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Sid Caesar
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Died aged 91
Also known asIsaac Sidney CaesarGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn08/09/1922Born inYonkers, New York, USADied12/02/2014Died inBeverly HillsCausediseaseWikidataQ555226Buried atMount Sinai Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#8902

Isaac Sidney Caesar was an American comic actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he was best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: Your Show of Shows (1950–1954), which was a 90-minute weekly show watched by 60 million people, and its successor, Caesar's Hour (1954–1957), both of which influenced later generations of comedians. Your Show of Shows and its cast received seven Emmy nominations between 1953 and 1954 and tallied two wins.

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Filmography64 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024Remembering Gene WilderMovieSelf (archive footage)102
2018Mel Brooks: UnwrappedMovieSelf (archive footage)96
2013Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseMovieSelf91
2009Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the WorldMovieSelf (archive footage)87
2005Pioneers of PrimetimeMovie83
2002Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts StoryMovieSelf (uncredited)80
2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialMovieSelf80
1999Television: The First Fifty YearsMovieSelf (archive footage)77
1995The Great Mom SwapMoviePapa Tognetti73
1992Mad About YouSeriesUncle Harold70
1992Love & WarSeries70
1991Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'MovieSelf69
1988Side by SideMovieLouis Hammerstein66
1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodMovieSelf65
1987The Emperor's New ClothesMovieThe Emperor65
1985Amazing StoriesSeriesLou Bundles63
1985StoogemaniaMovieDoctor Fixyer Mindyer63
1985Alice in WonderlandSeriesGryphon63
1984Cannonball Run IIMovieFisherman #262
1983The Boys of SummerMovieHost61
1982Matt HoustonSeries60
1981History of the World: Part IMovieChief Caveman59
1979Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the PlanetMovieKing Goochi (voice)57
1978GreaseMovieCoach Calhoun56
1978Vega$Series56
1978The Cheap DetectiveMovieEzra Dezire56
1978W.E.B.Series56
1977The Love BoatSeriesMichael Harmon55
1977Flight to HolocaustMovieGeorge Beam55
1977Curse of the Black WidowMovieLazlo Cozart55
1976Silent MovieMovieStudio Chief54
1976Good HeavensSeries54
1975Saturday Night LiveSeriesSelf - Host53
1975When Things Were RottenSeriesMarquis de la Salle53
1974Dinah!SeriesSelf52
1974Airport 1975MovieBarney52
1974Tony Orlando and DawnSeriesSelf52
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSeriesSelf51
1972The Julie Andrews HourSeriesSelf50
1970The Flip Wilson ShowSeriesSelf48
1969Love, American StyleSeriesJohn Smith47
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest46
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeriesSelf46
1967The Carol Burnett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest45
1967A Guide for the Married ManMovieTechnical Adviser (at Romanoff's)45
1967The Spirit Is WillingMovieBen Powell45
1967The Busy BodyMovieGeorge Norton45
1966That GirlSeriesMarty Nickels44
1965The Dean Martin ShowSeries43
1964The Hollywood PalaceSeriesSelf42
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldMovieMelville Crump41
1962The Lucy ShowSeriesSid Caesar40
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf40
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf39
1960CheckmateSeriesJohnny Wilder38
1958The All-Star Christmas ShowMovieSelf36
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeriesSelf34
1953General Electric TheaterSeriesNick Lucifer31
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesMr. Petrakis29
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf - Mystery Guest28
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesSelf28
1950Your Show of ShowsSeriesSelf - Regular Performer28
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf26
1947The Guilt of Janet AmesMovieSammy Weaver25