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Overview
Trivia:
He said in an interview that the only reason he agreed to play Nick the... moreAwards:
Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Filmography
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Producer:
- I Spy Returns (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
- Top Secret (1978) (TV) (executive producer)
- Aces Up (1974) (TV) (producer)
- The Singles (1972) (TV) (producer)
- "The Don Rickles Show" (1972) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Shirley's World" (1971) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "From a Bird's Eye View" (1971) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "My World and Welcome to It" (executive producer) (12 episodes, 1969-1970)
- Monroe the Mysogynist (1970) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Wooing of Mr. Monroe (1970) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Human Being and the Dinosaur (1970) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Mating Dance (1969) TV episode (executive producer)
- The War Between Men and Women (1969) TV episode (executive producer)
(7 more) - "My Friend Tony" (1969) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
- "The Andy Griffith Show" (executive producer) (238 episodes, 1960-1968)
... aka "Andy of Mayberry" (USA: rerun title)
- Mayberry R.F.D. (1968) TV episode (executive producer)
- A Girl for Goober (1968) TV episode (executive producer)
- Opie and Mike (1968) TV episode (executive producer)
- Sam for Town Council (1968) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Wedding (1968) TV episode (executive producer)
(233 more) - "I Spy" (executive producer) (27 episodes, 1965-1968) (producer) (1 episode, 1967)
- Tag, You're It (1968) TV episode (executive producer)
- Home to Judgment (1968) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Seventh Captain (1967) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Medarra Block (1967) TV episode (executive producer)
- Laya (1967) TV episode (executive producer)
(23 more) - "Accidental Family" (producer) (11 episodes, 1967-1968) (executive producer) (5 episodes, 1967)
- Who's Been Sleeping in Daddy's Bed (1968) TV episode (producer)
- Sandy Gets Tough (1967) TV episode (producer)
- The Treasure of San Fernando Valley (1967) TV episode (producer)
- The Lush Life (1967) TV episode (producer)
- The Return of Mr. Ex (1967) TV episode (producer)
(11 more) - "Good Morning, World" (1967) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (executive producer) (32 episodes, 1961-1965)
... aka "The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show" (USA: rerun title)
- Uhny Uftz (1965) TV episode (executive producer)
- Give Me Your Walls! (1963) TV episode (executive producer)
- Don't Trip Over That Mountain (1963) TV episode (executive producer)
- It May Look Like a Walnut! (1963) TV episode (executive producer)
- A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own (1962) TV episode (executive producer)
(27 more) - "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (executive producer) (1 episode, 1965)
- The Feuding Pyles (1965) TV episode (executive producer) - "The Joey Bishop Show" (producer) (1 episode)
- The Baby Formula (????) TV episode (producer) - "Make Room for Daddy" (producer) (7 episodes, 1957-1961)
... aka "The Danny Thomas Show" (USA: new title)
- Everything Happens to Me (1961) TV episode (producer)
- Danny Meets Andy Griffith (1960) TV episode (producer)
- Terry's Friend (1958) TV episode (producer)
- The Honeymoon (1958) TV episode (producer)
- Evil Eye Schultz (1958) TV episode (producer)
(2 more) - "Colgate Theatre" (1949) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
Actor:
- "Dream On" .... Don Monteleone (1 episode, 1992)
- Nightmare on Bleecker Street (1992) TV episode .... Don Monteleone - "Cheers" .... Sid Nelson (1 episode, 1990)
- Grease (1990) TV episode .... Sid Nelson - "Murder, She Wrote" .... Sgt. Bulldog Kowalski (1 episode, 1990)
- The Big Show of 1965 (1990) TV episode .... Sgt. Bulldog Kowalski - "Matlock" .... Casino Tipster (1 episode, 1987)
- The Gambler (1987) TV episode .... Casino Tipster - "The Facts of Life" .... Josef Polniaczek (1 episode, 1987)
- Rites of Passage: Part 1 (1987) TV episode .... Josef Polniaczek - "The Cosby Show" .... Dr. Wexler (1 episode, 1985)
- Physician of the Year (1985) TV episode .... Dr. Wexler - "I'm a Big Girl Now" .... Ira (1 episode, 1981)
- Ira Returns (1981) TV episode .... Ira - "The Littlest Hobo" .... Big Al (1 episode, 1980)
- Big Al and Sam Strawberry (1980) TV episode .... Big Al - The Brink's Job (1978) .... J. Edgar Hoover
... aka Big Stickup at Brink's - The Islander (1978) (TV) .... Paul Lazaro
- Top Secret (1978) (TV) .... Carl Vitale
- "Sanford and Son" .... Davis (2 episodes, 1976)
- The Hawaiian Connection: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Davis
- The Hawaiian Connection: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Davis - "Big Eddie" .... Eddie / ... (10 episodes, 1975)
- Date with Eddie (1975) TV episode .... Eddie
- Alone Together (1975) TV episode .... Eddie
- One of Our Red Shoes Is Missing (1975) TV episode .... Eddie
- Eddie Makes a Speech (1975) TV episode .... Eddie
- Crashing Violet (1975) TV episode .... Eddie
(5 more) - "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." .... Norman Miles (1 episode, 1968)
- A Star Is Not Born (1968) TV episode .... Norman Miles - "I Spy" .... Sorgi / ... (3 episodes, 1965-1967)
- The Lotus Eater (1967) TV episode .... Sorgi
- Affair in T'Sien Cha (1965) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Disc Jockey
- Three Hours on a Sunday Night (1965) TV episode .... Sorgi - "Linus! The Lion Hearted" .... King Linus (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
- Linus to the Rescue (1965) TV episode (voice) .... King Linus
- Adrift on the Rapids (1964) TV episode (voice) .... King Linus
- Mocking Bird (1964) TV episode (voice) .... King Linus - "Burke's Law" .... 'Chicasaw Pete' Wickowski / ... (2 episodes, 1964)
... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
- Who Killed Mr. Cartwheel? (1964) TV episode .... 'Chicasaw Pete' Wickowski
- Who Killed His Royal Highness? (1964) TV episode .... Ronald 'Touchy' Touchstone - "The Dick Van Dyke Show" .... Floyd B. Bariscale / ... (2 episodes, 1963)
... aka "The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show" (USA: rerun title)
- Big Max Calvada (1963) TV episode .... Max Calvada
- Divorce (1963) TV episode (voice) .... Floyd B. Bariscale - Pocketful of Miracles (1961) .... Steve Darcey
- "The Jack Benny Program" .... Racetrack Tout / ... (4 episodes, 1952-1958)
... aka "The Jack Benny Show" (USA: informal title)
... aka "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
- Jack Goes to the Races (1958) TV episode .... Racetrack Tout
- The Airport (1957) TV episode .... Racetrack Tout
- How Jack Found Mary (1954) TV episode .... Elevator Tout
- Buck Benny Rides Again (1952) TV episode .... Tombstone Harry - "Make Room for Daddy" .... Man with cigar / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1961)
... aka "The Danny Thomas Show" (USA: new title)
- The Honeymoon (1958) TV episode .... Man with cigar
- Danny's Comeback (1956) TV episode .... Phil Brokaw - "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... George (1 episode, 1956)
- It's Always Sunday (1956) TV episode .... George - Guys and Dolls (1955/I) .... Harry the Horse
- "Damon Runyon Theater" .... Silky Mitts (1 episode, 1955)
- Bred for Battle (1955) TV episode .... Silky Mitts - "It's a Great Life" .... Sam (1 episode, 1954)
... aka "The Bachelors" (syndication title)
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1954) TV episode .... Sam - "The Duke" .... Sam Marco (13 episodes, 1954)
- Episode #1.13 (1954) TV episode .... Sam Marco
- Episode #1.12 (1954) TV episode .... Sam Marco
- Episode #1.11 (1954) TV episode .... Sam Marco
- Episode #1.10 (1954) TV episode .... Sam Marco
- Episode #1.9 (1954) TV episode .... Sam Marco
(8 more) - Money from Home (1953) .... Jumbo Schneider
- The Diamond Queen (1953) .... Mogul
- "I Married Joan" .... Golf Pro (1 episode, 1953)
- Country Club (1953) TV episode .... Golf Pro - A Peck o' Trouble (1953) (voice) (uncredited) .... Dodsworth
- "General Electric Theater" (1 episode, 1953)
... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
- Best Seller (1953) TV episode - "I Love Lucy" .... Harry Martin (1 episode, 1953)
... aka "Lucy in Connecticut" (USA: rerun title)
... aka "The Sunday Lucy Show" (USA: rerun title)
... aka "The Top Ten Lucy Show" (USA: rerun title)
- Sales Resistance (1953) TV episode .... Harry Martin - "Your Jeweler's Showcase" .... Hardwick Harris / ... (3 episodes, 1952)
- Tiger Bait (1952) TV episode
- Tenampa (1952) TV episode .... Ritz
- Operation, E.S.P. (1952) TV episode .... Hardwick Harris - Stop, You're Killing Me (1952) .... Lefty
- Breakdown (1952) .... Nick Sampson
- Sock a Doodle Do (1952) (voice) (uncredited) .... Kid Banty
- Young Man with Ideas (1952) .... Rodwell 'Brick' Davis
... aka Young Man in a Hurry (USA) - Kiddin' the Kitten (1952) (voice) (uncredited) .... Dodsworth
- Here Come the Nelsons (1952) .... Duke
... aka Meet the Nelsons - Come Fill the Cup (1951) .... Lennie Garr
- Behave Yourself! (1951) .... Shortwave Bert
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) .... Boots Morgan
... aka Meet the Invisible Man - Chained for Life (1951) (unconfirmed)
- The Iroquois Trail (1950) .... Chief Ogane
... aka The Tomahawk Trail (UK) - Take One False Step (1949) .... Detective Pacciano
- My Dream Is Yours (1949) .... Grimes
- Daughter of the Jungle (1949) .... Dalton Kraik
- Shep Comes Home (1948) .... 'Swifty' Lewis
- Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948) .... Hermon
... aka Winner Take All (UK) - Jinx Money (1948) .... Lippy Harris
- Madonna of the Desert (1948) .... Nick Julian
- If You Knew Susie (1948) .... Steve Garland
- Alias a Gentleman (1948) .... Harry Bealer
- Open Secret (1948) .... Detective Sgt. Mike Frontelli
- The Gangster (1947) .... Cornell
... aka Low Company (USA: reissue title) - The Fabulous Joe (1947) .... Louie
- The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival (1947) .... Louie, in 'Fabulous Joe'
- Violence (1947) .... Fred Stalk
- Sinbad the Sailor (1947) .... Auctioneer
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) .... Nick
... aka Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title) - Decoy (1946) .... Sergeant Joe Portugal
- The Last Crooked Mile (1946) .... Ed 'Wires' MacGuire
- Bowery Bombshell (1946) .... Ace Deuce Baker
- Somewhere in the Night (1946) .... Sam
- Rainbow Over Texas (1946) .... Kirby Haynes
- Her Kind of Man (1946) .... Bender
- The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946) .... Trigger Stazzi
- Frontier Gal (1945) .... 'Blackie' Shoulders
... aka The Bride Wasn't Willing (UK) - Captain Kidd (1945) .... Cyprian Boyle
- Why Girls Leave Home (1945) .... Chris Williams
- River Gang (1945) .... Peg Leg
... aka Fairy Tale Murder (UK) - Radio Stars on Parade (1945) .... Lucky Maddox
- Zombies on Broadway (1945) .... Ace Miller
... aka Loonies on Broadway (UK) - Crime, Inc. (1945) .... Capt. Ferrone
... aka Crime Incorporated - The Falcon in Hollywood (1944) .... Louie Buchanan
- To Have and Have Not (1944) .... Lt. Coyo
... aka Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not (UK) (USA: complete title) - Gambler's Choice (1944) .... Chappie Wilson
- Trocadero (1944) .... Mickey Jones
- Uncertain Glory (1944) .... Henri Duval
- Timber Queen (1944) .... Smacksie Golden
- Klondike Kate (1943) .... Sometime Smith
- Harvest Melody (1943) .... Chuck
- Passport to Suez (1943) .... Johnny Booth
- Hit the Ice (1943) .... Harry 'Silky' Fellowsby
... aka Oh Doctor - Taxi, Mister (1943) .... Gangster Louis Glorio/The Frisco Ghost
- City Without Men (1943) .... Monk LaRue
... aka Prison Farm (USA: reissue title) - Lucky Jordan (1942) .... Slip Moran
- Street of Chance (1942) .... Detective Joe Marruci
- Pierre of the Plains (1942) .... Clerou
- Tortilla Flat (1942) .... Tito Ralph
- Born to Sing (1942) .... Pete Detroit
- Rise and Shine (1941) .... Menace
- Married Bachelor (1941) .... Johnny Branigan
- Week-End in Havana (1941) .... Boris
- Buy Me That Town (1941) .... Chink Moran
- Private Nurse (1941) .... John Winton
- Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941) .... Pretty Willie Williams
- Another Thin Man (1939) .... Phil Church
... aka Return of the Thin Man (USA: promotional title) - Ouanga (1936) .... LeStrange, the Overseer
... aka Drums of the Jungle (USA: reissue title)
... aka Love Wanga (Canada: English title: reissue title) - The Gem of the Ocean (1934) .... Pasha
- My Mummy's Arms (1934)
Director:
- Aces Up (1974) (TV)
- The Singles (1972) (TV)
- "My World and Welcome to It" (2 episodes, 1969)
- The Shrike and the Chipmunks (1969) TV episode
- Cristabel (1969) TV episode - "The Danny Thomas Hour" (1 episode, 1968)
- My Pal Tony (1968) TV episode - "Accidental Family" (1 episode, 1967)
- Everywhere a Chick Chick (1967) TV episode - "I Spy" (1 episode, 1965)
- Affair in T'Sien Cha (1965) TV episode - "The Andy Griffith Show" (2 episodes, 1960-1965)
... aka "Andy of Mayberry" (USA: rerun title)
- The Bazaar (1965) TV episode
- The New Housekeeper (1960) TV episode - "The Bill Dana Show" (5 episodes, 1963-1964)
- What Elephant? (1964) TV episode
- Blood from Two Turnips (1964) TV episode
- Jose the Playboy (1963) TV episode
- The Hypnotist (1963) TV episode
- You Gotta Have Heart (1963) TV episode - "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "My Favorite Martian" (1 episode, 1963)
... aka "My Favourite Martian" (Australia)
- My Favorite Martin (1963) TV episode - "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (4 episodes, 1961-1963)
... aka "The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show" (USA: rerun title)
- Racy Tracy Ratigan (1963) TV episode
- The Meershatz Pipe (1961) TV episode
- Jealousy! (1961) TV episode
- The Sick Boy and the Sitter (1961) TV episode - "Make Room for Daddy" (29 episodes, 1953-1962)
... aka "The Danny Thomas Show" (USA: new title)
- Danny and Bob Get Away from It All (1962) TV episode
- A Baby for Charley (1962) TV episode
- Everything Happens to Me (1961) TV episode
- Danny Meets Andy Griffith (1960) TV episode
- Danny's Big Fan (1959) TV episode
(24 more) - "The Real McCoys" (6 episodes, 1957)
... aka "The McCoys"
- Grampa's Date (1957) TV episode
- Luke Gets His Freedom (1957) TV episode
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1957) TV episode
- Kate's Dress (1957) TV episode
- The Egg War (1957) TV episode
(1 more) - "The Jimmy Durante Show" (1 episode, 1955)
- Episode #1.16 (1955) TV episode - "Lassie" (6 episodes, 1954)
... aka "Jeff's Collie" (USA)
... aka "Timmy and Lassie" (USA: syndication title)
- Lassie's Pups (1954) TV episode
- The Lion (1954) TV episode
- Feud (1954) TV episode
- Mr. Peabody (1954) TV episode
- The Colt (1954) TV episode
(1 more) - "Your Jeweler's Showcase" (1 episode, 1953)
- The Monkey's Paw (1953) TV episode - "General Electric Theater" (2 episodes, 1953)
... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
- Ride the River (1953) TV episode
- Wedding Day (1953) TV episode
Writer:
- "The Andy Griffith Show" (8 episodes, 1963-1967)
... aka "Andy of Mayberry" (USA: rerun title)
- Suppose Andy Gets Sick (1967) TV episode (creator)
- Mountain Wedding (1963) TV episode (creator)
- A Wife for Andy (1963) TV episode (creator)
- The Darlings Are Coming (1963) TV episode (creator)
- The Great Filling Station Robbery (1963) TV episode (creator)
(3 more) - "Your Jeweler's Showcase" (1 episode, 1952)
- Tiger Bait (1952) TV episode (writer) - Shadow of Terror (1945) (story)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- "I Spy" (location unit director) (5 episodes, 1965) (second unit director) (2 episodes, 1966)
- It's All Done with Mirrors (1966) TV episode (second unit director)
- Turkish Delight (1966) TV episode (second unit director)
- Dragon's Teeth (1965) TV episode (location unit director)
- Chrysanthemum (1965) TV episode (location unit director)
- Carry Me Back to Old Tsing-Tao (1965) TV episode (location unit director)
(2 more)
Camera and Electrical Department:
- "Our Miss Brooks" (camera director) (1 episode, 1952)
- Christmas Show (1952) TV episode (camera director)
Soundtrack:
- Tortilla Flat (1942) (performer: "Ay, Ay, Paisano!" (1942))
Self:
- "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
- The Films of William Friedkin (????) TV episode .... Himself - 100 Years of Horror: The Evil Unseeable (1996) (V) .... Himself
- The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- This Is Your Life (1987) (TV) .... Himself
- "Match Game 73" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
... aka "Match Game 74" (USA: second season title)
... aka "Match Game 75" (USA: third season title)
... aka "Match Game 76" (USA: fourth season title)
... aka "Match Game 77" (USA: fifth season title)
... aka "Match Game 78" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Match Game 79" (USA: seventh season title)
... aka "Match Game" (USA: syndication title)
- Episode dated 14 October 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
- Don Rickles (1972) TV episode .... Himself
- Andy Griffith (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1968-1971)
... aka "Laugh-In"
- Episode #5.11 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.23 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.3 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.2 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.1 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - The Bill Cosby Special (1968) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Lucy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
... aka "The Lucille Ball Show" (USA: alternative title)
- Lucy Meets Sheldon Leonard (1967) TV episode .... Himself - "I Spy" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
- Crusade to Limbo (1966) TV episode .... Himself - "Open End" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "The David Susskind Show" (USA: new title)
- Television Tempest (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "The Bob Hope Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
- Episode dated 11 April 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Comic Actor / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #4.3 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Comic Actor
- Episode #3.33 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Comic Actor
- Episode #2.24 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
Archive Footage:
-
"TV Land Moguls"
- The 50's (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Inside TV Land: The Dick Van Dyke Show (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- Inside TV Land: The Andy Griffith Show (2000) (TV) .... Himself
-
"E! True Hollywood Story"
- Andy of Mayberry (2000) TV episode .... Himself -
"Biography"
- Mary Tyler Moore: All American-Girl (1995) (????) TV episode .... Himself - Two Knights from Brooklyn (1949) .... Louis Glorio/The Frisco Ghost
Additional Details
Other Works:
1966: He produced two unsold comedy pilots for NBC called "15 Blocks". They starred Dean Jones as a cop whose beat included a bunch of unusual characters. morePublicity Listings:
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