Sid Caesar Biography (1922-)

Full name, Isaac Sidney Caesar; born September 8, 1922, in Yonkers, NY; son of Max (a restaurant owner) and Ida (maiden name, Raphael) Caesar; married Florence Levy, June 17, 1943; children: Michele, Richard, Karen.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, writer, producer, comedian, song performer
Birth Details: September 8, 1922; Yonkers, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Chuck Enders, Tars and Spars, Columbia, 1946
Sammy Weaver, The Guilt of Janet Ames, Columbia, 1947
Melville Crump, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Casey/United Artists, 1963
Technical advisor, A Guide for the Married Man, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
Ben Powell, The Spirit Is Willing, Paramount, 1967
George Norton, The Busy Body, Paramount, 1967
10 from Your Show of Shows, 1973
Barney, Airport 1975, Universal, 1974
Studio chief, Silent Movie, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
Sherman, Fire Sale, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
Coach Calhoun, Grease, Paramount, 1978
Ezra Dezire, The Cheap Detective (also known as Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective), Columbia, 1978
Joe Capone, The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu, Orion, 1980
Chief Caveman, History of the World: Part I, Brooksfilm/Fox, 1981
Coach Calhoun, Grease 2, Paramount, 1982
Fisherman, Cannonball Run II, Warner Bros., 1984
Uncle Benjamin, Over the Brooklyn Bridge (also known as Acrossthe Brooklyn Bridge and My Darling Shiksa), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
Dr. Fixyer Minder, Stoogemania (also known as Party Stooge), Tromas Coleman-Michael Rosenblatt/Atlantic, 1985
The emperor, The Emperor's New Clothes, Golan-Globus/Cannon, 1987
The Life and Times of Charlie Putz, 1991
Mr. Ellis (old guy), Vegas Vacation (also known as National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation), Warner Bros., 1997
Sid Zellman, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, Buena Vista, 1998
Television Appearances
Series
Regular performer, The Admiral Broadway Revue, 1949
Cavalcade of Stars, Dumont, 1949-52
The Jack Carter Show, 1950-51
Regular performer, Your Show of Shows (also known as Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows), NBC, 1950-54
Host and Bob Victor, Caesar's Hour, NBC, 1954-57
Sid Caesar Invites You, 1958
As Caesar Sees It, 1962-63
The Sid Caesar Show, ABC, 1963-64
The Hollywood Palace, NBC, 1964-70
Host, Love, American Style, 1969-74
Movies
George Beam, Flight to Holocaust, NBC, 1977
Laszlo Cozart, Curse of the Black Widow (also known as Love Trap), ABC, 1977
Leo Fisk, Barnaby and Me, 1977
Dr. Diablo, The Munsters' Revenge, NBC, 1981
Sam Green, Found Money (also known as My Secret Angel), NBC, 1983
Mr. Petrakis, Love Is Never Silent, NBC, 1985
Max Wilke, Freedom Fighter, NBC, 1988
Louie Hammerstein, Side by Side, CBS, 1988
Nothing's Impossible, 1988
Papa Tognetti, The Great Mom Swap, ABC, 1995
Miniseries
Gryphon, Alice in Wonderland (also known as Alice through the Looking Glass), CBS, 1985
Specials
The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1951
Dateline, NBC, 1954
Host, The Sid Caesar Show, NBC, 1958
Host, The Sid Caesar Special, CBS, 1959
Host, Marriage--Handle with Care, CBS, 1959
Host, Variety! The World of Showbiz, CBS, 1960
Host, Tip Toe through TV, CBS, 1960
Host, As Caesar Sees It, NBC, 1962
The Edie Adams Show (also known as Here's Edie), NBC, 1963, 1964
The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1969
A Salute to Television's 25th Anniversary, ABC, 1972
10 from Your Show of Shows, 1973
Ann-Margaret Smith, NBC, 1975

Perry Como's Christmas in Austria, NBC, 1976
Joys (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in "Joys"),1976
Host, Your Show of Shows, NBC, 1976
Gabriel Kaplan Presents the Small Event, ABC, 1977
Voice of Wizard and Mince Pie, Oz (also known as Christmas in Oz, Christmas in the Land of Oz, Dorothy in the Land of Oz, In the Land of Oz, Thanksgiving in Oz, and Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz), NBC, 1980
(Archive footage) Himself, The Great Standups (also known as The Great Standups: Sixty Years of Laughter), 1984
All-Star Party for Lucille Ball, 1984
Mr. Reginald Snyder, Christmas Snow, 1986
Comic Relief, 1986
NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, 1986
The 38th Annual Emmy Awards, 1986
The Television Academy Hall of Fame, 1986
Happy Birthday, Hollywood!, 1987
JFK--That Day in November, 1988
Improv Tonight, 1988
The Second Annual American Comedy Awards, 1988
Neil Simon: Not Just for Laughs, 1989
Ooh-La-La--It's Bob Hope's Fun Birthday Spectacular from Paris' Bicentennial, 1989
George Burns' 95th Birthday Party, 1991
The Fifth Annual American Comedy Awards, 1991
More of the Best of the Hollywood Palace, ABC, 1993
The Ninth Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, 1993
Comic Relief VI, HBO, 1994
Sid Caesar: Television's Comedy Genius, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
(Video clips) The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame, 1994
Presenter, The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1995
Buster Keaton: Genius in Slapshoes, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
Carl Reiner: Still Laughing, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
Presenter, Ninth Annual Genesis Awards, 1995
The Human Language, PBS, 1995
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1995
Caesar's Writers, PBS, 1996
Danny Thomas: Make Room for Danny, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary, 1997
Jonathan Winters: Without a Net, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
NYTV: By the People Who Made It, PBS, 1998
To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th, CBS, 1998
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars, Comedy Central, 1999
Comedy Central Presents the Second Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Celebrating the Humor of Jonathan Winters, Comedy Central, 2000
Pilots
Voice of Max the computer, America 2100, ABC, 1979
Regular, It Only Hurts When You Laugh, NBC, 1983
Appeared in The Mouse That Roared.
Episodic
The Andy Williams Show, 1965, 1966
Himself, The Carol Burnett Show, 1967, 1968
"The French Disconnection," When Things Were Rotten, 1975
"The Great Clowns," W.E.B., 1978
"Dummies," The Love Boat, 1978
Pink Lady, NBC, 1980
On Stage America, 1984
Lon Bundles, "Mr. Magic," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1985
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments, 1986
The Class of the 20th Century, 1992
Mr. Stein, "At the Pantheon--Part II," Love & War, CBS, 1994
Uncle Harold, "Citizen Buchman," Mad about You, NBC, 1997
Also appeared in The Big Show and The Misadventures of SheriffLobo.
Television Producer
Series
As Caesar Sees It, 1962-63
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Tars and Spars (revue), U.S. Coast Guard, then Strand Theatre, New York City, 1945
Make Mine Manhattan, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1948
Admiral Broadway Revue, Broadway production, 1948
Little Me, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1962
Four on a Garden, Broadhurst Theatre, 1971
Barnev Cashman, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Westport Country Playhouse, CT, 1972
Mel Edison, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, Arlington Park, Chicago, IL, 1973
Double Take, Arlington Park Theatre, Arlington Park, IL, 1974
Barney Cashman, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Crystal Palace, Dallas, TX 1975
Night of 100 Stars, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1982, 1985
Frosch, Die Fledermaus (an opera), Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1988
The Legend of Comedy, Rivera Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, 1988
An Evening with Sid Caesar ... The Legendary Genius of Comedy, Village Gate Theatre, New York City, 1989
Sid Caesar and Company: Does Anybody Know What I'm Talking About&quest;, Village Gate Theatre, 1989
Together Again, Michael's Pub, New York City, 1990
Cabaret appearances include Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1973, and Rainbow Grill, New York City, 1974.
Major Tours
Little Me, U.S. cities, 1964
Cast member, Moonface, Anything Goes, U.S. cities, 1980
Ensemble, A Touch of Burlesque (revue), U.S. cities, 1981
WRITINGS
Stage Revue
Six On, Twelve Off, 1942-44
Screenplays
10 from Your Show of Shows, 1973
Television Specials
Your Show of Shows, 1976
Songs
Wrote songs including "I Wrote This Song for Your Birthday" and "Was ThatYou&quest;"
Autobiography
(With Bill Davidson) Where Have I Been&quest;, Crown, 1982

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Who's Who in the Theatre, January 17, 2000, 17th edition, GaleResearch, 1981.

Periodicals:

Variety, p. N10.

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