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Mel Tolkin (1913–2007)

Writer | Miscellaneous Crew | Producer

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During a half-century in show business, he wrote comedy sketches for Sid Caesar, Danny Kaye, Danny Thomas, Jerry Lewis, and Bob Hope. He also wrote the theme music for "Your Show of Shows". See more trivia »

Born:

Samuel Tolchinsky
in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]

Died:

(age 94) in Century City, California, USA
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Filmography

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1982 Love, Sidney (TV series)
– Is There Life After Show Business? (1982) (written by)
 
1979-1980 Joe's World (TV series)
– To Catch a Cheater (1980) (creator / written by)
– The Strike (1980) (story)
– The Initiation (1979) (written by)
 
1980 Sanford (TV series)
– Dinner at George's (1980) (written by)
 
1980 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series)
– A Small Mafia Favor (1980) (teleplay)
– Veronica's Ex (1980) (written by)
 
1975-1979 All in the Family (TV series)
– The Return of Stephanie's Father (1979) (written by)
– The Family Next Door (1979) (written by)
– Stephanie and the Crime Wave (1979) (written by)
– A Night at the PTA (1979) (written by)
– The Bunkers Go West (1978) (written by)
See all 34 episodes »
 
1973 10 from Your Show of Shows (writer)
 
1969 Roberta (TV movie) (adaptation)
 
1969 The Good Guys (TV series)
– Big Tom Gets Married (1969) (writer)
 
1967 The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special (TV movie) (writer)
 
1966 Run Buddy Run (TV series)
– Steam Bath & Chicken Little (1966) (writer)
 
1966 The Last of the Secret Agents? (screenplay / story)
 
1964 Summer Playhouse (TV series)
– The Jimmy Durante Show (1964) (writer)
 
1963 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
 
1962-1963 I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (TV series)
– King Archibald, the First (1963) (story editor)
– Big Opening at the Hospital (1963) (written by)
– Number One Son (1963) (story editor)
– Kick Me Kate (1963) (story editor)
– Table Tennis, Anyone? (1963) (story editor)
See all 25 episodes »
 
1962 Margie (TV series)
– Flaming Youth (1962) (writer)
 
1962 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
– The Big Fight (1962)
– Useless Charley (1962)
 
1960 Bachelor Father (TV series)
– How to Catch a Man (1960) (written by)
 
1959 At the Movies (TV movie)
 
1959 Accent on Love (TV movie)
 
1958 Sid Caesar Invites You (TV series)
– Episode #1.13 (1958) (writer)
– Episode #1.10 (1958) (writer)
 
1954-1957 Caesar's Hour (TV series)
– Episode dated 2 March 1957 (1957) (head writer)
– Episode dated 20 October 1956 (1956) (head writer)
– Episode dated 11 April 1955 (1955) (head writer)
– Episode #1.3 (1954) (head writer)
 
1954 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
– Dateline (1954) (writer)
 
1950-1954 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
– Episode dated 5 June 1954 (1954) (writer)
– Episode dated 29 May 1954 (1954) (writer)
– Episode dated 22 May 1954 (1954) (writer)
– Episode dated 8 May 1954 (1954) (writer)
– Episode dated 1 May 1954 (1954) (writer)
See all 139 episodes »
 
1949 The Admiral Broadway Revue (TV series)
– County Fair (1949) (written by)
 
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1980 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series) (executive story editor - 2 episodes)
– The Return of Sammy (1980) (executive story editor)
– The Ambush (1980) (executive story editor)
 
All in the Family (TV series) (story editor - 47 episodes, 1977-1979) (executive story editor - 24 episodes, 1976-1977) (program consultant - 24 episodes, 1975-1976)
– Too Good Edith (1979) (story editor)
– The Return of Stephanie's Father (1979) (story editor)
– The Family Next Door (1979) (story editor)
– Edith Gets Fired (1979) (story editor)
– Stephanie's Conversion (1979) (story editor)
See all 95 episodes »
 
1969 The Good Guys (TV series) (story editor - 1 episode)
– Big Tom Gets Married (1969) (story editor)
 
1962-1963 I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (TV series) (story editor - 4 episodes)
– Harry, the Contractor (1963) (story editor)
– The Bet (1963) (story editor)
– Harry, the Father Image (1962) (story editor)
– A Small Matter of Being Fired (1962) (story editor)
 
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1981 Love, Sidney (TV series) (producer)
 
1979-1980 Joe's World (TV series) (producer - 11 episodes)
– To Catch a Cheater (1980) (producer)
– No Time for Jimmy (1980) (producer)
– The Gun (1980) (producer)
– The Strike (1980) (producer)
– If Something Should Happen (1980) (producer)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1980 Sanford (TV series) (producer - 14 episodes)
– The Benefit (1980) (producer)
– Cal's Diet: Part 1 (1980) (producer)
– Cal's Diet: Part 2 (1980) (producer)
– Cissy and the Nephew (1980) (producer)
– The Ring (1980) (producer)
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1966 The Last of the Secret Agents? (associate producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1966 The Last of the Secret Agents? (lyrics: "Don José Olé!")
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1950 Your Show of Shows (TV series) (composer: theme "Stars Over Broadway")
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2003 Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - Shining Stars (video)
Himself
 
2003 Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Impact of Sid Caesar (video)
Himself
 
2003 Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar (video)
Himself
 
2001 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - Love & Laughter (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Hail Sid Caesar! The Golden Age of Comedy (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Dream Team of Comedy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Caesar's Writers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2008 The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - In Memoriam
 

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The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns -- US Home Video Trailer from Good Times Entertainment
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Personal Details

Other Works:

1967: He wrote the screenplay for a ten-minute demonstration film that reworked the previous year's The Perils of Pauline pilot into a contemporary era setting. The demo again starred Pamela Austin as Pauline.
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[describing what it was like working on Your Show of Shows, of which he was the head writer] A room full of raving madmen. And there I was at the center of it all, a Ukrainian Jew with a death wish. See more »

Trivia:

During a half-century in show business, he wrote comedy sketches for Sid Caesar, Danny Kaye, Danny Thomas, Jerry Lewis, and Bob Hope. He also wrote the theme music for "Your Show of Shows". See more »

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