Dick Shawn
American actor (1923–1987)
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). Beyond his film work, he appeared in numerous television shows from the 1960s through the 1980s.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 8 films (1960–1977) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Love At First Bite | Columbia Pictures Corporation | 96 min | Color | ||
| 1967 | The Producers | Crossbow Productions | Springtime Productions | 1:28:00 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1966 | Way Way Out. | Way Out Co. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 105 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1966 | What Did You Do In The War, Daddy? | Mirisch-Geoffrey Productions | 116 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1965 | A Very Special Favor. | Universal Pictures Co. Inc. (in notice: Universal Pictures Co. Inc. & Lankershim Co.) | 105 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1963 | It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. | Casey Productions Inc. | 161 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1960 | The Wizard Of Baghdad | Clover Productions Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. | 92 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1960 | Wake Me When It's Over | Mervyn LeRoy |