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Sid Caesar

Actor / Writer / Musician / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 09/08/1922 († 91, 02/12/2014) | Yonkers, New York (United States of America (USA))
Isaac Sidney Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American actor, comedian and writer. 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 the years 1953 and 1954 and tallied two wins. He also acted in films; he played Coach Calhoun in Grease (1978) and its sequel Grease 2 (1982) and appeared in the films It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Silent Movie (1976), History of the World... ()
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Sid Caesar (1922—2014) was an American comic actor and writer known as the leading man on the 1950s television series Your Show of Shows and as Coach Calhoun in Grease and Grease 2.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Sid Caesar

Genesis Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Movies with Sid Caesar as Actor(43)

as himself2012 Lunch
as Sid Zellman1998 The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
as Mr Ellis1997 Vegas Vacation
as Papa Tognetti1995 The Great Mom Swap
as Louis Hammerstein1988 Side by Side
as The Emperor1987 The Emperor's New Clothes
as Mr. Snyder1986 Christmas Snow
as Doctor Fixyer Mindyer1986 Stoogemania
as Mr. Petrakis1985 Love Is Never Silent
as Fisherman #21984 Cannonball Run II
as Uncle Benjamin1984 Over the Brooklyn Bridge
as Sam Green1983 Found Money
as Coach Calhoun1982 Grease 2
as Dr. Dustin Diablo1981 The Munsters' Revenge
as Chief Caveman1981 History of the World: Part I
as King Goochi1979 Intergalactic Thanksgiving
as Ezra Dezire1978 The Cheap Detective
as Coach Calhoun1978 Grease
as George Beam1977 Flight to Holocaust
as Leo Fisk1977 Barnaby and Me
as Lazlo Cozart1977 Curse of the Black Widow
as Sherman1977 Fire Sale
as Studio Chief1976 Silent Movie
as himself1975 Ann-Margret Smith
as Barney1974 Airport 1975
as Technical Adviser (at Romanoff's)1967 A Guide for the Married Man
as George Norton1967 The Busy Body
as Ben Powell1967 The Spirit Is Willing
as Melville Crump1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Sammy Weaver1947 The Guilt of Janet Ames
as Chuck Enders1946 Tars and Spars

TV Shows/Series with Sid Caesar as Actor(30)

as Lou Bundles1985 Amazing Stories
as himself1980 The Big Show
1978 W.E.B.
1978 Vega$
as Michael Harmon1977 The Love Boat
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live
as himself1970 The Flip Wilson Show
as himself1970 The Don Knotts Show
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as himself1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as himself1964 The Hollywood Palace
as Johnny Wilder1960 Checkmate
as Self - Host1954 Caesar's Hour
as Nick Lucifer1953 GE Theater
as Mr. Petrakis1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as himself1950 Your Show of Shows
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Max - scene from 'Four on a Garden'1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Sid Caesar as Crew(2)

Crew/Thanks2011 Woody Allen: A Documentary
Production/Executive In Charge Of Production2000 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

TV Shows/Series with Sid Caesar as Crew(1)

Creator/Creator1954 Caesar's Hour

Full Name: Sid Isaac Sidney Caesar
Born: Friday, 09/08 1922 (September) in Yonkers, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 02/12 2014 (February) in Beverly Hills (aged: 91)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Sid Caesar (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Isaac Sidney Caesar"
Sid Caesar frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (29x, Actor)
Bill Hader (21x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (18x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (17x, Actress)
Red Buttons (16x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (16x, Actor)
Carol Channing (16x, Actress)
Tony Randall (15x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (15x, Actor)
Charlton Heston (14x, Actor)
Milton Berle (14x, Actor)
Carl Reiner (14x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5882, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024