Born as Arthur Leonard Rosenberg on the 26th February 1920 in Tulsa, Oklahoma USA, and was known as Tony Randall, an actor perhaps still best remembered for his role of Felix Ungar in the TV series “The Odd Couple” (1970-1975). His career was active from the 1940s until his death in May 2004.
Have you ever wondered how rich Tony Randall was, at the time of his death? According to authoritative sources, it was estimated that Tony Randall`s net worth was as high as $10 million, earned through his successful career in the entertainment industry as an actor; he appeared in over 90 film and TV roles during his career.
Tony Randall Net Worth $10 Million
Tony was raised in a Jewish family by parents Julia and Mogscha Rosenberg. He went to Tulsa Central school, after which he enrolled at Northwestern University, but after a year he transferred to New York City`s Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, and studied under Sanford Meisner and choreographer Marhta Graham. He then found a job at the radio station WTAG in Worcester, Massachusetts, but got his first role on stage, in “Candida” with Jane Cowl, and before he joined USA Army, he appeared in “The Corn Is Green”, alongside Emlyn Williams. He spent four years in the US Army Signal Corps in World War II, then returned to acting, joining the Olney Theatre in Montgomery County, Maryland, before eventually moving back to New York City.
He had several small roles on Broadway until 1955, and the roles in “Inherit The Wind” and in “Oh Captain” in 1958, for which he received a Tony Award nomination. In the 1950s his career on screen also began, as he appeared in several brief roles in TV series such as “One Man`s Family” (1950), “Mister Peepers” (1952-1955), “Appointment With Adventure” (1955), and in 1957 he was selected for the supporting role in the film “No Down Payment” alongside Joanne Woodward and Sheree North, directed by Martin Ritt. Two years later he starred with Debbie Reynolds in George Marshall`s “The Mating Game”, and also had a noted role in “Pillow Talk”, the same year with Rock Hudson and Doris Day. His net worth was certainly well established.
With the new decade, Tony`s name became more known in Hollywood, and with roles in such films as “Let`s Make Love” (1960) with Marilyn Monroe, “Lover Come Back” (1961) – again with Rock Hudson and Doris Day, “Boy`s Night Out” (1962) with Kim Novak, and “Send Me No Flowers” (1964), increasing his net worth by a large margin.
In the second half of the 1960s, Tony had starring parts in “The Alphabet Murders” (1965) and “Bang! Bang! You`re Dead!” (1966), and “Hello Down There” (1969). In 1970 he was selected for the role of Felix Ungar in the TV series “The Odd Couple”, an adaptation of the play of the same name written by Neil Simon. The show lasted for five years, and certainly added a substantial amount to his net worth. After the show ended, Tony got his own variety show, called “The Tony Randall Show”, which lasted for two years, increasing further his net worth. Before the end of the 1970s, he had roles in “Kate Bliss And The Ticker Tape Kid (1978), and “Scavenger Hunt” (1979). He began the next decade with a role in “The Gong Show Movie”, and “Fooling Around”, both in 1980. In the first half of the 1980s, Tony appeared in the film “Sidney Shorr: A Girl`s Best Friend” (1981), which was then made into TV series “Love, Sidney” (1981-1983), in which he repeated his role of Sidney, but until the late 1980s didn`t have any major appearances, then appeared in “Save The Dog!” (1988), and “The Man In The Brown Suit” (1989).
In the 1990s Tony became more focused on his own theatre National Actors Theatre, and appeared on stage in several productions, including “Three Men On A Horse” (1993), “A Christmas Carol” (1994), and “The Inspector General” (1994), among others. To return to the screen, in the 1990s he had roles in the film sequel of the show that celebrated him as an actor “The Odd Couple: Together Again” (1993), and “Fatal Instinct” (1993), which only increased further his net worth. Tony again appeared on stage in the production of “Right You Are (If You Think You Are)” in 2003, and his last film appearance was in “Down With Love” (2003), and also a brief appearance in the film completed two years after his death – “It`s About Time”.
During his career, Tony received several prestigious nominations and awards, including six Golden Globe nominations, and one Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on “The Odd Couple”.
Regarding his personal life, Tony was married to Heather Harlan from 1995 until his death; she was 50 years younger than him, and the couple had two children. Previously, he was married to Florence Mitchell, from 1942 until 1992.
Tony died in his sleep from pneumonia at the NYU Medical Center, after coronary bypass surgery, in May 2004.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Richard A. Cook Gold Medal Award, Outer Critics Circle Special Award, TV Land Quintessential Non-Traditional Family Award
Nominations
Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor in...
Movies
Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back, Send Me No Flowers, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, Down with Love, Let's Make Love, The Mating Game, The Brass Bottle, The Alphabet Murders, Hello Down There, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*, Boys' Night Out, Gremlins 2: The New Bat...
TV Shows
Love, Sidney, The Tony Randall Show, The Odd Couple, That's Life, What's My Line?, Mister Peepers, One Man's Family, Live from the Metropolitan Opera, My Little Pony, The Great American Quiz Show
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Trademark
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His sardonic, commanding voice.
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Tony always played the clean straight man.
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Quote
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[In a 1986 interview] Katharine Cornell was a lovely, warm, helpful, friendly, dear colleague. She took an interest in the younger people in the company and tried to help them get jobs. She actively tried to get me a job--as if she were my agent.
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Comedy's a serious business. You've got to be true and funny and not look as though you're trying.
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Compassion is a luxury of the affluent.
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Fact
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He acted in three Broadway shows during the run of Mister Peepers (1952), working on the show on Tuesdays through its Sunday telecast (Broadway shows at the time were dark on Sundays). At one point he worked for 365 consecutive days without a taking a day off.
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Randall appeared in both the 1954 stage version of Edward Chodorov's "Oh, Men! Oh, Women! as well as the 1957 screen adaptation but in different roles.
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Best remembered by the public for his starring role as Felix Unger on The Odd Couple (1970).
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In an effort to bring back classic theater to Broadway, he founded and was artistic director of the nonprofit National Actors Theatre in 1991, using $1 million of his own money and $2 million from corporations and foundations.
He recalled the making of 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) in an interview in the book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010) by Tom Weaver.
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Avid collector of modern art, opera recordings, and antiques.
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Father was an art dealer. Mother's name was Julia Finston.
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Biography in "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives," Volume 7, 2003-2005, pp. 444-446. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
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He contracted pneumonia following heart bypass surgery in December 2003, and remained hospitalized until his death.
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A liberal Democrat, in September 2003 he joked in a speech that President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney would be turned away if they tried to attend his funeral.
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Won an Emmy Award for the TV series The Odd Couple (1970) after the show had been canceled. At his acceptance speech, he said, "Thank you. Now, if I only had a job.".
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Was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award five times: as Best Actor (Musical) in 1958 for "Oh, Captain!" and, later, as co-producer with his National Actors' Theater of four nominated plays: as Best Revival, in 1993 for "St. Joan" and as Best Revival (Play) in 1994 for "Timon of Athens"; in 1996 for "Inherit the Wind" and in 1997 for "The Gin Game.".
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Was asked in the 1970s if there had been anyone in his career whom he had really disliked. After saying he hated to criticize the dead, he revealed that he had animosity against the late Ethel Barrymore. As a young actor, Randall had appeared in a play with her, and he was offended by her imperious manner, which included a demand that her fellow actors observe absolute silence in the vicinity of her dressing room.
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Originated the role of E.K. Hornbeck in the Broadway production of "Inherit the Wind," which ran for 806 performances from April 21, 1955, to June 22, 1957, at the National Theater (now the Nederlander Theater). He was still working on his Mister Peepers (1952) series at the beginning of the run of show, filming episodes on Sundays when the theater was dark. His role was played by Gene Kelly in the 1960 film Inherit the Wind (1960). In 1996, his National Actors' Theater company put on a Broadway revival of "Inherit the Wind" that ran for 45 appearances. He was a stand-in for both Anthony Heald as E.K. Hornbeck and George C. Scott as Henry Drummond, taking over the latter role when Scott had to leave the play. Scott was nominated for a 1996 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the role.
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Studied voice for 32 years but did not act on it, quipping, "I have a nice healthy tone, but it's not terribly musical. If beautiful voices are golden, mine is aluminum.".
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An avid art collector, his father was an art and antiques dealer.
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Dropped out of Northwestern University in Illinois, majoring in speech and drama, in order to study acting with Sanford Meisner and dancer Martha Graham at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. Later, Tony received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree in 2002 from Pace University.
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National chairman of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, which is an incurable neuromuscular disease.
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A member of the Metropolitan Opera Association from 1972.
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The son of an art dealer, he graduated from Tulsa (OK) Central High School.
Had taken ballet classes and danced at a semi-professional level.
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The two children of Felix and Gloria Unger in The Odd Couple (1970) were named Leonard and Edna, the real-life names of Tony Randall and his late sister, Edna.
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Studied acting at New York City's prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse, under the direction of legendary acting coach Sanford Meisner.
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Second child: Jefferson Salvini Randall, born on June 15, 1998. Named after comic actor Joseph Jefferson and Italian tragic actor Tommasso Salvini.
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Suffered from tinnitus, a chronic ringing in the ears. In 1996, he and Jerry Stiller appeared in a public service announcement for the American Tinnitus Association, encouraging viewers to seek diagnosis and treatment.
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He was originally cast as the voice of "Templeton the Rat" in the movie Charlotte's Web (1973) without an audition. When Joseph Barbera realized he wasn't right for the voice, they paid him and hired Paul Lynde instead.
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Founder of the National Actors' Theater, New York.
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Met his wife Heather in a play in New York. She was 50 years his junior.
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Was militantly opposed to smoking.
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11 April 1997: first child born at 12:00am EST, named Julia Laurette Randall. She was named after his mom Julia and actress Laurette Taylor, whom Tony says is "the best actress I've ever seen in my life."
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Attended Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois), where he majored in speech and drama.
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987
TV Movie
Narrator / Signor Valenti (voice)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1986
TV Series
Uncle Bill
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986
The Moochick (voice)
Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil
1985
TV Movie
Putzi (The Comedian)
Pigs vs. Freaks
1984
TV Movie
Rambaba Organimus
My Little Pony
1984
TV Movie
The Moochick (voice)
Love, Sidney
1981-1983
TV Series
Sidney Shore
The King of Comedy
1982
Tony Randall
Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend
1981
TV Movie
Sidney Shorr
Foolin' Around
1980
Peddicord
The Gong Show Movie
1980
Performer in Tuxedo
Scavenger Hunt
1979
Henry Motley
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
TV Movie
Lord Seymour Devery
The Tony Randall Show
1976-1978
TV Series
Judge Walter Franklin
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour
1976
TV Series
Tony Randall
The American Parade
1976
TV Mini-Series
Narrator
The Carol Burnett Show
1972-1976
TV Series
Various Characters
The Odd Couple
1970-1975
TV Series
Felix Unger / Grandpa Unger / Morris Unger
Happy Days
1974
TV Series
Werewolf in Movie
The All-American Boy
1973
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Bob Hope Show
1960-1973
TV Series
Jim Phelps
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
The Operator
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
1972
TV Series
Here's Lucy
1971
TV Series
Rudolph Springer III
The Red Skelton Hour
1966-1971
TV Series
The Director / Duke de Fromage / Marquis de Swinger
Love, American Style
1970
TV Series
Mark Travis (segment "Love and the Big Night")
The Littlest Angel
1969
TV Movie
Democritus
Hello Down There
1969
Fred Miller
That's Life
1968
TV Series
Rodney Wonderful
Off to See the Wizard
1967
TV Series
Mario
ABC Stage 67
1967
TV Series
Inspector Berry / Geoffrey Judge
Bang! Bang! You're Dead!
1966
Andrew Jessel
The Alphabet Murders
1965
Hercule Poirot
Vacation Playhouse
1965
TV Series
Willie Coogan
Fluffy
1965
Prof. Daniel Potter
Send Me No Flowers
1964
Arnold Nash
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
Hood (uncredited)
The Brass Bottle
1964
Harold Ventimore
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
Dr. Lao / The Abominable Snowman / Merlin the Magician / ...
Island of Love
1963
Paul Ferris
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
TV Series
Hadley Purvis
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
Ad Lib in Lounge (uncredited)
Boys' Night Out
1962
George Drayton
Arsenic & Old Lace
1962
TV Movie
Mortimer Brewster
Lover Come Back
1961
Peter 'Pete' Ramsey
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
performer: "New York, New York"
The 40th Annual Tony Awards
1986
TV Special performer: "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid", "Hello, Dolly!"
Love, Sidney
1981
TV Series performer: "Friends Forever"
The 35th Annual Tony Awards
1981
TV Special performer: "There Is Nothing Like a Dame", "You're the Flower of My Heart Sweet Adeline", "Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah", "The Saga of Jenny", "Bloody Mary", "Mame", "Hello, Dolly!"
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour
1976
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Hello Down There
1969
"Just One More Chance"
The Mating Game
1959
performer: "I've Got You Under My Skin"
Mister Peepers
1953
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
TV Land Moguls
2009
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
The Making of 'Down with Love'
2003
Video documentary short
Himself
Tribeca Film Festival Presents
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-2001
TV Series
Himself
Larry King Live
2001
TV Series
Himself
3rd Annual TV Guide Awards
2001
TV Special
Himself
Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is
1999
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Pixelon's iBash
1999
Documentary
Himself
Biography
1999
TV Series documentary
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Video documentary
Himself / Interviewee / Harvey Weskitt
NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II
1998
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Howard Stern Radio Show
1998
TV Series
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 5
1998
TV Movie
Himself
The Daily Show
1997-1998
TV Series
Himself
Late Show with David Letterman
1994-1998
TV Series
Himself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1997
TV Series
Himself
The 50th Annual Tony Awards
1996
TV Special
Himself - Audience Member
The Dana Carvey Show
1996
TV Series
Himself
Lauren Hutton and...
1995
TV Series
Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1994
TV Special
Himself
Kathie Lee Gifford... Looking for Christmas
1994
TV Movie
Himself
Jeopardy!
1994
TV Series
Himself - Celebrity Contestant
The 48th Annual Tony Awards
1994
TV Special
Himself - Presenter: Best Direction of a Play
Bob Hope: The First 90 Years
1993
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Late Night with David Letterman
1986-1993
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
The 46th Annual Tony Awards
1992
TV Special
Himself - Presenter: Best Costume Design
A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song
1992
TV Movie documentary
Narrator / Host
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
1991
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Saturday Night Live
1990
TV Series
Himself
American Masters
1990
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1965-1990
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Actor / ...
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
TV Movie
Himself
Working in the Theatre
1989
TV Series documentary
Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael
1989
TV Series
Himself
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1989
TV Series
Himself
Bob Hope's Easter Vacation in the Bahamas
1989
TV Movie
Himself
Going Hollywood: The War Years
1988
Documentary
Himself
Hope News Network
1988
TV Movie
Himself
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
TV Special
Himself
Bob Hope Winterfest Christmas Show
1987
TV Special
Himself
Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus
1987
TV Special
Himself - Host
The Great American Quiz Show
1987
TV Special
Himself
NBC Investigates Bob Hope
1987
TV Special
Mr. Latort
The 40th Annual Tony Awards
1986
TV Special
Himself - Performer & Presenter: Best Scenic Design
Bob Hope Lampoons the New TV Scene
1986
TV Movie
Himself
International Championship of Magic
1985
TV Special
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1985
TV Movie
Himself
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1985
Documentary
Himself
Doris Day's Best Friends
1985
TV Series
Himself
The 39th Annual Tony Awards
1985
TV Special
Himself - Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Play
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
TV Movie
Himself
The Annual Waldorf Gala Salute to Myrna Loy
1985
TV Movie
Himself
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
Video
Himself
Circus of the Stars #9
1984
TV Special documentary
Himself
The 38th Annual Tony Awards
1984
TV Special
Himself - Performer & Presenter: Best Revival
Gimme a Break!
1984
TV Series
Himself
The Laurence Olivier Awards
1984
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards
1983
TV Special
Nominee
Tom Cottle: Up Close
1982
TV Series
Himself
Save the Cable Cars Telethon
1982
TV Movie
Himself
The 36th Annual Tony Awards
1982
TV Special
Himself - Host
Night of 100 Stars
1982
TV Special
Himself
The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards
1982
TV Special documentary
Himself
Let's Eat Food
1981
TV Movie
Himself
Tomorrow Coast to Coast
1981
TV Series
Himself
The 35th Annual Tony Awards
1981
TV Special
Himself - Performer
The $10,000 Pyramid
1973-1981
TV Series
Himself - Celebrity Contestant
Bob Hope for President
1980
TV Special
The Muppet Show
1980
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest Star
The Hollywood Squares
1969-1980
TV Series
Himself - Panelist / Himself - Center Square
The Mike Douglas Show
1964-1980
TV Series
Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Actor / Himself
The Big Show
1980
TV Series
Himself - Host
Bob Hope on Campus
1979
TV Movie
Himself
Password Plus
1979
TV Series
Himself - Celebrity Contestant
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jimmy Stewart
1978
TV Special
Himself
Battle of the Network Stars IV
1978
TV Special
Himself - CBS Team Captain
The Metropolitan Opera Presents
1977-1978
TV Series
Himself - Host
CBS: On the Air
1978
TV Mini-Series documentary
Co-host - part VII
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jack Klugman
1978
TV Special
Himself
The Beatles Forever
1977
TV Movie
Himself
CBS Galaxy
1977
TV Special
Himself - Guest
They Said It with Music: Yankee Doodle to Ragtime
1977
TV Special
The 31st Annual Tony Awards
1977
TV Special
Himself - Presenter: American Theatre Wing
The All-Star Gong Show Special
1977
TV Movie
Himself
The Paul Lynde Comedy Hour
1977
TV Movie
Himself
Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes
1977
TV Special
Himself
Shoot for the Stars
1977
TV Series
Himself
The Captain and Tennille
1977
TV Series
Himself
Good Morning America
1976
TV Series
Himself
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
TV Series
Himself / Various Characters
Andy
1976
TV Series
Himself
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1975
TV Series
Himself
Cher
1975
TV Series
Himself
Cos: The Bill Cosby Comedy Special
1975
TV Movie
Himself
Blankety Blanks
1975
TV Series
Himself
The Annual National Sports Awards
1975
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
The Bob Hope Show
1964-1975
TV Series
Himself
Dinah!
1974
TV Series
Himself
Flip
1970-1974
TV Series
Himself
The Annual National Sports Awards
1974
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
The Dean Martin Show
1973
TV Series
Himself
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
TV Series
Himself
The Wonderful World of Aggravation
1972
TV Movie
Himself
Password All-Stars
1963-1972
TV Series
Himself - Celebrity Contestant
The David Frost Show
1969-1972
TV Series
Himself
The Tim Conway Comedy Hour
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Dick Cavett Show
1968-1970
TV Series
Himself
Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters
1970
TV Series
Himself
Playboy After Dark
1970
TV Series
Himself
Della
1969
TV Series
Himself
The Woody Allen Special
1969
TV Special documentary
The Match Game
1969
TV Series
Himself - Team Captain
What's It All About, World?
1969
TV Series
Himself
That's Life
1969
TV Series
Himself
The Alan King Show
1969
TV Movie
Himself - Comedian
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967-1968
TV Series
Himself
The Merv Griffin Show
1965-1968
TV Series
Himself
The 22nd Annual Tony Awards
1968
TV Special
Himself - Presenter: Best Scenic Designer
The Jerry Lewis Show
1968
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Kraft Music Hall
1967
TV Series
Himself - Host
What's My Line?
1956-1967
TV Series
Himself - Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
Everybody's Talking
1967
TV Series
Himself
The 39th Annual Academy Awards
1967
TV Special
Himself - Audience Member
The Garry Moore Show
1960-1966
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
The Milton Berle Show
1966
TV Series
Himself
The Danny Kaye Show
1966
TV Series
Himself
Hippodrome
1966
TV Series
Himself - Host
I've Got a Secret
1957-1965
TV Series
Himself - Celebrity Guest / Himself - Guest
The Hollywood Palace
1965
TV Series
Himself - Host
ABC's Nightlife
1965
TV Series
Himself
The Eamonn Andrews Show
1964
TV Series
Himself
Showman
1963
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
The Tonight Show
1962
TV Series
Himself - Actor
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
1958-1962
TV Series
Himself
PM East
1962
TV Series
Himself
Chevrolet Golden Anniversary
1961
TV Special
Himself
Westinghouse Presents: The Sound of the Sixties
1961
TV Special
Himself
Summer on Ice
1961
TV Movie
Himself
The 33rd Annual Academy Awards
1961
TV Special
Himself - Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards
Here's Hollywood
1961
TV Series
Himself
The 32nd Annual Academy Awards
1960
TV Special
Himself - Audience Member
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
1959-1960
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1958-1959
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Host
The 31st Annual Academy Awards
1959
TV Special
Himself - Co-Host
The Juke Box Jury
1958-1959
TV Series
Himself
The George Gobel Show
1959
TV Series
Himself
Person to Person
1959
TV Series documentary
Himself
Playhouse 90
1957
TV Series
Himself - Host
Tonight!
1956
TV Series
Himself - Guest Host
Max Liebman Spectaculars
1956
TV Series
Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show
1955
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Entertainment Tonight
1990-2016
TV Series
Himself
America's Clown: An Intimate Biography of Red Skelton
2014
Video
TV Director
Paul Williams Still Alive
2011
Documentary
Himself
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
2010
Documentary
Jonathan Forbes (uncredited)
Muppets 201: Rarities from the Henson Vault
2009
Documentary
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2009
TV Series
Himself
Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Odd Couple Out-Takes
2005
Video short
Himself / Felix Unger
11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2005
TV Special
Himself - Memorial Tribute
101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments
2004
TV Movie
Himself
The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
2004
TV Special
Himself - In Memoriam
Emmy's Greatest Moments
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
All About 'The Birds'
2000
Video documentary
Harold Ventimore from "The Brass Bottle"
Playboy: The Party Continues
2000
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies
2000
TV Special
Himself (uncredited)
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
1999
Documentary
Himself
20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years
1997
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion
1993
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
1992
Documentary
Jonathan Forbes
Playboy Video Centerfold: Dutch Twins
1989
Video documentary
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1978-1980
TV Series
Himself - from NBC-TV Special BOB HOPE FOR PRESIDENT / Himself - Panelist
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
TV Movie
Himself
The Hollywood Palace
1970
TV Series
Himself - Host / Sketch Actor
Off to See the Wizard
1967
TV Series
The King of France
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2004
TV Land Award
TV Land Awards
Quintessential Non-Traditional Family
The Odd Couple (1970)
1975
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
The Odd Couple (1970)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1983
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Love, Sidney (1981)
1982
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
Love, Sidney (1981)
1977
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
The Tony Randall Show (1976)
1974
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
The Odd Couple (1970)
1973
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series
The Odd Couple (1970)
1972
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series
The Odd Couple (1970)
1971
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series
The Odd Couple (1970)
1962
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Supporting Actor
Lover Come Back (1961)
1961
Golden Laurel
Laurel Awards
Top Male Supporting Performance
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
1960
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Supporting Actor
Pillow Talk (1959)
1958
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Actor - Comedy or Musical
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
1958
Golden Laurel
Laurel Awards
Top New Male Personality
6th place.
1954
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Best Series Supporting Actor
Mister Peepers (1952)
2nd Place Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1959
Golden Laurel
Laurel Awards
Top Male Comedy Performance
The Mating Game (1959)
3rd Place Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1962
Golden Laurel
Laurel Awards
Top Male Comedy Performance
Lover Come Back (1961)
Known for movies
The Odd Couple (1970-1975) as Felix Unger / Grandpa Unger / Morris Unger
The Tony Randall Show (1976-1978) as Judge Walter Franklin