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Ben Blue (I) (1901–1975)

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Ben Blue was a movie and TV comedian born on September 12, 1901, in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Emigrating to the US, he became a dance instructor and dance school owner, as well as a nightclub proprietor. He began his film career in short subjects for Warner Brothers in 1926, and later worked at the Hal Roach Studios... See full bio »

Born:

Benjamin Bernstein
in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Died:

(age 73) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1975 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Ben
– The Sky's the Limit: Part 2 (1975) … Ben
– The Sky's the Limit: Part 1 (1975) … Ben
 
1975 The Sky's the Limit
Ben
 
1969 Land of the Giants (TV series)
Moley
– The Inside Rail (1969) … Moley
 
1968 Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Man with a Razor
 
1967-1968 Accidental Family (TV series)
Ben McGrath
– Who's Been Sleeping in Daddy's Bed (1968) … Ben McGrath
– The Treasure of San Fernando Valley (1967) … Ben McGrath
– The Lush Life (1967) … Ben McGrath
– The Woodsman (1967) … Ben McGrath
– A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Playground (1967) … Ben McGrath
See all 9 episodes »
 
1967 A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser (Shoeless)
 
1967 We'll Take Manhattan (TV movie)
Chief Irontail
 
1967 The Busy Body
Felix Rose
 
1966 The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
Luther Grilk
 
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Biplane Pilot
 
1961 Harrigan and Son (TV series)
Bobby Wilson
– The Comics (1961) … Bobby Wilson
 
1960 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Scarecrow
– The Land of Oz (1960) … Scarecrow
 
1960 Ben Blue's Brothers (TV movie)
The Aristocrat/The Bum/The Actor/The Average Guy
 
1960 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Himself / Shandu the Magician
– Ben Blue Show (1960) … Shandu the Magician / Himself
 
1952 All Star Summer Revue (TV series)
Guest Comic Actor
– Episode #1.7 (1952) … Guest Comic Actor
 
1952 All Star Revue (TV series)
Guest Comic
– Episode #2.42 (1952) … Guest Comic
 
1952 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Sketch Actor
– Episode #2.23 (1952) … Sketch Actor
 
1950-1951 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV series)
Regular
 
1948 One Sunday Afternoon
Nick
 
1947 My Wild Irish Rose
Hopper
 
1946 Easy to Wed
Spike Dolan
 
1946 Two Sisters from Boston
Wrigley
 
1945 Badminton (short)
Bellamy B. Birdbrain (uncredited)
 
1944 Two Girls and a Sailor
Ben
 
1944 Broadway Rhythm
Felix Gross
 
1943 Thousands Cheer
Chuck Polansky
 
1942 For Me and My Gal
Sid Simms
 
1942 Panama Hattie
Rowdy
 
1939 Paris Honeymoon
Sitska
 
1938 Cocoanut Grove
Joe De Lemma
 
1938 College Swing
Ben Volt
 
1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938
Mike
 
1937 Thrill of a Lifetime
Skipper
 
1937 Artists & Models
Jupiter Pluvius
 
1937 High, Wide, and Handsome
Zeke
 
1937 Turn Off the Moon
Luke
 
1936 College Holiday
Stage Hand
 
1934 Daredevil O'Dare (short)
Elmer O'Dare
 
1934 Very Close Veins (short)
Ben
 
1934 All Sealed Up (short)
 
1933 Here Comes Flossie! (short)
Handyman
 
1933 The Rummy (short)
The Rummy
 
1933 Call Her Sausage (short)
Benny
 
1933 Taxi Barons (short)
Ben
 
1933 Wreckety Wrecks (short)
Ben
 
1933 Bring 'Em Back a Wife (short)
Ben/Mrs. Gilbert
 
1932 Taxi for Two (short)
Ben Blue
 
1932 Hot Spot (short)
 
1932 Strange Innertube (short)
Ben
 
1927 The Arcadians
Simplicitas Smith
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (8 titles)
1947 My Wild Irish Rose (performer: "Dear Old Donegal" - uncredited, "In the Evening by the Moonlight" 1878 - uncredited)
 
1944 Two Girls and a Sailor (performer: "Thrill of a New Romance" 1939 - uncredited)
 
1944 Broadway Rhythm (performer: "Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet")
 
1943 Thousands Cheer (performer: "I Dug A Ditch")
 
1942 For Me and My Gal (music: "The Oceana Roll" 1911 - uncredited / performer: "By the Beautiful Sea" 1914 - uncredited, "What Are You Going to Do to Help the Boys?" 1918 - uncredited, "Goodbye Broadway, Hello France" 1917 - uncredited, "Oh Frenchy" 1918 - uncredited)
 
1942 Panama Hattie (performer: "Fresh as a Daisy" 1940, "Good Neighbors" 1942 - uncredited)
 
1938 College Swing (performer: "What A Rumba Does To Romance")
 
1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938 (performer: "CHARLESTON" 1925 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1953 All Star Revue (TV series)
– Episode #3.30 (1953) (writer)
 
1952 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
– Episode #3.15 (1952) (writer)
 
Show ShowSelf (25 titles)
1972 Once Upon a Tour (TV movie)
Himself
 
1969 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 January 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.220 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.207 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Carnival Nights (TV movie)
Himself
 
1966 The Milton Berle Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.12 (1966) … Himself
 
1964-1966 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Himself - Pantomimist / Impressionist / …
– Episode #3.14 (1966) … Himself - Pantomimist
– Episode #2.29 (1965) … Himself - Comedian/Impressionist
– Episode #2.17 (1965) … Himself - Pantomimist
– Episode #2.7 (1964) … Himself - Comedian/Pantomimist
 
1963 The Jerry Lewis Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1963) … Himself
 
1956-1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Comedian / Pantomimist
– Episode #16.29 (1963) … Comedian
– Episode #16.17 (1963) … Pantomimist
– Episode #10.25 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #10.18 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #10.9 (1956) … Himself
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 January 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1958 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.46 (1958) … Himself
 
1958 People Are Funny (TV series)
– Episode dated 11 October 1958 (1958)
 
1950-1957 The Arthur Murray Party (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 September 1957 (1957) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 November 1950 (1950) … Himself
 
1956 The Tony Bennett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 The NBC Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Episode #1.16 (1956) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #1.14 (1956) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #1.7 (1956) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #1.6 (1956) … Himself - Comedian
 
1949-1955 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Himself - Comedia
– Episode #8.4 (1955) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #3.27 (1951) … Himself - Comedia
– Episode #2.7 (1949) … Himself - Comedian
 
1954 The Saturday Night Revue (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 June 1954 (1954) … Himself
 
1952-1953 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Himself - Host / Himself
– Episode #4.11 (1953) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #3.21 (1953) … Himself - Host
– Episode #3.15 (1952) … Himself - Host
– Episode #3.6 (1952) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #3.3 (1952) … Himself
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1951-1953 All Star Revue (TV series)
Himself - Guest Mime / Himself - Guest Comedic Dancer / Himself - Guest Comic / …
– Episode #3.33 (1953) … Himself - Guest Mime
– Episode #3.30 (1953) … Himself - Host / Sketches and Mime
– Episode #3.24 (1953) … Himself - Guest Comedic Dancer
– Episode #3.13 (1952) … Himself - Guest Mime
– Episode #2.1 (1951) … Himself - Guest Comic
 
1952 The Ezio Pinza Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.10 (1952) … Himself
 
1951 The Kate Smith Evening Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1951) … Himself
 
1950-1951 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV series)
Himself / Guest Host
– Episode #2.38 (1951) … Himself
– Episode #2.21 (1951) … Himself/Guest Host
– Episode #1.15 (1950) … Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1950) … Himself
 
1950 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1950) … Himself
 
1950 The Ben Blue Show (TV series)
Himself
 
1949 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Episode #1.11 (1949) … Himself - Comedian
 
1936 Follow Your Heart
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1946 The Great Morgan
Bellamy B. Birdbrain in Badminton (uncredited)
 

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(1958) Unsold pilot: Starred in a sitcom pilot for CBS called "Blue's Brothers". See more »
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Two sons: Tom and Robert See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo