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Bert Wheeler (I) (1895–1968)

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After becoming an orphan as a baby - his mother died at the age of 17 - he was raised by his father and aunt, and later a step-mother, he went to New York, where he tried to break into showbiz. He got his first break with Gus Edwards, working later as actor in several shows, among them "The Gingerbread Man" and "When Dreams Come True"... See full bio »

Born:

Albert Jerome Wheeler
in Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Died:

(age 72) in New York City, New York, USA
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1962 The Defenders (TV series)
Mike Finn
– The Invisible Badge (1962) … Mike Finn
 
1960 The Robert Herridge Theater (TV series)
– Hope Is the Thing with Feathers (1960)
 
1956 The Life of Riley (TV series)
Thaddeus
– Riley's Lonely Night (1956) … Thaddeus
 
1955-1956 Brave Eagle (TV series)
Smokey Joe / Smokey
– Ambush at Arrow Pass (1956) … Smokey Joe
– Trouble at Medicine Creek (1956) … Smokey Joe
– Witch Bear (1956) … Smokey Joe
– Valley of Decision (1956) … Smokey Joe
– War Paint (1956) … Smokey
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1951 The Awful Sleuth (short)
Bert
 
1950 Musical Comedy Time (TV series)
Chuck Bean
– Rio Rita (1950) … Chuck Bean
 
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Character
– Rio Rita (1950) … Character
 
1950 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
Guest Comedian
– Episode #1.65 (1950) … Guest Comedian
 
1950 Innocently Guilty (short)
Hodkinson G. Pogglebrewer
 
1941 Las Vegas Nights
Stu Grant
 
1939 The Cowboy Quarterback
Harry Lynn
 
1938 A Vaudeville Interlude (short)
Bert (as Bert)
 
1937 High Flyers
Jerry Lane
 
1937 Sunday Night at the Trocadero (short)
Bert Wheeler
 
1937 On Again-Off Again
William Hobbs
 
1936 Mummy's Boys
Stanley Wright
 
1936 Silly Billies
Roy Banks
 
1935 The Rainmakers
Billy
 
1935 A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (short)
Bert Wheeler
 
1935 The Nitwits
Johnny
 
1934 Kentucky Kernels
Willie
 
1934 Cockeyed Cavaliers
Bert
 
1934 Hips, Hips, Hooray!
Andy
 
1933 Signing 'em Up (short)
Bert Wheeler
 
1933 Diplomaniacs
Willy
 
1933 So This Is Africa
Wilbur
 
1932 Hold 'Em Jail
Curley Harris
 
1932 The Hollywood Handicap (short)
Character
 
1932 Girl Crazy
Jimmy Deegan
 
1931 Peach-O-Reno
Wattles
 
1931 Caught Plastered
Tommy Tanner
 
1931 Oh! Oh! Cleopatra (short)
Mark Antony
 
1931 Too Many Cooks
Albert 'Al' Bennett
 
1931 Cracked Nuts
Wendell Graham
 
1931 The Stolen Jools (short)
Bert Wheeler
 
1930 Hook Line and Sinker
Wilbur Boswell
 
1930 Half Shot at Sunrise
Tommy Turner
 
1930 Dixiana
Peewee
 
1930 The Cuckoos
Sparrow
 
1930 The Voice of Hollywood No. 9 (short)
Bert Wheeler - Guest Host
 
1929 Rio Rita
Chick Bean
 
1929 Small Timers (short)
Bert Wheeler
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (19 titles)
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (video documentary) (performer: "Unidentified Tune" - uncredited)
 
1941 Las Vegas Nights (performer: "Dolores" - uncredited, "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary", "That's Southern Hospitality" - uncredited)
 
1939 The Cowboy Quarterback (performer: "Mother Machree" 1910 - uncredited)
 
1937 On Again-Off Again (performer: "One Happy Family" 1937, "Thanks to You" 1937)
 
1936 Silly Billies (performer: "Tumble on Tumbleweed" 1931 - uncredited)
 
1935 The Nitwits (performer: "Music in My Heart" 1935 / "Music in My Heart" 1935)
 
1935 The Rainmakers (performer: "Isn't Love the Grandest Thing?" 1935 - uncredited)
 
1934 Cockeyed Cavaliers (performer: "And the Big Bad Wolf was Dead" 1934 - uncredited, "Dilly Dally" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1934 Kentucky Kernels (performer: "One Little Kiss" 1934 - uncredited, "Supper Song" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1934 Hips, Hips, Hooray! (performer: "Keep Romance Alive" 1933 - uncredited, "Keep On Doing What You're Doing" 1933 - uncredited / "Keep On Doing What You're Doing" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1933 Diplomaniacs (performer: "Ood-Gay Eye-bay" 1933 - uncredited, "Annie Laurie" ca 1834 - uncredited, "Sing To Me" 1933 - uncredited, "On the Boulevard" 1933 - uncredited, "Sing to Me" 1933 - uncredited, "The Old Folks at Home Swanee River" 1851 - uncredited, "No More War" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1932 Girl Crazy (performer: "You've Got What Gets Me" 1932 - uncredited)
 
1931 Cracked Nuts (performer: "Dance" 1931 - uncredited)
 
1931 Peach-O-Reno (performer: "I'm Just Wild About Harry" 1921 - uncredited, "From Niagara Falls to Reno" - uncredited, "Carolina Moon" 1928 - uncredited, "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" - uncredited, "Les patineurs The Skaters" - uncredited)
 
1931 Caught Plastered (performer: "The Fountain in the Park" 1884 - uncredited, "I'm That Way About You" 1931 - uncredited)
 
1930 Half Shot at Sunrise (performer: "WHISTLING THE BLUES AWAY" 1930 - uncredited)
 
1930 Dixiana (performer: "My One Ambition Is You" - uncredited, "I Am Your Baby Now" - uncredited)
 
1930 The Cuckoos (performer: "Oh! How We Love Our Alma Mater" 1926 - uncredited, "Good-Bye" 1926 - uncredited, "I Love You So Much It's a Wonder You Don't Feel It" 1930 - uncredited, "Sweet Adeline" 1903 - uncredited)
 
1929 Rio Rita (performer: "Are You There" 1927 - uncredited, "Out on the Loose" 1927 - uncredited, "Sweetheart, We Need Each Other" 1927 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1926 The Brown Derby
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
1965-1966 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 August 1966 (1966) … Himself
– Episode #3.121 (1966) … Himself
– Episode #3.54 (1965) … Himself
 
1956 The NBC Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Episode #1.10 (1956) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #1.5 (1956) … Himself - Comedian
 
1952 All Star Summer Revue (TV series)
Himself - Co-Host
– Episode #1.10 (1952) … Himself - Co-Host
 
1952 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Episode #5.22 (1952) … Himself - Comedian
 
1951 The James Melton Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1951) … Himself
 
1949-1951 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
Himself - Guest Comic / Himself / Himself - Guest Vaudeville Comic / …
– Episode #2.37 (1951) … Himself - Guest Comic
– Episode #2.21 (1951) … Himself - Guest Comic
– Episode #2.16 (1950) … Himself - Guest Comic
– Episode #2.1 (1950) … Himself - Guest Vaudeville Comic
– Episode #1.45 (1950) … Himself - Guest Comic
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1948-1951 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Himself - Guest Host
– Episode #3.30 (1951) … Himself - Guest Host
– Episode #1.23 (1948) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #1.8 (1948) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #1.3 (1948) … Himself - Comedian
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (short)
Himself
 
1932 Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 (short)
Himself
 
1932 Hollywood on Parade (short)
Himself
 
1931 Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
1986 Classic Comedy Teams (video documentary)
Himself
 
1947 Hollywood Bound
Edited from: A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
 
1946 Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 8: Looking Back (short)
Himself
 
1931 The Voice of Hollywood No. 26 (short)
Himself
 

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Classic Comedy Teams -- Steve Allen hosts this collection of clips of some of the greatest comedy teams in movie and television history... Half Shot at Sunrise -- The stage stars Wheeler and Woolsey play two soldiers who go absent without leave in Paris, during World War I. The Stolen Jools -- Star-packed promotional short subject intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists tuberculosis sanatarium...
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Rio Rita (1927). Musical comedy. Based on material by Guy Bolton and Frederick A. Thomson. Music by Harry Tierney. Lyrics by Joseph McCarthy. Musical Director: Oscar Bradley. Music orchestrated by Frank Parry. Directed by John Harwood. Ziegfeld Theatre (moved to The Lyric Theatre from 26 Dec 1927 to 11 Mar... See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Official Sites:

Wheeler & Woolsey Fan Club Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Bert

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on working for Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., who made no secret of the fact that he didn't appreciate comics] You could never get the stage to rehearse. He'd be using it to drape those gorgeous dames. You could rehearse in the alley for all he cared. But when you worked for Mr. Ziegfeld you had made it. That was the tops. See more »

Trivia:

The great comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey are little know in the 21st century, despite their great popularity in the 1930s. One of the reasons likely is the fact that their short films were not packaged and sold to television in the 1950s, unlike The Three Stooges and Laurel & Hardy, who then went on to entertain new generations of fans... See more »

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