Dick Shawn

Dick Shawn

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. 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 Kovacs, in Wake Me When It's Over (1960) as a hustling soldier out to make a buck in the Far East. Also on the plus side, he replaced Zero Mostel in the bawdy musical "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" on Broadway and stole a small scene in the all-star epic comedy It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963). By far, the one role that completely overshadows all of his other hard work is his mock portrayal of a singing Adolf Hitler in the show-within-a-movie The Producers (1968). In the film, which starred Mostel and Gene Wilder as two con artists deliberately producing a stage "bomb" called "Springtime for Hitler," Shawn sang the hammy, absurdly narcissistic song "Love Power." The movie finally captured Shawn in his element, but this stroke of genius of matching actor to role would never happen again for him. For the most part his roles came off slick and smarmy, and were stuck in mediocre material. Shawn won a huge fan base, however, touring in one-man stage shows which contained a weird mix of songs, sketches, satire, philosophy and even pantomime. A bright, innovative wit, one of his best touring shows was called "The Second Greatest Entertainer in the World." During the show's intermission, Shawn would lie visibly on the stage floor absolutely still during the entire time. By freakish coincidence, Shawn was performing at the University of California at San Diego in 1987 when he suddenly fell forward on the stage during one of his spiels about the Holocaust. The audience, of course, laughed, thinking it was just a part of his odd shtick. In actuality, the 63-year-old married actor with four children had suffered a fatal heart attack. A not-surprising end for this thoroughly offbeat and intriguing personality.

  • Titolu: Dick Shawn
  • Popolarità: 3.014
  • Magħruf għal: Acting
  • Għeluq is-snin: 1923-12-01
  • Post tat-twelid: Buffalo, New York, USA
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  • Magħruf ukoll bħala: Richard Schulefand
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Dick Shawn Films

  • 1984
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    Angel

    Angel

    5.9 1984 HD

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  • 1987
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    Maid to Order

    Maid to Order

    5.6 1987 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Producers

    The Producers

    7.092 1968 HD

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  • 1983
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    Young Warriors

    Young Warriors

    3.9 1983 HD

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  • 1984
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    Best Chest in the West

    Best Chest in the West

    5.5 1984 HD

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  • 1963
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    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    7 1963 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Year Without a Santa Claus

    The Year Without a Santa Claus

    7.2 1974 HD

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  • 1966
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    What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

    What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

    6 1966 HD

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  • 1979
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    Love at First Bite

    Love at First Bite

    5.953 1979 HD

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  • 1986
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    Captain EO

    Captain EO

    6.7 1986 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Happy Ending

    The Happy Ending

    6 1969 HD

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  • 1966
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    Way... Way Out

    Way... Way Out

    5.7 1966 HD

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  • 1960
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    Wake Me When It's Over

    Wake Me When It's Over

    6 1960 HD

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  • 1977
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    Looking Up

    Looking Up

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1966
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    Penelope

    Penelope

    5.6 1966 HD

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  • 1979
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    Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1983
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    Good-bye Cruel World

    Good-bye Cruel World

    3.3 1983 HD

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  • 1965
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    A Very Special Favor

    A Very Special Favor

    5.7 1965 HD

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  • 1985
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    If the Shoes Fit...

    If the Shoes Fit...

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1972
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    Evil Roy Slade

    Evil Roy Slade

    6.2 1972 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Making of Captain EO

    The Making of Captain EO

    6.7 1986 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Tommy Chong Roast

    The Tommy Chong Roast

    5.5 1986 HD

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  • 2018
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    Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

    Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

    6.7 2018 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Opposite Sex

    The Opposite Sex

    5.2 1956 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Wizard of Baghdad

    The Wizard of Baghdad

    6 1961 HD

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  • 1985
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    Water

    Water

    5.8 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes

    4 1985 HD

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  • 1971
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    Dames at Sea

    Dames at Sea

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1991
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    Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

    Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1970
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    Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man

    Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Perils of P.K

    The Perils of P.K

    10 1986 HD

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  • 1987
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    Rented Lips

    Rented Lips

    4.2 1987 HD

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  • 1997
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    Batman & Robin

    Batman & Robin

    4.4 1997 HD

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  • 1979
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    Fast Friends

    Fast Friends

    1 1979 HD

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  • 2020
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    Leave 'em Laughing

    Leave 'em Laughing

    1 2020 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Check is in the Mail...

    The Check is in the Mail...

    6.5 1986 HD

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  • 1983
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    Good-bye Cruel World

    Good-bye Cruel World

    3.3 1983 HD

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  • 1982
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    St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

    5.411 1982 HD

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  • 1980
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    Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

    7.3 1980 HD

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  • 1984
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    Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

    7.2 1984 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    7.7 1985 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

    7.107 1962 HD

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  • 1966
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    That Girl

    That Girl

    6.115 1966 HD

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  • 1976
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    Laverne & Shirley

    Laverne & Shirley

    7.2 1976 HD

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  • 1969
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    Medical Center

    Medical Center

    6.1 1969 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1985
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    Hail to the Chief

    Hail to the Chief

    5 1985 HD

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  • 1963
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    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    5.5 1963 HD

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  • 1966
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    ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

    6 1966 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    5.3 1956 HD

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  • 1959
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    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    6.3 1959 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

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  • 1985
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    Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

    7.467 1985 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Judy Garland Show

    The Judy Garland Show

    8 1963 HD

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  • 1982
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    Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

    8.2 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

    8.2 1982 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    6.3 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    6.3 1977 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    6.658 1968 HD

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  • 1982
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    Madame's Place

    Madame's Place

    7.3 1982 HD

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