Biography
Blonde, blue-eyed supporting, character, and occasional leading actor Richard Mulligan has worked on stage, screen, and television. He made his feature-film debut in
Love With the Proper Stranger (1963), but only occasionally appeared in movies through the early '70s. One of his notable roles was that of the arrogant General Custer opposite
Dustin Hoffman in
Arthur Penn's Western epic
Little Big Man (1970). Mulligan made his first TV appearance in the telepic
Pueblo (1973). His film career has encompassed a wide variety of genres, but in the late '70s, he turned primarily to comedy. On television, Mulligan is best known for playing Burt Campbell on the long-running comedy
Soap (1977-1981) and for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Dr. Harry Weston on the sitcom
Empty Nest (1988-1995). His older brother,
Robert Mulligan, is a director. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide