Dagwood Bumstead national contest. The family circle is rounded out by Daisy the dog. The origin of both Dagwood's last name and Daisy's name came from Chic Young's long-time friend Arthur Bumstead and his dog, Daisy. His favorite things in life include his wife Blondie, his kids, naps on the sofa, long baths, and food. Dagwood was famous for concocting tall, multi-layered sandwiches topped with an olive on a toothpick, and the term "Dagwood sandwich" has entered American English. He frequently has problems with door-to-door salesmen, rude telemarketers and store salespeople, crashing into the mailman (Mr. Beasley) as he rushes from home,
Will Hutchins Dagwood Bumstead in a CBS television version of the comic strip "Blondie". He travelled to South Africa to appear in "Shangani Patrol" (1970) playing Frederick Russell Burnham. Back in the US, Hutchins guest starred on "Love, American Style", "Emergency!", "Chase", "Movin' On", "The Streets of San Francisco", and "The Quest". He was in "The Horror at 37,000 Feet" (1973), "Slumber Party '57" (1976), and "The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington" (1977). He also began appearing in circuses. Hutchins had roles in "Roar" (1981), "Gunfighter" (1999) and "The Romantics" (2010). Hutchins was married to Chris Burnett, sister of Carol Burnett, with