Deceased

How Did Dick Shawn Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 63

Also known asRichard SchulefandGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn01/12/1923Born inBuffalo, New York, USADied17/04/1987 (aged 63)Died inSan DiegoCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ3026633 ↗Buried atHillside Memorial ParkTMDb#19178 ↗

Dick Shawn 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).

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Filmography60 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2020	Leave 'em LaughingMovie	Self (archive footage)	97
2018	Mel Brooks: UnwrappedMovie	Self (archive footage)	95
1997	Batman & RobinMovie	Snow Miser (archive sound) (uncredited)	74
1991	Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'Movie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	68
1988	Rented LipsMovie	Charlie Slater	65
1987	Maid to OrderMovie	Stan Starkey	64
1987	Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and BluesMovie	Self	64
1987	Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 12Movie	Self	64
1986	The Check is in the Mail...Movie	Donald	63
1986	Captain EOMovie	Commander Bog	63
1986	The Making of Captain EOMovie	Self	63
1986	The Perils of P.KMovie	The Psychiatrist	63
1986	The Tommy Chong RoastMovie	—	63
1985	Amazing StoriesSeries	Joe Willoughby	62
1985	WaterMovie	Deke Halliday	62
1985	The Twilight ZoneSeries	(segment "Cold Reading")	62
1984	Tales from the DarksideSeries	Bo Gumbs	61
1984	The Secret Diary of Sigmund FreudMovie	The Ultimate Patient	61
1984	AngelMovie	Mae	61
1983	Young WarriorsMovie	Professor Hoover	60
1982	St. ElsewhereSeries	Edgar Eisenberg	59
1982	Faerie Tale TheatreSeries	Emperor	59
1982	Madame's PlaceSeries	Self	59
1982	Good-bye Cruel WorldMovie	Rodney Pointsetter / Ainsley Pointsetter	59
1980	Magnum, P.I.Series	Buzz Benoit	57
1979	Love at First BiteMovie	Lieutenant Ferguson NYPD	56
1979	Playboy's 25th Anniversary CelebrationMovie	Self	56
1979	Fast FriendsMovie	Deke Edwards	56
1977	The Love BoatSeries	David Jackson	54
1977	Looking UpMovie	Manny Lander	54
1976	Laverne & ShirleySeries	—	53
1974	The Year Without a Santa ClausMovie	Snow Miser (voice)	51
1972	Evil Roy SladeMovie	Marshal Bing Bell	49
1971	Dames at SeaMovie	Lucky	48
1970	Annie: The Women in the Life of a ManMovie	Himself	47
1969	Medical CenterSeries	—	46
1969	The Happy EndingMovie	Harry Bricker	46
1968	The ProducersMovie	Lorenzo St. DuBois (L.S.D.)	45
1968	The Dick Cavett ShowSeries	Self - Guest	45
1966	ABC Stage 67Series	Paul Benderhof	43
1966	That GirlSeries	—	43
1966	What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?Movie	Captain Lionel Cash	43
1966	PenelopeMovie	Dr. Gregory Mannix	43
1966	Way... Way OutMovie	Igor Valkleinokov	43
1965	A Very Special FavorMovie	Arnold Plum	42
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	—	40
1963	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldMovie	Sylvester Marcus	40
1963	The Judy Garland ShowSeries	Self	40
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	39
1962	The Lucy ShowSeries	Ace Winthrop	39
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	39
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	38
1961	The Wizard of BaghdadMovie	Genii-Ali Mahmud	38
1960	Wake Me When It's OverMovie	Gus Brubaker	37
1959	The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries	Charlie Wilson	36
1958	The All-Star Christmas ShowMovie	Self	35
1956	The Opposite SexMovie	Singer	33
1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries	Self	33
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Felix Franklin	30
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	25