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Date of Birth:

23 November 1888, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

28 September 1964, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

With the big, poofy, curly red hair, a top hat, and a horn, the lovable... more

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He was voted, as one of The Marx Brothers, the 62nd Greatest Movie Star of... more

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Alternate Names:

Marx Brothers | The Marx Bros | The Marx Brothers

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1962)	Harpo Marx (1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	5.2 (9)
	1 TV episode: "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: The Musicale (#1.4)" Harpo Marx
2.	"The Red Skelton Show" (1951)	Guardian Angel (1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	8.2 (165)
	AKAs: The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "The Red Skelton Show: Somebody Up There Should Stay There (#12.1)" Guardian Angel
3.	"The DuPont Show with June Allyson" (1959)	Dummy (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.2 (26)
	AKAs: The June Allyson Show 1 TV episode: "The DuPont Show with June Allyson: Silent Panic (#2.13)" Dummy
4.	"General Electric Theater" (1953)	Nick (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.1 (72)
	AKAs: G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title) G.E. True Theater (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "General Electric Theater: The Incredible Jewel Robbery (#7.23)" Nick
5.	"The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)	Narrator (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.3 (11)
	1 TV episode: "The DuPont Show of the Month: The Red Mill (#1.8)" Narrator
6.	The Story of Mankind (1957)	Sir Isaac Newton	1957	-	5.0 (255)

7.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	(1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	8.5 (67)
	1 TV episode: "Playhouse 90: Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses (#1.14)"
8.	"The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)	(1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	7.8 (140)
	AKAs: Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title) Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title) Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle) 1 TV episode: "The Colgate Comedy Hour: Revenge with Music (#5.5)"
9.	Season's Greetings (1953) (TV)		1953	-	-

10.	"The Ezio Pinza Show" (1951)	(1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	-
	AKAs: The RCA Victor Show Starring Ezio Pinza (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "The Ezio Pinza Show: (1952-02-01)"
11.	Love Happy (1949)	(as The Marx Brothers) Harpo	1949	-	5.7 (958)

12.	A Night in Casablanca (1946)	Rusty	1946	-	7.0 (2,106)

13.	The Big Store (1941)	Wacky	1941	-	6.4 (1,837)

14.	Go West (1940)	'Rusty' Panello	1940	-	6.7 (1,897)
	AKAs: Marx Brothers Go West (UK)
15.	At the Circus (1939)	'Punchy'	1939	-	6.8 (2,012)
	AKAs: The Marx Brothers at the Circus (USA: promotional title)
16.	Room Service (1938)	Faker Englund	1938	-	6.6 (1,698)

17.	A Day at the Races (1937)	Stuffy	1937	-	7.6 (5,661)

18.	A Night at the Opera (1935)	Tomasso	1935	-	8.0 (13,351)

19.	Duck Soup (1933)	Pinky	1933	-	8.1 (23,910)

20.	Horse Feathers (1932)	Pinky	1932	-	7.7 (4,953)

21.	Monkey Business (1931)	Harpo	1931	-	7.6 (4,200)

22.	Animal Crackers (1930)	The Professor	1930	-	7.6 (5,160)

23.	The Cocoanuts (1929)	Harpo	1929	-	7.1 (2,587)

24.	Too Many Kisses (1925)	The Village Peter Pan	1925	-	8.3 (9)

25.	Humor Risk (1921)	Watson	1921	-	6.6 (59)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)	(performer: "Freedonia's Going To War" (1933) (uncredited))	1986	-	7.9 (19,021)

2.	Love Happy (1949)	(performer: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU" (uncredited), "SWANEE RIVER" (uncredited))	1949	-	5.7 (958)

3.	A Night in Casablanca (1946)	(performer: "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2")	1946	-	7.0 (2,106)

4.	The All-Star Bond Rally (1945)	(music: "Guardian Angels") (performer: "Guardian Angels")	1945	-	6.9 (31)

5.	The Big Store (1941)	(performer: "Tenement Symphony") ("Mamãe Eu Quero" (uncredited), "Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major, K. 545 (Sonata semplice)" (uncredited), "Minuet in G" (uncredited))	1941	-	6.4 (1,837)

6.	Go West (1940)	(performer: "From The Land Of The Sky-Blue Water")	1940	-	6.7 (1,897)
	AKAs: Marx Brothers Go West (UK)
7.	At the Circus (1939)	("Swingali" (uncredited), "Blue Moon" (uncredited))	1939	-	6.8 (2,012)
	AKAs: The Marx Brothers at the Circus (USA: promotional title)
8.	A Day at the Races (1937)	(performer: "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm") ("Prelude in C-Sharp Minor" (uncredited))	1937	-	7.6 (5,661)

9.	A Night at the Opera (1935)	("Alone")	1935	-	8.0 (13,351)

10.	Duck Soup (1933)	(performer: "The Country's Going to War")	1933	-	8.1 (23,910)

11.	Horse Feathers (1932)	(performer: "Everyone Says I Love You")	1932	-	7.7 (4,953)

12.	Monkey Business (1931)	(performer: "I'm Daffy Over You", "Sweet Adeline") ("O Sole Mio")	1931	-	7.6 (4,200)

13.	Animal Crackers (1930)	(performer: "Gypsy Chorus")	1930	-	7.6 (5,160)

Writer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Love Happy (1949)	(story "Kleptomaniacs")	1949	-	5.7 (958)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The DuPont Show of the Week" (1961)	Himself (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	8.2 (19)
	1 TV episode: "The DuPont Show of the Week: The Wonderful World of Toys (#1.9)" Himself
2.	"You Bet Your Life" (1950)	Himself (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	8.8 (112)
	AKAs: The Groucho Show (USA: last season title) 1 TV episode: "You Bet Your Life: (#10.31)" Himself
3.	"Here's Hollywood" (1960)	Himself (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	7.6 (22)
	1 TV episode: "Here's Hollywood: (1961-05-08)" Himself
4.	"I've Got a Secret" (1952)	Celebrity Guest (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	8.3 (89)
	1 TV episode: "I've Got a Secret: (1961-05-03)" Celebrity Guest
5.	"Today" (1952)	Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	4.6 (318)
	AKAs: NBC News Today (USA: promotional title) The Today Show (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "Today: (1961-05-03)" Himself - Guest
6.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	Comedian (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Toast of the Town: (#14.28)" Comedian
7.	"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956)	Himself (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	7.7 (26)
	AKAs: The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title) 1 TV episode: "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: (#5.18)" Himself
8.	"Celebrity Golf" (1960)	(1 episode)	1960	-	-
	AKAs: The Golf Channel Presents Celebrity Golf with Sam Snead (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "Celebrity Golf: Harpo Marx"
9.	"Tonight! America After Dark" (1957)	Himself (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	5.3 (5)
	1 TV episode: "Tonight! America After Dark: (1957-02-18)" Himself
10.	"The Martha Raye Show" (1955)	Himself (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The Martha Raye Show: (1956-04-17)" Himself
11.	Screen Snapshots: The Great Al Jolson (1955)	Himself	1955	-	8.1 (10)

12.	"I Love Lucy" (1951)	Himself (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	9.0 (3,037)
	AKAs: Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title) The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title) The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title) 1 TV episode: "I Love Lucy: Lucy and Harpo Marx (#4.27)" Himself
13.	"The Spike Jones Show" (1954)	Himself (1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	8.5 (7)
	1 TV episode: "The Spike Jones Show: Panel Shows (#1.2)" Himself
14.	"The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)	Harpist / 4 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1951-1952)	1952	-	7.8 (140)
	AKAs: Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title) Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title) Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle) 3 TV episodes: "The Colgate Comedy Hour: (#2.31)" Himself - Comedian/Harpist "The Colgate Comedy Hour: (#2.19)" Himself - Comic Actor/Harpist "The Colgate Comedy Hour: (#2.11)" Himself
15.	The All-Star Bond Rally (1945)	Himself	1945	-	6.9 (31)

16.	Stage Door Canteen (1943)	Himself	1943	-	6.5 (632)

17.	Show Business at War (1943)	(uncredited) Himself	1943	-	8.2 (130)
	AKAs: The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10
18.	La fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)	Himself	1935	-	6.3 (102)

19.	Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (1934)	Himself	1934	-	2.9 (7)

20.	Hollywood on Parade No. 11 (1933)	Himself	1933	-	6.8 (12)

21.	Hollywood on Parade No. A-5 (1932)	Himself	1932	-	-

22.	The House That Shadows Built (1931)	The Merchant of Wieners	1931	-	7.6 (26)

23.	Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (1931)	Himself	1931	-	5.7 (10)


1.	Morir de humor (2008) (TV)

2.	"Hormigas blancas"
	1 TV episode: Marisol: Primer capítulo (2007) Himself
3.	From Shtetl to Swing (2005) (TV)	Himself

4.	"Broadway: The American Musical"
	1 TV episode: Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) (as Marx Brothers) The Professor
5.	Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (2004) (TV)	Himself

6.	On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004) (V)	Stuffy

7.	Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (2004) (V)	Tomasso

8.	I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV)

9.	Classified X (1998) (TV)	Himself

10.	100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)

11.	Entertaining the Troops (1994)	Himself

12.	The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993) (TV)

13.	"Funny Business" (1992)

14.	"Muppet Babies"
	1 TV episode: Muppets Not Included (1988)
15.	The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table (1987)	Himself

16.	Classic Comedy Teams (1986) (V)	Himself

17.	The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982) (TV)

18.	CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV)	Himself

19.	America at the Movies (1976)	(as The Marx Bros) Rusty Pannello

20.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	(as The Marx Brothers) Clip from 'A Night at the Opera'

21.	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

22.	Hooray for Hollywood (1975)	Himself

23.	Milton Berle's Mad Mad Mad World of Comedy (1974) (TV)	Himself

24.	Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) (TV)

25.	"Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
	1 TV episode: The Marx Brothers (1965)
26.	The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)	(uncredited) One of The Marx Brothers

27.	"Hollywood and the Stars"
	1 TV episode: Hollywood Goes to War (1964) Himself
28.	Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)	Himself

29.	"The DuPont Show of the Week"
	1 TV episode: Laughter USA (1961) Himself
30.	Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)	Himself

31.	Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Famous Feet (1950)	(uncredited) Himself

32.	From the Ends of the Earth (1939)	Himself

33.	Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (1937)	Himself

34.	Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 11 (1937)	Himself

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Other Works:

TV commercial for Prom shampoo (1950s) more

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1 Biographical Movie | 12 Portrayals | 5 Print Biographies | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more

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Comedy | Musical | Romance | Short more

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