Richard Mulligan (November 13, 1932 – September 26, 2000) was an American actor born in New York City. He was best known for his roles as Burt Campbell on Soap and Harry Weston on Empty Nest, each of which would earn him an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He is the only person to win this award for his role in two different series.
He was married four times and had one son and his brother was director Robert Mulligan.
Mulligan died in 2000 at the age of 67 from colorectal cancer.
Film Roles
- Forty Pounds Of Trouble as Bellhop (Uncredited Role)
- Love with the Proper Stranger as Louie (uncredited)
- One Potato Two Potato as Joe Cullen
- The Group as Dick Brown
- The Undefeated as Dan Morse
- Little Big Man as George Armstrong Custer
- From The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler as Mr. Kincaid
- Visit To A Chiefs Son as Robert
- The Big Bus as Claude Crane
- Scavenger Hunt as Marvin Dummitz
- S.O.B. as Felix Farmer
- Trail of the Pink Panther as Clouseau's father
- Meatballs Part II as Coach Giddy
- Teachers (1984) as Herbert Gower
- Micki & Maude as Leo Brody
- Doin Time as Mongo Mitchell
- The Heavenly Kid as Rafferty
- A Fine Mess as Wayne 'Turnip' Parragella
- Babes in Toyland as Barnie/Barnaby Barnicle (TV Movie)
- Oliver & Company as Einstein
- London Suite as Dennis Cummings (TV Movie)
- Dogs Best Friend as Fred (TV Movie)
Television Roles
- The Defenders (1961) as Lt. Summers (1 episode)
- Car 54, Where Are You? as Patrolman (1 episode)
- Route 66 as County Prosecutor (1 episode)
- The Hero as Sam Garret
- The Rat Patrol as Major Lansing (1 episode)
- Mannix as Dr. Bob Adams (1 episode)
- Gunsmoke as Jud Pryor (1 episode)
- I Dream of Jeannie as Wingate (1 episode)
- The Most Deadly Game as Jordan (1 episode)
- Love, American Style as George (1 episode)
- Police Surgeon as Kramer (1 episode)
- Bonanza as Dr. Mark Sloan/Farley (2 episodes)
- The Partridge Family as Dr. Jim Lucas/Mr. Lipton (2 episodes)
- Circle Of Fear as Tom (1 episode)
- Medical Story as Dr. Ted Freeland (1 episode)
- Matt Helm as Jack Harte (1 episode)
- Little House on the Prairie as Granville Whipple (1 episode)
- Switch (1975) as Andy Rowen (1 episode)
- Charlie's Angels as Kevin St. Clair (1 episode)
- Spencers Pilots as Babcock (1 episode)
- The Mc Lean Stevenson Show as Lloyd (1 episode)
- Hunter as Dr. Harter (1 episode)
- The Love Boat as Ron Larsen/Mark Littlejohn (2 episodes)
- Soap as Burt Campbell
- Reggie as Reggie Potter
- The Twilight Zone (1985) as Henry Corwin/Ernie Ross (2 episodes)
- Highway to Heaven as Jeb Basinger (1 episode)
- Gore Vidals Lincoln as William H. Seward
- Empty Nest as Dr. Harry Weston
- The Golden Girls as Dr. Harry Weston (3 episodes)
- Nurses (1991) as Dr. Harry Weston (4 episodes)
- The John Larroquette Show as Richard Hemingway (1 episode)
- The Angry Beavers as Old Gramps (1 episode)
- Hey Arnold! as Jimmy Kafka (1 episode)
