Chico Marx

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Known For

A Night at the Opera Fiorello

(1935)

Duck Soup Chicolini

(1933)

Horse Feathers Baravelli

(1932)

Animal Crackers Signor Emanuel Ravelli

(1930)

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Actor (23 credits)

1959 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Harry

- The Incredible Jewel Robbery (1959) ... Harry

1958 Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
Mr. Kramer

- No Time at All (1958) ... Mr. Kramer

1957 The Story of Mankind
Monk

1956 Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (Short)
Cameo appearance (Piano player)

1953 Einmal kehr' ich wieder
Farbiger Koch (as Chico)

1951 The College Bowl (TV Series)
Chico Ravelli

- Episode dated 26 March 1951 (1951) ... Chico Ravelli

1950 The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series)
Papa Romani

- Papa Romani (1950) ... Papa Romani

1950 The Silver Theatre (TV Series)
Papa Romani

- Papa Romani (1950) ... Papa Romani

1949 Love Happy
Faustino the Great

1946 A Night in Casablanca
Corbaccio

1941 The Big Store
Ravelli

1940 Go West
Joe Panello

1939 At the Circus
Antonio

1938 Room Service
Harry Binelli (as The Marx Brothers)

1937 A Day at the Races
Tony (as The Marx Brothers)

1936 Hollywood - The Second Step (Short)
Chico Marx

1935 A Night at the Opera
Fiorello

1933 Duck Soup
Chicolini

1932 Horse Feathers
Baravelli

1931 Monkey Business
Chico

1930 Animal Crackers
Signor Emanuel Ravelli

1929 The Cocoanuts
Chico

1921 Humor Risk (Short)
Henchman

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Soundtrack (17 credits)

2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (Video documentary) (performer: "My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night" - uncredited)

1986 Hannah and Her Sisters (performer: "Freedonia's Going To War" - uncredited)

1949 Love Happy (performer: Gypsy Love Song" (1898), "Polonaise in A Flat, Op. 53" (1842) - uncredited)

1946 A Night in Casablanca (performer: "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor" (1847), "Beer Barrel Polka" (1927), "Moonlight Cocktail" (1941) - uncredited)

1941 The Big Store (performer: "Tenement Symphony" (1941), "Mamãe Eu Quero" (1937) (uncredited))

1940 Go West (performer: "Ridin' the Range" (1940), "The Woodpecker Song" (1939) (uncredited))

1939 At the Circus (performer: "Lydia, the Tattooed Lady" (1939), "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)" (1934), "Rock-a-Bye Baby" (pub. 1765) - uncredited)

1937 A Day at the Races (performer: "On the Beach at Bali-Bali" (1935), "Down by the Old Mill Stream" (1908) - uncredited)

1935 A Night at the Opera (performer: "All I Do Is Dream of You" (1934) - uncredited)

1935 Baby Be Good (Short) (writer: "I'm Daffy Over You" - uncredited)

1934 Ha! Ha! Ha! (Short) (writer: "I'm Daffy Over You" - uncredited)

1933 Duck Soup (performer: "The Country's Going to War" (1933) - uncredited)

1933 Stoopnocracy (Short) (writer: "I'm Daffy Over You" - uncredited)

1932 Horse Feathers ("Collegiate" (1925), uncredited) / (performer: "Everyone Says I Love You" (1932), "I'm Daffy Over You" (1930) - uncredited) / (writer: "I'm Daffy Over You" (1930) - uncredited)

1931 Monkey Business ("I'm Daffy Over You" (1930), uncredited) / (performer: "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" (1930), "Pizzicato" (1876), "When I Take My Sugar to Tea" (1931), "Sweet Adeline" (1903) - uncredited) / (writer: "I'm Daffy Over You" (1930) - uncredited)

1930 Animal Crackers (performer: "Gypsy Chorus" (1852), "I'm Daffy Over You" (1930), "Silver Threads Among the Gold" (1873), "My Old Kentucky Home" (1852) - uncredited) / (writer: "I'm Daffy Over You" (1930) - uncredited)

1929 The Cocoanuts (performer: "GYPSY LOVE SONG" (1898) - uncredited)

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Self (18 credits)

1959 Showtime (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.1 (1959) ... Himself

1957 You Bet Your Life (TV Series)
Himself - Prom Commercial / Himself - Audience Member

- Episode #8.11 (1957) ... Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)

- Episode #7.31 (1957) ... Himself - Prom Commercial

- Episode #7.19 (1957) ... Himself - Prom Commercial

1957 Tonight! (TV Series)
Himself

- America After Dark (1957) ... Himself

1957 Tonight! America After Dark (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 18 February 1957 (1957) ... Himself

1956 Inside Beverly Hills (TV Special)
Himself

1954-1955 I've Got a Secret (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 17 August 1955 (1955) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 21 April 1954 (1954) ... Himself - Guest

1955 The Name's the Same (TV Series)
Himself - Contestant

- Episode dated 8 August 1955 (1955) ... Himself - Contestant

1955 Screen Snapshots: The Great Al Jolson (Documentary short)
Himself

1952 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series)
Himself - Comedian / Pianist

- host Tony Martin: guests Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kay Starr, The St. Paul Choir (1952) ... Himself - Comedian / Pianist

1952 Celebrity Time (TV Series)

- Episode #4.17 (1952)

1951 What's My Line? (TV Series)
Himself - Mystery Guest

- Chico Marx (1951) ... Himself - Mystery Guest

1949-1950 Cavalcade of Stars (TV Series)
Himself Guest Comic / Themselves

- Episode #1.32 (1950) ... Himself Guest Comic

- Episode #1.26 (1949) ... Themselves

1948 Texaco Star Theatre (TV Series)
Himself - Comedian / Pianist

- Episode #1.18 (1948) ... Himself - Comedian / Pianist

1934 Screen Snapshots, Series 13, No. 5 (Documentary short)
Himself

1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-7 (Short)
Himself

1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (Short)
Himself (uncredited)

1932 Hollywood on Parade No. A-5 (Short)
Himself

1931 The House That Shadows Built (Documentary)
Tomalio

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Archive footage (41 credits)

2016 Geno in the Evening (TV Series)
Various Roles

- Marx Madness - A Celebration of the Marx Brothers (2016) ... Various Roles

2013 Welcome to the Basement (TV Series)
Himself

- My Own Private Idaho (2013) ... Himself

2011-2012 Edición Especial Coleccionista (TV Series)
Fiorello / Antonio

- Especial Top Comedias (2012) ... Fiorello

- Especial redoblajes (2011) ... Fiorello / Antonio (uncredited)

2005 Great Performances (TV Series)
Himself

- From Shtetl to Swing (2005) ... Himself

2005 The Great Man: W.C. Fields (Video documentary)
Himself

2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Signor Emanuel Ravelli

- Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) ... Signor Emanuel Ravelli (as Marx Brothers)

2004 Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2004 On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (Video documentary short)
Tony

2004 Remarks on Marx (Video short)
Fiorello

2003 Inside the Marx Brothers (Video documentary)
Himself

1999 Film Breaks (TV Series documentary)

- The Marx Brothers (1999)

1997 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Vaudeville (1997) ... Himself

1997 40,000 Years of Dreaming (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers (TV Movie documentary)
Himself / Various Roles

1992 Funny Business (TV Series documentary)

1986 Classic Comedy Teams (Video documentary)
Himself

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

1982 The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (TV Movie documentary)

1982 Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV Movie documentary)
Actress - 'The Cocoanuts' (uncredited)

1978 Newsfront
Himself

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

1976 America at the Movies (Documentary)
Joseph Pannello (as The Marx Bros)

1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (Documentary)
Clip from 'A Night at the Opera' (uncredited)

1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Documentary)

1974 Milton Berle's Mad Mad Mad World of Comedy (TV Movie)
Himself

1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - film clips (uncredited)

1970-1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)
Fiorello from film A NIGHT AT THE OPERA / Himself

- Episode dated 17 December 1971 (1971) ... Fiorello from film A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

- Episode dated 16 October 1970 (1970) ... Himself

1965 Hollywood My Home Town (Documentary)
Himself

1965 Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At... (TV Series documentary)

- The Marx Brothers (1965)

1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (Documentary)
One of The Marx Brothers (uncredited)

1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (Documentary)
Himself

1963 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series)
Himself

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

1961 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV Series)
Himself

- Laughter USA (1961) ... Himself

1952 Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (Documentary short)
Himself

1950 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Famous Feet (Documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)

1940 The Miracle of Sound (Documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)

1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (Documentary short)
Himself

1939 From the Ends of the Earth (Documentary short)
Himself

1937 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (Documentary short)
Himself

1937 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 11 (Documentary short)
Himself

1933 Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (Short)
Himself (uncredited)

Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage Play: Take a Bow. Musical revue. Broadhurst Theatre: 15 Jun 1944- 24 Jun 1944 (12 performances). Produced by Lou Walters. See more »

Publicity Listings:

Alternate Names:

Marx Brothers | Chico | The Marx Bros | The Marx Brothers

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on his gambling habit] How much money have I lost from gambling in the past ten years? Find out how much money Harpo's got... that's how much I've lost. See more »

Trivia:

Chico Marx' birth name was Leonard Marx. The origin of his stage name is a commentary on his habitual womanizing. During the Marx Brothers' vaudeville days, show business slang for a woman was 'chick,' and Leonard Marx was rarely seen without a woman. Because all of the Marx brothers were adopting stage names ending with the letter 'O,' Leonard Marx's stage name became 'Chicko,' spelled with the ... See more »

Trademark:

With his brothers, he usually played a rakish con artist with a Italian accent. He often had a scene where he would play the piano in his own unique comedy way.