---
name: "Liam Dunn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/liam-dunn"
roles: []
born: "12 November 1916"
died: "11 April 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:00.795237+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Liam Dunn

Actor. Born 12 November 1916 in New Jersey, USA. Died 11 April 1976.

## Details

- **Born:** 12 November 1916, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 11 April 1976
- **Active:** 1971–1973
- **Also known as:** Liam Dunne
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 2, Drama 2, Comedy 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $53m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3831536, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0242668/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/152711

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*All in the Family*](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md) (82)

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## Biography

Liam Dunn (12 November 1916 – 11 April 1976) was an American character actor. Born in New Jersey, his early career included television appearances in series such as Bonanza, Room 222, Alias Smith and Jones, Mannix, Emergency! and Gunsmoke.

Dunn's film roles included Judge Maxwell in What's Up, Doc? (1972), Rev. Johnson in Blazing Saddles (1974), Mr. Hilltop in Young Frankenstein (1974), the Newsvendor in Silent Movie (1976), and parts in Catch-22 (1970), Papillon (1973) and Herbie Rides Again (1974). He also appeared in All in the Family as Mr. Fairchild.

He died in Granada Hills, California, from emphysema.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Kojak* (1973), Fi1m 80, as Faxy — [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *Papillon* (1973), Fi1m 74, as Old Trustee — [page](https://film.one/film/papillon.md)
- *All in the Family* (1971), Fi1m 82, as Mr. Fairchild — [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)

## Also known for

- *Young Frankenstein* (1974), Mr. Hilltop
- *Blazing Saddles* (1974), Rev. Johnson
- *Bonanza* (1959), Father O'Brien
- *What's Up, Doc?* (1972), Judge Maxwell
- *Herbie Rides Again* (1974), Doctor
- *Catch-22* (1970), Father
- *Silent Movie* (1976), Newsvendor
- *Emperor of the North* (1973), Smile

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/liam-dunn