Tony Randall
Born: 1920-02-26 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 2004-05-17
Known For: Acting
Biography
Anthony Leonard Randall (born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg; February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was an American actor, comedian, producer, and director. He is best known for portraying the role of Felix Unger in a television adaptation of the 1965 play, The Odd Couple by Neil Simon, as well as it's updated series and movie. He starred in the sitcom Love, Sidney in which he portrayed the first ever gay lead of a show. He has also been in numerous movies over his long career including many voice roles. In a career spanning six decades, he received six Golden Globe Award nominations and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning one Emmy.
Filmography
2009
- Paris Hilton, Inc. as Self (archive footage)
2006
- Legends as Pete Ramsey (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
- Down with Love as Theodore Banner
1999
- Louis Prima: The Wildest! as Himself (archive footage)
- Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
1998
- Brother's Keeper as Tony
1994
- The Magic School Bus as Radius Ulna 'R.U.' Humerus (voice)
- Robot in the Family as Golddigger (voice)
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Fatal Instinct as Judge Skanky
- The Odd Couple: Together Again as Felix Unger
1992
- A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song as Self - Narrator / Host
1991
- The Boss as Narrator
- Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey as Self
- Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II as Narrator
1990
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Brain Gremlin (voice)
- Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret as Self
1989
- The Man in the Brown Suit as Rev. Edward Chichester
- It Had to Be You as Milton
- That's Adequate as Self - Host
1988
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self
- Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz as Tony Randall
- Save the Dog! as Oliver Bishop
1987
- Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street as Narrator/Signor Valenti (voice)
- Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus as Self - Host
- The Great American Quiz Show
1986
- Sunday Drive as Uncle Bill
- My Little Pony
- My Little Pony: The Movie as Moochick (voice)
- The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal as Self
1985
- Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil as Putzi (The Comedian)
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story as Self
1984
- The Pigs vs. The Freaks as Rambaba Organimus
- My Little Pony as Moochick (voice)
1982
- The King of Comedy as Tony Randall
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
- Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
1981
- Gimme a Break!
- Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend as Sidney Shorr
- Love, Sidney as Sidney Shorr
1980
- The Gong Show Movie as Performer in Tuxedo
- Foolin' Around as Peddicord
- The Big Show as Self
1979
- Scavenger Hunt as Henry Motley
1978
- Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid as Lord Seymour Devery
1977
1976
- The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- The Sonny and Cher Show
- Battle of the Network Stars
- The Captain and Tennille as Self
- The Tony Randall Show as Walter Franklin
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Cher as Self
1974
- Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
1972
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask as The Operator
- The Julie Andrews Hour as Self
1970
- The Odd Couple as Felix Unger
- The Flip Wilson Show as Self
1969
- Love, American Style as Mark
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
- Hello Down There as Fred Miller
- The Littlest Angel as Democritus
- The Woody Allen Special as Self
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- Here's Lucy as Rudolph Springer
- That's Life
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore as Self
1966
- ABC Stage 67 as Inspector Berry / Geoffrey Judge
- Our Man in Marrakesh as Andrew Jessel
1965
- Fluffy as Prof. Daniel Potter
- The Alphabet Murders as Hercule Poirot
1964
- The Hollywood Palace as Self
- 7 Faces of Dr. Lao as Dr. Lao / The Abominable Snowman / Merlin the Magician / Apollonius of Tyana / Pan / The Giant Serpent / Medusa / Audience Member
- Robin and the 7 Hoods as Hood (uncredited)
- The Brass Bottle as Harold Ventimore
- Send Me No Flowers as Arnold Nash
1963
- The Danny Kaye Show as Self
- Vacation Playhouse as Willie Coogan
- Island of Love as Paul Ferris
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Hadley Purvis
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- Boys' Night Out as George Drayton
- Arsenic & Old Lace as Mortimer Brewster
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- Lover Come Back as Peter 'Pete' Ramsey
1960
- Checkmate as Luther Gage
- Let's Make Love as Alexander Coffman
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as King of France
1959
- Pillow Talk as Jonathan Forbes
- The Mating Game as Lorenzo Charlton
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self - Host
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- The Dick Clark Show as Self
1957
- The Playroom as Kenneth Rutherford
- Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? as Rockwell P. Hunter / Himself
- No Down Payment as Jerry Flagg
- Oh, Men! Oh, Women! as Cobbler
- A Sound of Different Drummers as Self - Host
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
- General Electric Theater as Justin Hale
- The Motorola Television Hour as Harry
1952
- Mister Peepers as Harvey Weskit
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mortimer Brewster
1950
- What's My Line? as Self
1942
- Saboteur as Cameraman (uncredited)