Most favorite Richard Mulligan character?

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barrerarama — 18 years ago(April 01, 2008 07:30 PM)

Agreed! In a film with so many great memorable performances, he really stood out in Little Big Man. What a true showcase of talent that picture was! It's still a treat to watch even 37 years after it's release and Richard Mulligan's performance alone makes it worth the while, not because it was a historically accurate portrayal of general Custer, but because he shaped the character and made it all his own. Here's to a wonderful actor who made his mark in the kind of movie that stands the test of time.

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chris-636 — 17 years ago(May 22, 2008 12:50 PM)

Burt Campbell of "Soap" was my favorite.

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neil-124 — 16 years ago(July 03, 2009 01:36 PM)

My vote goes to Richard as Felix Farmer in "SOB"
He got to put on most of his noted Mulligan talents in that role.

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WehoSteve — 16 years ago(December 22, 2009 03:27 PM)

Burt Campbell, "Soap"
Felix Farmer, "S.O.B"
Dr. Harry Weston, "Empty Nest"
Marvin Dummitz, "Scavenger Hunt"
These are all great and memorable characters.

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Sheila_Beers — 15 years ago(May 31, 2010 11:13 AM)

I liked Mr. Mulligan's portrayals in "Empty Nest" and in "Little Big Man." However, I believe he was an extra in "Wall Street" of 1986. The scene was an assembly of businessmen in the film.
Sheila Beers

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Right_U_R_Ken — 15 years ago(December 24, 2010 07:08 PM)

Add my vote to Burt Campell in Soap. Always hilarious, I was sometmes in tears. And yes, Custer in Little Big Man was a great performance too.

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Doom — 14 years ago(July 26, 2011 08:49 AM)

Burt Campbell from Soap.
Wait a minute who am I here?

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Nightcrawler-1 — 14 years ago(September 02, 2011 05:21 PM)

I really like his performance as William Seward in Lincoln. I also liked the guest appearance he made on Little House on the Prairie as the morphine addicted Civil War veteran.
"Just remember, you have a friend in the Nightcrawler!"

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gbeach — 14 years ago(October 07, 2011 06:36 AM)

Burt Campbell was my favourite. How could you not like a character that could make himself invisible?

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amazon423 — 13 years ago(April 28, 2012 07:01 AM)

"Teachers"-There are teachers who actually do dress up in historical dress in history classes.
Custer in "Little Big Man".
"Empty Nest"
"Babes in Toyland"-He was really comically slimy in this one. He had a tough actor to follow in this role which was Ray Bolger in the Disney version.
"Heavenly Kid"-His motorcycle riding character was really good.

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vvegas28 — 13 years ago(June 20, 2012 09:43 AM)

Burt from Soap, but Felix Farmer runs a very close second!!!!!

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bishop-69757 — 10 years ago(February 29, 2016 11:05 AM)

Rafferty was awesome

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jimbo700 — 9 years ago(July 03, 2016 03:24 PM)

It's been 10 years since this thread was started, but I neb68ver felt compelled to visit this page on IMDB until today. I bought the DVD package of the TV series Soap a couple of years ago and for some reason never cracked the seal. I finally decided to watch it at least season 1 so far.
I never really got into Empty Nest but I was and still am a big fan of Soap. After watching the first season of Soap I was reminded how great of an ensemble cast this was. Yet Richard Mulligan was the one person who really shined on this series. The part of Burt Campbell, as written was hilarious but with Mulligan's spin on the character, including his facial expressions (which rival those of Sid Caesar) it's got to be one of the best casting decisions of all time. Soap is one of the greatest and most underrated sitcoms of all time and Richard Mulligan is the cream of the crop of Soap stars. Fortunately there is a large body of his work for me to jump in to.

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womenofbocc — 9 years ago(August 19, 2016 02:20 PM)

Dr. Weston from "Empty Nest"