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"Biography" (1987): :  -- "...you put your whole Sunday around Ed Sullivan. And it was kinda interesting, because when you look back, Ed Sullivan's personality didn't interfere with the act..."
Bye Bye Birdie (1963) -- A rock singer travels to a small Ohio town to make his "farewell" television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted.

Overview

Date of Death:

13 October 1974, New York City, New York, USA more

Mini Biography:

The beloved graven image of TV variety from 1948 to 1971 on CBS, Ed Sullivan... more

Trivia:

Although Elvis Presley made his debut on Sullivan's show on September 9... more

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Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 1 win more

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Alternate Names:

Dr. Sullivan

Filmography

Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Shows (2006) (V) (producer) (archive footage) 2006 - 8.7 (37)
- 2. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   executive producer (20 episodes, 1959-1967) producer (2 episodes, 1955-1964) 1967 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
22 TV episodes: 17 episodes not shown.
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Alice in Movieland (1940)   (story) 1940 - 6.0 (98)
AKAs:
  • Broadway Brevities: Alice in Movieland (USA: series title)
- 2. Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me (1940) (story "Fashions For Sale") 1940 - -
- 3. Big Town Czar (1939) (story "Czar of Broadway") 1939 - 5.6 (7)
- 4. There Goes My Heart (1938) (original story) 1938 - 6.7 (163)
- 5. Merrily We Live (1938) (additional dialogue) (uncredited) 1938 - 7.2 (371)
- 6. Mr. Broadway (1933) (screenplay) (story) 1933 - -
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Red Skelton Show" (1951)   Bus Driver / 6 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1955-1961) 1961 - 8.2 (165)
AKAs:
  • The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
3 TV episodes:
- 2. CBS Fall Preview Special: Seven Wonderful Nights (1961) (TV) 1961 - -
Thanks
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Magic of Bing Crosby (1991) (V) (special thanks) (as Dr. Sullivan) 1991 - -
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1991) (TV) 1991 - 9.0 (32)
- 2. Broadway (1973) (TV)   Himself - Host 1973 - -
AKAs:
  • Ed Sullivan's Broadway (USA: complete title)
- 3. "The Flip Wilson Show" (1970)   Himself (2 episodes, 1971-1973) 1973 - 7.4 (91)
2 TV episodes:
- 4. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Himself (3 episodes, 1969-1972) 1972 - 8.3 (463)
AKAs:
  • The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
3 TV episodes:
- 5. The 14th Annual Grammy Awards (1972) (TV) Himself 1972 - 4.8 (5)
- 6. "This Is Your Life" (1971)   Himself (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.0 (26)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   Himself - Host / 5 characters not shown (1054 episodes, 1948-1971) 1971 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
1054 TV episodes: 1049 episodes not shown.
- 8. Fight of the Century (1971) (TV)   Himself - Audience Member 1971 - 6.7 (12)
AKAs:
  • Ali-Frazier I (USA: informal title)
- 9. The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970) (TV) Himself 1970 - 9.5 (15)
- 10. The Phynx (1970) Himself 1970 - 4.7 (36)
- 11. "The Kraft Music Hall" (1967)   Himself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 5.5 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 12. Ed Sullivan's Armed Forces Tour (1970) (TV) Himself 1970 - -
- 13. "The Red Skelton Show" (1951)   Himself / Cameo (3 episodes, 1954-1969) 1969 - 8.2 (165)
AKAs:
  • The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
3 TV episodes:
- 14. "The David Frost Show" (1969)   Himself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.5 (25)
1 TV episode:
- 15. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (1967)   Himself (2 episodes, 1967-1968) 1968 - 8.4 (112)
2 TV episodes:
- 16. The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow' (1968) Himself 1968 - -
- 17. "What's My Line?" (1950)   Mystery Guest / Himself - Mystery Guest (4 episodes, 1950-1966) 1966 - 8.9 (268)
4 TV episodes:
- 18. The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966) (uncredited) Himself 1966 - 3.5 (74)
- 19. The Beatles at Shea Stadium (1966) Himself 1966 - 8.0 (151)
- 20. The Singing Nun (1966) Himself 1966 - 5.7 (367)
- 21. An Hour with Robert Goulet (1964) (TV) 1964 - -
- 22. The Patsy (1964) (uncredited) Himself 1964 - 5.9 (547)
- 23. "The Jack Benny Program" (1950)   Himself / Gentleman Jim Sullivan (2 episodes, 1959-1963) 1963 - 8.8 (192)
AKAs:
  • The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
  • The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
2 TV episodes:
- 24. CBS: The Stars' Address (1963) (TV) Himself 1963 - -
- 25. Bye Bye Birdie (1963) Himself 1963 - 6.3 (2,408)
- 26. The Million Dollar Incident (1961) (TV) Himself 1961 - -
- 27. Disneyland '59 (1959) (TV)   Himself 1959 - 7.8 (46)
AKAs:
  • Kodak Presents Disneyland '59
- 28. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   Himself (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 29. Senior Prom (1958) Himself 1958 - 5.4 (25)
- 30. "Mr. Adams and Eve" (1957)   Himself (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 6.5 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 31. Man on Fire (1957) (uncredited) Himself - Trailer Narrator 1957 - 6.5 (123)
- 32. "The Phil Silvers Show" (1955)   Himself (2 episodes, 1956-1957) 1957 - 8.9 (336)
AKAs:
  • Sergeant Bilko (syndication title)
  • Sgt. Bilko (Australia: DVD title)
  • The Phil Silvers Show: You'll Never Get Rich
  • You'll Never Get Rich (USA: first episodes title)
2 TV episodes:
- 33. "The Bob Hope Show" (1952)   Himself (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.3 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 34. "The $64,000 Question" (1955) Substitute Host (unknown episodes) 1955 - 6.7 (18)
- 35. "I've Got a Secret" (1952)   Himself (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.3 (89)
1 TV episode:
- 36. "Look Up and Live" (1954)   Himself (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 5.0 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 37. "Person to Person" (1953)   Himself (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 8.8 (28)
1 TV episode:
- 38. Ghost of the Town (1952) (voice) (uncredited) Himself 1952 - 5.9 (7)
- 39. Premiere (1951) (TV) Himself 1951 - -
- 40. "The Ford Theatre Hour" (1948)   Himself - Host (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 8.7 (9)
1 TV episode:
- 41. Big Town Czar (1939) Himself 1939 - 5.6 (7)
- 42. Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) (uncredited) Himself 1938 - 6.2 (38)
- 43. Broadway Highlights No. 2 (1935) Himself - newspaper columnist 1935 - -
- 44. Ed Sullivan's Headliners (1934) Himself 1934 - -
- 45. Mr. Broadway (1933) Himself 1933 - -
- 1. Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers (2009) (TV) Himself
- 2. "American Masters"  
1 TV episode:
- 3. A Year in the Life (2009) Himself
- 4. "Hormigas blancas"  
1 TV episode:
- 5. Brando (2007) (TV) Himself
- 6. Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Shows (2006) (V) Himself
- 7. Elvis by the Presleys (2005) (TV) (uncredited) Himself
- 8. Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story (2005) Himself
- 9. "Broadway: The American Musical"  
2 TV episodes:
- 10. "The American Experience"  
1 TV episode:
- 11. "ESPN SportsCentury"  
1 TV episode:
- 12. Muppets Magic from the Ed Sullivan Show (2003) (V) Himself
- 13. Ed Sullivan's Rock 'n' Roll Classics, Vol. 4: Elvis & Other Rock Greats (2003) (V) Himself
- 14. "Life and Times"  
1 TV episode:
- 15. The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years (2002) (V)
- 16. He Touched Me: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley (2000) (V) Himself
- 17. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
- 18. Winchell (1998) (TV) (uncredited) Himself
- 19. A Really Big Show: Ed Sullivan's 50th Anniversary (1998) (TV) Himself
- 20. George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy (1997) (TV) (uncredited) Himself
- 21. Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996) (TV) Himself
- 22. "The Beatles Anthology"  
4 TV episodes:
- 23. Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special (1995) (TV) Himself
- 24. The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit (1994) (V) Himself
- 25. Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992) (TV) Himself
- 26. The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (1991) (TV) Himself
- 27. "Entertainment Tonight"  
1 TV episode:
- 28. The Best of Gleason 3 (1989) (TV) Himself
- 29. Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (1988) (V) Himself
- 30. "Biography"  
1 TV episode:
- 31. The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) (TV) Himself
- 32. Ingrid (1984) Himself
- 33. The Compleat Beatles (1984) (uncredited) Himself
- 34. The Right Stuff (1983) Himself
- 35. This Is Elvis (1981) Himself
- 36. When Television Was Young (1977) (TV) Himself
- 37. Elvis on Tour (1972) (uncredited) Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

Crazy With the Heat (1941). Musical revue (updated/restaged version). Music by Irvin Graham. Additional music by Rudi Revil. Material by Sam E. Werris, Arthur Sheekman, Mack Davis, Max Liebman and Don Herold. Lyrics by Irvin Graham. Additional dialogue by Arthur Stander and Sidney Zelinka. New sketches by Lew Brown. Music arranged by Jacques Dallin. Music orchestrated by Jacques Dallin. Some production ideas by Luther Davis, John Cleveland and Kay Kenney. Featuring songs by Jack Lawrence and William Provost. Featuring songs with lyrics by Jack Lawrence, Kurt Kasznar, Carl Kent and Pete Kite Smith. Choreographed by Catherine Littlefield. Staged by Arthur Sheekman. Sketches for Willie Howard under supervision of Eugene Howard. Directed by Lew Brown. 44th Street Theatre: 30 Jan 1941- 19 Apr 1941 (92 performances). Cast: Vivian Allen, Hal Anthony, Marion Bailey, Gracie Barrie, Matthew Bocchino, Evelyn Bonfine, Victor Borge, Diosa Costello, Don Cummings, Eleanor Dawn, Harold Gary, Ted Gary, Luella Gear, Phillip Gordon, Harry Hale, Wilma Horner, Willie Howard, Helen Hudson, Betty Kean, Al Kelly, Stapleton Kent, Philip King, Bobby Lane, Remi Martel, Naldi, Frances O'Day, Dale Priest, Carlos Ramiriz, Mary Raye, Irene Reilly, Helenita Riordan, David Rollins, Matthew Smith, Jean Stanton, Tip, Tap, and Toe, Edna Ward, Frances Williams. Produced by Ed Sullivan. Note: When the original show opened to disastrous reviews the investors demanded Kurt Kasznar be replaced as producer/director in favor of Mr. Sullivan. The original production closed after 7 performances. Sullivan felt unqualified to act as director and hired Mr. Brown and the pair quickly hired new actors and songs were added/shuffled. Although Sullivan's reworking failed to completely recoup costs, it was considered a remarkable achievement given the time constraints involved. more

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