Milton Berle
Born: 1908-07-12 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2002-03-27
Known For: Acting
Biography
Milton Berle (July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948–55), in 1948 he was the first major star of US television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr. Television to millions during TV's golden age.
Filmography
2023
- It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point as Russell (archive footage)
2012
- Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe as Self (archive footage)
2007
- Elvis Through the Years as Self (archive footage)
2003
- Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer as Self
- Elvis: Rare Moments with the King as Self (archive footage)
2002
- The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years as Self (archive footage)
2000
- Two Heads Are Better Than None as Uncle Leo
1999
- Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club as Self
- Funny Is Money as Self
- Television: The First Fifty Years as Self
1998
- The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
1996
- Kenan & Kel as Uncle Leo
1995
- The 100 Funniest Moments of the 20th Century: The Unexpected ... (Thanks)
- Jingle Bell Rock as Jerry Labello (voice)
1994
- Sister, Sister as Edgar Boggs
- Due South as Shelley Litvak
- Burke's Law as Buddy Boyle
- Storybook as Illuzor
- The Critic as Milton Berle (voice)
- A Century of Cinema as Self
- Milton Berle's Low Impact/High Comedy Workout as Self
1993
- The Nanny as Uncle Manny
1991
- Driving Me Crazy as Hotel Clerk
- Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' as Self
1990
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Max Jakey
- Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years as Self
1989
- Going Overboard as Himself (uncredited)
1988
- Side by Side as Abe Mercer
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self
- The Spike Jones Story as Self
1987
- Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge as Jonathan's Father
1986
- Matlock as Harvey Chase
- TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines as Self
1985
- Amazing Stories as Self
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure as Self (uncredited)
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Lew Feldman
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- Broadway Danny Rose as Milton Berle
1983
- Smorgasbord as Ms. Sultry
- Family Business as Isaiah Stern
- George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business as Self
- All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra as Self - Crowd Member
1982
- Fame
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
- Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)
- Showbiz Ballyhoo as Self (archive footage)
- Off Your Rocker as Henry Foster
1981
- The Fall Guy
- This Is Elvis as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
- The Muppet Movie as Mad Man Mooney
- The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1978
1977
- The Love Boat as Cyril Wolfe
- CHiPs as Self
- Have I Got a Christmas for You as Morris Glickstein
- The Brady Bunch Hour
1976
- The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- Donny & Marie as Self
- Joys as Self
- CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years as Self
- All This and World War II as Self
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Blind Man
- NBC: The First Fifty Years
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Lepke as Mr. Meyer
- Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television as Self (archive footage)
- The Legend of Valentino as Jesse Lasky
1974
- Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
1973
- The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self
1972
- Journey Back to Oz as Cowardly Lion (voice)
- Evil Roy Slade as Harry Fern
1970
1969
- Love, American Style as Harry
- Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? as Goodtime Eddie Filth
- Seven in Darkness as Sam Fuller
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- Here's Lucy as Cheerful Charlie
- The Mod Squad
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows as The Movie Director: The 'In' Group
- Star Spangled Salesman as Studio President
- For Singles Only as Mr. Parker
1967
- Ironside as Ross Howard
- Mannix as Danny Brite
- The Happening as Fred
- Who's Minding the Mint? as Luther Burton
1966
- Batman as Louie, the Lilac
- The Oscar as Kappy Kapstetter
- That Girl
- Murder at N.B.C.
- Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title as Bookstore Customer with Rope (uncredited)
1965
- Get Smart as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- I Dream of Jeannie as Charles
- The Big Valley as Josiah Freeman
- F Troop
- The Loved One as Mr. Kenton
1963
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Kraft Suspense Theatre as Sam Morris
- The Sound of Laughter as Elmer Brown (Singer with Cocktail Glasses)
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Lucy Show as Milton Berle
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- The Defenders as Denny Martin
1960
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Charlie
- The Bellboy as Milton Berle (uncredited)
- Let's Make Love as Milton Berle (uncredited)
1959
- NBC Sunday Showcase as Himself
- Jackpot Bowling as Host
- The Music Shop
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self - Host
- The All-Star Christmas Show as Self
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour as Milton Berle
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- The Steve Allen Show as Self
1954
- The Jimmy Durante Show as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1951
- The Red Skelton Show as Self / Duke No-Good
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Morris Glickstein
1950
- What's My Line? as Self
- The Jack Benny Program as Milton Berle
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- The Bob Hope Show as Self - Cameo
1949
- Always Leave Them Laughing as Kipling Cooper
- Breakdowns of 1949 as Self
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Texaco Star Theater as Host
1947
- Kraft Television Theatre as Joe Hillyer
1943
- Margin for Error as Moe Finkelstein
1942
- Whispering Ghosts as H.H. Van Buren
- A Gentleman at Heart as Lucky Cullen
- Over My Dead Body as Jason Cordry
1941
- Sun Valley Serenade as Jerome K. 'Nifty' Allen
- Rise and Shine as Seabiscuit
- Tall, Dark and Handsome as Frosty Welch
- Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 as Self
1939
- Hollywood Hobbies as Self (uncredited)
1938
- Radio City Revels as Teddy
1937
- New Faces of 1937 as Wallington Wedge
1933
- Poppin' the Cork as Elmer Brown
1922
- Tess of the Storm Country as Bit Role (uncredited)
1921
- Little Lord Fauntleroy as Boy (uncredited)
1920
- The Mark of Zorro as Boy (uncredited)
1917
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as Bit Part (Uncredited)