Sid Caesar (1922–2014)


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Comedian, saxophonist, composer, actor and musician, he performed within the orchestras of Charlie Spivak, Shep Fields and Claude Thornhill as saxophonist. Later, as super-hip jazz musician "Cool Cees" in television skits, he played tenor saxophone, and sang with the satirical trio "The Hair Cuts" (with Carl Reiner and Howard Morris). He sang the ... See full bio »

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 9 nominations. See more awards »

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Grease Coach Calhoun
(1978)
(1963)
Grease 2 Coach Calhoun
(1982)

Filmography

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 2004 Comic Book: The Movie (Video)
Old Army Buddy
 2000 Globehunters (TV Movie)
Jacob (voice)
 1998 Lumivalkoinen unelma
Sid Zellman
 1997 Hulluna sinuun (TV Series)
Uncle Harold
- Citizen Buchman (1997) ... Uncle Harold
 1997 Vegas vie voiton
Old Guy
 1997 Life with Louie (TV Series)
Marty Kazoo
- Kazoo's Coming to Dinner (1997) ... Marty Kazoo (voice)
 1995 The Great Mom Swap (TV Movie)
Papa Tognetti
 1995 Love & War (TV Series)
Mr. Stein
- At the Pantheon: Part 2 (1995) ... Mr. Stein
 1988 Side by Side (TV Movie)
Louis Hammerstein
 1988 Freedom Fighter (TV Movie)
Max
 1987 The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor
 1986 Christmas Snow (TV Movie)
Snyder
 1986 Seesamitie (TV Series)
The Professor
- Episode #18.19 (1986) ... The Professor
- Uncle Wally recalls his sailor days (1986) ... The Professor
 1985 Liisa ihmemaassa (TV Movie)
The Gryphon
 1985 Love Is Never Silent (TV Movie)
Mr. Petrakis
 1985 Hämmästyttävät tarinat (TV Series)
Lou Bundles
- Mr. Magic (1985) ... Lou Bundles
 1985 Hollywoodin hullu
Doctor Fixyer Mindyer
 1984 Kanuunankuularalli 2
Fisherman #2
 1984 Sillan toiselle puolelle
Uncle Benjamin
 1978-1984 Lemmenlaiva (TV Series)
Bert Multon / Michael Harmon
- Julie Falls Hard/Double Wedding/The Dummies (1978) ... Michael Harmon
 1983 Löysää rahaa (TV Movie)
Sam Green
 1982 Matt Houston (TV Series)
Prince Sergei Polansky
- Recipe for Murder (1982) ... Prince Sergei Polansky
 1982 Grease 2
Coach Calhoun
 1981 The Munsters' Revenge (TV Movie)
Dr. Dustin Diablo
 1981 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series)
The Bomber
- Another Day, Another Bomb (1981) ... The Bomber
 1980 Nelvanamation: Four Cosmic Fantasies in One (Video)
King Goochi (voice)
 1980 Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (TV Short)
Wizard / Mince Pie (voice)
 1979 Having Babies (TV Series)
- Captive (1979)
 1979 Intergalactic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet (TV Movie)
King Goochi (voice)
 1979 Barnaby - minun oma koalakarhuni (TV Movie)
Leo Fisk
 1979 America 2100 (TV Movie)
MAX (voice)
 1978 Vega$ (TV Series)
The General
- Mother Mishkin (1978) ... The General
 1978 W.E.B. (TV Series)
- The Great Clowns (1978)
 1978 Grease
Coach Calhoun
 1978 Tosi välkky dekkari
Ezra Dezire
 1977 Curse of the Black Widow (TV Movie)
Lazlo Cozart
 1977 Fire Sale
Sherman
 1977 Flight to Holocaust (TV Movie)
George Beam
 1976 Good Heavens (TV Series)
Herman Meltzer
- The Queen's Rook Club (1976) ... Herman Meltzer
 1976 Pähkähullujen paratiisi
Studio Chief
 1975 When Things Were Rotten (TV Series)
the Marquis de la Salle
- The French Dis-connection (1975) ... the Marquis de la Salle
 1974 Jättiläinen taivaalla
Barney
 1969-1971 Love, American Style (TV Series)
Bert (segment "Love and the Bowling Ball") / John Smith (segment "Love and Who?")
- Love and the Legal Agreement/Love and the Militant/Love and Who? (1969) ... John Smith (segment "Love and Who?")
 1971 Toast of the Town (TV Series)
Max - scene from 'Four on a Garden'
- Episode #24.20 (1971) ... Max - scene from 'Four on a Garden'
 1970 NBC Children's Theatre (TV Series)
Narrator
- Pets Allowed (1970) ... Narrator
 1970 Make Room for Granddaddy (TV Series)
Habib
- Tonoose, the Exile (1970) ... Habib
 1969 Laugh-In (TV Series)
Guest Performer
- Guest Starring Sid Caesar (1969) ... Guest Performer
 1968-1969 That's Life (TV Series)
- Buying a House (1968)
 1968 Mikä tyttö! (TV Series)
Marty Nickels
- The Drunkard (1968) ... Marty Nickels
 1967 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series)
Gregory
- Instant Money (1967) ... Gregory
 1967 Mutta liha on heikko
Ben Powell
 1967 Ukkomiehen päiväkirja
Technical Adviser (uncredited)
 1967 Ruumis karkuteillä
George Norton
 1966 The Mouse That Roared (TV Movie)
Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count Rupert of Mountjoy / Tully Bascombe
 1963 Mieletön, mieletön maailma
Melville Crump
 1961 Checkmate (TV Series)
Johnny Wilder
- Kill the Sound (1961) ... Johnny Wilder
 1961 Se parhaiten nauraa... (TV Series)
Nick Lucifer
- The Devil You Say (1961) ... Nick Lucifer
 1947 Naisen syyllisyys
Sammy Weaver
 1946 Tars and Spars
Chuck Enders
 1941 Shep Fields and His New Music with Ken Curtis (Short)
Band Musician
Show Show Producer (1 credit)
Show Show Soundtrack (6 credits)
Show Show Production manager (7 credits)
Show Show Writer (2 credits)
Show Show Composer (2 credits)
Show Show Music department (1 credit)
Show Show Thanks (2 credits)
Show Show Self (174 credits)
Show Show Archive footage (27 credits)

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Album: Spoken Word Recording for "Make Room for Danny" (Audio Renaissance). See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 2 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The things I see now on TV and in movies are so outlandish. Kids doing rude things with pies! And the language that they use! It's being outrageous for the sake of being outrageous. I can't watch it. It turns me off. See more »

Trivia:

Made his Broadway debut performing in the 1948 revue "Make Mine Manhattan", which featured "The Five Dollar Date", one of Sid's first original pieces in which he sang, acted, double-talked, pantomimed and wrote the music. See more »

Trademark:

Comedy acts involving ordinary people in unrealistic situations

Star Sign:

Virgo

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