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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.
Dick Shawn. Actor: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. One-of-a-kind comedian Dick Shawn was as intriguingly clever and off-the-wall as they came. As such, he proved to be rather an acquired taste on film and TV.
Apr 18, 1987 · Comedian Dick Shawn died at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla Friday night after apparently suffering a heart attack on stage during a performance at UC San Diego.
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Apr 18, 1987 · Dick Shawn, a versatile comedian-actor whose stage, film and television career spanned 35 years, died on stage only seconds after delivering a punchline.
Dick Shawn, 57, a comic actor who appeared in the Mel Brooks comedy "The Producers," died April 17 at a hospital here after an apparent heart attack.
Apr 23, 1987 · April 23, 1987 12 AM PT. Times Arts Editor. It was the last uniqueness of a unique career that Dick Shawn could fall dying on stage in full view of an audience that imagined, for some long,...
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Apr 20, 1987 · Shawn, famous for his role as Adolf Hitler in Brooks' spoof 'The Producers,' combined comedic elements with drama and personal perspectives that brought an extra dimension...
Apr 19, 1987 · Dick Shawn, the comic actor who played Hitler in the Mel Brooks movie ''The Producers,'' died Friday night after collapsing in front of an audience that at first thought the...
One-of-a-kind nightclub comedian and singer Dick Shawn (ne Richard Schulefand) was as off-the-wall as they came and, as such, proved to be rather an acquired taste. Way ahead of his time most say, it was extremely difficult indeed to know how to properly tap into this man's eclectic talents.
Sep 13, 2023 · Dick Shawn talks about the evolution of comedy over time, the problem with Tarzan’s voice, and the Monkees’ unique approach to lyrics.
