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Videos (see all 3)
Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) -- The stage stars Wheeler and Woolsey play two soldiers who go absent without leave in Paris, during World War I.
The Slippery Pearls (1931) -- Star-packed promotional short subject intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists tuberculosis sanatarium...
Hook, Line and Sinker (1930) -- Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns...

Overview

Date of Birth:
7 April 1895, Paterson, New Jersey, USA more
Date of Death:
18 January 1968, New York City, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
After becoming an orphan as a baby - his mother died at the age of 17... more
Trivia:
Was teamed with Robert Woolsey for the Broadway production "Rio Rita"... more
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "The Defenders" .... Mike Finn (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Invisible Badge (1962) TV episode .... Mike Finn

  2. "Brave Eagle" .... Smokey Joe (26 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - Ambush at Arrow Pass (1956) TV episode .... Smokey Joe
        - Trouble at Medicine Creek (1956) TV episode .... Smokey Joe
        - Witch Bear (1956) TV episode .... Smokey Joe
        - Valley of Decision (1956) TV episode .... Smokey Joe
        - War Paint (1956) TV episode .... Smokey Joe
          (21 more)
  3. "Cavalcade of Stars" .... Guest Comic / ... (6 episodes, 1949-1951)
        - Episode #2.37 (1951) TV episode .... Guest Comic
        - Episode #2.21 (1951) TV episode .... Guest Comic
        - Episode #2.16 (1950) TV episode .... Guest Comic
        - Episode #2.1 (1950) TV episode .... Guest Vaudeville Comic
        - Episode #1.45 (1950) TV episode .... Guest Comic
          (1 more)
  4. "Musical Comedy Time" .... Chuck Bean (1 episode, 1950)
        - Rio Rita (1950) TV episode .... Chuck Bean
  5. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - Rio Rita (1950) TV episode
  6. Innocently Guilty (1950) .... Hodkinson G. Pogglebrewer

  7. Las Vegas Nights (1941) .... Stu Grant
    ... aka The Gay City (UK)

  8. The Cowboy Quarterback (1939) .... Harry Lynn
  9. High Flyers (1937) .... Jeremiah 'Jerry' Lane
  10. On Again Off Again (1937) .... William Hobbs
  11. Mummy's Boys (1936) .... Stanley Wright
  12. Silly Billies (1936) .... Roy Banks
  13. The Rainmakers (1935) .... Billy
  14. The Nitwits (1935) .... Johnnie
  15. Kentucky Kernels (1934) .... Willie
    ... aka Triple Trouble (UK)
  16. Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934) .... Bert Winstanley
  17. Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934) .... Andy Williams
  18. Diplomaniacs (1933) .... Willy Nilly
  19. So This Is Africa (1933) .... Wilbur
  20. Hold 'Em Jail (1932) .... Curley Harris
  21. The Hollywood Handicap (1932)
  22. Girl Crazy (1932) .... Jimmy Deegan
  23. Peach-O-Reno (1931) .... Wattles
  24. Oh! Oh! Cleopatra (1931) .... Mark Antony
  25. Caught Plastered (1931) .... Tommy Tanner
  26. Too Many Cooks (1931) .... Albert 'Al' Bennett
  27. Cracked Nuts (1931) .... Wendell Graham
  28. Hook, Line and Sinker (1930) .... Wilbur Boswell
  29. Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) .... Tommy Turner
  30. Dixiana (1930) .... Peewee
  31. The Cuckoos (1930) .... Sparrow

  32. Rio Rita (1929) .... Chick Bean
  33. Small Timers (1929)
    ... aka Bert Wheeler in Small Timers (USA: copyright title)
Soundtrack:
  1. Las Vegas Nights (1941) (performer: "Dolores" (uncredited), "That's Southern Hospitality" (uncredited)) ("Mary, Mary Quite Contrary")
    ... aka The Gay City (UK)

  2. The Cowboy Quarterback (1939) (performer: "Mother Machree" (1910) (uncredited))
  3. On Again Off Again (1937) (performer: "One Happy Family", "Thanks to You")
  4. The Rainmakers (1935) (performer: "Isn't Love the Grandest Thing?")
  5. The Nitwits (1935) (performer: "Music in My Heart") ("Music in My Heart")
  6. Kentucky Kernels (1934) (performer: "One Little Kiss")
    ... aka Triple Trouble (UK)
  7. Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934) (performer: "And the Big Bad Wulf was Bad", "Dilly Dally")
  8. Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934) (performer: "Keep On Doing What You're Doing", "Keep Romance Alive", "Keep On Doing What't You're Doing")
  9. Diplomaniacs (1933) (performer: "Ood-Gay Eye-bay", "Annie Laurie", "Sing To Me", "On the Boulevard", "Sing to Me", "The Old Folks at Home", "No More War")
  10. Girl Crazy (1932) (performer: "You've Got What Gets Me")
  11. Peach-O-Reno (1931) (performer: "I'm Just Wild About Harry" (1921) (uncredited), "From Niagara Falls to Reno" (uncredited), "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (uncredited), "Les patineurs (The Skaters)" (uncredited)) ("Carolina Moon" (1928) (uncredited))
  12. Caught Plastered (1931) (performer: "I'm That Way About You", "While Strolling Through the Park One Day" (uncredited), "The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady" (uncredited))
  13. Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) (performer: "WHISTLING THE BLUES AWAY")
  14. Dixiana (1930) (performer: "MY ONE AMBITION IS YOU", "I Am Your Baby Now")
  15. The Cuckoos (1930) (performer: "Oh! How We Love Our Alma Mater", "Good Bye", "I Love You So Much (It's a Wonder You Don't Feel It)")

  16. Rio Rita (1929) (performer: "Are You There", "Out on the Loose", "Sweetheart, We Need Each Other")
Writer:
  1. The Brown Derby (1926) (writer)
Self:
  1. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Episode dated 3 August 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 February 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself

  2. "The NBC Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Comedian (2 episodes, 1956)
        - Episode #1.10 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
        - Episode #1.5 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
  3. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #5.22 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
  4. The Awful Sleuth (1951) .... Himself
  5. "Cavalcade of Stars" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 1950)
        - Episode #1.38 (1950) TV episode .... Himself/Host

  6. "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself - Comedian (3 episodes, 1948)
    ... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #1.23 (1948) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
        - Episode #1.8 (1948) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
        - Episode #1.3 (1948) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian

  7. Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937) .... Himself
  8. A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935) .... Himself, Cameo Appearance
  9. Signing 'em Up (1933) .... Himself
  10. Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (1933) .... Himself
  11. Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 (1932) .... Himself
  12. Hollywood on Parade (1932) .... Himself
  13. The Slippery Pearls (1931) .... Himself
    ... aka The Stolen Jools
  14. Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (1931) .... Himself
  15. The Voice of Hollywood No. 9 (1930) .... Himself, Guest Host
Archive Footage:
  1. Classic Comedy Teams (1986) (V) .... Himself
  2. Hollywood Bound (1947) .... Himself, Cameo Appearance (edited from: A Night at the Biltmore Bowl)
  3. Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 8: Looking Back (1946) .... Himself
  4. The Voice of Hollywood No. 26 (1931) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Stage: Appeared (as "Chick Bean") in "Rio Rita" on Broadway (1927). Musical comedy. Based on material by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson. 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 1928 then moved to The Majestic Theatre from 12 Mar 1928 to close): 2 Feb 1927-7 Apr 1928 (494 performances). Cast: Ada-May, Avis Adair, Mary Alter, Melba Alter, George Anez, Martha Ann, Alfred Arnold, Antonio Arreola, Mabel Baade, Margie Baily, Anita Banton, Pauline Bartlett, Elma Bayer, Elsie Behrens, Marion Benda, Carol Bergman, Jose Betancourt, Virginia Biddle, Peggy Blake, Victor Bragamonte, Alcides Briseno, Katherine Burke, George Butler, Camille, Al Clair, Helen C. Clive, Collette, Suzanne Conroy, Peggy Cornell, Jean Crittenden, Audrey Dale, Fred Dalton, Myrna Darby, Agatha DeBussy, Naomi deMusie, Helen Derby, Dorothy Dickerson, Jennie Dolova, Donald Douglas, Kay English, Rass Erickson, Carlos Estrada, Lucien Farland, Elaine Field, Janet Flynn, Noel Francis, Helene Gardner, Gladys Glad, Margaret Godsworthy, Portia Grafton, Ann Hardman, Mignon Hawkes, Josephine Hayes, Gabriel Herrera, Owen Hervey, Charles Holly, Harriet Hughes, Yvonne Hughes, Theresa Hyle, Alf James, Naomi Johnson, Ivanelle Ladd, Lavergne Lambert, Valerie Lennox, Mildred Lunnay, Cookie Lunsford, Lottie Marcy, Marjorie-May Martin, Earl Marvin, Robert Mathews, Dorothy May, Charles McClelland, Betty McHugh, Frances Mildern, Florence Miller, Alma Moore, Vivian Morgan, Franciska Mueller, Gladys Murphy, J. Harold Murray (as "Jim"), Vincente Murtado, Leo Nash, Henry Nelthropp, Bill Otero, Walter Palm, Dorothy Patterson, Molly Peck, Walter Petrie, Jack Phillips, Rita Pischel, Margaret Purple, Harry Ratcliffe, Louise Richardson, Joseph Rogers, Pedro Rubin, Rosemary Ryder, A. Safanow, Vincent Serrano, Madeline Sheldon, Lillian Shields, Al Small, Jack Spinelly, Douglas Stead, Marion Strasmick, Norma Taylor, Morris Tepper, Ethelind Terry (as "Rio Rita"), Edward Theopold, Jack Thompson, Raymond Toben, Francisco Torres, Peggy Udell, Manuel Valdespino, Bernice Varden, Richard Vernon, Juan Villasana, Rosemary Wallace, Florence Ware, Clarentine Wayne, Jean Wayne, Nondas Wayne, Dorothy Wegman, Maxine Wells, John Werner, Amy West, Marion Wilson, Ann Woods, Robert Woolsey (as "Ed Lovett"), Philomena Yvsocka, M. Zaharia, Frank Zolt. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Portrayal | 3 Print Biographies | 1 Article more
Genres:
Comedy | Western | Musical | Short more
Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title | Based On Play | Dancing more

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