People
Ed Wynn
Biography:
Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian noted for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor.
Ed Wynn first appeared on television on July 7, 1936 in a brief, ad-libbed spot with Graham McNamee during an NBC experimental television broadcast. In the 1949–50 season, Ed Wynn hosted one of the first network, comedy-variety television shows, on CBS, and won both a Peabody Award and an Emmy Award in 1949. Buster Keaton, Lucille Ball, and The Three Stooges all made guest appearances with Wynn. This was the first CBS variety television show to... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Boulevard! A Hollywood Story as Self (archive footage) | 2021-08-16 |
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge as Himself (archive footage) | 2008-03-18 |
That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
The Gnome-Mobile as Rufus | 1967-07-19 |
The Daydreamer as The Emperor (voice) | 1966-06-01 |
That Darn Cat! as Mr. Hofstedder | 1965-12-02 |
The Greatest Story Ever Told as Old Aram | 1965-04-09 |
Those Calloways as Ed Parker | 1965-01-28 |
Dear Brigitte as The Captain | 1965-01-08 |
Mary Poppins as Uncle Albert | 1964-12-17 |
The Patsy as Ed Wynn | 1964-06-24 |
For the Love of Willadean as Alfred | 1964-03-08 |
The Sound of Laughter as College Professor | 1963-12-17 |
Son of Flubber as A.J. Allen | 1963-01-16 |
The Golden Horseshoe Revue as Self | 1962-09-23 |
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self | 1962-01-06 |
Back Stage Party as Self | 1961-12-17 |
Babes in Toyland as Toymaker | 1961-12-14 |
The Absent-Minded Professor as Fire Chief | 1961-03-16 |
Cinderfella as Fairy Godfather | 1960-12-18 |
Miracle On 34th Street as Kris Kringle | 1959-11-27 |
Meet Me in St. Louis as Grandpa | 1959-04-26 |
The Diary of Anne Frank as Albert Dussell | 1959-03-18 |
Marjorie Morningstar as Uncle Samson | 1958-04-24 |
On Borrowed Time as 'Gramps' Northrup | 1957-11-17 |
The Great Man as Paul Beaseley | 1956-12-01 |
Requiem for a Heavyweight as Army | 1956-10-11 |
Alice in Wonderland as Mad Hatter (voice) | 1951-07-28 |
Operation Wonderland as Self | 1951-06-14 |
Stage Door Canteen as Ed Wynn | 1943-06-24 |
The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious | 1941-12-16 |
The Chief as Henry Summers | 1933-11-03 |
Turn Back the Clock as Cigar Store Customer (uncredited) | 1933-08-25 |
Hollywood on Parade as Self | 1932-06-05 |
Follow the Leader as Cricket | 1930-12-06 |
Rubber Heels as Homer Thrush | 1927-06-11 |