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Keenan Wynn ( July 27 , 1916 – October 14 , 1986 ) was an American Character Actor and member of a well-known Show-business family. His bristling mustache and expressive face were his stock in trade as an actor. He was born in New York, New York as Francis Xavier Aloysius James Jeremiah Keenan Wynn, the son of Jewish American Vaudeville Comedian Ed Wynn , and his Irish-American Catholic wife, but took his Stage Name from his maternal grandfather, Frank Keenan , one of the first Broadway actors to star in Hollywood. Ed Wynn became an actor after Keenan Wynn's encouragement. Keenan Wynn appeared in hundreds of movies and ''. He was a regular on '' Dallas '' from 1978-1980, playing the part of "Digger Barnes." In later years, Wynn took time to support various philanthropic groups. He was an active member of Westwood Sertoma , in West Los Angeles , for many years until his death from cancer at the age of 70. (Note: Sertoma is an acronym for Service to Mankind, and is comparable to Rotary International ). One son, actor and writer Ned Wynn (born Edmond Keenan Wynn) wrote the Autobiographical Memoir '' We Will Always Live In Beverly Hills ''. His other son, Tracy Keenan Wynn is a screen writer, whose credits include '' The Longest Yard '' and '' The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman ''. He was uncle by marriage to the Hudson Brothers and his daughter Hilda is recently divorced from actor/singer/songwriter Paul Williams . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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