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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.
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 18, 1987 · LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Comedian-actor Dick Shawn suffered a heart attack on stage in what his audience initially believed was part of his routine and died later at a hospital. Witnesses said...
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. He was stricken while performing at the ...
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,...
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.
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 the most unique stand-up comedians in entertainment history, he got his big break on (original) The Producers as L.S.D. and continues to create mirth ...