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Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar

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September 8, 1922 — February 12, 2014Yonkers, New York, USA

Sid Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comic actor and writer, known as the leading man on the 1950s television series Your Show of Shows and as Coach Calhoun in Grease and Grease 2.

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Known for

Greasemovie

Grease

1978

History of the World: Part Imovie

History of the World: Part I

1981

Grease 2movie

Grease 2

1982

Vegas Vacationmovie

Vegas Vacation

1997

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Worldmovie

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

Saturday Night Livetv

Saturday Night Live

1975

Whose Line Is It Anyway?tv

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1998

Cannonball Run IImovie

Cannonball Run II

1984

Silent Moviemovie

Silent Movie

1976

Airport 1975movie

Airport 1975

1974

Acting105

Remembering Gene Wildermovie

Remembering Gene Wilder

2024

Self (archive footage)

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Pointmovie

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point

2023

Melville Crump (archive footage)

Mel Brooks: Unwrappedmovie

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

2018

Self (archive footage)

The Grease Storymovie

The Grease Story

2017

Coach Calhoun (archive footage)

Mel Brooks: Make a Noisemovie

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013

Self

In the Beginning: The Caesar Yearsmovie

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

2012

Self

Lunchmovie

Lunch

2012

Himself

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the Worldmovie

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

2009

Self (archive footage)

The Jewish Americanstv

The Jewish Americans

2008

Self

Pioneers of Primetimemovie

Pioneers of Primetime

2005

Comic Book: The Moviemovie

Comic Book: The Movie

2004

Old Army Buddy

Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesarmovie

Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

2003

Himself

Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventuremovie

Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

2002

Jacob (voice)

NBC 75th Anniversary Specialmovie

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

Self

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Storymovie

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

2002

Self (uncredited)

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TVmovie

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

2000

Self

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
movie

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

2000

Himself

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
movie

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

2000

Himself

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Clubmovie

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

1999

Self

Television: The First Fifty Years
movie

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

Self (archive footage)

Whose Line Is It Anyway?tv

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1998

Self

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suitmovie

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

1998

Sid Zellman

Vegas Vacationmovie

Vegas Vacation

1997

Mr. Ellis

Caesar's Writersmovie

Caesar's Writers

1996

Self

The Great Mom Swapmovie

The Great Mom Swap

1995

Papa Tognetti

Mad About Youtv

Mad About You

1992

Uncle Harold

Love & Wartv

Love & War

1992

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'movie

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

1991

Self

Side by Sidemovie

Side by Side

1988

Louis Hammerstein

Wall of Tyrannymovie

Wall of Tyranny

1988

Max

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodmovie

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

Self

The Emperor's New Clothesmovie

The Emperor's New Clothes

1987

The Emperor

Christmas Snowmovie

Christmas Snow

1986

Mr. Snyder

Love Is Never Silentmovie

Love Is Never Silent

1985

Mr. Petrakis

Alice in Wonderlandtv

Alice in Wonderland

1985

Gryphon

Stoogemaniamovie

Stoogemania

1985

Doctor Fixyer Mindyer

Amazing Storiestv

Amazing Stories

1985

Lou Bundles

All Star Party for Lucille Ball
movie

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

1984

Self

Cannonball Run IImovie

Cannonball Run II

1984

Fisherman #2

Over the Brooklyn Bridgemovie

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

1984

Uncle Benjamin

Found Moneymovie

Found Money

1983

Sam Green

The Boys of Summermovie

The Boys of Summer

1983

Host

Matt Houstontv

Matt Houston

1982

Grease 2movie

Grease 2

1982

Coach Vince Calhoun

History of the World: Part Imovie

History of the World: Part I

1981

Chief Caveman

The Munsters' Revengemovie

The Munsters' Revenge

1981

Dr. Dustin Diablo

Thanksgiving in the Land of Ozmovie

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz

1980

Wizard / Mince Pie U.N. Krust / Narrator (voice)

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchumovie

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

1980

Joe Capone

The Big Showtv

The Big Show

1980

Self

Pink Ladytv

Pink Lady

1980

Sid Caesar

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planetmovie

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet

1979

King Goochi (voice)

America 2100movie

America 2100

1979

MAX (voice)

Vega$tv

Vega$

1978

W.E.B.
tv

W.E.B.

1978

The Cheap Detectivemovie

The Cheap Detective

1978

Ezra Dezire

Greasemovie

Grease

1978

Coach Calhoun

The Love Boattv

The Love Boat

1977

Michael Harmon

Curse of the Black Widowmovie

Curse of the Black Widow

1977

Lazlo Cozart

Barnaby and Memovie

Barnaby and Me

1977

Leo Fisk

Fire Salemovie

Fire Sale

1977

Sherman

Flight to Holocaustmovie

Flight to Holocaust

1977

George Beam

Silent Moviemovie

Silent Movie

1976

Studio Chief

Good Heavenstv

Good Heavens

1976

Ann-Margret Smithmovie

Ann-Margret Smith

1975

Self

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
movie

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

1975

(archive footage)

Saturday Night Livetv

Saturday Night Live

1975

Self - Host

When Things Were Rottentv

When Things Were Rotten

1975

Marquis de la Salle

Tony Orlando and Dawntv

Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974

Self

Dinah!tv

Dinah!

1974

Self

Airport 1975movie

Airport 1975

1974

Barney

Hamburgersmovie

Hamburgers

1974

self

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roaststv

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

Self

Ten from Your Show of Showsmovie

Ten from Your Show of Shows

1973

The Bobby Darin Showtv

The Bobby Darin Show

1973

The Julie Andrews Hourtv

The Julie Andrews Hour

1972

Self

The Flip Wilson Showtv

The Flip Wilson Show

1970

Self

The Don Knotts Show
tv

The Don Knotts Show

1970

Self

Love, American Styletv

Love, American Style

1969

John Smith / Bert

The Dick Cavett Showtv

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Intv

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

Self

The Carol Burnett Showtv

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

Self - Guest

The Spirit Is Willingmovie

The Spirit Is Willing

1967

Ben Powell

A Guide for the Married Manmovie

A Guide for the Married Man

1967

Technical Adviser

The Busy Bodymovie

The Busy Body

1967

George Norton

That Girltv

That Girl

1966

Marty Nickels

The Dean Martin Showtv

The Dean Martin Show

1965

The Hollywood Palacetv

The Hollywood Palace

1964

Self

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Worldmovie

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

Melville Crump

The Lucy Showtv

The Lucy Show

1962

Sid Caesar

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsontv

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Self / Self (archive footage)

The Mike Douglas Showtv

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Self

Checkmatetv

Checkmate

1960

Johnny Wilder

Some of Manie's Friends
movie

Some of Manie's Friends

1959

The All-Star Christmas Showmovie

The All-Star Christmas Show

1958

Self

The Dinah Shore Chevy Showtv

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

Self

Caesar's Hourtv

Caesar's Hour

1954

Self - Host

General Electric Theatertv

General Electric Theater

1953

Nick Lucifer

Hallmark Hall of Fametv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Mr. Petrakis

The Colgate Comedy Hourtv

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

Self

Your Show of Showstv

Your Show of Shows

1950

Self - Regular Performer

What's My Line?tv

What's My Line?

1950

Self - Mystery Guest

The Admiral Broadway Revue
tv

The Admiral Broadway Revue

1949

The Ed Sullivan Showtv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Self

The Guilt of Janet Amesmovie

The Guilt of Janet Ames

1947

Sammy Weaver

Tars and Sparsmovie

Tars and Spars

1946

Chuck Enders

Crew2

Woody Allen: A Documentarymovie

Woody Allen: A Documentary

2011

Thanks

The 100 Funniest Moments of the 20th Century: The Unexpectedmovie

The 100 Funniest Moments of the 20th Century: The Unexpected

1995

Thanks

Creator1

Caesar's Hourtv

Caesar's Hour

1954

Creator

Production1

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TVmovie

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

2000

Executive In Charge Of Production