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Harpo Marx (1888–1964)


With the big, poofy, curly red hair, a top hat, and a horn, the lovable mute was the favorite of the Marx Brothers. Though chasing woman was a favorite routine of his in the movies, Harpo was a devoted father and husband. He adopted the mute routine in vaudeville and carried it over to the films. Harpo... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1962 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series)
Harpo Marx
The Musicale (1962) … Harpo Marx
 
1962 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Guardian Angel
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Dummy
Silent Panic (1960) … Dummy
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Nick
The Incredible Jewel Robbery (1959) … Nick
 
1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Narrator
The Red Mill (1958) … Narrator
 
1954 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Revenge with Music (1954)
 
1953 Season's Greetings (TV movie)
 
1952-1953 All Star Revue (TV series)
Guest Comedian / Guest Comic
All Star Ice Revue (1953) … Guest Comedian
Episode #3.5 (1952) … Guest Comic
 
1952 The Ezio Pinza Show (TV series)
Episode #1.11 (1952)
 
1949 Love Happy
Harpo
 
1938 Room Service
Faker
 
1937 A Day at the Races
Stuffy (as Harpo)
 
1933 Duck Soup
Pinky
 
1921 Humor Risk (short)
Watson
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (15 titles)
1986 Hannah and Her Sisters (performer: "Freedonia's Going To War" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1955 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Lucy and Harpo Marx (1955) (performer: "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" - uncredited)
 
1949 Love Happy (performer: "Happy Birthday to You" 1893 - uncredited, "Old Folks at Home Swanee River" 1851 - uncredited)
 
1946 A Night in Casablanca (performer: "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor" 1847 - uncredited)
 
1945 The All-Star Bond Rally (short) (music: "Guardian Angels" - uncredited / performer: "Guardian Angels" - uncredited)
 
1941 The Big Store (performer: "Tenement Symphony" 1941, "Mamãe Eu Quero" 1937 - uncredited, "Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major, K. 545 Sonata semplice" 1788 - uncredited, "Minuet in G major, WoO 10, No. 2" - uncredited)
 
1940 Go West (performer: "Ridin' the Range" 1940, "From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water" 1909)
 
1939 At the Circus (performer: "Swingali" 1939 - uncredited, "Blue Moon" 1934 - uncredited, "Waltz #15 in A flat major: 'Lullaby', Op.39" 1865 - uncredited, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" - uncredited, "Rock-a-Bye Baby" pub. 1765 - uncredited / "Jingle Bells" 1857 - uncredited)
 
1938 Room Service (performer: "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" circa 1872 - uncredited)
 
1937 A Day at the Races (performer: "Prelude in C-Sharp Minor" 1892 - uncredited, "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1935 A Night at the Opera (performer: "Alone" 1935)
 
1933 Duck Soup (performer: "The Country's Going to War")
 
1932 Horse Feathers (performer: "Everyone Says I Love You")
 
1931 Monkey Business (performer: "I'm Daffy Over You", "Sweet Adeline" / "O Sole Mio")
 
1930 Animal Crackers (performer: "Gypsy Chorus")
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1949 Love Happy (based on a story by)
 
Show ShowSelf (27 titles)
1963 Celebrity Golf (TV series)
Harpo Marx (1963)
 
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Himself
The Wonderful World of Toys (1961) … Himself
 
1961 You Bet Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Episode #10.31 (1961) … Himself
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 May 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1961 Today (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 3 May 1961 (1961) … Himself - Guest
 
1961 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Celebrity Guest
Episode dated 3 May 1961 (1961) … Celebrity Guest
 
1961 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
Episode #14.28 (1961) … Himself - Comedian
 
1961 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
Swingin' at the Summit (1961) … Himself
 
1958 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #5.17 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 Tonight! America After Dark (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 February 1957 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 Tonight! (TV series)
Himself
America After Dark (1957) … Himself
 
1956 The Martha Raye Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.11 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 Inside Beverly Hills (TV movie)
Himself
 
1955 Screen Snapshots: The Great Al Jolson (short)
Himself
 
1955 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Himself
Lucy and Harpo Marx (1955) … Himself
 
1954 The Spike Jones Show (TV series)
Himself
Panel Shows (1954) … Himself
 
1952 All Star Revue (TV series)
Himself - Cameo
Episode #3.1 (1952) … Himself - Cameo
 
1951-1952 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Harpist / Himself / Himself - Comedian / …
Episode #2.31 (1952) … Himself - Comedian/Harpist
Episode #2.19 (1952) … Himself - Comic Actor/Harpist
Episode #2.11 (1951) … Himself
 
1949 The Actor's Society Benefit Gala (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1945 The All-Star Bond Rally (short)
Himself
 
1943 Stage Door Canteen
Himself
 
1935 La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (short)
Himself
 
1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (short)
Himself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. 11 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1932 Hollywood on Parade No. A-5 (short)
Himself
 
1931 The House That Shadows Built (documentary)
The Merchant of Wieners
 
1931 Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (38 titles)
2011-2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2008 Morir de humor (TV movie)
 
2007 Hormigas blancas (TV series)
 
2005 Great Performances (TV series)
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (video short)
Tomasso
 
2004 On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (video documentary short)
Stuffy
 
2001 I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
 
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1987-1997 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1994 Entertaining the Troops (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers (TV documentary)
Himself/Various Roles
 
1992 Funny Business
 
1988 Muppet Babies (TV series)
 
Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1986 Classic Comedy Teams (video documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1982 Showbiz Goes to War (TV movie)
 
1982 The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (TV documentary)
 
1976 CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Rusty Pannello (as The Marx Bros)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'A Night at the Opera' (uncredited)
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
 
1975 Hooray for Hollywood (documentary)
Himself
 
1974 Milton Berle's Mad Mad Mad World of Comedy (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory (TV documentary)
 
1965 Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At... (TV series documentary)
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
One of The Marx Brothers (uncredited)
 
1964 Hollywood and the Stars (TV series)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (documentary short)
Himself
 
1950 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Famous Feet (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 From the Ends of the Earth (documentary short)
Himself
 
1937 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1937 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 11 (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Instrumental Albums: "At Work" {Mercury MG-20363/SR-60016}; "Harpo" {Wing 12164}; "Harpo by Harpo" {RCA LPM-27}; "Harpo in Hi-Fi {Mercury MG-20232} See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 5 Print Biographies  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Marx Brothers | Harpo | The Marx Bros

Height:

5' 5½" (1.66 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

If things get too much for you and you feel the whole world's against you, go stand on your head. If you can think of anything crazier to do, do it. See more »

Trivia:

Served as the basis for the character Banjo in the long-running comedy "The Man Who Came to Dinner" by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The play had one of its most memorable productions at the Bucks County Playhouse in Pennsylvania, where Kaufman played Sheridan Whitside (the character based on critic Alexander Woollcott... See more »

Trademark:

In the Paramount films, his coat carried an infinite variety of items for whatever need whether it was a blowtorch for lighting cigarettes, a sword and fish for a speak-easy password, a candle burning at both ends, etc. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius