Sid Caesar
Highest Rated: 100% Lunch (2012)
Lowest Rated: 15% The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
Birthday: Sep 8, 1922
Birthplace: Yonkers, New York, USA
A pioneer of television comedy, Sid Caesar was the prodigiously talented star of such legendary variety series as "Your Show of Shows" (NBC, 1950-54) and "Caesar's Hour" (NBC, 1954-57). Gifted beyond compare in so many aspects of comic performance - from physical humor, improvisation and pantomime to mimicry and his specialty, double-talk - Caesar wowed post-war audiences with his energy and keen eye for the absurd aspects of everyday life and popular culture. His shows, which were a training ground for some of the greatest comedy writers of the 1960s and beyond, were immediate classics, influencing generations of performers and fans. Off-camera, however, Caesar suffered from personal demons, including substance abuse issues, which became unmanageable after the demise of his series; he spent much of the next few decades rebuilding his life and career. By the new millennium, he was overseeing the preservation of his early work, which reminded audiences of his immeasurable impact on TV comedy and performance. His death at the age of 91 on February 12, 2014 was mourned by several generations of comedy fans.
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Sid Caesar
Filmography
Movies
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100% |
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Lunch | Unknown (Character) | - | 2012 |
83% |
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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Sid Zellman (Character) | - | 1997 |
15% |
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Vegas Vacation | Mr. Ellis (Character) | $36.4M | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Caesar's Writers | Unknown (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Great Mom Swap | Papa Tognetti (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Side by Side | Louis Hammerstein (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Freedom Fighter | Max (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wall of Tyranny | Max (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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The Emperor's New Clothes | The Emperor (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stoogemania | Doctor Fixyer Mindyer (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alice Through the Looking Glass | The Gryphon (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
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Love Is Never Silent | Mr. Petrakis (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
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Over the Brooklyn Bridge | Uncle Benjamin (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Found Money | Sam Green (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Secret Angel | Sam Green (Character) | - | 1983 |
35% |
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Grease 2 | Coach Calhoun (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet |
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The Munsters' Revenge | Dr. Dustin Diablo (Character) | - | 1981 |
61% |
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History of the World: Part I | Chief Caveman (Character) | - | 1981 |
15% |
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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | Joe Capone (Character) | - | 1980 |
53% |
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The Cheap Detective | Ezra Dezire (Character) | - | 1978 |
66% |
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Grease | Coach Calhoun (Character) | $305.3K | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fire Sale | Sherman (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flight to Holocaust | George Beam (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet |
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Curse of the Black Widow | Lazlo Cozart (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barnaby and Me | Leo Fisk (Character) | - | 1977 |
79% |
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Silent Movie | Studio Chief (Character) | - | 1976 |
30% |
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Airport 1975 | Barney (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ten From Your Show of Shows | Unknown (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet |
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The Spirit Is Willing | Ben Powell (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet |
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The Busy Body | George Norton (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Some of Manie's Friends | Unknown (Character) | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Guilt of Janet Ames | Sammy Weaver (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tars and Spars | Chuck Enders (Character) | - | 1946 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 99% | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mad About You | Uncle Harold (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Amazing Stories | Unknown (Character) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | 62% | Saturday Night Live | Host | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Van Dyke & Company | Guest | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Heavens | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bobby Darin Show | Guest | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1963 1967 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Carol Burnett Show | Guest | 1967-1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | That Girl | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lucy Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Revlon Revue | Unknown (Character) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Producers' Showcase | Unknown (Character) | 1954 |