About
After winning an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Burt Campbell on ABC's Soap, this popular actor won a Golden Globe and a second Emmy for his role as Dr. Harry Weston on NBC's Empty Nest. He also famously appeared as General Custer in the 1970 film Little Big Man.
Before Fame
He and his television and film director brother, Robert Mulligan, grew up in New York City. After studying at Columbia University, Richard Mulligan made his Broadway debut in the 1960 production of All the Way Home.
Trivia
Though he typically played smaller roles in films, he starred as Felix Farmer in the 1981 movie S.O.B.
Family Life
His first marriage, to Patricia Jones, resulted in a son named James. Over the course of his life, he married and divorced three more times; his second, third, and fourth wives were actress Joan Hackett, Lenore Stevens, and Rachel Ryan.
Associated With
In the late 1960s, he and Mariette Hartley co-starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom The Hero.
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