Liam Dunn

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Liam Dunn November 12 1916 April 11 1976 was an American character actor Life and career The New Jersey natives early career was spent on television in series such as Bonanza Room 222 Alias Smith and Jones Mannix Emergency S5Ep18 as Amos and Gunsmoke Dunns breakout role was as the judge and Barbra Streisands characters father in the 1972 film Whats Up Doc for which he was noticed by Mel Brooks who was in the process of forming a stock company of actorscitation needed Dunn went on to appear in Brooks films including Blazing Saddles 1974 as Rev Johnson Young Frankenstein 1974 as Mr Hilltop and as the Newsvendor in Silent Movie 1976 He also appeared in several Walt Disney productions such as The Worlds Greatest Athlete 1973 Charley and the Angel 1973 Herbie Rides Again 1974 and Gus 1976 He frequently portrayed characters who were verbally andor physically abused in a slapstick way Additional television credits include Twigs All in the Family Barney Miller McMillan Wife Rhoda Sanford and Son and The Mary Tyler Moore Show S4Ep6 Additional film credits included roles in Catch22 1970 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid 1972 A Reflection of Fear 1972 Emperor of the North Pole 1973 Papillon 1973 Killer Bees 1974 Bank Shot 1974 At Long Last Love 1975 The Night That Panicked America 1975 Peeper 1976 and High Velocity 1976 Dunn collapsed on the set of Disneys The Shaggy DA 1976 during the filming of the roller rink sequence and as soon as he was hospitalized died on April 11 1976 from emphysema in Granada Hills California John Fiedler was brought in to complete the role as dog catcher Though only 59 at the time of his death Dunn always looked much older than he was and he was cast accordingly CLR