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Dennis Dugan

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Biography

Dennis Dugan was born on September 5th 1946. He graduated from Wheaton Central High School in 1962 or 1963. Mr.Dugan began his acting career…more

Born

9/5/1946, Wheaton, Illinois, USA

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (3)

Role
- Shadow Chasers
  Edgar 'Benny' Benedek
  - S 1: Ep 10 Let's Make a Deal
    1/16/86
  - S 1: Ep 9 How Green Was My Murder
    1/9/86
  - S 1: Ep 8 Phantom of the Galleria
    12/26/85
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Many Lives of Jonathan
    12/19/85
  - S 1: Ep 6 Parts Unknown
    12/12/85
  - + 9 More Credits
- Empire (1984)
  Ben Christian
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    2/1/84
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    2/1/84
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    1/25/84
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    1/18/84
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    1/11/84
  - + 1 More Credits
- Richie Brockelman, Private Eye
  Richie Brockelman
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Framing of Perfect Sydney
    3/17/78
Guest Star (27)

Role
- The Robert Wuhl Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 216 November 8, 2011
    11/8/11
- L.A. Law
  Roy Tomba
  - S 8: Ep 7 Pacific Rimshot
    11/18/93
- Moonlighting
  Cy
  - S 5: Ep 13 Lunar Eclipse
    5/14/89
- Moonlighting
  Walter Bishop
  - S 4: Ep 14 And the Flesh Was Made Word
    3/22/88
  - S 4: Ep 12 Maddie Hayes Got Married
    3/1/88
  - S 4: Ep 10 Tracks of My Tears
    2/2/88
- Hooperman
  the Snitch
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Snitch
    1/13/88
- St. Elsewhere
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 22 Tears of a Clown
    3/13/85
- M*A*S*H
  Bob Wilson
  - S 11: Ep 11 Strange Bedfellows
    1/10/83
- Hill Street Blues
  Captain Freedom
  - S 2: Ep 11 Freedom's Last Stand
    1/28/82
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Spy Who Came in From Delgado
    1/21/82
  - S 2: Ep 9 Pestolozzi's Revenge
    1/14/82
  - S 2: Ep 8 The World According to Freedom
    1/7/82
- It's a Living
  Lloyd Hoffmeyer
  - S 2: Ep 5 Second Time Around, Almost
    11/28/81
- Supertrain
  Jack Hogarth
  - S 1: Ep 5 Superstar
    3/14/79
- The Rockford Files
  Richie Brockelman
  - S 5: Ep 20 Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job (1)
    3/3/79
  - S 5: Ep 21 Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man's Job (2)
    3/3/79
  - S 4: Ep 22 The House on Willis Avenue (2)
    2/24/78
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 184 June 19, 1978
    6/19/78
- Battle of the Network Stars
  NBC Team
  - S 2: Ep 2 Special #4
    5/7/78
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 56 March 27-31, 1978 (NBC-TV)
    3/27/78
- Police Story
  Officer Loebner
  - S 5: Ep 5 The Broken Badge
    3/19/78
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 131 March 17, 1978
    3/17/78
- The Rockford Files
  Ritchie Brockleman
  - S 4: Ep 21 The House on Willis Avenue (1)
    2/24/78
- Hollywood Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 27 The Fatal Weakness
    9/30/76
- Alice (1985)
  Joel Snedeger
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    8/31/76
- Good Heavens
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 7 A Night With Brockton
    5/22/76
- Rich Man, Poor Man
  Claude Tinker
  - S 1: Ep 1 Chapter 1
    2/1/76
- M*A*S*H
  Danny McShane
  - S 3: Ep 20 Love and Marriage
    2/18/75
- The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
  Andy Martin
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Girl Who Couldn't Lose
    2/13/75
- Cannon
  George
  - S 4: Ep 5 The Deadly Trail
    10/16/74
- The Waltons
  Stewart Lee
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Theft
    10/4/73
- Love, American Style
  Icarus
  - S 5: Ep 6 Love and the Lie
    9/21/73
- The Sixth Sense
  Bill Miller
  - S 2: Ep 9 If I Should Die Before I Wake
    12/2/72
Director (19)

Role
- Hope & Faith
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 20 Wife Swap, Part II
    2/18/05
  - S 2: Ep 19 Wife Swap, Part I
    2/18/05
- Method & Red
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 9 Chu Chu's Redemption
    9/15/04
- The Mullets
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 8 Silent But Deadly (aka Silent Treatment)
    3/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 9 Airway to Heaven (aka Air Guitar)
- NYPD Blue
  Director
  - S 11: Ep 13 Take My Wife, Please
    3/9/04
  - S 11: Ep 4 Porn Free
    10/14/03
  - S 5: Ep 7 Sheedy Dealings
    11/18/97
  - S 5: Ep 4 The Truth is Out There
    10/28/97
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Final Adjustment
    11/22/94
  - + 1 More Credits
- Shasta McNasty
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 10 Bed Worthy
    1/18/00
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Thanksgiving Show
    11/23/99
  - S 1: Ep 7 Viva Las Vegas
    11/16/99
  - S 1: Ep 3 Adult Education
    10/12/99
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    10/5/99
- Ally McBeal
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 22 Alone Again
    5/11/98
- The Love Boat: The Next Wave
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 Smooth Sailing
    4/13/98
- Chicago Hope
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 16 Freeze Outs
    2/20/95
- Picket Fences
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 13 Mr. Seed Goes to Town
    1/20/95
  - S 2: Ep 21 Frosted Flakes
    5/6/94
- Marker
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    1/17/95
- Byrds of Paradise
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 11 Hair Today, Gone to Maui
    6/16/94
  - S 1: Ep 4 This Band is My Band
    3/24/94
- Burke's Law (1994)
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 3 Who Killed Nick Hazard?
    1/21/94
  - S 1: Ep 1 Who Killed the Starlet?
    1/7/94
- Columbo
  Director
  - S 10: Ep 8 Butterfly in Shades of Grey
    1/10/94
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 22 What Makes Doogie Run
    3/24/93
- Civil Wars
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 15 Watt, Me Worry?
    2/9/93
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Triumph Of DeVille
    12/16/92
- Problem Child
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 1 Problem Child
    7/27/90
- Moonlighting
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 13 Lunar Eclipse
    5/14/89
  - S 5: Ep 10 When Girls Collide (1)
    4/16/89
  - S 5: Ep 8 Those Lips, Those Lies
    4/2/89
  - S 5: Ep 6 Take My Wife, For Example
    2/7/89
  - S 5: Ep 2 Between a Yuk and a Hard Place
    12/13/88
- Wiseguy
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 20 Phantom Pain
    3/14/88
- Hunter
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 9 Turning Point
    11/28/87

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- Dennis Dugan was once married to Joyce Van Patten, the sister of actor Dick Van Patten.
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- Dennis Dugan has a trademark of always using shots of cranes in the films that he directs.
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- Dennis Dugan was nominated for a Razzie Award in 2000 as Worst Director for the film Big Daddy.
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- Dennis Dugan: Audiences that go to my movies don't want a message. They don't want my soul exposed or my view of life. They just want to laugh.
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