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Phil Rizzuto (1917–2007)

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Phil Rizzuto was the NY Yankees star shortstop for 13 seasons between 1941 and 1956. A Hall of Famer, Rizzuto was the American League Most Valuable Player in 1950. After his playing career, Rizzuto was a popular long-time TV/radio announcer for the Yankees. He called the action for 40 seasons from 1957 to 1996... See full bio »

Born:

Fiero Francis Rizzuto
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 89) in West Orange, New Jersey, USA
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1999 Summer of Sam
Yankee Broadcaster (voice) (as Phil Rizuto)
 
1992 Seinfeld (TV series)
TV Announcer
– The Letter (1992) … TV Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1990 Working Tra$h (TV movie)
Shortstop
 
1971 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Radio Announcer
– Encore (1971) … Radio Announcer (voice)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2009/I The Messenger (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (30 titles)
2010 30 for 30 (TV series)
Himself
– The House of Steinbrenner (2010) … Himself (voice)
 
2004-2005 ESPN 25: Who's #1? (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Best MLB Teams (2005) … Himself
– Greatest Coaches (2004) … Himself
 
1999-2003 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
Himself
– New York Yankees: Part 2 (2003) … Himself
– Roger Maris (2000) … Himself
– Casey Stengel (2000) … Himself
– Mickey Mantle (2000) … Himself
– Billy Martin (2000) … Himself
See all 8 episodes »
 
1999 PBS NewsHour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 March 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1997 The Tony Danza Show (TV series)
Himself
– Pilot (1997) … Himself
 
1996 Arli$$ (TV series)
Himself
– The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (1996) … Himself (voice)
 
1994 1994 MLB All-Star Game (TV movie)
Himself - AL Honorary Captain
 
1987 New York Yankees (The Movie) (documentary)
Himself (as Scooter Rizzuto)
 
1977 A Winning Tradition (TV movie)
Himself (narrator)
 
1976 1976 World Series (TV series)
Himself - Color Commentator
– Game 4 (1976) … Himself - Color Commentator
– Game 3 (1976) … Himself - Color Commentator
 
1970 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 5 February 1970 (1970) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1964 1964 World Series (TV series)
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
– Game 5 (1964) … Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
– Game 4 (1964) … Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
– Game 3 (1964) … Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
 
1957 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
Himself
– Hillbilly Whiz (1957) … Himself
 
1950-1957 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 28 July 1957 (1957) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 7 October 1956 (1956) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 16 September 1956 (1956) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Premiere Telecast (1950) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1957 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 January 1957 (1957) … Himself (as father of Pat Rizzuto)
 
1955 1955 World Series (TV mini-series)
Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 7 (1955) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 6 (1955) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 5 (1955) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 4 (1955) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 3 (1955) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
See all 7 episodes »
 
1954-1955 Down You Go (TV series)
Himself / panelist
 
1954 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself - Baseball Player
– Episode #1.32 (1954) … Himself - Baseball Player
 
1953 1953 World Series (TV mini-series)
Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 6 (1953) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 5 (1953) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 4 (1953) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 3 (1953) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 2 (1953) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
See all 6 episodes »
 
1953 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself
– Lucky Number (1953) … Himself
 
1950-1953 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.38 (1953) … Himself
– Episode #6.2 (1952) … Himself
– Episode #5.6 (1951) … Himself
– Episode #5.5 (1951) … Himself
– Episode #4.14 (1950) … Himself
 
1952 1952 World Series (TV mini-series)
Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 7 (1952) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 6 (1952) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 5 (1952) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 4 (1952) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 3 (1952) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
See all 7 episodes »
 
1952 1952 MLB All-Star Game (TV movie)
Himself - AL Shortstop
 
1951 1951 World Series (TV mini-series)
Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 6 (1951) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 5 (1951) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 4 (1951) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 3 (1951) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 2 (1951) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
See all 6 episodes »
 
1951 1951 MLB All-Star Game (TV movie)
Himself - AL Shortstop
 
1950-1951 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Baseball Player
– Episode #3.31 (1951) … Himself - Baseball Player
– Episode #3.3 (1950) … Himself - Baseball Player
 
1950 1950 World Series (TV mini-series)
Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 4 (1950) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 3 (1950) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 2 (1950) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 1 (1950) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
 
1950 1950 MLB All-Star Game (TV movie)
Himself - AL Shortstop
 
1949 1949 World Series (TV series)
Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 5 (1949) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 4 (1949) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 3 (1949) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 2 (1949) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 1 (1949) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
 
1947 1947 World Series (TV mini-series)
Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 7 (1947) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 6 (1947) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 5 (1947) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 4 (1947) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
– Game 3 (1947) … Himself - New York Yankees Shortstop
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2010 A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009-2010 Prime 9 (TV series)
 
2006 War Stories with Oliver North (TV series documentary)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

The radio and TV voice of the New York Yankees, 1957-1995. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Phil Rizuto | Scooter Rizutto | Scooter Rizzuto | father of Pat Rizzuto

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I like radio better than television because if you make a mistake on radio, they don't know. You can make up anything on the radio. See more »

Trivia:

The 1950 American League Most Valuable Player. See more »

Trademark:

As a broadcaster for the Yankees for 40 years, he would exclaim "Holy cow!" when describing a great play. See more »

Nickname:

The Scooter See more »

Star Sign:

Libra