:
1 December 1923, Buffalo, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
17 April 1987, San Diego, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
One-of-a-kind nightclub comedian/singer Dick Shawn (ne Richard Schulefand)... more
Trivia:
Died on stage of a heart attack. more
STARmeter: ?
Up 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Remembering Michael Jackson: The ‘Captain’ Was Surreal
 (From MTV Movies Blog. 29 June 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
Michael Jackson Will Live On In Movie History
 (From MTV Movies Blog. 26 June 2009, 9:57 AM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Rented Lips (1988) .... Charlie Slater
  2. Maid to Order (1987) .... Stan Starkey
  3. "Amazing Stories" .... Joe Willoughby (1 episode, 1987)
    ... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Amazing Stories (Australia)
    ... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
        - Miss Stardust (1987) TV episode .... Joe Willoughby
  4. Captain EO (1986) .... Commander Bog
  5. The Perils of P.K. (1986)
  6. "St. Elsewhere" .... Edgar Eisenberg (1 episode, 1986)
        - The Equalizer (1986) TV episode .... Edgar Eisenberg
  7. The Check Is in the Mail... (1986) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Cheque Is in the Post (UK)
  8. "The Twilight Zone" .... Nelson Westbrook (segment "Cold Reading") (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
        - Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading (1986) TV episode .... Nelson Westbrook (segment "Cold Reading")
  9. "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... The Emperor (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA: alternative title)
        - The Emperor's New Clothes (1985) TV episode .... The Emperor
  10. Beer (1985) .... Talk Show Host
    ... aka The Selling of America
  11. "Tales from the Darkside" .... Bo Gumbs (1 episode, 1985)
        - If the Shoes Fit... (1985) TV episode .... Bo Gumbs
  12. "Hail to the Chief" .... Ivan Zolotov (1 episode, 1985)
        - Episode #1.1 (1985) TV episode .... Ivan Zolotov
  13. Water (1985/I) .... Deke Halliday
    ... aka Water: The Movie (UK: alternative title)
  14. "The Fall Guy" .... Edward Seraph (1 episode, 1984)
        - Losers Weepers: Part 1 (1984) TV episode .... Edward Seraph
  15. "Legmen" .... Casanova (1 episode, 1984)
        - Knight at Casanova's (1984) TV episode .... Casanova
  16. Angel (1984) .... Mae
  17. The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud (1984) .... The Ultimate Patient
  18. "Three's Company" .... Jack Tripper, Sr. (1 episode, 1983)
        - Like Father, Like Son (1983) TV episode .... Jack Tripper, Sr.
  19. "Magnum, P.I." .... Buzz Benoit (1 episode, 1983)
        - Squeeze Play (1983) TV episode .... Buzz Benoit
  20. Young Warriors (1983) .... Professor Hoover
    ... aka The Graduates of Malibu High (USA: alternative title)
  21. Good-bye Cruel World (1983) .... Rodney Pointsetter/Ainsley Pointsetter
  22. "The Love Boat" .... Harvey Blanchard / ... (3 episodes, 1981-1982)
        - I Don't Play Anymore/Gopher's Roomate/Crazy for You (1982) TV episode .... David Jackson
        - Model Marriage, A/This Year's Model/Original Sin/Vogue Rogue/Too Clothes for Comfort: Part 1 (1981) TV episode .... Harvey Blanchard
        - Model Marriage, A/This Year's Model/Original Sin/Vogue Rogue/Too Clothes for Comfort: Part 2 (1981) TV episode .... Harvey Blanchard
  23. "Slapstick Studios" (1982) TV series .... Sheldon
  24. "Fantasy Island" .... Burnstein (1 episode, 1980)
        - Skater's Edge/Concerto of Death/The Last Great Race (1980) TV episode .... Burnstein
  25. "Mr. and Mrs. Dracula" (1980) TV series .... Dracula

  26. "Laverne & Shirley" (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka Laverne & Shirley & Company (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Laverne & Shirley & Friends (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney (USA: first season title)
        - Upstairs, Downstairs (1979) TV episode
  27. Love at First Bite (1979) .... Lieutenant Ferguson NYPD
  28. Fast Friends (1979) (TV) .... Deke Edwards
  29. "Mary" (1978) TV series .... Skit characters (unknown episodes)
  30. Looking Up (1977) .... Manny Lander
  31. "Medical Center" .... Pete Rashid (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Price of a Child (1975) TV episode .... Pete Rashid
  32. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) (TV) (voice) .... Snow Miser
  33. "CBS Daytime 90" (1 episode, 1974)
        - My Little Love (1974) TV episode
  34. "Love, American Style" .... Henry Chadwick (segment "Love and the Memento") / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1973)
        - Love and the Games People Play/Love and High Spirits/Love and the Memento/Love and the Single Husband/Love and the Stutter (1973) TV episode .... Henry Chadwick (segment "Love and the Memento")
        - Love and the Hairy Excuse/Love and Lady Luck/Love and the Pick-Up Fantasy (1972) TV episode .... Howard (segment "Love and the Hairy Excuse")
  35. Evil Roy Slade (1972) (TV) .... Marshal Bing Bell
  36. "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" .... Nick Sutton (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka The New Doctors
        - Glass Cage (1971) TV episode .... Nick Sutton
  37. Dames at Sea (1971) (TV) .... Lucky
  38. Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (1970) (TV)

  39. The Happy Ending (1969) .... Harry Bricker
  40. The Producers (1968) .... 'L.S.D.' - Lorenzo St. DuBois
  41. "The Lucy Show" .... Ace Winthrop (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Lucy and the Pool Hustler (1967) TV episode .... Ace Winthrop
  42. Sheriff Who (1967) (TV) .... Crawford Offwhite
  43. "ABC Stage 67" .... Paul Benderhof (1 episode, 1967)
        - I'm Getting Married (1967) TV episode .... Paul Benderhof
  44. Penelope (1966) .... Dr. Gregory Mannix
  45. Way... Way Out (1966) .... Igor Valkleinokov
  46. "The Bob Hope Show" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode dated 19 October 1966 (1966) TV episode
  47. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - Murder at N.B.C. (1966) TV episode
  48. What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966) .... Captain Lionel Cash
  49. A Very Special Favor (1965) .... Arnold Plum
  50. "For the People" .... Ernie Garatella (1 episode, 1965)
        - Secure Any Special Priviledge or Advantage (1965) TV episode .... Ernie Garatella
  51. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) .... Sylvester Marcus
    ... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)
  52. "Michael Shayne" .... Ernie Trask (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Trouble with Ernie (1961) TV episode .... Ernie Trask
  53. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Charlie Wilson (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The June Allyson Show
        - The Old-Fashioned Way (1961) TV episode .... Charlie Wilson
  54. "Checkmate" .... Danny Whitman (1 episode, 1961)
        - Laugh Till I Die (1961) TV episode .... Danny Whitman
  55. "General Electric Theater" .... Felix Franklin (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - Don't Let It Throw You (1961) TV episode .... Felix Franklin
  56. The Wizard of Baghdad (1960) .... Genii-Ali Mahmud
  57. Wake Me When It's Over (1960) .... Gus Brubaker

  58. Max Liebman Presents: Kaleidoscope (1955) (TV) .... Guest
Soundtrack:
  1. Batman & Robin (1997) (performer: "Snow Miser")

  2. Good-bye Cruel World (1983) (lyrics: "Life is A Mammy-Jabber") (performer: "Life is A Mammy-Jabber", "Ain't Misbehavin' (I'm Savin' My Love for You)")

  3. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) (TV) (performer: "Snow Miser")
  4. Dames at Sea (1971) (TV) (performer: "Let's Have a Simple Wedding")

  5. The Producers (1968) (performer: "LOVE POWER")

  6. The Opposite Sex (1956) ("The Opposite Sex")
Writer:
  1. Good-bye Cruel World (1983) (screenplay)
Self:
  1. The Tommy Chong Roast (1989) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Playboy Comedy Roast: Tommy Chong
  2. Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues (1987) (TV) .... Himself
  3. "The New Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1986)
        - Episode dated 20 October 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
  4. The Making of 'Captain Eo' (1986) (TV) .... Himself
  5. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (11 episodes, 1970-1985)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 18 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 3 July 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 3 April 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 17 July 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 21 May 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
          (6 more)
  6. "Body Language" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1984)
        - Episode dated 27 July 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 26 July 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 25 July 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 July 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 July 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself
  7. Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Mr. T (1984) (TV) .... Himself
  8. Best Chest in the West (1984) (V) .... Himself - Host
  9. "Madame's Place" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode #1.42 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
  10. The Bert Convy Special: There's a Meeting Here Tonight (1981) (TV) .... Himself
  11. "The Alan Hamel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
        - Episode dated 26 February 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself

  12. The Solid Gold Show (1977) .... Himself
  13. "Good Morning America" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka G.M.A. (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Episode dated 23 June 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "The $10,000 Pyramid" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka New $25,000 Pyramid (USA: new title)
    ... aka The $100,000 Pyramid (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The $20,000 Pyramid (USA: new title)
    ... aka The $25,000 Pyramid (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The $50,000 Pyramid (USA: new syndication title)
    ... aka The New $100,000 Pyramid (USA: new syndication title)
        - Episode dated 7 May 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (2 episodes, 1971)
        - Episode dated 6 September 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 30 August 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
  16. "The Virginia Graham Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 28 June 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  17. "This Is Tom Jones" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #2.22 (1970) TV episode
  18. "Playboy After Dark" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #2.1 (1970) TV episode .... Himself

  19. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Comedian / ... (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #7.1 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian/Singer
  20. "You're Putting Me On" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode dated 15 September 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "The Liberace Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode dated 27 July 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "The Joan Rivers Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka That Show
        - Episode dated 4 May 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "Personality" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 5 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  24. "The Pat Boone Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 29 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  25. "That Girl" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Mailman Cometh (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  26. "Our Place" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode #1.4 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  27. I'm Getting Married (1967) (TV)
  28. "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Episode dated 18 September 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 21 March 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  29. "ABC's Nightlife" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1965)
    ... aka The Les Crane Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode dated 25 May 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 17 March 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
  30. "Get the Message" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode dated 4 May 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  31. "The Judy Garland Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode #1.5 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  32. "The Jerry Lewis Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode #1.7 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  33. "The Jimmy Dean Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode dated 19 September 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  34. "The Revlon Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Revlon Presents
    ... aka Revlon Spring Music Festival
        - Episode #1.1 (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  35. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #3.15 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
  36. "Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Sunday Night at the London Palladium (UK: short title)
        - Episode #3.28 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  37. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (8 episodes, 1955-1958)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #11.24 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #10.10 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #9.47 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #9.36 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #9.24 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
          (3 more)
  38. The Opposite Sex (1956) .... Himself, Dick Shawn, Vocalist
Archive Footage:
  1. Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991) (TV) (uncredited) .... Sylvester Marcus

Additional Details

Other Works:
Appeared in the RATT music video "Dance". more
Genres:
Comedy | Music | Family | Drama more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Independent Film | Variety | Beautiful Woman more

Message Boards

Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Dick Shawn
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
I met him in a sandwich shop in Hollywood... astor1998
What a way to go... spit-take
It's a Mad..... Showbiz-Babe
'grandpappy' skit nancybobjones
Encounter with some Ratts Zoetifex
more
Find where Dick Shawn is credited alongside another name
Dick Shawn &  
You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.
With our Resume service you can add photos and build a complete resume to help you achieve the best possible presentation on the IMDb.
Click here to add your resume and/or your photos to IMDb.