Richard Mulligan
Richard Mulligan, born November 13, 1932 in New York, New York, has worked on stage, screen, and television. He is probably best remembered as Harry Weston on Empty Nest and as Burt Campbell on Soap. His feature film debut was in 1963's Love With the Proper Stranger. Other notable films include Little Big Man and Pueblo, his first television appearance. Mulligan has been married several times, and is the brother of director Robert Mulligan. After battling colon cancer, Richard passed away in September of 2000.
Spouse:
Serina Robinson (1992-1993) (divorced)
Lenore Stevens (1978-?) (divorced)
Joan Hackett (1965-1973) (divorced)
Patricia Jones (1955-1960) (divorced); 1 son.
Awards: 1989 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series--Empty Nest; 1980 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series--Soap; 1989 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Comedy/Musical--Empty Nest
FilmographyDog's Best Friend (1997) (TV) .... Fred
London Suite (1996) (TV) .... Dennis Cummings
... aka Neil Simon's London Suite (1996) (TV)
Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (1990) (TV) .... George Walters
... aka UFO Café (1990) (TV)
Oliver & Company (1988) (voice) .... Einstein
"Empty Nest" (1988) TV Series .... Dr. Harry Weston
Lincoln (1988) (TV)
... aka Gore Vidal's Lincoln (1988) (TV)
Poker Alice (1987) (TV) .... Sears
Fine Mess, A (1986) .... Wayne 'Turnip' Parragella
Babes in Toyland (1986) (TV) .... Bernie/Barnaby Barnacle
Doin' Time (1985) .... Mongo Mitchell
Heavenly Kid, The (1985) .... Rafferty
Jealousy (1984) (TV) .... Merrill Forsyth
Meatballs Part II (1984) .... Giddy
... aka Space Kid (1984)
Micki + Maude (1984) .... Leo Brody
Teachers (1984) .... Herbert
"Reggie" (1983) TV Series .... Reggie Potter
Malibu (1983) (TV)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) .... Clouseau Sr.
S.O.B. (1981) .... Felix Farmer
Scavenger Hunt (1979) .... Marvin Dummitz
Having Babies III (1978) (TV)
"Soap" (1977) TV Series .... Burt Campbell
Big Bus, The (1976) .... Claude Crane
Visit to a Chief's Son (1974)
"Diana" (1973) TV Series .... Jeff Harmon
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973) .... Mr. Kincaid
... aka Hideaways, The (1973)
Pueblo (1973) (TV) .... CWO G.H. Lacy
Little Big Man (1970) .... General Custer
Undefeated, The (1969) .... Dan Morse
"Hero, The" (1966) TV Series .... Sam Garret
Group, The (1966) .... Dick Brown
One Potato, Two Potato (1964) .... Joe Cullen
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