Ed Wynn
Actor
Born November 9, 1886 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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 originate from Los Angeles, which was seen live on the west coast, but filmed via kinescope for distribution in the Midwest and East, as the national coaxial cable had yet to be completed. Wynn was also a rotating host of NBC's Four Star Revue from 1950 through 1952.
Filmography
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage)
Reflections on Alice
Mad Hatter (voice) / Self
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Gnome-Mobile
Rufus
The Daydreamer
The Emperor (voice)
That Darn Cat!
Mr. Hofstedder
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Old Aram
Dear Brigitte
The Captain
Mary Poppins
Uncle Albert
Those Calloways
Ed Parker
The Patsy
Ed Wynn
For the Love of Willadean
Alfred
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Host
The Sound of Laughter
College Professor
Burke's Law
Zachary Belden
Son of Flubber
A.J. Allen
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Golden Horseshoe Revue
Self
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Self
Backstage Party
Self
Babes in Toyland
Toymaker
The Absent-Minded Professor
Fire Chief
Cinderfella
Fairy Godfather
Miracle On 34th Street
Kris Kringle
Startime
Self
The Twilight Zone
Lou Bookman
Bonanza
Professor Phineas T. Klump
Meet Me in St. Louis
Grandpa
The Diary of Anne Frank
Albert Dussell
Rawhide
Bateman
77 Sunset Strip
Feigenstein
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Self
The Ed Wynn Show
John Beamer
Marjorie Morningstar
Uncle Samson
Wagon Train
Cappy Darrin
The Great Man
Paul Beaseley
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Army
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Playhouse 90
Army
The Steve Allen Show
Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
John Hodges
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Mad Hatter (voice) (archive footage)
December Bride
Self
General Electric Theater
Professor Franz
This Is Your Life
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Gramps
The Red Skelton Show
Self
Alice in Wonderland
Mad Hatter (voice)
Operation Wonderland
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Bob Hope Show
Self
What's My Line?
Self
The Emmy Awards
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Stage Door Canteen
Ed Wynn
The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious
The Chief
Henry Summers
Turn Back the Clock
Cigar Store Customer (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade
Self
Follow the Leader
Cricket
Rubber Heels
Homer Thrush