Dennis Dugan
Edgar 'Benny' Benedek in Shadow Chasers
Birth name : Walter Bishop
Birth date : 1946/09/05 (79 years old)
Birth place : Wheaton, Illinois
Biography for Dennis Dugan
Dennis Dugan began his career in the early 1970s as an actor, notably illustrating in the fugue of Arthur Penn (1975) and howls of Joe Dante (1981). It was in 1990 that the American embarked on the realization with the Junior comedy the terrible with the Regretté John Ritter.
Now devoting himself in an almost exclusive manner to the staging, Dennis Dugan specializes in comedy. In 1996, he signed his first big success with Happy Gilmore, carried by the rising value Adam Sandler. An actor he found three years later for Big Daddy. We also owe to Dennis Dugan two other pure comedies: Le Ninja de Beverly Hills (1997) and Diablese (2001). In 2003, he joined action in his repertoire and brought together Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn in National Security.
Dennis Dugan is an American player, producer and director born September 5, 1946 in Wheaton, Illinois. He began his acting career in the 1970s and played in many popular comedies, especially in the films of the Academy Police series and Happy Gilmore. Dugan was also a director and producer for several movies and television series, including the cult comedy film Billy Madison with Adam Sandler. Apart from his acting career, Dugan is also known for his philanthropic work and his political commitments in favor of the fight against cancer and equal rights.
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Filmography
| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) | Cab Driver |
| Street Life (2007) (V) | Boss |
| Confessions of Captain Freedom (2006) (V) | |
| The Benchwarmers (2006) | Coach Bellows |
| Karroll's Christmas (2004) (TV) | Door Knocker |
| Saving Silverman (2001) (uncredited) | Referee |
| Big Daddy (1999/I) | Reluctant Trick-or-Treat Giver |
| Happy Gilmore (1996) | Doug Thompson |
| L.A. Law | Roy Tomba (1 episode, 1993) |
| Brain Donors (1992) | Stage Hand |
| Problem Child (1990) | All American Dad |
| Parenthood (1989) | David Brodsky |
| Moonlighting | Walter Bishop / ... (4 episodes, 1988-1989) |
| Channel 99 (1988) (TV) | Marty Kessler |
| The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) | Mr. Settigren |
| She's Having a Baby (1988) | Bill |
| Hooperman | Snitch (1 episode, 1988) |
| Can't Buy Me Love (1987) | David Miller |
| Shadow Chasers (1985) (TV) | Edgar 'Benny' Benedek |
| Shadow Chasers | Edgar 'Benny' Benedek (1 episode) |
| St. Elsewhere (1 episode, 1985) | |
| Water (1985/I) | Rob Waring |
| The Toughest Man in the World (1984) (TV) | Dick |
| Empire (1984) TV series | Ben Christian (unknown episodes) |
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| A | |
| S | |
| H | Danny McShane / ... (2 episodes, 1975-1983) |
| Country Gold (1982) (TV) | Darryl Appleby |
| Hill Street Blues | Captain Freedom (4 episodes, 1982) |
| It's a Living | Lloyd Hoffmeyer (1 episode, 1981) |
| The Howling (1981) | Chris |
| The Spaceman and King Arthur (1979) | Tom Trimble |
| Supertrain | Jack Hogarth (1 episode, 1979) |
| The Rockford Files | Richie Brockelman (3 episodes, 1978-1979) |
| Police Story (1 episode, 1978) | |
| Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978) TV series | Richie Brockleman (unknown episodes) |
| Last of the Good Guys (1978) (TV) (uncredited) | Officer Johnny Lucas |
| Police Story: The Broken Badge (1977) (TV) | |
| Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours (1976) (TV) | Richard 'Richie' Brockelman |
| Norman... Is That You? (1976) | Garson Hobart |
| The Fatal Weakness (1976) (TV) | |
| Alice | Joel Snedeger (1 episode, 1976) |
| Father O Father (1976) (TV) | Father Morgan |
| Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) | Lewis |
| Good Heavens (1 episode, 1976) | |
| Columbo: Last Salute to the Commodore (1976) (TV) | Sergeant Theodore Mac Albinsky |
| Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) (mini) TV mini-series | Claude Tinker |
| Smile (1975) | Logan |
| Night Moves (1975) | Boy |
| The Day of the Locust (1975) | Apprentice |
| The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Andy Martin (1 episode, 1975) |
| Cannon | George (1 episode, 1974) |
| Death Race (1973) (TV) | Pvt. Becker |
| The Girl Most Likely to... (1973) (TV) | Charlie Elliott |
| The Waltons | Stuart Lee Claybourne (1 episode, 1973) |
| Love, American Style | (segment Love and the Lie) (1 episode, 1973) |
| The Mod Squad (1 episode, 1973) | |
| The Sixth Sense | Bill Miller (1 episode, 1972) |
| Night Call Nurses (1972) | Kit |
Trivia
- Graduated from Wheaton Central High School in 1962 or 1963.
- Often collaborates with Adam Sandler.
Quotes
"Audiences that go to my movies don't want a message. They don't want my soul exposed or my life view. They just want to laugh."
Family
- Ex-brother-in-law of Dick Van Patten.
Author of the card
- Creation date: 02/03/2008 by franckenstein