Does Richard Dawson make an appearance in the Simpsons as a character from Shelbyville?
Richard Dawson (born November 20, 1932) is a British-born American Daytime Emmy award-winning actor, comedian, game show panelist, and host. He is best known for his role as Bob Crane’s British non-commissioned officer, Corporal Peter Newkirk, on the World War II situation comedy Hogan’s Heroes, and as the original host of the Family Feud game show from 1976–1985 on ABC and in syndication, and again in syndication from 1994 to 1995, replacing Ray Combs. Dawson also appeared as a panelist on the 1970s version of Match Game on CBS, from 1973–1978. Biography [edit] Early life and career Dawson was born as Colin Lionel Emm in Gosport, Hampshire, England to an American father and British mother. At the age of 14, he ran away from home to join the Merchant Marines, where he pursued a boxing career. After his discharge, he pursued a comedy career, using the stage name “Dickie Dawson;” when he reached adulthood, he revised this to become “Richard Dawson,” which name he would later officially l
Richard Dawkins’ response Richard Dawkins, in a Q & A session at the Free Library of Philadelphia said: “I would have thought they could at least have got an actor that could do a proper British accent.”[3] On his website, Dawkins states: “I’m buggered if I like being portrayed as a cartoon character buggering a bald transvestite. I wouldn’t have minded so much if only it had been in the service of some serious point, but if there was a serious point in there I couldn’t discern it. And then there’s the matter of the accent they gave me. Now, if only I could be offered a cameo role in The Simpsons, I could show that actor how to do a real British accent Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_God_Go#Richard_Dawkins.
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