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Overview
Mini Biography:
Joe E. Brown happily claimed that he was the only youngster in show business... moreTrivia:
His son Don, a member of the air corps, died in World War II in a plane... moreAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
(6 articles)
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes (From Extra. 4 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)
Christopher Lee Knighted
(From WENN. 30 October 2009, 9:06 AM, PDT)
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1. | "The Christophers" (1952) | (2 episodes, 1955-1964) | 1964 | - | 6.0 (9) |
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2. | "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1963) | Diamond 'Dimey' Vine (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | 8.5 (34) |
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3. | The Comedy of Terrors (1963) | Cemetery Keeper | 1963 | - | 6.6 (1,142) |
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4. | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) | Union official | 1963 | - | 7.5 (13,213) |
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5. | "Route 66" (1960) | Sam Butler (1 episode, 1962) | 1962 | - | 8.0 (233) |
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6. | "The Ann Sothern Show" (1958) | Mitchell Carson (1 episode, 1960) | 1960 | - | 8.3 (29) |
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7. | Some Like It Hot (1959) | Osgood Fielding III | 1959 | - | 8.4 (60,435) |
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8. | Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) | Stationmaster | 1956 | - | 6.8 (6,658) |
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9. | "General Electric Summer Originals" (1956) | (1 episode, 1956) | 1956 | - | 4.0 (7) |
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10. | "General Electric Theater" (1953) | Earl Hall (1 episode, 1956) | 1956 | - | 8.1 (72) |
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11. | "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1955) | Arthur Vail (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | 6.5 (14) |
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12. | "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951) | (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | 7.1 (49) |
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13. | "The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater" (1955) | (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | 8.0 (5) |
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14. | "The Buick Circus Hour" (1952) | The Old Clown (unknown episodes) | 1952 | - | - |
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15. | Toast to Our Brother (1951) | 1951 | - | - | |
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16. | Show Boat (1951) | Cap'n Andy Hawks | 1951 | - | 7.0 (1,632) |
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17. | The Tender Years (1948) | Rev. Will Norris | 1948 | - | 6.5 (8) |
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18. | Pin Up Girl (1944) | Eddie Hall | 1944 | - | 5.8 (169) |
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19. | Casanova in Burlesque (1944) | Joseph M. Kelly Jr. | 1944 | - | 6.4 (10) |
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20. | Chatterbox (1943) | Rex Vane | 1943 | - | 7.2 (11) |
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21. | The Daring Young Man (1942) | Jonathan Peckinpaw and Grandma Peckinpaw | 1942 | - | 6.0 (9) |
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22. | Joan of Ozark (1942) | Cliff Little | 1942 | - | 7.9 (8) |
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23. | Shut My Big Mouth (1942) | Wellington Holmes | 1942 | - | 6.7 (24) |
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24. | So You Won't Talk (1940) | Whiskers/'Brute' Hanson | 1940 | - | - |
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25. | Beware Spooks! (1939) | Roy L. Gifford | 1939 | - | 6.3 (18) |
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26. | $1000 a Touchdown (1939) | Marlowe Mansfield Booth | 1939 | - | 6.0 (27) |
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27. | Flirting with Fate (1938) | Dan Dixon | 1938 | - | 5.7 (9) |
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28. | The Gladiator (1938) | Hugo Kipp | 1938 | - | 6.4 (42) |
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29. | Wide Open Faces (1938) | Wilbur Meeks | 1938 | - | 6.2 (13) |
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30. | Fit for a King (1937) | Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones | 1937 | - | 6.4 (14) |
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31. | Riding on Air (1937) | Elmer Lane | 1937 | - | 6.0 (16) |
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32. | When's Your Birthday? (1937) | Dustin Willoughby | 1937 | - | 5.4 (54) |
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33. | Polo Joe (1936) | Joe Bolton | 1936 | - | 6.3 (41) |
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34. | Earthworm Tractors (1936) | Alexander Botts | 1936 | - | 6.5 (121) |
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35. | Sons o' Guns (1936) | Jimmy Canfield | 1936 | - | 5.7 (65) |
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36. | A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) | Flute, the Bellows-mender | 1935 | - | 7.1 (1,084) |
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37. | Bright Lights (1935) | Joe Wilson | 1935 | - | 6.3 (53) |
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38. | Alibi Ike (1935) | Frank X. Farrell | 1935 | - | 6.1 (215) |
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39. | 6 Day Bike Rider (1934) | Wilfred Simpson | 1934 | - | 6.9 (123) |
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40. | A Very Honorable Guy (1934) | Feet Samuels | 1934 | - | 6.0 (54) |
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41. | The Circus Clown (1934) | Happy Howard/Chuck Howard | 1934 | - | 6.3 (54) |
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42. | Son of a Sailor (1933) | 'Handsome' Callahan | 1933 | - | 6.1 (66) |
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43. | Elmer, the Great (1933) | Elmer Kane | 1933 | - | 6.4 (145) |
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44. | You Said a Mouthful (1932) | Joe Holt (a shipping clerk) | 1932 | - | 6.1 (113) |
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45. | The Tenderfoot (1932) | Calvin Jones | 1932 | - | 5.8 (97) |
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46. | Fireman, Save My Child (1932) | 'Smokey' Joe Grant | 1932 | - | 6.1 (83) |
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47. | Local Boy Makes Good (1931) | John Augustus Miller | 1931 | - | 6.2 (42) |
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48. | Broadminded (1931) | Ossie Simpson | 1931 | - | 5.9 (98) |
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49. | Sit Tight (1931) | Herbert 'Jojo' Mullins | 1931 | - | 4.9 (19) |
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50. | Going Wild (1930) | Rollo Smith | 1930 | - | 5.9 (27) |
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51. | The Lottery Bride (1930) | Hoke Curtis | 1930 | - | 5.6 (48) |
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52. | Maybe It's Love (1930) | Yates | 1930 | - | 5.0 (79) |
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53. | Top Speed (1930) | Elmer Peters | 1930 | - | 6.6 (18) |
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54. | Hold Everything (1930) | Gink Schiner | 1930 | - | - |
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55. | Song of the West (1930) | Hasty | 1930 | - | - |
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56. | Sally (1929) | Grand Duke 'Connie' Constantine | 1929 | - | 7.4 (80) |
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57. | Painted Faces (1929) | Hermann/Beppo | 1929 | - | 5.9 (7) |
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58. | On with the Show! (1929) | Joe Beaton | 1929 | - | 6.6 (85) |
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59. | My Lady's Past (1929) | Sam Young | 1929 | - | - |
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60. | Molly and Me (1929) | Jim Wilson | 1929 | - | - |
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61. | Take Me Home (1928) | Bunny | 1928 | - | - |
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62. | The Circus Kid (1928) | King Kruger | 1928 | - | 7.8 (13) |
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63. | Hit of the Show (1928) | Twisty | 1928 | - | - |
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64. | Crooks Can't Win (1928) | Jimmy Wells | 1928 | - | - |
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1. | Show Boat (1951) | (performer: "Cakewalk") | 1951 | - | 7.0 (1,632) |
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2. | Hollywood Canteen (1944) | (performer: "You Can Always Tell a Yank") | 1944 | - | 7.1 (607) |
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3. | Casanova in Burlesque (1944) | (performer: "Casanova Joe") | 1944 | - | 6.4 (10) |
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4. | The Gladiator (1938) | (performer: "On To Victory") | 1938 | - | 6.4 (42) |
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5. | Sons o' Guns (1936) | (performer: "For a Buck and a Quarter a Day" (1936) (uncredited), "Over Here" (uncredited)) | 1936 | - | 5.7 (65) |
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6. | Bright Lights (1935) | (performer: "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter", "Love Must Have Sunny Weather", "You're an Eyeful of Heaven", "Nobody Cares If I'm Blue") | 1935 | - | 6.3 (53) |
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7. | Alibi Ike (1935) | ("The Man on the Flying Trapeze" (1867) (uncredited)) | 1935 | - | 6.1 (215) |
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8. | A Very Honorable Guy (1934) | ("By a Waterfall" (uncredited)) | 1934 | - | 6.0 (54) |
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9. | Ladies They Talk About (1933) | ("If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" (1926)) | 1933 | - | 6.5 (362) |
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10. | Local Boy Makes Good (1931) | ("In the Good Old Summertime" (1902) (uncredited)) | 1931 | - | 6.2 (42) |
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11. | Top Speed (1930) | (performer: "If You Were a Traveling Salesman and I Were a Chambermaid", "Knock Knees") | 1930 | - | 6.6 (18) |
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12. | Song of the West (1930) | (performer: "The Bride Was Dressed in White") | 1930 | - | - |
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1. | "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1961) | Himself (1 episode, 1961) | 1961 | - | 8.2 (19) |
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2. | "The Steve Allen Show" (1956) | Himself - Comedian / Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 1957) | 1957 | - | 9.3 (68) |
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3. | "I've Got a Secret" (1952) | Himself (1 episode, 1957) | 1957 | - | 8.3 (89) |
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4. | "Tonight!" (1953) | Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1956) | 1956 | - | 9.7 (15) |
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5. | "Shower of Stars" (1954) | Himself (1 episode, 1956) | 1956 | - | 6.7 (15) |
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6. | Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood (1956) | Himself | 1956 | - | 7.9 (8) |
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7. | "The Name's the Same" (1951) | Celebrity Guest / Contestant (2 episodes, 1952-1955) | 1955 | - | 7.4 (33) |
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8. | "This Is Your Life" (1952) | Himself (1 episode, 1954) | 1954 | - | 7.0 (41) |
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9. | "What's My Line?" (1950) | Himself (1 episode, 1953) | 1953 | - | 8.9 (268) |
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10. | Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball (1952) | Himself | 1952 | - | - |
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11. | "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950) | Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1952) | 1952 | - | 7.8 (140) |
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12. | Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) | Himself/Narrator | 1952 | - | 7.2 (19) |
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13. | "The Milton Berle Show" (1948) | Himself (1 episode, 1951) | 1951 | - | 7.3 (19) |
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14. | "The Ed Wynn Show" (1949) | Himself - Comic Actor (1 episode, 1950) | 1950 | - | - |
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15. | Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series (1947) | Himself | 1947 | - | - |
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16. | Universal Newsreel (1945/IX) | Himself | 1945 | - | - |
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17. | Hollywood Canteen (1944) | Himself | 1944 | - | 7.1 (607) |
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18. | Memo for Joe (1944) | Himself | 1944 | - | 7.2 (5) |
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19. | Show Business at War (1943) | Himself | 1943 | - | 8.2 (130) |
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20. | Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 6 (1942) | Himself | 1942 | - | 9.7 (38) |
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21. | Soaring Stars (1942) | (uncredited) Himself | 1942 | - | 4.2 (6) |
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22. | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941) | Himself - premiere attendee | 1941 | - | - |
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23. | Polo with the Stars (1941) | (uncredited) Himself - Polo Player | 1941 | - | - |
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24. | Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (1941) | Himself | 1941 | - | 6.1 (6) |
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25. | Rodeo Dough (1940) | Himself | 1940 | - | 6.3 (32) |
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26. | Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations (1940) | Himself | 1940 | - | 8.5 (7) |
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27. | Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 9 (1939) | Himself, Horse Owner | 1939 | - | 6.0 (7) |
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28. | Hollywood Hobbies (1939) | (uncredited) Himself | 1939 | - | 5.5 (60) |
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29. | Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 4 (1938) | Himself | 1938 | - | - |
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30. | Hollywood Party (1937) | (as Joe) Himself | 1937 | - | 5.0 (43) |
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31. | Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 (1935) | Himself | 1935 | - | - |
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32. | Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 7 (1935) | Himself | 1935 | - | - |
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33. | A Dream Comes True (1935) | (also archive footage) (uncredited) Himself | 1935 | - | 7.6 (58) |
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34. | Hollywood Newsreel (1934) | (uncredited) Himself | 1934 | - | 5.5 (50) |
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35. | How to Break 90 #1: The Grip (1933) | (uncredited) Himself | 1933 | - | - |
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36. | Screen Snapshots (1932/II) | Himself | 1932 | - | 6.4 (7) |
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37. | How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' (1931) | (uncredited) Himself | 1931 | - | 6.3 (13) |
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38. | The Slippery Pearls (1931) | Himself | 1931 | - | 6.0 (228) |
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39. | How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' (1931) | (uncredited) Himself | 1931 | - | 6.3 (20) |
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40. | Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 (1930) | Himself | 1930 | - | - |
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41. | Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 (1930) | Himself | 1930 | - | 4.3 (8) |
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42. | An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930) | Himself | 1930 | - | 5.1 (65) |
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43. | The Voice of Hollywood No. 6 (1930) | (uncredited) Himself | 1930 | - | - |
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1. | Diálogos de cine (2008) (TV) | Osgood Fielding III |
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2. | ¿De qué te ríes? (2006) (TV) | Osgood Fielding III |
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3. | Entertaining the Troops (1994) | Himself |
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4. | The Great Standups (1984) (TV) | Himself |
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5. | It's Showtime (1976) | (uncredited) Himself |
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8. | Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) | Himself |
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9. | Cassino to Korea (1950) | Himself - USO Show |
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10. | Circus Band (1945) | Clown Aerialist |
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Stage: He was one of the replacements for original star Frank Fay as Elwood P. Dowd in the first Broadway production of "Harvey". morePublicity Listings:
3 Portrayals | 2 Print Biographies morePlot Keywords:
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