Michael Dunn

Biography

Michael Dunn, born Gary Neil Miller in Shattuck, Oklahoma, was an American actor and singer. A New York nightclub act with Phoebe Dorin, mixing songs with conversational patter, led to the pair being cast in the Western spy spoof The Wild Wild West, where Dunn played the mad scientist Dr. Miguelito Loveless. On stage he received the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award in 1963 and a Tony nomination for playing Cousin Lymon in The Ballad of the Sad Café. Stanley Kramer cast him as Karl Glocken in Ship of Fools (1965), a role that earned him an Academy Award nomination and the Laurel Award. He also appeared in the pilot of Get Smart and in a Star Trek episode, and he took a role in No Way to Treat a Lady (1968). He died in 1973.

38years old at death

Born October 20, 1934Shattuck
Died August 30, 1973London
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Gary Neil Miller (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 39 years1965 to 2004

Genres

Drama56%, 5 films
Horror44%, 4 films
Comedy33%, 3 films
Crime33%, 3 films
Romance33%, 3 films

First and latest

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Big break
Dunn and Phoebe Dorin began singing together after off-Broadway performances, and on Roddy McDowall's advice formed the nightclub act "Michael Dunn and Phoebe", which led directly to their casting on The Wild Wild West.
Own stunts
Dorin said Dunn rescued her from drowning while they filmed the episode "The Night of the Murderous Spring." Her costume caught in equipment meant to sink a boat, and he went under to pull her loose.

Michael Dunn movies on Netflix

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust2004IMDb rating 7.5
The Mutations1974IMDb rating 5.3as Burns
The Werewolf of Washington1973IMDb rating 4.1as Dr. Kiss
Murders in the Rue Morgue1971IMDb rating 5.2as Pierre Triboulet
Boom!1968IMDb rating 5.5as Rudi
Madigan1968IMDb rating 6.5as Midget Castiglione
No Way to Treat a Lady1968IMDb rating 7.0as Mr. Kupperman
You're a Big Boy Now1966IMDb rating 6.0as Richard Mudd
Ship of Fools1965IMDb rating 7.0as Glocken

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Ship of Fools1965 Drama, Romance, Waras Glocken
IMDb rating 7.07.8K votes
Madigan1968 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Midget Castiglione
IMDb rating 6.54.5K votes
You're a Big Boy Now1966as Richard Mudd
IMDb rating 6.02.4K votes
The Mutations1974as Burns
IMDb rating 5.32.4K votes
No Way to Treat a Lady1968as Mr. Kupperman
IMDb rating 7.02.9K votes
Boom!1968as Rudi
IMDb rating 5.52.0K votes
Murders in the Rue Morgue1971as Pierre Triboulet
IMDb rating 5.21.8K votes
The Werewolf of Washington1973as Dr. Kiss
IMDb rating 4.11.4K votes

Worked with

Michael Dunn shares two films with George Segal, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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George Segal

Ben Kingsley

Donald Pleasence

Gene Hackman

Ralph Fiennes

Humphrey BogartStanley KramerDirector, 1 film

Don SiegelDirector, 1 film Jack SmightDirector, 1 film

Films together

George Segal2 films together, 1965 to 1968
George Segal's page
- No Way to Treat a Lady1968IMDb rating 7.0Dunn as Mr. KuppermanSegal as Morris Brummel
- Ship of Fools1965IMDb rating 7.0Dunn as GlockenSegal as David
Ben Kingsley1 film together, 2004
Ben Kingsley's page
- Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust2004IMDb rating 7.5Kingsley as Himself
Donald Pleasence1 film together, 1974
Donald Pleasence's page
- The Mutations1974IMDb rating 5.3Dunn as BurnsPleasence as Professor Nolter
Gene Hackman1 film together, 2004
Gene Hackman's page
- Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust2004IMDb rating 7.5Hackman as Narratorvoice
Ralph Fiennes1 film together, 2004
Ralph Fiennes's page
- Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust2004IMDb rating 7.5Fiennes as Himself
Humphrey Bogart1 film together, 2004
Humphrey Bogart's page
- Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust2004IMDb rating 7.5
Stanley KramerDirector, 1 film, 1965
All films by Stanley Kramer
- Ship of Fools1965IMDb rating 7.0Dunn as Glocken
Don SiegelDirector, 1 film, 1968
All films by Don Siegel
- Madigan1968IMDb rating 6.5Dunn as Midget Castiglione
Jack SmightDirector, 1 film, 1968
All films by Jack Smight
- No Way to Treat a Lady1968IMDb rating 7.0Dunn as Mr. Kupperman

Online

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