Dick Shawn (born Richard Schulefand; December 1, 1923 - April 17, 1987) was an American actor and comedian best known for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Producers (1967), and Angel (1984).
He was married to Rita Bachner and they had four children. His daughter Wendy is married to Joey Travolta.
Shawn died in 1987 at the age of 63 from a heart attack.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1956: The Opposite Sex as Singer
- 1960: Wake Me When It's Over as Gus Brubaker
- 1960: The Wizard Of Baghdad as Genii-Ali Mahmud
- 1963: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Sylvester Marcus
- 1965: A Very Special Favor as Arnold Plum
- 1966: What Did You Do In The War Daddy as Capt. Lionel Cash
- 1966: Way Way Out as Igor Valkeleinokov
- 1966: Penelope as Dr. Gregory Mannix
- 1967: The Producers as L.S.D. - Lorenzo St. DuBois
- 1969: The Happy Ending as Harry Bricker
- 1971: Dames At Sea as Lucky
- 1972: Evil Roy Slade as Marshal Bing Bell
- 1974: The Year Without a Santa Claus as Snow Miser
- 1977: Looking Up as Manny Lander
- 1979: Fast Friends as Deke Edwards
- 1979: Love at First Bite as Lt. Ferguson
- 1982: Goodbye Cruel World as Rodney Pointsetter/Ainsley Pointsetter (also writer)
- 1983: Rock N Roll Hotel as Weevil King of Evil
- 1983: Young Warriors as Prof. Hoover
- 1984: Angel as Mae
- 1984: The Secret Diary Of Sigmund Freud as The Ultimate Patient
- 1985: Water as Deke Halliday
- 1985: Beer as Talk Show Host
- 1986: The Check Is In The Mail as Donald (Uncredited Role)
- 1986: The Perils Of PK as The Psychiatrist
- 1987: Maid to Order as Stan Starkey
- 1987: Rented Lips as Charlie Slater
Television Roles
- 1961: General Electric Theater as Felix Franklin
- 1961: Checkmate as Danny Whitman
- 1961: The Du Pont Show With June Allyson as Charlie Wilson
- 1961: Michael Shayne as Ernie Trask
- 1965: For the People as Ernie Garatella
- 1967: ABC Stage 67 as Paul Benderhof
- 1968: The Lucy Show as Ace Winthrop
- 1971: The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Nick Sutton
- 1972-1973: Love, American Style as Henry Chadwick/Howard (2 episodes)
- 1975: Medical Center as Pete Rashid
- 1975-1977: Captain Kangaroo as Doc Grannick the Mechanic/E.J. Fusay (3 episodes)
- 1978: Mary as Various
- 1980: Fantasy Island as Vic Erskine
- 1980-1981: Mr And Mrs Dracula as Dracula
- 1981: Aloha Paradise as Cyrus
- 1981-1982: The Love Boat as Harvey Blanchard/David Jackson (2 episodes)
- 1982: Private Benjamin as Drysdale
- 1982: Madames Place as Dick Shawn
- 1983: Magnum, P.I. as Buzz Benoit
- 1983: Three's Company as Jack Tripper Sr.
- 1984: Legmen as Casanova
- 1984: Slapstick Studio as Sheldon
- 1984: The Fall Guy as Edward Seraph
- 1984: Steambath as Frankie Melnick
- 1985: Tales from the Darkside as Bo Gumbs
- 1985: Hail to the Chief as Ivan Zolotov
- 1985: Faerie Tale Theatre as Emperor/Guest Interviewee (2 episodes)
- 1986: The Twilight Zone as Nelson Westbrook
- 1986: St. Elsewhere as Edgar Eisenberg
- 1987: Amazing Stories as Joe Willougby
Shorts
- 1967: Sheriff Who as Crawford Offwhite
- 1976: Youre Just Like Your Father as Harry Tofler Sr.
- 1986: Captain EO as Commander Bog
Music Videos
- 1986: Ratt: Dance as Master of Ceremonies
Theatre Roles
- 1948: For Heavens Sake Mother as Milton Rubin
- 1961-1962: Come Blow Your Horn as Alan Baker
- 1962: The Egg as Emile Magis
- 1962-1964: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Prologus/Pseudolus
- 1964-1965: Fade Out Fade In as Byron Prong
- 1965: Peterpat as Peter
- 1968: Im Solomon as Yoni/Solomon
- 1975-1976: A Musical Jubilee as Performer
