
Dick Shawn
Acting
Born: 1923-12-01 · Buffalo, New York, USA
Died: 1987-04-17
Biography
Dick Shawn (December 1, 1923 – April 17, 1987) was an American actor. 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 inching toward the forefront during the be-bop 50s and early 60s with his odd penchant for playing cool cats. During his mild bid for film stardom, he was top-billed as a hip, laid back genie in the thoroughly dismal satire The Wizard of Baghdad (1960), but seemed to have better luck when
🎬 Movies (30)

Leave 'em Laughing
2020
Self (archive footage)

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
Self (archive footage)

Batman & Robin
1997
Snow Miser (archive sound) (uncredited)

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rented Lips
1988
Charlie Slater

Maid to Order
1987
Stan Starkey

The Making of Captain EO
1986
Self

The Tommy Chong Roast
1986

The Perils of P.K
1986
The Psychiatrist

The Check is in the Mail...
1986
Donald

Captain EO
1986
Commander Bog

Water
1985
Deke Halliday

The Emperor's New Clothes
1985
Emperor

Angel
1984
Mae

Best Chest in the West
1984
Self - Host

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984
The Ultimate Patient

Young Warriors
1983
Professor Hoover

Good-bye Cruel World
1982
Rodney Pointsetter / Ainsley Pointsetter

Love at First Bite
1979
Lieutenant Ferguson NYPD

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979
Self

Fast Friends
1979
Deke Edwards
Looking Up
1977
Manny Lander

The Year Without a Santa Claus
1974
Snow Miser (voice)

Evil Roy Slade
1972
Marshal Bing Bell

Dames at Sea
1971
Lucky

Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
1970
Himself

The Happy Ending
1969
Harry Bricker

The Producers
1968
Lorenzo St. DuBois (L.S.D.)

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966
Captain Lionel Cash

Way... Way Out
1966
Igor Valkleinokov
📺 TV Shows (24)

The Twilight Zone
1985
(segment "Cold Reading")

Hail to the Chief
1985
Ivan Zolotov

Amazing Stories
1985
Joe Willoughby

Tales from the Darkside
1984
Bo Gumbs

St. Elsewhere
1982
Edgar Eisenberg

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Emperor

Madame's Place
1982
Self

Magnum, P.I.
1980
Buzz Benoit

The Love Boat
1977
Harvey Blanchard

Laverne & Shirley
1976

Medical Center
1969

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest

That Girl
1966

ABC Stage 67
1966
Paul Benderhof
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

The Judy Garland Show
1963
Self

The Lucy Show
1962
Ace Winthrop

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Charlie Wilson

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Self

General Electric Theater
1953
Felix Franklin

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self