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Dick Shawn (1923–1987)

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One-of-a-kind nightclub comedian/singer Dick Shawn (ne Richard Schulefand) was as off-the-wall as they came and, as such, proved to be rather an acquired taste. Way ahead of his time most say, it was extremely difficult indeed to know how to properly tap into this man's eclectic talents. Shawn began... See full bio »

Born:

Richard Schulefand
in Buffalo, New York, USA

Died:

(age 63) in San Diego, California, USA
Still of Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Sid Caesar, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Dick Shawn and Phil Silvers in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Still of Beverly D'Angelo, Tom Skerritt, Valerie Perrine and Dick Shawn in Maid to Order Fran Ryan and Dick Shawn Still of Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Sid Caesar, Ethel Merman and Dick Shawn in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Still of Valerie Perrine and Dick Shawn in Maid to Order
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1988 Rented Lips
Charlie Slater
 
1987 Maid to Order
Stan Starkey
 
1987 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Joe Willoughby
– Miss Stardust (1987) … Joe Willoughby
 
1986 Captain EO (short)
Commander Bog
 
1986 The Perils of P.K.
 
1986 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Edgar Eisenberg
– The Equalizer (1986) … Edgar Eisenberg
 
1986 The Check Is in the Mail... (uncredited)
 
1986 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Nelson Westbrook (segment "Cold Reading")
– Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading (1986) … Nelson Westbrook (segment "Cold Reading")
 
1985 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
Guest Interviewee / The Emperor
– The Emperor's New Clothes (1985) … The Emperor
– Grimm Party (1985) … Guest Interviewee
 
1985 Beer
Talk Show Host
 
1985 Hail to the Chief (TV series)
Ivan Zolotov
– Episode #1.7 (1985) … Ivan Zolotov
– Episode #1.6 (1985) … Ivan Zolotov
– Episode #1.5 (1985) … Ivan Zolotov
– Episode #1.4 (1985) … Ivan Zolotov
– Episode #1.3 (1985) … Ivan Zolotov
See all 6 episodes »
 
1985 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Bo Gumbs
– If the Shoes Fit... (1985) … Bo Gumbs
 
1985 Water
Deke Halliday
 
1984 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Edward Seraph
– Losers Weepers: Part 1 (1984) … Edward Seraph
 
1984 Legmen (TV series)
Casanova
– Knight at Casanova's (1984) … Casanova
 
1984 Angel
Mae
 
1984 The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
The Ultimate Patient
 
1983 Three's Company (TV series)
Jack Tripper, Sr.
– Like Father, Like Son (1983) … Jack Tripper, Sr.
 
1983 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Buzz Benoit
– Squeeze Play (1983) … Buzz Benoit
 
1983 Young Warriors
Professor Hoover
 
1983 Rock 'n' Roll Hotel
Weevil King of Evil
 
1983 Good-bye Cruel World
Rodney Pointsetter/Ainsley Pointsetter
 
1981-1982 The Love Boat (TV series)
Harvey Blanchard / David Jackson
– I Don't Play Anymore/Gopher's Roomate/Crazy for You (1982) … David Jackson
– Model Marriage, A/This Year's Model/Original Sin/Vogue Rogue/Too Clothes for Comfort: Part 1 (1981) … Harvey Blanchard
– Model Marriage, A/This Year's Model/Original Sin/Vogue Rogue/Too Clothes for Comfort: Part 2 (1981) … Harvey Blanchard
 
1982 Slapstick Studios (TV series)
Sheldon
 
1980 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Burnstein
– Skater's Edge/Concerto of Death/The Last Great Race (1980) … Burnstein
 
1980 Mr. and Mrs. Dracula (TV series)
Dracula
 
1979 Laverne & Shirley (TV series)
– Upstairs, Downstairs (1979)
 
1979 Love at First Bite
Lt. Ferguson
 
1979 Fast Friends (TV movie)
Deke Edwards
 
1978 Mary (TV series)
Skit characters
 
1977 Looking Up
Manny Lander
 
1975 Medical Center (TV series)
Pete Rashid
– The Price of a Child (1975) … Pete Rashid
 
1974 The Year Without a Santa Claus (TV movie)
Snow Miser (voice)
 
1974 CBS Daytime 90 (TV series)
– My Little Love (1974)
 
1972-1973 Love, American Style (TV series)
Henry Chadwick (segment "Love and the Memento") / Howard (segment "Love and the Hairy Excuse")
– Love and the Games People Play/Love and High Spirits/Love and the Memento/Love and the Single Husband/Love and the Stutter (1973) … Henry Chadwick (segment "Love and the Memento")
– Love and the Hairy Excuse/Love and Lady Luck/Love and the Pick-Up Fantasy (1972) … Howard (segment "Love and the Hairy Excuse")
 
1972 Evil Roy Slade (TV movie)
Marshal Bing Bell
 
1971 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
Nick Sutton
– Glass Cage (1971) … Nick Sutton
 
1971 Dames at Sea (TV movie)
Lucky
 
1970 Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (TV movie)
 
1969 The Happy Ending
Harry Bricker
 
1969 That's Life (TV series)
– Sex and the Married Man (1969)
 
1968 The Producers
'L.S.D.' - Lorenzo St. DuBois
 
1968 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Ace Winthrop
– Lucy and the Pool Hustler (1968) … Ace Winthrop
 
1967 Off to See the Wizard (TV series)
– Who's Afraid of Mother Goose? (1967)
 
1967 Sheriff Who (TV movie)
Crawford Offwhite
 
1967 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Paul Benderhof
– I'm Getting Married (1967) … Paul Benderhof
 
1966 Penelope
Dr. Gregory Mannix
 
1966 Way... Way Out
Igor Valkleinokov
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
– Murder at N.B.C. (1966)
 
1966 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 19 October 1966 (1966)
 
1966 What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Captain Lionel Cash
 
1965 A Very Special Favor
Arnold Plum
 
1965 For the People (TV series)
Ernie Garatella
– Secure Any Special Priviledge or Advantage (1965) … Ernie Garatella
 
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Sylvester Marcus
 
1961 Michael Shayne (TV series)
Ernie Trask
– The Trouble with Ernie (1961) … Ernie Trask
 
1961 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Charlie Wilson
– The Old-Fashioned Way (1961) … Charlie Wilson
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Danny Whitman
– Laugh Till I Die (1961) … Danny Whitman
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Felix Franklin
– Don't Let It Throw You (1961) … Felix Franklin
 
1960 The Wizard of Baghdad
Genii-Ali Mahmud
 
1960 Wake Me When It's Over
Gus Brubaker
 
1956 The Opposite Sex
Singer
 
1955 Max Liebman Presents: Kaleidoscope (TV movie)
Guest
 
1954 Max Liebman Spectaculars (TV series)
– The Follies of Suzy (1954)
– Sunday in Town (1954)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (6 titles)
1997 Batman & Robin (performer: "Snow Miser")
 
1983 Good-bye Cruel World (lyrics: "Life is A Mammy-Jabber" / performer: "Life is A Mammy-Jabber", "Ain't Misbehavin' I'm Savin' My Love for You")
 
1974 The Year Without a Santa Claus (TV movie) (performer: "Snow Miser")
 
1971 Dames at Sea (TV movie) (performer: "Let's Have a Simple Wedding")
 
1968 The Producers (performer: "LOVE POWER")
 
1956 The Opposite Sex (performer: "The Opposite Sex" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1983 Good-bye Cruel World (screenplay)
 
Show ShowSelf (49 titles)
1989 The Tommy Chong Roast (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues (TV special)
Himself
 
1986 Wordplay (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 December 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1986 The New Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 20 October 1986 (1986) … Guest Appearance
 
1986 The Making of 'Captain Eo' (TV special documentary)
Commander Bog
 
1970-1985 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 December 1985 (1985) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 July 1979 (1979) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 April 1978 (1978) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 July 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 May 1973 (1973) … Himself
See all 11 episodes »
 
1984 Body Language (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.40 (1984) … Himself
– Episode #1.39 (1984) … Himself
– Episode #1.38 (1984) … Himself
– Episode #1.37 (1984) … Himself
– Episode #1.36 (1984) … Himself
 
1984 Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Mr. T (TV special)
Himself
 
1984 Best Chest in the West (video)
Himself - Host
 
1982 Madame's Place (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.42 (1982) … Himself
 
1981 Everything Goes (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
– The Country Singer and the Urban Cowboy … Himself - Panelist
 
1981 The Bert Convy Special: There's a Meeting Here Tonight (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 February 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1971-1978 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 6 November 1978 (1978) … Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 6 September 1971 (1971) … Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 30 August 1971 (1971) … Guest Appearance
 
1978 Over Easy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 May 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1977 The Solid Gold Show
Himself
 
1975 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 June 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1973-1974 The (New) $25,000 Pyramid (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 June 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 June 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 June 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 June 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 June 1974 (1974) … Himself
See all 11 episodes »
 
1970-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.64 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #3.169 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #3.72 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.213 (1970) … Himself
 
1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 June 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1967-1971 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 January 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #5.203 (1967) … Himself
 
1970 This Is Tom Jones (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #2.22 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.1 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Singer
– Episode #7.1 (1969) … Himself - Comedian/Singer
 
1969 You're Putting Me On (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 September 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Liberace Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 July 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Joan Rivers Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 May 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 Personality (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Operation: Entertainment (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.5 (1968) … Himself - Host
 
1968 The Pat Boone Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 International Cabaret (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.13 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 The Val Doonican Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.11 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.55 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 That Girl (TV series)
Himself
– The Mailman Cometh (1967) … Himself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.20 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 Our Place (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 I'm Getting Married (TV special)
 
1966 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 September 1966 (1966) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 March 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1965 ABC's Nightlife (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 May 1965 (1965) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 March 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1964 Get the Message (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 May 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1963 The Judy Garland Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 The Jerry Lewis Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 The Jimmy Dean Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 September 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 Here's Edie (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1963) … Himself
 
1962 Here's Edie (TV movie)
Himself
 
1960 The Revlon Revue (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1960) … Himself
 
1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.15 (1959) … Himself
 
1958 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.28 (1958) … Himself
 
1955-1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #11.24 (1958) … Himself
– Episode #10.10 (1956) … Himself
– Episode #9.47 (1956) … Himself
– Episode #9.36 (1956) … Himself
– Episode #9.24 (1956) … Himself
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Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1997 Batman & Robin
Snow Miser (archive sound) (uncredited)
 
1991 Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (TV documentary)
Sylvester Marcus (uncredited)
 

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Peterpat (1965). Written by Enid Rudd. Featuring songs by Walter Marks. Music arranged by Walter Marks. Directed by Joe Layton. Longacre Theatre: 6 Jan 1965- 23 Jan 1965 (21 performances + 9 previews that began on 29 Dec 1964). Cast: Joan Hackett (as "Pat"), Dick Shawn (as "Peter")... See more »

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I think of my relationship with any audience as a love affair. It lasts only a little while but I always look forward to a happy ending. For both of us. See more »

Trivia:

The irony of his death on stage is that it went "unnoticed" because of Shawn's strict instructions to stage crews. He would tell all concerned that he was liable to do anything at any time, including pratfalls, and that they were not to react to this. At his last performance, it did not occur to anyone... See more »

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