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Acting

Liam Dunn

Born
Nov 12, 1916 · Aged 59
Died
Apr 11, 1976
Place of birth
New Jersey, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
35
TV credits
31
Also known as (1)
  • Liam Dunne

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…