Dennis Dugan

Dennis Dugan

Birthday: 1946-09-05

Place of birth: Wheaton, Illinois, USA

Also known as: Walter Bishop

imdb_id: nm0240797

Biography:

Dennis Dugan (born September 5, 1946) is an American director, comedian, and actor. He started his acting career after appearing in the 1973 made-for-TV movie” The Girl Most Likely to...” He is well known for his frequent collaborations with comedic actor Adam Sandler, directing several films including “Happy Gilmore” and “Grown Ups.” Dennis has also made a career as a television and film director, and appears in cameo parts in many of his films. Dugan has directed episodes of such television series as Moonlighting (was also a guest star in some episodes), Ally McBeal, and NYPD Blue.  Dugan married actress Joyce Van Patten in 1973 and divorced her fourteen years later. Now he is married to Sharon O'Connor and has a son named Kelly Dugan.

Played in movies:

Father There is Only One 4

Score: 7.0

Knox Goes Away

Score: 7.0

Can't Buy Me Love

Score: 6.9

Happy Gilmore 2

Score: 6.7

Night Moves

Score: 6.7

Parenthood

Score: 6.7

Happy Gilmore

Score: 6.7

The Girl Most Likely To...

Score: 6.6

The Hospital

Score: 6.6

The Howling

Score: 6.6

Big Daddy

Score: 6.5

The Day of the Locust

Score: 6.5

Grown Ups

Score: 6.4

Problem Child

Score: 6.2

Grown Ups 2

Score: 6.1

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

Score: 6.1

Country Gold

Score: 6.0

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours

Score: 6.0

Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

Score: 5.9

She's Having a Baby

Score: 5.9

Water

Score: 5.9

Smile

Score: 5.9

The Benchwarmers

Score: 5.9

That's My Boy

Score: 5.8

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

Score: 5.8

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Score: 5.7

Saving Silverman

Score: 5.7

Harry and Walter Go to New York

Score: 5.6

Unidentified Flying Oddball

Score: 5.4

Norman... Is That You?

Score: 5.3

The Toughest Man in the World

Score: 5.0

Death Race

Score: 4.4

Jack and Jill

Score: 4.4

Night Call Nurses

Score: 4.3

Channel 99

Score: 0.0

Last of the Good Guys

Score: 0.0

Deer in the Works

Score: 0.0

Leadfoot

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Columbo

Score: 8.1

M*A*S*H

Score: 7.9

Rich Man, Poor Man

Score: 7.8

Hill Street Blues

Score: 7.6

The Rockford Files

Score: 7.6

Moonlighting

Score: 7.5

Moonlighting

Score: 7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

The Waltons

Score: 7.1

L.A. Law

Score: 7.1

Alice

Score: 7.0

Police Story

Score: 6.9

Shadow Chasers

Score: 6.5

Cannon

Score: 6.5

The Sixth Sense

Score: 5.9

St. Elsewhere

Score: 5.6

Good Heavens

Score: 5.5

Scene of the Crime

Score: 5.0

Empire

Score: 5.0

Richie Brockelman, Private Eye

Score: 5.0