Dick Shawn
American actor and comedian (1923–1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dick Shawn (born Richard Schulefand, December 1, 1923 – April 17, 1987) was an American actor and comedian. He played a wide variety of supporting roles and was a prolific character actor. During the 1960s, he played small roles in madcap comedies, usually portraying caricatures of counterculture personalities, such as the hedonistic but mother-obsessed Sylvester Marcus in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), and the hippie actor Lorenzo Saint DuBois ("L.S.D.") in The Producers (1967). Besides his film work, he appeared in numerous television shows from the 1960s through the 1980s.
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Dick Shawn | |
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Born | Richard Schulefand (1923-12-01)December 1, 1923 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
Died | April 17, 1987(1987-04-17) (aged 63) San Diego, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery |
Other names | Richy Shawn |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1956–1987 |
Spouse |
Rita Bachner (m. 1946) |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Joey Travolta (son-in-law) |
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