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Milton Berle

Highest Rated: 100% Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

Lowest Rated: 12% The Oscar (1966)

Birthday: Jul 12, 1908

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

In a career that spanned eight decades, and included everything from silent films to vaudeville to Broadway to radio, Milton Berle qualified as one of the personifications of "show business." Berle achieved his greatest success as the first acknowledged superstar of television. Between 1948 and 1956, Tuesday nights belonged to the comedian. The success of his weekly variety show earned him the honorific titles of "Mr. Television" and "Uncle Miltie." Famous for his extremely high energy level and for a series of outlandish characterizations--especially those featuring the star in drag--Berle was at the top of the TV ratings for several seasons. After his show ended, he stayed prominent in the public eye via many TV specials, both those built around him and in guest star spots, where his trademark cigar, snide wisecracks, unctuous manner and withering glare at the camera were put to good use.

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Highest rated movies

100% 84% Broadway Danny Rose
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89% 88% The Muppet Movie
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80% 68% The Bellboy
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69% 83% It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
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67% 60% Let's Make Love
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47% 76% The Loved One
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43% 38% Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
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12% 29% The Oscar
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New Faces of 1937
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Tall, Dark and Handsome
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Filmography

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Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vaudeville Comedy, Then and Now Unknown (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Elvis Thru The Years Unknown (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 71% Two Heads Are Better Than None Uncle Leo (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Steve Allen's 75th Birthday Celebration Unknown (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 50% Storybook Illuzor (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 17% Driving Me Crazy Hotel Clerk (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Side by Side Abe Mercer (Character) - 1988
100% 84% Broadway Danny Rose Self - 1984
No Score Yet 48% Cracking Up Ms. Sultry (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Off Your Rocker Henry Foster (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hey, Abbott! Narrator - 1979
89% 88% The Muppet Movie Mad Man Mooney (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 38% Lepke Mr. Meyer (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Legend of Valentino Jesse Lasky (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet 50% Journey Back to Oz The Cowardly Lion (Voice) - 1974
No Score Yet 77% Evil Roy Slade Harry Fern (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Seven in Darkness Sam Fuller (Character) - 1969
43% 38% Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? Goodtime Eddie Filth (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet For Singles Only Mr. Parker (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 57% Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows The Movie Director: The 'In' Group (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 74% Who's Minding the Mint? Luther Burton (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 64% The Happening Fred (Character) - 1967
12% 29% The Oscar Kappy Kapstetter (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet That He Should Weep for Her Sam Morris (Character) - 1966
47% 76% The Loved One Mr. Kenton (Character) - 1965
69% 83% It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World J. Russell Finch (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sound of Laughter Unknown (Character) - 1962
80% 68% The Bellboy Himself/Bellboy (Character) - 1960
67% 60% Let's Make Love Self - 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Always Leave Them Laughing Kipling `'Kip'` Cooper (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet 17% Margin for Error Moe Finkelstein (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet Whispering Ghosts H.H. Van Buren (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Gentleman at Heart Lucky Cullen (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet Over My Dead Body Jason Cordry (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tall, Dark and Handsome Frosty Welch (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet 84% Sun Valley Serenade Jerome K. "Nifty" Allen (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rise and Shine Seabiscuit (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Radio City Revels Teddy (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet No Score Yet New Faces of 1937 Wallington 'Wally' Wedge (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Perils of Pauline Unknown (Character) - 1914

TV

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No Score Yet 83% Due South Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sister, Sister Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
76% 78% Roseanne Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet 72% The Nanny Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fudge Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
85% 83% The Critic Unknown (Guest Voice) 1995
85% 76% The Simpsons Unknown (Guest Voice) 1995
43% No Score Yet Burke's Law Buddy Boyle (Guest Star) 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock Unknown (Guest Star),
Writer
1993
No Score Yet 91% The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Unknown (Guest Star) 1992
No Score Yet 78% Amazing Stories Unknown (Character) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fame Unknown (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gimme a Break Unknown (Guest Star) 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Diff'rent Strokes Unknown (Guest Star) 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fantasy Island Unknown (Guest Star) 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet CHiPs Unknown (Guest Star) 1980
No Score Yet 57% Saturday Night Live Host 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Love Boat Unknown (Guest Star) 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tattletales Guest 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Guest 1956 1958-1960 1965 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Here's Lucy Unknown (Guest Star) 1969 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet McCloud Malcolm Garnett (Guest Star) 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Danny Brite (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mod Squad Uncle Bobo (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet That Girl Unknown (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ironside Writer 1968
No Score Yet 84% Get Smart Unknown (Guest Star) 1968
72% 79% Batman Unknown (Guest Star) 1967-1968
No Score Yet 58% I Dream of Jeannie Charles (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Big Valley Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lucy Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1965 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet F Troop Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Red Skelton Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Trials of O'Brien Boozey Bailey (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Joey Bishop Show Unknown (Guest Star),
Self
1962 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet I've Got a Secret Guest 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet We Love Lucy Unknown (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour Unknown (Guest Star) 1959