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Henny Youngman (1906–1998)

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A career of seven decades of snappy, irreverent one-liners put Henry "Henny" Youngman at the top of most comedians' list of favorite showmen. Born in London, England, and moving to the United States when he was a baby, Youngman started his professional career as a printer in a small store. Naturally funny... See full bio »

Born:

Henry Youngman
in Whitechapel, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 91) in New York City, New York, USA
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1995 Eyes Beyond Seeing
Henny Youngman patient
 
1992 Here and Now (TV series)
William's Grandfather
– Take My Grandparents... Please (1992) … William's Grandfather
 
1991 Tiny Toon Adventures (TV series)
Henny Youngman
– Henny Youngman Day (1991) … Henny Youngman (voice)
 
1990 Working It Out (TV series)
Henny Youngman
– Take My Girlfriend... (1990) … Henny Youngman
 
1987 Norman's Corner (TV movie)
Gail's Neighbor / Himself
 
1982 National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Lawyer ("Municipalians")
 
1981 History of the World: Part I
Chemist - The Roman Empire
 
1976 Silent Movie
Fly-in-Soup Man
 
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Manny Farber
 
1975 Death Brings Roses
 
1973 Artists and Models Ball
 
1972 The Gore Gore Girls
Marzdone Mobilie
 
1969 That's Life (TV series)
– Our First Vacation (1969)
 
1969 The Corbett Follies (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1969)
 
1968 Batman (TV series)
Manny the Mesopotamian
– I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle (1968) … Manny the Mesopotamian (uncredited)
 
1961 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– The Golden Thirty (1961)
 
1960 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 16 May 1960 (1960)
 
1956 You Can't Run Away from It
First driver
 
1955 The Henny and Rocky Show (TV series)
Host
 
1944 A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
O. Henry Brown
 
1941 Love in Gloom (short)
Henny
 
1936 Television Highlights (short)
Television Salesman/M.C. (as Henry Youngman)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1982 The Comeback Trail (additional material)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1981 Heartbeeps (Catskil's jokes)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1990 1990 Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
1989 1989 Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search (TV movie) (special thanks and appreciation)
 
Show ShowSelf (63 titles)
2000 Let Me In, I Hear Laughter (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Bud Abbott & Lou Costello: Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996) … Himself
– Milton Berle: Mr. Television … Himself
 
1992 A Tribute to the Boys: Laurel and Hardy (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991-1992 The Howard Stern Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 January 1992 (1992) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 February 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 October 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1990 Goodfellas
Himself
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 The People Next Door (TV series)
Himself
– Town Without Pity (1989) … Himself
 
1989 Funny (documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Amazon Women on the Moon
Himself (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
 
1987 Comedy Club (TV series)
Himself
 
1987 The New Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Center Square
– Episode dated 23 March 1987 (1987) … Himself - Center Square
– Episode dated 16 March 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1986/I Comic Relief (TV special)
Himself
 
1986 Steve Martin Live (video documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 Madame in Manhattan (video)
Himself
 
1983 Pete's Place (TV series)
Himself (1983)
 
1983 The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1983) … Himself
 
1982 The Comeback Trail
Himself
 
1982 Death Wish II
Himself - on TV
 
1981 Fridays (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host
– Episode #2.17 (1981) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1963-1979 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Comedian / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 19 September 1979 (1979) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 August 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 31 October 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 December 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest
See all 6 episodes »
 
1979 Everyday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 February 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1978 The Chuck Barris Rah-Rah Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1978) … Himself
 
1962-1978 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 February 1978 (1978) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 July 1977 (1977) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #3.44 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #3.15 (1965) … Himself
See all 7 episodes »
 
1978 That Thing on ABC (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970-1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 October 1977 (1977) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 April 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 March 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1977 The Captain and Tennille (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.20 (1977) … Himself
 
1975/II The Sunshine Boys (documentary short)
Himself
 
1975 Joey & Dad (TV series)
Himself
 
1974 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1974) … Himself
 
1968-1974 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Celebrity Roast: George Washington (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1973 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Himself
– Comedy Concert No. 2 (1973) … Himself
 
1968-1972 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.12 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #6.7 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #6.5 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #5.16 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #5.3 (1971) … Himself
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1972 Money Talks (documentary)
Himself
 
1969-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.181 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #4.175 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #3.222 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.269 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.131 (1970) … Himself
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1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 June 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1967-1970 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles (1970) … Himself
– Friars Club Roast of Milton Berle (1969) … Himself
– Fiddler on the Loose (1967) … Himself
 
1968-1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 September 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #1.11 (1968) … Himself
 
1970 Can You Top This (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (TV movie)
Himself (voice)
 
1969 Jack Benny's New Look (TV movie)
Himself
 
1968-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.59 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #4.22 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.237 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.181 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.5 (1968) … Himself
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1969 Della (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.44 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 Frost on Sunday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.21 (1968) … Himself
 
1964-1968 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Comedian / Himself - Singer / …
– Episode #5.19 (1968) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #3.23 (1966) … Himself - Sketch Actor/Comedian
– Episode #2.5 (1964) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #1.18 (1964) … Himself - Comedian
 
1968 The Woody Woodbury Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1950-1967 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Himself
– Episode #20.42 (1967) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #20.30 (1967) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #20.25 (1967) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #20.11 (1966) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #19.34 (1966) … Himself - Comedian
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1966-1967 The London Palladium Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 April 1967 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #1.15 (1966) … Himself
 
1966 Unkissed Bride
Himself
 
1962-1966 Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (TV series)
Himself - Guest Comedian / Himself
– Episode #4.26 (1966) … Himself - Guest Comedian
– Episode #4.7 (1965) … Himself - Guest Comedian
– Episode #3.17 (1965) … Himself - Guest Comedian
– Episode #3.12 (1964) … Himself - Guest Comedian
– Episode #1.27 (1963) … Himself - Guest Comedian
See all 8 episodes »
 
1966 Nashville Rebel
Himself
 
1965 ABC's Nightlife (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 July 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1958-1959 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Host
– Episode #2.101 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #1.275 (1958) … Himself - Guest Host
– Episode #1.212 (1958) … Himself
– Episode #1.154 (1958) … Himself
– Episode #1.114 (1958) … Himself
 
1958 The Bob Crosby Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1958) … Himself
 
1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– From Hollywood: The Photoplay Movie Awards (1958) … Himself - Comedian
 
1956 The NBC Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Episode #1.1 (1956) … Himself - Comedian
 
1955 Frankie Laine Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1955) … Himself
 
1955 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
– Episode dated 6 June 1955 (1955) … Himself - Contestant
 
1955 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest Comedian
– Episode dated 8 January 1955 (1955) … Himself - Guest Comedian
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Fun in the Sun (documentary short)
Himself - Joke Teller
 
1948-1952 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Himself - Host / Performer
– Episode #4.38 (1952) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #2.17 (1950) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #2.8 (1949) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #1.29 (1948) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #1.10 (1948) … Himself - Host/Performer
See all 7 episodes »
 
1949 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
Himself - Guest Comedian
– Episode #1.10 (1949) … Himself - Guest Comedian
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2004 Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (TV mini-series)
Himself #47
 
1996 Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (TV special)
Himself
 
1984 The Great Standups (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1966 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Alternate Names:

Henry Youngman

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Personal Quote:

I'll tell you how to beat the gambling in Las Vegas. When you get off the airplane, walk right into the propeller. See more »

Trivia:

In 1974, he was used by the New York Telephone Company on its new "Dial-A-Joke" service. He drew over three million calls in one month. See more »

Trademark:

Performed his comedy act holding a violin See more »

Nickname:

King of the One Liners See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces