Richard Mulligan

Infobox actor
name = Richard Mulligan

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caption = Richard Mulligan at the 1991 Emmy Awards
birthdate = birth date|1932|11|13|mf=y
birthplace = New York City, New York, USA
deathdate = death date and age|2000|9|26|1932|11|13|
deathplace = Los Angeles, California, USA
spouse = Patricia Jones (1955-1960)
Joan Hackett (1965-1973)
Lenore Stevens (1978-1990)
Rachel Ryan (1992-1993)
emmyawards = Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series
1980 "Soap"
1989 "Empty Nest"
goldenglobeawards =
1989 "Empty Nest"
awards = Hollywood Walk of Fame
6777 Hollywood Blvd

Richard Mulligan (November 13, 1932 – September 26, 2000) was an American television and film actor.

Early life

He was born in New York City, the brother of director Robert Mulligan. After attending Columbia University, Mulligan began working in theatre, making his debut as a stage manager and performer on Broadway in "All the Way Home" in 1960. Additional theatre credits include "A Thousand Clowns", "Never Too Late", "Hogan's Goat", and "Thieves".

Early career

Mulligan starred with Mariette Hartley in the 1966-67 comedy series "The Hero", in which he played TV star Sam Garret, who in turn starred on a fictional series as Jed Clayton, U.S. Marshal. "The Hero" lasted only 16 episodes. Another notable TV appearance was on the "I Dream of Jeannie" episode "Around the World in 80 Blinks", as a navy commander accompanying Maj. Nelson on a mission.

Notable roles

Mulligan's most notable film role was as General Custer in "Little Big Man", whom he portrayed as a borderline psychotic. Other film roles included the disaster movie spoof "The Big Bus" and he appeared in the movie "Teachers" as a mental patient mistaken for a substitute teacher whose pupils learn more from him than the actual teachers. His best-known roles in television were as Burt Campbell in the sitcom "Soap", for which he won a Best Actor Emmy Award, and as Dr. Harry Weston in the NBC series "Empty Nest", a spinoff of "The Golden Girls". "Empty Nest" ran for seven seasons, and Mulligan won a Best Actor Emmy Award as well as a Golden Globe Award for his performance.

Mulligan returned to perform on Broadway and in films, in which he usually played supporting roles. A notable exception was the 1981 satirical film "S.O.B.", in which he played lead character Felix Farmer, a Hollywood producer-director modeled on the film's actual producer-director, Blake Edwards.

Death

On September 26, 2000, Mulligan died of colon cancer in Los Angeles, California. At his own request, he was cremated and there was no funeral service.

Mulligan has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6777 Hollywood Blvd.

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