Richard Mulligan
Biography
Richard Mulligan was an American character actor who won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe, best known for his television work in Soap and Empty Nest. Born in New York City in 1932, he served in the Navy and studied playwriting at Columbia University before moving into theater. His Broadway start came in 1960 with All the Way Home, where he worked as a stage manager and actor. His films included Little Big Man (1970), as General George Armstrong Custer, plus The Big Bus (1976), S.O.B. (1981), Teachers (1984), and Oliver & Company (1988), for which he voiced the Great Dane Einstein. On television he played Burt Campbell in Soap, earning an Emmy in 1980, and Dr. Harry Weston in Empty Nest, winning another Emmy and a Golden Globe in 1989. He died in 2000.
67years old at death
- Born The Bronx
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 25 years1963 to 1988
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First role
Mulligan made his Broadway debut in 1960 as both a stage manager and a performer in All the Way Home.
Richard Mulligan movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Little Big Man1970 Adventure, Comedy, Westernas Gen. George Armstrong Custer
IMDb rating 7.541K votes
Most often with
Blake Edwards directed four of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Blake Edwards
Also two films together5 more actors
- Vic TaybackThe Big Bus (1976) and Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
- Ruth GordonScavenger Hunt (1979) and The Big Bus (1976)
- Jennifer EdwardsA Fine Mess (1986) and S.O.B. (1981)
- John PleshetteMicki + Maude (1984) and S.O.B. (1981)
- Emma Walton HamiltonA Fine Mess (1986) and Micki + Maude (1984)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Richard Mulligan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$173 million
5 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 5 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$121M69.9% of the total
- 2$32M18.2% of the total
- 3$9.1M5.2% of the total
- 4$6.0M3.5% of the total
- 5$5.4M3.1% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 1966 to 1989, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1989 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Empty Nest | Won |
| 1980 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Soap | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 1966 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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