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Oh, God! (1977) -- When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns (2001) -- US Home Video Trailer from Good Times Entertainment
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Dream Team of Comedy (2001) -- US Home Video Trailer from Kino

Overview

Contact:
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Mini Biography:
The gift of provoking laughter came early to Larry Gelbart and has never... more
Trivia:
Profiled in "The Laugh Crafters: Comedy Writing in Radio and TV's Golden... more
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 20 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne Plan 11 Projects
 (From MovieWeb. 16 June 2009, 12:14 PM, PDT)

Weapons of Mass Distraction
 (From Huffington Post. 25 May 2009, 10:28 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Francis Burns

Filmography

Writer:
  1. And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) (TV) (written by)
  2. Bedazzled (2000) (screenplay)
    ... aka Teuflisch (Germany)
  3. C-Scam (2000) (writer)

  4. Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997) (TV) (written by)
  5. Barbarians at the Gate (1993) (TV) (teleplay)
  6. Mastergate (1992) (TV) (play) (teleplay)

  7. "After MASH" (29 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - Saturday's Heroes (1984) TV episode (creator)
        - Ward Is Hell (1984) TV episode (creator)
        - The Recovery Room (1984) TV episode (creator)
        - Madness to His Method (1984) TV episode (creator)
        - Trials (1984) TV episode (creator)
          (24 more)
  8. Blame It on Rio (1984) (writer)
  9. "M*A*S*H" (57 episodes, 1972-1983)
        - Friends and Enemies (1983) TV episode (developer)
        - Say No More (1983) TV episode (developer)
        - Strange Bedfellows (1983) TV episode (developer)
        - Run for the Money (1982) TV episode (developer)
        - Bless You Hawkeye (1981) TV episode (developer)
          (52 more)
  10. Tootsie (1982) (screenplay) (story)
  11. Neighbors (1981) (screenplay)
    ... aka Neighbours (Australia)
  12. Rough Cut (1980) (writer) (as Francis Burns)
    ... aka Roughcut
  13. "United States" (1980) TV series (unknown episodes)

  14. Movie Movie (1978) (written by)
  15. Oh, God! (1977) (writer)
  16. "Three's Company" (1 episode, 1976)
        - Unaired Pilot #1 (1976) TV episode (writer)
  17. If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? (1974) (TV) (teleplay)
  18. "Roll Out" (5 episodes, 1973)
        - Honor Truck (1973) TV episode (writer)
        - Christmas of '44 (1973) TV episode (teleplay)
        - No Wages: All Fear (1973) TV episode (story) (teleplay)
        - Sunday, Sweet Sunday (1973) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Pilot (1973) TV episode (creator)
  19. "The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
  20. Eddie (1971) (TV) (creator) (teleplay)
  21. "Comedy Playhouse" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)

  22. Ruba al prossimo tuo (1969) (uncredited)
    ... aka A Fine Pair (USA)
  23. La cintura di castità (1968) (writer)
    ... aka On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... (USA)
    ... aka The Chastity Belt (UK)
  24. Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966) (writer)
  25. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) (musical)
  26. The Wrong Box (1966) (written for the screen by)
  27. "The Danny Kaye Show" (1963) TV series (unknown episodes)
  28. The Thrill of It All (1963) (story)
  29. Judy and Her Guests, Phil Silvers and Robert Goulet (1963) (TV) (writer)
  30. The Notorious Landlady (1962) (writer)
  31. Hooray for Love (1960) (TV) (writer)
  32. The Best of Anything (1960) (TV) (writer)

  33. "Startime" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Ford Startime"
    ... aka "Lincoln-Mercury Startime"
        - The Wonderful World of Entertainment (1959) TV episode (written by)
  34. "The Art Carney Show" (1959) TV series (unknown episodes)
  35. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #3.10 (1958) TV episode (writer)
  36. "Caesar's Hour" (4 episodes, 1954-1957)
        - Episode dated 2 March 1957 (1957) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 20 October 1956 (1956) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 11 April 1955 (1955) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1954) TV episode (writer)
  37. "Your Show of Shows" (139 episodes, 1950-1954)
    ... aka "Sid Caesar's Show of Shows" (UK: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 5 June 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 29 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 22 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 8 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode dated 1 May 1954 (1954) TV episode (writer)
          (134 more)
  38. "Four Star Revue" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka "All Star Revue" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 13 September 1952 (1952) TV episode (writer)
  39. "The Red Buttons Show" (1952) TV series (unknown episodes)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th (1998) (TV) (creative consultant)

  2. "M*A*S*H" (developed for television by) (231 episodes, 1972-1983) (executive script consultant) (19 episodes, 1972-1973) (developed for television) (8 episodes, 1975-1978)
        - Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen (1983) TV episode (developed for television by)
        - As Time Goes By (1983) TV episode (developed for television by)
        - Give and Take (1983) TV episode (developed for television by)
        - U.N., the Night and the Music (1983) TV episode (developed for television by)
        - Run for the Money (1982) TV episode (developed for television by)
          (234 more)
Producer:
  1. And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) (TV) (executive producer)
  2. Corsairs (2002) (TV) (producer)

  3. Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997) (TV) (executive producer)

  4. The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) (producer)
  5. "After MASH" (executive creative consultant) (29 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - Saturday's Heroes (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
        - Ward Is Hell (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
        - The Recovery Room (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
        - Madness to His Method (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
        - Trials (1984) TV episode (executive creative consultant)
          (24 more)
  6. Blame It on Rio (1984) (executive producer)
  7. "United States" (1980) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)

  8. "M*A*S*H" (producer) (71 episodes, 1973-1976) (executive producer) (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Interview (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Deluge (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - The More I See You (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - Smilin' Jack (1976) TV episode (producer)
        - The Novocaine Mutiny (1976) TV episode (producer)
          (67 more)
  9. If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? (1974) (TV) (producer)
  10. "Roll Out" (producer) (10 episodes, 1973)
        - Honor Truck (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - Christmas of '44 (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - No Wages: All Fear (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - The Paper Caper (1973) TV episode (producer)
        - Members of the Wedding (1973) TV episode (producer)
          (5 more)
  11. "The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine" (producer) (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode #1.10 (1971) TV episode (producer)

  12. The Wrong Box (1966) (co-producer)
Director:
  1. C-Scam (2000)

  2. "After MASH" (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - It Had to Be You (1984) TV episode
        - Fallout (1983) TV episode

  3. "M*A*S*H" (6 episodes, 1974-1976)
        - The Interview (1976) TV episode
        - Hawkeye (1976) TV episode
        - Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler (1975) TV episode
        - Abyssinia, Henry (1975) TV episode
        - The General Flipped at Dawn (1974) TV episode
          (1 more)
Actor:
  1. "Frasier" .... Joe (1 episode, 2001)
        - The Two Hundredth (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Joe
Thanks:
  1. ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV) (special thanks)
  2. Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (2004) (V) (special thanks)

  3. Caesar's Writers (1996) (TV) (thanks)

  4. "M*A*S*H" (special thanks: director) (1 episode, 1978)
        - Our Finest Hour (1978) TV episode (special thanks: director)
Self:
  1. The 7th Annual TV Land Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America" .... Himself - Writer / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
        - Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: The Wiseguys (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Writer
        - Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Writer for Bob Hope
  3. "Legends" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  4. Olhar Estrangeiro (2006) .... Himself
  5. The 4th Annual TV Land Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  6. "TV Land Confidential" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
    ... aka "TV Land Confidential: The Untold Stories" (USA: second season title)
        - Changing Times and Trends (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Writing, Rehearsing & Recording (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  7. Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (2005) .... Himself
  8. "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka "Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08" (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode #2.17 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  9. Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  10. On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004) (V) .... Himself
  11. Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (2004) (V) .... Himself
  12. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Angie Dickinson (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  13. Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Impact of Sid Caesar (2003) (V) .... Himself
  14. Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar (2003) (V) .... Himself
  15. Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  16. Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - Shining Stars (2003) (V) .... Himself
  17. The Perfect Pitch (2002) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Brilliant But Cancelled: The Perfect Pitch (USA: series title)
  18. TV's Most Censored Moments (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  19. 'M*A*S*H': 30th Anniversary Reunion (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  20. Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  21. Milton Berle: An All-Star Tribute to 'Mr. Television' (2002) (V) .... Himself
  22. The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - Love & Laughter (2001) (V) .... Himself
  23. The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns (2001) (V) .... Himself
  24. "Great Performances" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - The College of Comedy III with Alan King (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  25. "History vs. Hollywood" .... Himself - Writer / ... (1 episode, 2001)
    ... aka "History Through the Lens" (USA: syndication title)
        - M*A*S*H: Comedy Under Fire (2001) TV episode .... Himself - Writer/Producer
  26. Hail Sid Caesar! The Golden Age of Comedy (2001) .... Himself
  27. The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Dream Team of Comedy (2001) (V) .... Himself
  28. Inside TV Land: The Dick Van Dyke Show (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  29. The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  30. AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  31. The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room (2000) (V) .... Himself
  32. The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy (2000) (V) .... Himself
  33. The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV (2000) (V)

  34. "The Martin Short Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Episode #1.22 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  35. NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  36. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  37. M*A*S*H, Tootsie & God: A Tribute to Larry Gelbart (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  38. "The College of Comedy with Alan King" (1997) TV series .... Himself
  39. Caesar's Writers (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  40. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 50th Anniversary Celebration Tribute to Bob Hope (1996) (V) .... Himself
  41. Jackie Mason: An Equal Opportunity Offender (1995) (V) .... Himself
  42. Memories of M*A*S*H (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  43. The 44th Annual Tony Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Book of a Musical

  44. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - Phil Silvers: Top Banana (????) TV episode .... Himself
  45. "Looks Familiar" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1986)
        - Episode #14.6 (1986) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  46. The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards
  47. Making 'M*A*S*H' (1981) (TV) .... Himself

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In 1960, he co-wrote a failed sitcom pilot called, "Perils of Pauline" about a beauty contest winner who comes to Hollywood but can't find acting work. more
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