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A Night at the Opera Fiorello

(1935)

Duck Soup Chicolini

(1933)

A Day at the Races Tony

(1937)

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)

1950-1951 The College Bowl (TV Series)
Chico Ravelli

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

- Episode dated 12 March 1951 (1951) ... Chico Ravelli

- Episode dated 12 February 1951 (1951) ... Chico Ravelli

- Episode dated 9 October 1950 (1950) ... 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

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 (18 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) (uncredited), "Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 (opening), "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 If I Had a Million (writer: "I'm Daffy Over You")

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 (19 credits)

1962 Candid Hollywood (Documentary)
Self

1959 Showtime (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.1 (1959) ... Self

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

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

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

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

1957 America After Dark (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- The Five Marx Brothers (1957) ... Self - Guest

1956 Inside Beverly Hills (TV Special)
Self

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

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

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

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

- Chico Marx (1955) ... Self - Contestant

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

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

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

1952 Celebrity Time (TV Series)
Self

- Diana Lynn, Chico Marx (1952) ... Self

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

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

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

- Chico Marx (1950) ... Self

1949-1950 Cavalcade of Stars (TV Series)
Self / Themselves

- Episode #1.32 (1950) ... Self

- Episode #1.26 (1949) ... Themselves

1948 The Milton Berle Show (TV Series)
Self - Comedian / Pianist

- Carmen Miranda, Chico Marx, Joe Phillips (1948) ... Self - Comedian / Pianist

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

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

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

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

1931 The House That Shadows Built (Documentary)
Tomalio

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Archive footage (49 credits)

2019 The Movies (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Golden Age (2019) ... Self

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)
Self

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

2011-2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV Series)
Fiorello / Antonio

- Especial Top Comedias (2012) ... Fiorello

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

2005 Great Performances (TV Series)
Self

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

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

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)
Self

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

2004 Remarks on Marx (Video short)
Fiorello

2004 Hit Celebrity TV Commercials (TV Movie)
Self - for Instant Simoniz

2003 Inside the Marx Brothers (Video documentary)
Self

1999 Film Breaks (TV Series documentary)

- The Marx Brothers (1999)

1997 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Vaudeville (1997) ... Self

1997 Century of Cinema (TV Series documentary)
Self

- 40,000 years of dreaming (1997) ... Self

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

1992 Funny Business (TV Series documentary)

1989 A Tribute to Lucy (Video documentary)
Self

1987 Celebrity Commercials (Video documentary)
Self

1986 Classic Comedy Teams (Video documentary)
Self

1983 Moviestar Cartoons (Video documentary)
Self

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

1982 Oops, those Hollywood Bloopers! (Video documentary)
Self

1982 Showbiz Ballyhoo (Documentary)
Self

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

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

1978 Hollywood on Parade (Video documentary)
Self

1978 Newsfront
Self

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

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

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

- Gov. Ronald Reagan/Bob Newhart/James Wong Howe (1971) ... Fiorello from film A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

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

1965 Hollywood My Home Town (Documentary)
Self

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)
Self

1963 Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary)
Self

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

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

- Laughter USA (1961) ... Self

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Personal Details

Other Works:

(March 23, 1930 to March 30, 1930) He acted in the play, "Animal Crackers," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Zeppo Marx, Harpo Marx, and Groucho Marx in the cast. 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:

I give up, why a duck? See more »

Trivia:

Was an avid poker player and is rumored to have had a photographic memory so good, he could memorize the positions of cards in a deck. When a check written by Chico was found in mobster Bugsy Siegel's wallet at the time of his death, Chico was interrogated by police. He insisted the check was payment of a gambling debt from a poker game. When asked about his knowledge of Siegel's criminal ... 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.