Dr. Emil Schuffhausen

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Dr. Emil Schuffhausen is a fictional persona adopted by con artist Lawrence Jamieson in the 1988 comedy film "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."

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Dr. Emil Schuffhausen canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
persona
alterEgoOf Lawrence Jamieson NERFINISHED
appearsIn Dirty Rotten Scoundrels NERFINISHED
appearsInFilm Dirty Rotten Scoundrels NERFINISHED
basedOn earlier con-artist doctor archetypes in farce comedies
characterType con artist persona
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Dale Launer NERFINISHED
Paul Henning NERFINISHED
Stanley Shapiro NERFINISHED
genre comedy film character
hasFictionalTitle Doctor
isFictional true
languageOfWork English
medium film
narrativeFunction cover identity for Lawrence Jamieson
notableFor being a fake psychiatrist used to deceive another con artist
comic deception and role-playing
occupationInStory expert on con artists
psychiatrist
partOfFictionalUniverse Dirty Rotten Scoundrels universe NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Michael Caine NERFINISHED
usedFor confidence trick
elaborate scam
yearOfWorkRelease 1988

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Lawrence Jamieson alias Dr. Emil Schuffhausen