Sid Caesar

Acting

Sid Caesar

Born September 8, 1922Yonkers, New York, USA104 credits

Sid Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 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.

Known For

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point

Movie

2023

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
6.4

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

Movie

2018

The Grease Story
8.4

The Grease Story

Movie

2017

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
8.2

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Movie

2013

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

Movie

2012

Lunch
4.0

Lunch

Movie

2012

Filmography

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
2023It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Pointas Melville Crump (archive footage)Movie
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018Mel Brooks: Unwrappedas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Grease Story
2017The Grease Storyas Coach Calhoun (archive footage)Movie
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013Mel Brooks: Make a Noiseas SelfMovie
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
2012In the Beginning: The Caesar Yearsas SelfMovie
Lunch
2012Lunchas HimselfMovie
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the Worldas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Jewish Americans
2008The Jewish Americansas SelfTV
Pioneers of Primetime
2005Pioneers of PrimetimeMovie
Comic Book: The Movie
2004Comic Book: The Movieas Old Army BuddyMovie
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar
2003Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesaras HimselfMovie
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
2002Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventureas Jacob (voice)Movie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002NBC 75th Anniversary Specialas SelfMovie
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Storyas Self (uncredited)Movie
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
2000The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TVas SelfMovie
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2000The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Roomas HimselfMovie
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2000The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedyas HimselfMovie
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
1999Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Clubas SelfMovie
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1999Television: The First Fifty Yearsas Self (archive footage)Movie
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1998Whose Line Is It Anyway?as SelfTV
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998The Wonderful Ice Cream Suitas Sid ZellmanMovie
Vegas Vacation
1997Vegas Vacationas Mr. EllisMovie
Caesar's Writers
1996Caesar's Writersas SelfMovie
The Great Mom Swap
1995The Great Mom Swapas Papa TognettiMovie
Mad About You
1992Mad About Youas Uncle HaroldTV
Love & War
1992Love & WarTV
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'as SelfMovie
Side by Side
1988Side by Sideas Louis HammersteinMovie
Wall of Tyranny
1988Wall of Tyrannyas MaxMovie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas SelfMovie
The Emperor's New Clothes
1987The Emperor's New Clothesas The EmperorMovie
Christmas Snow
1986Christmas Snowas Mr. SnyderMovie
Love Is Never Silent
1985Love Is Never Silentas Mr. PetrakisMovie
Alice in Wonderland
1985Alice in Wonderlandas GryphonTV
Stoogemania
1985Stoogemaniaas Doctor Fixyer MindyerMovie
Amazing Stories
1985Amazing Storiesas Lou BundlesTV
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1984All Star Party for Lucille Ballas SelfMovie
Cannonball Run II
1984Cannonball Run IIas Fisherman #2Movie
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
1984Over the Brooklyn Bridgeas Uncle BenjaminMovie
Found Money
1983Found Moneyas Sam GreenMovie
The Boys of Summer
1983The Boys of Summeras HostMovie
Matt Houston
1982Matt HoustonTV
Grease 2
1982Grease 2as Coach Vince CalhounMovie
History of the World: Part I
1981History of the World: Part Ias Chief CavemanMovie
The Munsters' Revenge
1981The Munsters' Revengeas Dr. Dustin DiabloMovie
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
1980Thanksgiving in the Land of Ozas Wizard / Mince Pie U.N. Krust / Narrator (voice)Movie
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchuas Joe CaponeMovie
The Big Show
1980The Big Showas SelfTV
Pink Lady
1980Pink Ladyas Sid CaesarTV
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1979Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planetas King Goochi (voice)Movie
America 2100
1979America 2100as MAX (voice)Movie
Vega$
1978Vega$TV
W
1978W.E.B.TV
The Cheap Detective
1978The Cheap Detectiveas Ezra DezireMovie
Grease
1978Greaseas Coach CalhounMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Michael HarmonTV
Curse of the Black Widow
1977Curse of the Black Widowas Lazlo CozartMovie
Barnaby and Me
1977Barnaby and Meas Leo FiskMovie
Fire Sale
1977Fire Saleas ShermanMovie
Flight to Holocaust
1977Flight to Holocaustas George BeamMovie
Silent Movie
1976Silent Movieas Studio ChiefMovie
Good Heavens
1976Good HeavensTV
Ann-Margret Smith
1975Ann-Margret Smithas SelfMovie
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Televisionas (archive footage)Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
When Things Were Rotten
1975When Things Were Rottenas Marquis de la SalleTV
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974Tony Orlando and Dawnas SelfTV
Dinah!
1974Dinah!as SelfTV
Airport 1975
1974Airport 1975as BarneyMovie
Hamburgers
1974Hamburgersas selfMovie
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity Roastsas SelfTV
Ten from Your Show of Shows
1973Ten from Your Show of ShowsMovie
The Bobby Darin Show
1973The Bobby Darin ShowTV
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972The Julie Andrews Houras SelfTV
The Flip Wilson Show
1970The Flip Wilson Showas SelfTV
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1970The Don Knotts Showas SelfTV
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas John SmithTV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - GuestTV
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas SelfTV
The Carol Burnett Show
1967The Carol Burnett Showas Self - GuestTV
The Spirit Is Willing
1967The Spirit Is Willingas Ben PowellMovie
A Guide for the Married Man
1967A Guide for the Married Manas Technical Adviser (at Romanoff's)Movie
The Busy Body
1967The Busy Bodyas George NortonMovie
That Girl
1966That Girlas Marty NickelsTV
The Dean Martin Show
1965The Dean Martin ShowTV
The Hollywood Palace
1964The Hollywood Palaceas SelfTV
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Worldas Melville CrumpMovie
The Lucy Show
1962The Lucy Showas Sid CaesarTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
Checkmate
1960Checkmateas Johnny WilderTV
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1959Some of Manie's FriendsMovie
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958The All-Star Christmas Showas SelfMovie
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Showas SelfTV
Caesar's Hour
1954Caesar's Houras Self - HostTV
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras Nick LuciferTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Mr. PetrakisTV
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950The Colgate Comedy Houras SelfTV
Your Show of Shows
1950Your Show of Showsas Self - Regular PerformerTV
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?as Self - Mystery GuestTV
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1949The Admiral Broadway RevueTV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947The Guilt of Janet Amesas Sammy WeaverMovie
Tars and Spars
1946Tars and Sparsas Chuck EndersMovie