 He was featured on television frequently in the 1950s and 1960s.During the ‘50s and ‘60s his name was used as the basis for two recurring comedic characters, "The Amazing Dillinger" played by Johnny Carson on "The Johnny Carson Show" in 1955; and "Gunninger the Mentalist" on a television show hosted by the comedian Soupy Sales.On the "I Love Lucy" episode "Ricky's European Booking" (Season 5, episode 10) after Fred Mertz accurately predicts Lucy's excited reaction to Ricky's new booking, he gets a big laugh when he brags to Ricky "Just call me Dunninger."