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Richard Mulligan(1932-2000)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Richard Mulligan, 1978.
"Empty Nest" tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed pediatrician named Harry Weston and his two adult daughters, Barbara and Carol, who have come back to live with him after failed marriages.
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Empty Nest (1988–1995)
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Originally a student of playwriting at Columbia University, Richard Mulligan began his acting career in regional theater and soon after made his Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "All the Way Home". In addition to his continuing Broadway career, Mulligan had successfully transferred his unique comedic talents to film and television. On the big screen, he had appeared in such films as Little Big Man (1970), The Big Bus (1976), Teachers (1984) and The Heavenly Kid (1985). He had also performed in a number of Blake Edwards' films, including S.O.B. (1981), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), Micki + Maude (1984) and A Fine Mess (1986). Mulligan had made numerous guest-starring television appearances, but it was his role as Burt Campbell in Witt-Thomas-Harris' offbeat sitcom Soap (1977) that earned him his first Emmy Award. He also starred in the short-lived sitcom Reggie (1983). His movie-of-the-week and miniseries credits include Pueblo (1973), Poker Alice (1987), Harvey (1996) and the acclaimed Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (1990) with Beau Bridges. He was the brother of director Robert Mulligan.
BornNovember 13, 1932
DiedSeptember 26, 2000(67)
BornNovember 13, 1932
DiedSeptember 26, 2000(67)
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 4 wins & 8 nominations total

Photos38

Barbara Barrie and Richard Mulligan in One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
Martha L. Mericka and Richard Mulligan in One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
Cathryn Damon and Richard Mulligan in Soap (1977)
Michael Landon, Barney Martin, and Richard Mulligan in Highway to Heaven (1984)
Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
Richard Mulligan in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Richard Mulligan in The Golden Girls (1985)
Larry Hagman, Bill Daily, and Richard Mulligan in I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
Richard Mulligan and Lewis Smith in The Heavenly Kid (1985)
Richard Mulligan and Lewis Smith in The Heavenly Kid (1985)
Richard Mulligan and Lewis Smith in The Heavenly Kid (1985)
Richard Mulligan in The Heavenly Kid (1985)

Known for:

Billy Crystal, Katherine Helmond, Roscoe Lee Browne, Cathryn Damon, Jay Johnson, Robert Mandan, Richard Mulligan, and Arthur Peterson in Soap (1977)
Soap
8.2
TV Series
  • Burt Campbell
Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1970)
Little Big Man
7.5
  • General Custer
  • 1970
Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
Empty Nest
6.6
TV Series
  • Dr. Harry Weston
  • Baroness Daphne Weston
  • Basil Moreton
Cheech Marin, Billy Joel, and Joey Lawrence in Oliver & Company (1988)
Oliver & Company
6.6
  • Einstein(voice)
  • 1988

Credits

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Actor

  • Toran Caudell, Spencer Klein, Jamil Walker Smith, and Phillip Van Dyke in Hey Arnold! (1996)
    Hey Arnold!
    • Jimmy Kafka (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Heaven Will Wait
    • Tom
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • Nick Bakay and Richard Steven Horvitz in The Angry Beavers (1997)
    The Angry Beavers
    • Old Gramps (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Adam Zolotin in Dog's Best Friend (1997)
    Dog's Best Friend
    • Fred
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • London Suite (1996)
    London Suite
    • Dennis Cummings
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • John Larroquette in The John Larroquette Show (1993)
    The John Larroquette Show
    • Richard Hemingway
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    • Dr. Harry Weston
    • Basil Moreton
    • Baroness Daphne Weston
    • TV Series
    • 1988–1995
  • William Shatner, James Doohan, and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1993)
    Star Trek: Judgment Rites
    • Xenti (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 1993
  • Nurses (1991)
    Nurses
    • Dr. Harry Weston
    • TV Series
    • 1991–1993
  • Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (1990)
    Guess Who's Coming for Christmas?
    • George Walters
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
    The Golden Girls
    • Dr. Harry Weston
    • TV Series
    • 1988–1989
  • Cheech Marin, Billy Joel, and Joey Lawrence in Oliver & Company (1988)
    Oliver & Company
    • Einstein (voice)
    • 1988
  • Sam Waterston in Lincoln (1988)
    Lincoln
    • William H. Seward
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1988
  • Dale Robertson and Ben Vereen in J.J. Starbuck (1987)
    J.J. Starbuck
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Poker Alice (1987)
    Poker Alice
    • Sears
    • TV Movie
    • 1987

Soundtrack

  • Cheech Marin, Billy Joel, and Joey Lawrence in Oliver & Company (1988)
    Oliver & Company
    • performer: "Why Should I Worry? (reprise)"
    • 1988
  • Drew Barrymore, Keanu Reeves, Pat Morita, and Jill Schoelen in Babes in Toyland (1986)
    Babes in Toyland
    • performer: "Monsterpiece"
    • TV Movie
    • 1986
  • Billy Crystal, Katherine Helmond, Roscoe Lee Browne, Cathryn Damon, Jay Johnson, Robert Mandan, Richard Mulligan, and Arthur Peterson in Soap (1977)
    Soap
    • performer: "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries"
    • performer: "I'm in the Mood for Love"
    • TV Series
    • 1977

Videos6

Oliver and Company: 25th Anniversary Edition
Clip 0:58
Oliver and Company: 25th Anniversary Edition
Oliver and Company: 25th Anniversary Edition
Clip 1:03
Oliver and Company: 25th Anniversary Edition
Oliver and Company: 25th Anniversary Edition
Clip 1:04
Oliver and Company: 25th Anniversary Edition
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:11
Official Trailer
Promo Trailer
Trailer 0:32
Promo Trailer
Micki + Maude
Trailer 1:43
Micki + Maude

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • November 13, 1932
    • Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 26, 2000
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(colon cancer)
  • Spouses
      Rachel RyanApril 27, 1992 - 1993 (divorced)
  • Relatives
    • Robert Mulligan(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Total cereal.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Mulligan was cremated, and no memorial service was held, at his own request.
  • Quotes
    "He exited the stage quietly and was happy to be able to do so." - David Fisher, Mulligan's assistant, after Mulligan's death.
  • Trademarks
      Thick baritone voice with Bronx accent.

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