Personal Info
Richard Schulefand
Dick Shawn
Acting
Biography
Dick Shawn (December 1, 1923 – April 17, 1987) was an American actor. Way ahead of his time most say, it was extremely difficult indeed to know how to properly tap into this man's eclectic talents. Shawn began inching toward the forefront during the be-bop 50s and early 60s with his odd penchant for playing cool cats. During his mild bid for film stardom, he was top-billed as a hip, laid back genie in the thoroughly dismal satire The Wizard of Baghdad (1960), but seemed to have better luck when taken in smaller doses. He fared quite well opposite another "way-out-there" comedian, Ernie Kovac…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Leave 'em Laughing
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage)
Batman & Robin
as Snow Miser (archive sound) (uncredited)
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
as Self (archive footage)
Rented Lips
as Charlie Slater
Maid to Order
as Stan Starkey
Captain EO
as Commander Bog
The Check is in the Mail...
as Donald
The Making of Captain EO
as Self
The Tommy Chong Roast
TV Shows
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Cold Reading") · 1 ep.
Amazing Stories
as Joe Willoughby · 1 ep.
Hail to the Chief
as Ivan Zolotov · 7 ep.
Tales from the Darkside
as Bo Gumbs · 1 ep.
St. Elsewhere
as Edgar Eisenberg · 1 ep.
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Emperor · 1 ep.
Madame's Place
as Self · 1 ep.
Magnum, P.I.
as Buzz Benoit · 1 ep.
The Love Boat
as Harvey Blanchard · 1 ep.
Laverne & Shirley
1 ep.
