Jack Carson

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Gooper

(1958)

Arsenic and Old Lace O'Hara

(1943)

A Star Is Born Matt Libby

(1954)

Mildred Pierce Wally Fay

(1945)

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Actor (131 credits)

1962 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
Harold Sylvester

- Sammy, the Way-Out Seal: Part 2 (1962) ... Harold Sylvester

- Sammy, the Way-Out Seal: Part 1 (1962) ... Harold Sylvester

1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)
Frankie Fane

- The Children of Alda Nuova (1962) ... Frankie Fane

1954-1962 The United States Steel Hour (TV Series)
Enoch McCabe / King / Maxie / ...

- Far from the Shade Tree (1962) ... Enoch McCabe

- The Big Splash (1961)

- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1957) ... King

- The Gambler (1955) ... Maxie

- Man in the Corner (1955) ... Joey Miller

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1961 Bus Stop (TV Series)
Constable Veal Gowdy

- The Man from Bootstrap (1961) ... Constable Veal Gowdy

1961 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series)
Fairchild

- Who Killed Julie Greer? (1961) ... Fairchild

1961 King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Timothy W. 'Big Tim' O'Brien

1961 The Chevy Show (TV Series)
Ralph

- Happiest Day (1961) ... Ralph

1961 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series)
Ralph

- Happiest Day (1961) ... Ralph

1961 The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
Harvey Hunnicut

- The Whole Truth (1961) ... Harvey Hunnicut

1960 Thriller (TV Series)
Burt Lewis

- The Big Blackout (1960) ... Burt Lewis

1960 New Comedy Showcase (TV Series)
Johnny Martin

- Johnny Come Lately (1960) ... Johnny Martin

1960 Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series)
Sundown Smith

- Sundown Smith (1960) ... Sundown Smith

1960 The Bramble Bush
Bert Mosley

1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV Series)
Augie Adams / Bert Kennedy

- How's Business? (1959)

- Another Day, Another Dollar (1959) ... Augie Adams

- High Class Type of Mongrel (1959) ... Bert Kennedy

1959 Startime (TV Series)
Albert Maddon

- Something Special (1959) ... Albert Maddon

1959 Bonanza (TV Series)
Henry T.P. Comstock

- Mr. Henry Comstock (1959) ... Henry T.P. Comstock

1959 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series)
Sid Devlin

- False Alarm (1959) ... Sid Devlin

1958 Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Capt. Hoxie

1957-1958 Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
Capt. Al Mannix / Patsy

- The Long March (1958) ... Capt. Al Mannix

- Three Men on a Horse (1957) ... Patsy

1958 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Gooper

1956-1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
Sid Devlin / Harry Mauldron / Danny Scott

- False Alarm (1958) ... Sid Devlin

- The Trophy (1956) ... Harry Mauldron

- The Press Agent (1956) ... Danny Scott

1958 Studio One (TV Series)
Harry Breen

- A Funny-Looking Kid (1958) ... Harry Breen

1957 Date with the Angels (TV Series)
Herbie

- Cousin Herbie (1957) ... Herbie

1957 The Tarnished Angels
Jiggs

1955-1957 Climax! (TV Series)
Eugene Skinner / Art Shaddick

- Tunnel of Fear (1957) ... Eugene Skinner

- Portrait in Celluloid (1955) ... Art Shaddick

1957 The Tattered Dress
Sheriff Nick Hoak

1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series)
Dan Doyle

- Paris Edition (1956) ... Dan Doyle

1956 Magnificent Roughnecks
Bix Decker

1956 The Bottom of the Bottle
Hal Breckinridge

1955 Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series)
Byron 'The Brain' Harris

- Broadway Dateline (1955) ... Byron 'The Brain' Harris

1955 The Bob Cummings Show (TV Series)
Jack Carson

- Hawaii Calls (1955) ... Jack Carson

1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series)
Lamar Kendall

- Arroyo (1955) ... Lamar Kendall

1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
Kendall Loring

- The Director (1955) ... Kendall Loring

1955 Studio 57 (TV Series)
Johnny Darke

- Who's Been Sitting in My Chair? (1955) ... Johnny Darke

1955 Ain't Misbehavin'
Hal North

1954 Phffft
Charlie Nelson

1954 The Jack Carson Show (TV Series)
Host (1954-55)

1954 A Star Is Born
Matt Libby

1953-1954 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Joe Bushwick

- Here Comes Calvin (1954)

- The Marriage Fix (1953) ... Joe Bushwick

1954 Red Garters
Jason Carberry

1953 Dangerous When Wet
Windy Weebe

1951-1952 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
John Mulligan / Garrison

- For Goodness Sake (1952) ... John Mulligan

- No Shoes (1951) ... Garrison

1951 The Groom Wore Spurs
Ben Castle

1951 Mister Universe
Jeff Clayton

1950 Bright Leaf
Chris Malley - Dr. Monaco

1950 The Good Humor Man
Biff Jones

1950 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV Series)
Gordon Miller

- Room Service (1950) ... Gordon Miller

1949 It's a Great Feeling
Jack Carson

1949 My Dream Is Yours
Doug Blake

1949 John Loves Mary
Fred Taylor

1948 Two Guys from Texas
Danny Foster

1948 Romance on the High Seas
Peter Virgil

1948 April Showers
Joe Tyme

1947 Always Together
Bill (uncredited)

1947 So You Want to Be in Pictures (Short)
Man Giving Directions (uncredited)

1947 Love and Learn
Jingles Collins

1946 The Time, the Place and the Girl
Jeff Howard

1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee
Buzz Williams

1946 One More Tomorrow
Patrick 'Pat' Regan

1945 Mildred Pierce
Wally Fay

1945 Roughly Speaking
Harold C. Pierson

1944 Hollywood Canteen
Jack Carson

1944 The Doughgirls
Arthur Halstead

1944 Make Your Own Bed
Jerry Curtis

1944 The Road to Victory (Short)
Jack Carson (uncredited)

1944 The Shining Future (Short)
Jack Carson

1944 Shine on Harvest Moon
The Great Georgetti

1943 Food and Magic (Documentary short)
Mysto the Magician (uncredited)

1943 Princess O'Rourke
Dave Campbell

1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Jack Carson

1943 Arsenic and Old Lace
O'Hara

1943 The Hard Way
Albert Runkel

1942 Gentleman Jim
Walter Lowrie

1942 Wings for the Eagle
Brad Maple

1942 Larceny, Inc
Jeff Randolph

1942 The Male Animal
Joe Ferguson

1941 Blues in the Night
Leo Powell

1941 Navy Blues
'Buttons' Johnson

1941 The Bride Came C.O.D.
Allen Brice

1941 Love Crazy
Ward Willoughby

1941 The Strawberry Blonde
Hugo Barnstead

1941 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Chuck

1940 Love Thy Neighbor
Policeman

1940 Sandy Gets Her Man
Policeman Tom Garrity

1940 Lucky Partners
Freddie

1940 Queen of the Mob
FBI Agent Ross Waring

1940 Girl in 313
Police Lt. Pat O'Farrell

1940 Alias the Deacon
Sullivan

1940 Typhoon
Mate

1940 Enemy Agent
Ralph

1940 Shooting High
Gabby Cross

1940 Young as You Feel
Norcross

1940 I Take This Woman
Joe

1940 Parole Fixer
George Mattison

1940 City of Chance
Narration - Prologue (voice, uncredited)

1939 The Honeymoon's Over
Tom Donroy

1939 Destry Rides Again
Jack Tyndall

1939 Legion of Lost Flyers
Larry Barrigan

1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Sweeney Farrell - Newsman (uncredited)

1939 The Escape
Chet Warren

1939 Fifth Avenue Girl
Minnesota - a Sailor (uncredited)

1939 The Kid from Texas
Stanley Brown

1938 Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Football Player Rochet

1938 Carefree
Connors

1938 Having Wonderful Time
Emil Beatty

1938 Picketing for Love (Short)
Jack

1938 The Saint in New York
Red Jenks

1938 Vivacious Lady
Charlie - Waiter Captain

1938 Law of the Underworld
Johnny

1938 Go Chase Yourself
Warren Miles

1938 This Marriage Business
'Candid' Perry

1938 Condemned Women
Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

1938 Maid's Night Out
Rollercoaster Ride Attendant (uncredited)

1938 Night Spot
Shallen

1938 Bringing Up Baby
Circus Roustabout (uncredited)

1938 Everybody's Doing It
Detective Lieutenant (uncredited)

1938 Crashing Hollywood
Dickson

1937 She's Got Everything
Ransome (uncredited)

1937 Quick Money
Coach Woodford

1937 Harris in the Spring (Short)
Taxicab Driver

1937 High Flyers
Dave Hanlon

1937 A Damsel in Distress
Bit Role (uncredited)

1937 A Rented Riot (Short)

1937 Stand-In
Tom Potts

1937 Stage Door
Mr. Milbanks

1937 Music for Madame
Assistant Director

1937 Reported Missing!
Logantown Airport Radioman (uncredited)

1937 On Again-Off Again
Cop (uncredited)

1937 It Could Happen to You
Truck Driver (uncredited)

1937 Too Many Wives
Hodges

1937 You Only Live Once
Attendant in First Gas Station (uncredited)

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Soundtrack (18 credits)

1953 Dangerous When Wet (performer: "Ain't Nature Grand" - uncredited)

1949 It's a Great Feeling (performer: "That Was a Big Fat Lie", "There's Nothing Rougher than Love" - uncredited)

1949 My Dream Is Yours (performer: "Freddie, Get Ready")

1948 Two Guys from Texas (performer: "There's Music in the Land", "Every Day I Love You (Just a Little Bit More)", "I Never Met a Texan", "I Wanna Be a Cowboy in the Movies", "Hankerin'" - uncredited)

1948 Let's Sing a Song from the Movies (Short) (performer: "A Gal in Calico")

1948 Romance on the High Seas (performer: "Run, Run, Run" - uncredited)

1946 The Time, the Place and the Girl (performer: "I Happened to Walk Down First Street", "A Gal in Calico", "A Rainy Night in Rio")

1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee (performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" - uncredited)

1945 Mildred Pierce (performer: "Please Think of Me" - uncredited)

1945 Roughly Speaking (performer: "It Had to Be You" - uncredited)

1944 Hollywood Canteen (performer: "What Are You Doin' the Rest of Your Life" (1944))

1944 Shine on Harvest Moon ("Time Waits for No One" (1944), uncredited) / (performer: "It Looks Like a Big Night Tonight" (1908) (uncredited), "So Dumb But So Beautiful" (1944))

1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars (performer: "I'm Goin' North" (1943) - uncredited)

1943 The Hard Way (performer: "Am I Blue?" (1929), "Tip-Toe thru' the Tulips with Me" (1929), "I'll String Along with You" (1934), "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" (1932), "She's a Latin from Manhattan" (1935) - uncredited)

1941 Blues in the Night (performer: "In Waikiki" - uncredited)

1939 Fifth Avenue Girl (performer: "There's a Girl in Every Port" - uncredited)

1937 Harris in the Spring (Short) (performer: "The Woman Who Pays")

1937 Stand-In (performer: "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" (1928) - uncredited)

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Self (45 credits)

2020 This Is... Jack Carson (Documentary)
Jack Carson

1962 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Self - Actor

- Episode #1.168 (1962) ... Self - Actor

1961 Here's Hollywood (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #2.75 (1961) ... Self

1961 Celebrity Golf (TV Series)
Self

- Jack Carson (1961) ... Self

1960 Take a Good Look (TV Series)
Self - Panelist

- Episode dated 21 July 1960 (1960) ... Self - Panelist

1960 This Is Your Life (TV Series)
Self

- Don McNeill (1960) ... Self

1958 The Garry Moore Show (TV Series)
Self

- Jack Carson, Robert Clary, Arthur Treacher, Marguerite Piazza, Peter Donald, Sid Gould (1958) ... Self

1958 Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
Self - Host

- The Time of Your Life (1958) ... Self - Host

1958 The Juke Box Jury (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 22 August 1958 (1958) ... Self

1958 It Could Be You (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 2 July 1958 (1958) ... Self

1958 The Betty White Show (TV Series)
Self

- Luck (1958) ... Self

1954-1957 The George Gobel Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #4.4 (1957) ... Self

- Episode #3.18 (1957) ... Self

- Jack Carson (1954) ... Self

1957 The Guy Mitchell Show (TV Series)
Self

- Margaret Whiting, Jack Carson (1957) ... Self

1957 The Polly Bergen Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.1 (1957) ... Self

1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV Series)
Self - Comedian - Various Quiz Show Hosts

- Brenda Lee, Don Adams, Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane, Jack Carson, Peter Gennaro & Ellen Ray (1957) ... Self - Comedian - Various Quiz Show Hosts

1956 Fabulous Hollywood (Documentary short)
Self

1956 Hollywood Preview (TV Series)
Self - Actor

- Episode #1.34 (1956) ... Self - Actor

1956 Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood (Documentary short)
Self

1951-1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series)
Self - Host

- Guest Host: Jack Carson; guest stars: Mel Allen, Mickey Rooney, Helen Grayco, Rudy Vallee, Stan Freberg, Ray Milland, Charles Farrell (1955) ... Self - Host

- Episode #6.3 (1955) ... Self - Host

- Episode #6.2 (1955) ... Self - Host

- Host: Jack Carson; Guests: Robert Alda, Betty Garrett, The Honey Brothers, Hal March, Jack Norton, Peter Leeds, Tommy Wells, Bud & C.C. Robbins, Dean Elliott & his Orchestra (1951) ... Self - Host

1955 Make the Connection (TV Series)
Self - Celebrity Contestant

- Episode #1.2 (1955) ... Self - Celebrity Contestant

1954-1955 The Arthur Murray Party (TV Series)
Self - Comic Actor

- Jack Carson, Kaye Ballard (1955) ... Self - Comic Actor

- Episode #5.20 (1954) ... Self - Comic Actor

1955 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Plays Golf (Short)
Self

1954-1955 The Jack Carson Show (TV Series)
Self - Host / Self

- William Gargan, Francis Pierlot, Constance Towers (1955) ... Self - Host

- Jon Hall, Francis Pierlot (1955) ... Self

- Sheila Graham, , Zsa Zsa Gabor (1955) ... Self - Host

- Episode #1.2 (1954) ... Self - Host

- Episode #1.1 (1954) ... Self

1955 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Cowboy Stars (Documentary short)
Self

1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV Movie)
Self - Host #2

1954 Place the Face (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 20 May 1954 (1954) ... Self - Guest

1954 The Name's the Same (TV Series)
Guest Celebrity

- Jack Carson (1954) ... Guest Celebrity

1951-1954 The Milton Berle Show (TV Series)
Self / Self - Comic Actor

- Jack Carson, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (1954) ... Self

- Episode #3.33 (1951) ... Self - Comic Actor

1954 The Betty White Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.1 (1954) ... Self

1953 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Pair of Jacks (Short)
Self

1950-1952 All Star Revue (TV Series)
Self - Host / Self - Cameo / Self - Guest Comedian / ...

- Host: Tallulah Bankhead; Guests: Jack Carson, Louis Armstrong, Patsy Kelly, Phil Foster, Bil and Cora Baird's Marionettes, The Ron Fletcher Dancers, Meredith Willson & his Orchestra (1952) ... Self - Guest Comedian

- Ann Sothern, Lola Albright, The Honey Brothers (1952) ... Self - Host

- Episode #2.20 (1952) ... Self - Host

- Episode #2.12 (1951) ... Self - Host

- Episode #2.4 (1951) ... Self - Host

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1952 The U.S. Royal Showcase (TV Series)
Self - Host / Self

- Blanche Thebom (1952) ... Self - Host

- Jane Pickens (1952) ... Self - Host

- John Raitt (1952) ... Self - Host

- Louis Armstrong (1952) ... Self - Host

- Mimi Benzell (1952) ... Self - Host

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1952 What's My Line? (TV Series)
Self - Mystery Guest

- Jack Carson (1952) ... Self - Mystery Guest

1951 Showtime, U.S.A. (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.34 (1951) ... Self

- Golden Boy (1951) ... Self

1951 Strike It Rich (TV Series)
Self / Substitute Announcer (1955, 1956)

1951 Leave It to the Girls (TV Series)
Self

- Jack Carson (1951) ... Self

1950 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes to Bat (Documentary short)
Self

1950 20 Questions (TV Series)
Self

- Jack Carson (1950) ... Self

1950 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV Series)
Self

- Jack Carson (1950) ... Self

1950 Maggi's Private Wire (TV Series)
Self

- Premiere on CBS - guests: Jack Carson and Lola Albright (1950) ... Self

1948 Camera Angles (Documentary short)
Cameo

1947 Blow Ups of 1947 (Short)
Self (uncredited)

1947 Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series (Short)
Self

1946 Rough But Hopeful (Short)
Self

1942 Breakdowns of 1942 (Short)
Self (uncredited)

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Archive footage (19 credits)

2014 Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story (Documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2010 A Star Is Born: Special Features (Video)

2008 Crawford at Warners (Video documentary short)
Self

2004 Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (Video documentary short)
Doug Blake (uncredited)

1994-1998 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)

- Bette Davis: If Looks Could Kill (1994) ... Self

1995 Century of Cinema (TV Series documentary)
Doug Blake, 'My Dream Is Yours'

- A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) ... Doug Blake, 'My Dream Is Yours' (uncredited)

1987 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson (TV Movie)
Sweeney Farrell - Newsman (clip from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)) (uncredited)

1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s (Documentary)

1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (Documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1981 James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (TV Movie documentary)

1980 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart (TV Special documentary)
Actor 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' (uncredited)

1976 Bob Hope's World of Comedy (TV Special)
Tribute Montage

1965 Hollywood My Home Town (Documentary)
Self

1963 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Funny Men: Part 2 (1963) ... Self

1958 Studio 57 (TV Series)
Kendall Loring

- The Director (1958) ... Kendall Loring

1950 The Soundman (Documentary short)
Biff Jones (uncredited)

1948 Let's Sing a Song from the Movies (Short)
Actor in Film Clip from 'The Time, the Place, and the Girl'

1946 Okay for Sound (Documentary short)
Buzz Williams (uncredited)

1941 Breakdowns of 1941 (Short)
Self (uncredited)

Personal Details

Other Works:

Album: Recorded a children's storybook record album for Mercury Records called "Willie and Hannibal in Mouseland". The two-record, 78-rpm album (Mercury Miniature Playhouse MMP-2) also featured original music by Sydney Green. See more »

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7 Articles | 2 Pictorials | See more »

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)

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Personal Quote:

I was the guy in the movie who never won the girl, but I never complained because I usually lost her to my buddy Dennis Morgan -- and he was from Milwaukee, too! See more »

Trivia:

There was an unsubstantiated claim that Carson had a bit role in "Follow the Fleet.". See more »

Trademark:

Well known throughout industry for his famous "double take" See more »

Nickname:

Jackaboy See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio

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