Groucho Marx
Born: 1890-10-02 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1977-08-19
Known For: Acting
Biography
Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit. His rapid-fire delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers. He made thirteen feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show You Bet Your Life. His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, glasses, cigars, and a thick greasepaint mustache and eyebrows.
Filmography
2022
- Groucho & Cavett as Self (archive footage)
2021
- The Capote Tapes as Self (archive footage)
2020
- Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty as Self (archive footage)
2019
- Mike Wallace Is Here as Self (archive footage)
2018
- Game Changers as Self (archive footage)
2016
- The Last Laugh as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos as Self (archive footage)
2011
- Hollywood Invasion as self
2003
- Inside the Marx Brothers as Self (archive footage)
2001
- Beatles: Big Beat Box as Self (archive footage)
1994
- The Our Gang Story as Self (archive footage)
1993
- The Unknown Marx Brothers as Self (archive footage)
1991
- The One, the Only... Groucho as Self (archive footage)
1988
- Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1986
- Classic Comedy Teams as Self (archive footage)
1984
- Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
1983
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982
- Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
- The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell as (archive footage)
1981
- This Is Elvis as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976
- That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- Joys as Self
- Salsa as Self (archive footage)
- Hooray for Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
1975
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
1973
- 29/73 Ready-Made ... (Writer)
1972
- Midi trente as Self
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
1970
- The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians as Self (voice)
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- Skidoo as God
1967
- Omnibus as Self
1966
- Birds Do It as Man Looking Through Window At Melvin Flying
- The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1965
- I Dream of Jeannie as Groucho Marx
1964
- The Big Parade of Comedy as One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Hold-Out as John Graham
1961
1960
- The Mikado as Ko-Ko
1959
- The Bell Telephone Hour as Ko-Ko
- The David Susskind Show as Self
- The Incredible Jewel Robbery as Suspect in lineup
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- The Story of Mankind as Peter Minuit
- Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? as George Schmidlap (uncredited)
- America After Dark as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- Showdown at Ulcer Gulch as Stage conductor
1953
- General Electric Theater as Suspect in a Police Lineup (uncredited)
1952
- A Girl in Every Port as Benjamin Franklin 'Benny' Linn
1951
- Double Dynamite as Emile J. Keck
1950
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- The Jack Benny Program as Groucho Marx
- You Bet Your Life as Self - Host
- Mr. Music as Groucho Marx
1949
- Love Happy as Sam Grunion
- The Life of Riley ... (Story)
1947
- Copacabana as Lionel Q. Deveraux
1946
- A Night in Casablanca as Ronald Kornblow
1941
- The Big Store as Wolf J. Flywheel
1940
- Go West as S. Quentin Quale
- A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as Self
- Hollywood: Style Center of the World as Self
1939
- At the Circus as Attorney J. Cheever Loophole
- From the Ends of the Earth as Self
1938
- Room Service as Gordon Miller
1937
- A Day at the Races as Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush
- Sunday Night at the Trocadero as Groucho Marx
- The King and the Chorus Girl ... (Writer)
1936
- Yours for the Asking as Sunbather (uncredited)
1935
- A Night at the Opera as Otis B. Driftwood
1934
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-10 as Self
1933
- Duck Soup as Rufus T. Firefly
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Groucho Marx's Home Movies as Self
- Wonderland of California as Self
1932
- Horse Feathers as Professor Wagstaff
1931
- Monkey Business as Groucho
- The House That Shadows Built as Caesar's Ghost
- I'll Say She Is as Caesar's Ghost
1930
- Animal Crackers as Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding
1929
- The Cocoanuts as Hammer
1921
- Humor Risk as Villain