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Sid Caesar


Comedian, saxophonist, composer, actor and musician, he performed within the orchestras of Charlie Spivak, Shep Fields and Claude Thornhill as saxophonist. Later, as super-hip jazz musician "Cool Cees" in television skits, he played tenor saxophone, and sang with the satirical trio "The Hair Cuts" (with Carl Reiner and Howard Morris)... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (65 titles)
2004 Comic Book: The Movie (video)
Old Army Buddy
 
2000 Globehunters
Jacob (voice)
 
1998 The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Sid Zellman
 
1997 Mad About You (TV series)
Uncle Harold
Citizen Buchman (1997) … Uncle Harold
 
1997 Life with Louie (TV series)
Marty Kazoo
Kazoo's Coming to Dinner (1997) … Marty Kazoo (voice)
 
1995 The Great Mom Swap (TV movie)
Papa Tognetti
 
1995 Love & War (TV series)
Mr. Stein / Stein
At the Pantheon: Part 2 (1995) … Mr. Stein
At the Pantheon: Part 1 (1995) … Stein
 
1988 Side by Side (TV movie)
Louis Hammerstein
 
1988 Freedom Fighter (TV movie)
Max
 
1986 Christmas Snow (TV movie)
Snyder
 
1986 Stoogemania
Doctor Fixyer Mindyer
 
1985 Love Is Never Silent (TV movie)
Mr. Petrakis
 
1985 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
The Gryphon
 
1985 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Lou Bundles
Mr. Magic (1985) … Lou Bundles
 
1984 Cannonball Run II
Fisherman
 
1984 Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Uncle Benjamin
 
1978-1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
Bert Multon / Michael Harmon
Julie Falls Hard/Double Wedding/The Dummies (1978) … Michael Harmon
 
1983 Found Money (TV movie)
Sam Green
 
1982 Matt Houston (TV series)
Prince Sergei Polansky
Recipe for Murder (1982) … Prince Sergei Polansky
 
1981 The Munsters' Revenge (TV movie)
Dr. Dustin Diablo
 
1981 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV series)
The Bomber
Another Day, Another Bomb (1981) … The Bomber
 
1980 Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (TV short)
Wizard (voice) / Mince Pie (voice)
 
1979 Intergalactic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet (TV short)
King Goochi (voice)
 
1979 America 2100 (TV movie)
MAX (voice)
 
1979 Having Babies (TV series)
Captive (1979)
 
1978 Vega$ (TV series)
The General
Mother Mishkin (1978) … The General
 
1978 W.E.B. (TV series)
The Great Clowns (1978)
 
1978 The Cheap Detective
Ezra Dezire
 
1977 Curse of the Black Widow (TV movie)
Lazlo Cozart
 
1977 Fire Sale
Sherman
 
1977 Flight to Holocaust (TV movie)
George Beam
 
1977 Barnaby and Me (TV movie)
Leo Fisk
 
1976 Silent Movie
Studio Chief
 
1975 When Things Were Rotten (TV series)
Marqui de la Salle
The French Dis-connection (1975) … Marqui de la Salle
 
1974 Hamburgers (TV movie)
 
1969-1971 Love, American Style (TV series)
Bert (segment "Love and the Bowling Ball") / John Smith (segment "Love and Who?")
Love and the Legal Agreement/Love and the Militant/Love and Who? (1969) … John Smith (segment "Love and Who?")
 
1970 Make Room for Granddaddy (TV series)
Tonoose, the Exile (1970)
 
1969 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
 
1968-1969 That's Life (TV series)
Bringing Baby Home (1968)
Buying a House (1968)
 
1968 That Girl (TV series)
Marty Nickels
The Drunkard (1968) … Marty Nickels
 
1967 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series)
Gregory
Instant Money (1967) … Gregory
 
1967 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Various Characters
Episode #1.2 (1967) … Various Characters
 
1967 The Spirit Is Willing
Ben Powell
 
1967 A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser (at Romanoff's)
 
1967 The Busy Body
George Norton
 
1966 The Mouse That Roared (TV movie)
Duchess/Mountjoy/Tully
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Johnny Wilder
Kill the Sound (1961) … Johnny Wilder
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Nick Lucifer
The Devil You Say (1961) … Nick Lucifer
 
1958 The Sid Caesar Show (TV movie)
 
1957 Caesar's Hour (TV series)
Host / actor
Episode #3.30 (1957) … Host/actor
 
1954 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Himself / Napoleon Bonaparte
Dateline (1954) … Napoleon Bonaparte / Himself
 
1953-1954 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Regular Performer
Episode dated 5 June 1954 (1954) … Regular Performer
Episode dated 29 May 1954 (1954) … Regular Performer
Episode dated 22 May 1954 (1954) … Regular Performer
Episode dated 8 May 1954 (1954) … Regular Performer
Episode dated 1 May 1954 (1954) … Regular Performer
 
1947 The Guilt of Janet Ames
Sammy Weaver
 
1946 Tars and Spars
Chuck Enders
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (7 titles)
2003 Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Impact of Sid Caesar (video) (executive in charge of production)
 
2003 Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar (video) (executive in charge of production)
 
2001 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns (video documentary) (executive in charge of production)
 
2001 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Dream Team of Comedy (video documentary) (executive in charge of production)
 
2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy (video documentary) (executive in charge of production)
 
2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room (video documentary) (executive in charge of production)
 
2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV (video documentary) (executive in charge of production)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
1987 The Emperor's New Clothes (performer: "Clothes Make The Man")
 
1987 The Princess Academy (lyrics: "Gold Card Rap" / performer: "Gold Card Rap")
 
1967 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Episode dated 9 March 1967 (1967) (performer: "Woody Woodpecker" - uncredited, "Boo-Hoo" - uncredited)
 
1962 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Episode #15.28 (1962) (performer: "Shadow Waltz" - uncredited)
 
1950 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
1987 The Emperor's New Clothes (composer: song "Clothes Make the Man")
 
1987 The Princess Academy (musical cues)
 
Show ShowComposer (2 titles)
1965 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
 
1954 Caesar's Hour (TV series)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1973 10 from Your Show of Shows (writer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2012 Woody Allen: A Documentary (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (128 titles)
2013 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 When Comedy Went to School (documentary) (completed)
Himself
 
2012/I Lunch (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV series documentary)
Himself
Sock it to Me?: Satire and Parody (2009) … Himself (also archive footage)
 
2008 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
Variety (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Mr. Laughs: A Look Behind the Curtain (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Jewish Americans (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The 4th Annual TV Land Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2005 Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Comedians' Comedian (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Desilu Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.15 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Hail Sid Caesar! The Golden Age of Comedy (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 December 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Let Me In, I Hear Laughter (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Mark Twain Prize: Jonathan Winters (TV movie)
Himself
 
2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Century: America's Time (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Early TV Actor
Best Years: 1946-1952 … Himself - Early TV Actor (also archive footage)
 
1998 NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th (TV special)
Himself
 
1998 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1996 Caesar's Writers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994-1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Richard Pryor: Comic on the Edge (1996) … Himself
 
1995 Pioneers of Primetime (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Comedy Series
 
1995 The 2th Annual Lucy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995 The 9th Annual Genesis Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1994 The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (TV special)
Himself - Honoree
 
1994 Comic Relief VI (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 November 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award
 
1991 The Chuck Woolery Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.30 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.23 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 April 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1989 The 49th Annual Golden Apple Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1967-1989 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 March 1989 (1989) … Himself
Episode dated 1 June 1984 (1984) … Himself
Episode dated 17 April 1974 (1974) … Himself
Episode dated 18 May 1973 (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 6 April 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1988 The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The 4th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1986/I Comic Relief (TV special)
Prof. Ludwig von Knowitall
 
1986 The 38th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1984 All-Star Party for Lucille Ball (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 The Bob Monkhouse Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.4 (1983) … Himself
 
1983 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Host / Various
Sid Caesar/Joe Cocker (1983) … Himself - Host/Various
 
1981 The 33rd Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress/Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series
 
1981 A Gift of Music (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 The Big Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.10 (1980) … Himself
Episode #1.7 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Pink Lady (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.6 (1980) … Himself
Episode #1.4 (1980) … Himself
Episode #1.2 (1980) … Himself
 
1978 A Salute to American Imagination (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1978 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 October 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 A Tribute to Neil Simon (TV movie)
Himself
 
1978 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode dated 19 June 1978 (1978) … Guest Appearance
 
1977 The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1976 Christmas in Austria (TV special)
Himself
 
1976 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 October 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1976 Tony Orlando and Dawn (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.18 (1976) … Himself
 
1976 The Second Annual Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 Ann-Margret Smith (TV movie)
Himself
 
1973 Ed Sullivan Presents: The TV Comedy Years (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
Episode dated 14 November 1972 (1972) … Himself - Comedian
 
1970-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.157 (1972) … Himself
Episode #4.14 (1971) … Himself
Episode #3.99 (1971) … Himself
Episode #3.17 (1970) … Himself
Episode #2.105 (1970) … Himself
 
1970-1971 Flip (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.11 (1971) … Himself
Episode #1.13 (1970) … Himself
 
1971 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 August 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Carol Channing (1971) … Himself
 
1956-1971 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Comedian / Himself - Comedian / Himself / …
Episode #24.22 (1971) … Himself - Sketch Actor
Episode #24.20 (1971) … Max - scene from 'Four on a Garden'
Episode #19.6 (1965) … Himself - Comedian
Episode #18.37 (1965) … Comedian
Episode #18.21 (1965) … Himself - Comedian
 
1969-1970 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
TV's Hit Parade of Comedy (1970) … Himself
Episode #3.15 (1970) … Himself
Episode #3.11 (1969) … Himself
 
1970 Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.3 (1970) … Himself
Episode #2.1 (1970) … Himself
 
1969-1970 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.11 (1970) … Himself
Episode #1.11 (1969) … Himself
 
1966-1970 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 March 1970 (1970) … Himself
Episode dated 30 October 1969 (1969) … Himself
Episode dated 10 April 1969 (1969) … Himself
Episode dated 30 January 1969 (1969) … Himself
Episode dated 9 March 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1970 Celebrity Billiards (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 February 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 February 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1966-1970 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Sketch Actor / Himself - Host / Himself - Comedian / …
Episode #7.15 (1970) … Himself - Sketch Actor
Episode #7.3 (1969) … Himself - Sketch Actor
Episode #6.25 (1969) … Himself - Host/Sketch Actor
Episode #6.8 (1968) … Himself - Host/Sketch Actor
Episode #6.1 (1968) … Himself - Comedian
 
1969 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
Episode #3.10 (1969) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
1967-1969 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.17 (1969) … Himself
Episode #3.4 (1968) … Himself
Episode #2.14 (1967) … Himself
 
1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.132 (1969) … Himself
 
1967-1968 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.8 (1968) … Himself
Episode #1.29 (1968) … Himself
Episode #1.14 (1967) … Himself
 
1968 The Steve Allen Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.13 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Lucy and Sid Caesar (1968) … Himself - Guest
 
1968 Personality (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.19 (1968) … Himself
 
1963-1967 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Mystery Guest Duo #2
Episode dated 26 March 1967 (1967) … Himself - Mystery Guest Duo #2
Episode dated 19 May 1963 (1963) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1965-1966 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 May 1966 (1966) … Himself
Episode dated 15 November 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1963-1964 The Sid Caesar Show (TV series)
Himself - Various
Episode #1.12 (1964) … Himself - Various
Episode #1.10 (1964) … Himself - Various
Episode #1.9 (1964) … Himself - Various
Episode #1.8 (1964) … Himself - Various
Episode #1.7 (1963) … Himself - Various
 
1963 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #6.11 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 The Jerry Lewis Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself-Guest
Episode #1.8 (1963) … Himself-Guest
Episode #1.7 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 Sid Caesar - Edie Adams Together (TV movie)
Himself
 
1963 The 15th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1962 As Caesar Sees It (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1960 The Revlon Revue (TV series)
Himself
Variety: The World of Show Biz (1960) … Himself
Tiptoe Through TV (1960) … Himself
 
1959 The Sid Caesar-Art Carney Hour (TV movie)
Himself
 
1959 At the Movies (TV movie)
Himself/Host/Performer
 
1959 Some of Manie's Friends (TV movie)
Himself
 
1958 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself / Host
Episode #3.10 (1958) … Himself/Host
Episode #3.7 (1958) … Himself
 
1958 Sid Caesar Invites You (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.13 (1958) … Himself
Episode #1.12 (1958) … Himself
Episode #1.11 (1958) … Himself
Episode #1.10 (1958) … Himself
Episode #1.9 (1958) … Himself
 
1958 Sid Caesar Invites You (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 January 1958 (1958) … Himself
 
1954-1957 Caesar's Hour (TV series)
Himself / Various
Episode dated 2 March 1957 (1957) … Himself/Various
Episode dated 20 October 1956 (1956) … Himself/Various
Episode dated 11 April 1955 (1955) … Himself/Various
Episode #1.3 (1954) … Himself/Various
 
1955 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 September 1955 (1955) … Himself
 
1954 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #2.5 (1954) … Himself
 
1953 The Paul Winchell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.16 (1953) … Himself
 
1948-1953 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Himself - Comic Actor / Himself - Comic Performer
Episode #6.8 (1953) … Himself - Comic Actor
Episode #4.1 (1951) … Himself - Comic Performer
Episode #1.21 (1948) … Himself - Comedian
Episode #1.15 (1948) … Himself - Comedian
 
1950-1953 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Himself - Regular Performer
Episode #4.38 (1953) … Himself - Regular Performer
Episode #4.37 (1953) … Himself - Regular Performer
Episode #4.36 (1953) … Himself - Regular Performer
Episode #4.35 (1953) … Himself - Regular Performer
Episode #4.33 (1953) … Himself - Regular Performer
 
1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.31 (1951) … Himself
 
1949 The Admiral Broadway Revue (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
Encore (1949) … Himself - Comedian
Episode #1.17 (1949) … Himself - Comedian
Episode #1.16 (1949) … Himself - Comedian
Some Place to Go (1949) … Himself - Comedian
Episode #1.14 (1949) … Himself - Comedian
 
1948 Tonight on Broadway (TV series)
Himself
Make Mine Manhattan (1948) … Himself
 
1946 Screen Snapshots: The Skolsky Party (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2010-2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2012 Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man (documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Cinerama Adventure (documentary)
Melville Crump - DDS (in "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World") (uncredited)
 
1997 Cronkite Remembers
Himself (on 'Your Show of Shows') (uncredited)
 
1996 Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1995 50 Years of Funny Females (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Legends of Comedy (TV documentary)
 
1984 The Great Standups (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1970 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
 
1960 Project XX (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(26 November 2000) Hollywood Television Legend, Hollywood Christmas Parade See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The trouble with telling a good story is that it invariably reminds the other fellow of a dull one. See more »

Trivia:

His son Rick went to Yale University. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo