Actor

Liam Dunn

November 12, 1916 · New Jersey, USA

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 Blazing Saddles (1974) as Rev. Johnson, Young Frankenstein (1974) as Mr. Hilltop, and as the Newsvendor in Silent Movie (1976).

Notable work

7.9
Young Frankenstein (1974)
as Mr. Hilltop
7.8
Papillon (1973)
as Old Trustee
7.2
Blazing Saddles (1974)
as Rev. Johnson
7.5
Bonanza (1959)
as Father O'Brien
7.4
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
as Judge Maxwell
6.2
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
as Doctor
6.7
Catch-22 (1970)
as Father
6.5
Silent Movie (1976)
as Newsvendor

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