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Tony Randall
Born: 26th Feb 1920 Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Died 17th May 2004
Dept: Acting
Anthony Leonard Randall (born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg; February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was an American actor, comedian, producer, and director. He is best known for portraying the role of Felix Unger in a television adaptation of the 1965 play, The Odd Couple by Neil Simon, as well as it's updated series and movie. He starred in the sitcom Love, Sidney in which he portrayed the first ever gay lead of a show. He has also been in numerous movies over his long career including many voice roles. In a career spanning six decades, he received six Golden Globe Award nominations and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning one Emmy.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 121
Film: 67 (55%)
Television: 54 (45%)
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Filmography
2017
About the last two years of movie goddess Jayne Mansfield’s life and the speculation swirling around her untimely death being caused by a curse afte ... view
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Nov 2006 (first aired)
The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy. ... view
Character:
Pete Ramsey (archive footage) (uncredited) (1 ep.)
2003
In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author. ... view
Character:
Theodore Banner
1999
Documentary about the mid-20th century Vegas bandleader and trumpeter Louis Prima, who showed the world what a rock show could be. ... view
Character:
Himself (archive footage)
1999
Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Sep 1998 (first aired)
Widower and professor Porter Waide has his life turned upside down with the arrival of his football player brother, Bobby, who's gotten into so much t ... view
Character:
Tony (1 ep.)
Sep 1994 (first aired)
An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magical school bus. ... view
Character:
Radius Ulna 'R.U.' Humerus (voice) (1 ep.)
1994
A manic search for a valuable relic pits a father, son and trouble-prone robot against a nasty villain. ... view
Character:
Golddigger (voice)
1993
Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arrests. He crosses paths with seductive Lola Cain during an ass ... view
Character:
Judge Skanky
1993
Felix's daughter Edna is getting married, and his wife Gloria throws him out of the house for a few days, so that she can plan the wedding herself, wi ... view
Character:
Felix Unger
Sep 1993 (first aired)
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Alon ... view
Character:
Self - Guest (3 ep.)
Self (1 ep.)
Aug 1993 (first aired)
David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Amon ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
1992
Tony Randall and some children, filmed in Connecticut, provide the framework of the history of some of the carols sung by opera stars. ... view
Character:
Self - Narrator / Host
1991
A retrospective documentary on the life and career of Ohio-born actress, singer and TV star Doris Day. ... view
Character:
Self
1991
American Movie Classics produced this original salute to those celebrities who worked to improve the morale of the soldiers in World War II. Hosted by ... view
Character:
Narrator
1991
An office worker loves his job, but for one problem: he has a horrible boss. The worker becomes so desperate that he starts looking for another job, b ... view
Character:
Narrator
1990
A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, Sanford Meisner was a founding member of the Group Th ... view
Character:
Self
1990
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But ... view
Character:
Brain Gremlin (voice)
1990
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy. ... view
Character:
Self
1989
A has-been actress lures a TV commercial director to her apartment to seduce him. ... view
Character:
Milton
1989
This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his de ... view
Character:
Self - Host
1989
An American woman gets involved in a diamond theft in South Africa. ... view
Character:
Rev. Edward Chichester
1988
Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes. ... view
Character:
Tony Randall
1988
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC. ... view
Character:
Self
1988
Becky wants to become an actress. After an audition for a dog food ad she has best chances to get the part - but the day after her dog Petey becomes v ... view
Character:
Oliver Bishop
1987
The Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus originally aired November 27, 1987. Join Mickey Mouse, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Lisa Bonet, Tony Randall, Kim Fie ... view
Character:
Self - Host
1987
The Primm family moves into an old brownstone house on East 88th Street, where they find a crocodile named Lyle in their bathtub. ... view
Character:
Narrator/Signor Valenti (voice)
1986
Two identical cars pull up to a restaurant, one belonging to a childless couple who are taking care of their niece and nephew while their parents are ... view
Character:
Uncle Bill
Sep 1986 (first aired)
Ponyland is the home of all your favorite classic Little Ponies. Together, they live a life of games, songs and harmony with allies like the Bushwooli ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (65 ep.)
1986
Among the legends of Hollywood, George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, an innovator and a showman who profoundly shaped the art of motion pic ... view
Character:
Self
1986
The first day of Spring is on its way and the Little Ponies are preparing for it with a big festival. But all the fun may come to an end if the witch ... view
Character:
Moochick (voice)
1985
The Muppets tell the magical story of the chorus pig who rises from barnyard obscurity to super stardom and finds the short, green and handsome frog o ... view
Character:
Self
1985
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t ... view
Character:
Self
1985
The two-part TV movie Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil crystallizes that evil by concentrating on two Berlin brothers. In 1931, Helmut Hoffman a brillian ... view
Character:
Putzi (The Comedian)
1984
The story begins as the peaceful ponies of Dream Valley are attacked by monsters, led by Scorpan, who kidnap several ponies and take them away to Midn ... view
Character:
Moochick (voice)
1984
In a small town, the hippie faction often clashes with the mainstream. To settle their differences, the hippie "freaks" take on the town police "pigs" ... view
Character:
Rambaba Organimus
1982
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy ... view
Character:
Tony Randall
1982
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ... view
Character:
Self
1982
A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic productions spanning from the 1930s through the 1980s. ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Oct 1981 (first aired)
Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the hou ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Oct 1981 (first aired)
A middle-aged gay artist shares his New York apartment with a single mother and her little girl. Based on a short story written by Marilyn Cantor Bake ... view
Character:
Sidney Shorr (44 ep.)
1981
A lonely, gay, middle-aged artist shares his Manhattan brownstone with a young lady in a platonic relationship, and when she becomes pregnant by a mar ... view
Character:
Sidney Shorr
1980
A working-class boy falls for a girl from a wealthy family, and must compete for her with a rich boy who also wants her. ... view
Character:
Peddicord
1980
A week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris. ... view
Character:
Performer in Tuxedo
Mar 1980 (first aired)
The Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by NBC for several months in 1980.
The series aimed to re ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1979
An eccentric games inventor dies and leaves behind an inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars - which will only be given to the person or te ... view
Character:
Henry Motley
1978
A turn-of-the-century investigator named Kate Bliss goes to the wide-open spaces of the wild west to capture a gang of outlaws led by a charming "Robi ... view
Character:
Lord Seymour Devery
Jan 1977 (first aired)
The Brady Bunch Hour is an American variety television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in association with Paramount Television, which aired o ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Nov 1976 (first aired)
Battle of the Network Stars was a series of competitions where television stars from ABC, CBS, and NBC would compete in various sporting events. A tot ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1976
Bob's favorite memories and funniest moments on TV The biggest Stars! ... The biggest laughs! On DVD for the first time, this special 90 minute coll ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Sep 1976 (first aired)
Walter Franklin is a somewhat less-than-magisterial Philadelphia judge put upon by an assortment of family and courtroom recidivists. ... view
Character:
Walter Franklin (44 ep.)
Sep 1976 (first aired)
Hosted by the chart-topping husband and wife team, this 1976-1977 television variety series features a mix of hit music and comedy. ... view
Character:
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Sep 1976 (first aired)
Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show. ... view
Character:
Self - Special Guest Star (1 ep.)
Feb 1976 (first aired)
Cher and Sonny Bono starred in this quintessentially '70's TV comedy/variety show. Sonny and Cher's hit songs featured prominently on the show, as the ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Oct 1975 (first aired)
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture a ... view
Character:
Self (uncredited) (1 ep.)
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Dec 1974 (first aired)
CBS gave the group a television variety show (entitled Tony Orlando and Dawn) from the summer of 1974, after The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour ended ... view
Character:
Self (3 ep.)
1973
United States Savings Bond Division payroll informational training film produced by Paramount Pictures, starring Sandy Duncan and characters from vari ... view
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Sep 1972 (first aired)
The Julie Andrews Hour is a television variety series starring Julie Andrews that was produced by ATV and distributed by ITC Entertainment. It aired o ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1972
A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of th ... view
Character:
The Operator
Sep 1970 (first aired)
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different l ... view
Character:
Felix Unger (114 ep.)
Sep 1970 (first aired)
The Flip Wilson Show is an hour long variety show that aired in the U.S. on NBC from September 17, 1970 to June 27, 1974. The show starred American co ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
1969
Adapted from the book by Charles Tazewell. Michael, a shepherd boy living in Biblical times, finds himself transported to Heaven on his eighth birthda ... view
Character:
Democritus
Sep 1969 (first aired)
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories o ... view
Character:
Mark (1 ep.)
1969
The Woody Allen Special is a television special that premiered on CBS on 21 September 1969. Allen hosted and wrote the television special show in whic ... view
Character:
Self
1969
Given the chance to live in a simulated underwater home for a month, a scientist convinces his family to take advantage of the offer. Once the family ... view
Character:
Fred Miller
Jan 1969 (first aired)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour is an American network television music and comedy variety show hosted by singer Glen Campbell from January 1969 throu ... view
Character:
Self (3 ep.)
Sep 1968 (first aired)
That's Life is a musical comedy series that appeared on the ABC television network in 1968–69, starring Robert Morse and E. J. Peaker as Bobby and G ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (32 ep.)
Jun 1968 (first aired)
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks. ... view
Character:
Self - Guest (5 ep.)
Sep 1967 (first aired)
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and ... view
Character:
Self - Guest / Various Characters (1 ep.)
Various Characters (1 ep.)
1967
1967 documentary about the light heavyweight champion boxer Archie Moore ... view
Character:
Self
Sep 1966 (first aired)
ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and original musicals.
It prem ... view
Character:
Inspector Berry / Geoffrey Judge (1 ep.)
1966
One of six travelers who catch the bus from Casablanca airport to Marrakesh is carrying $2 million to pay a local operator to fix United Nations votes ... view
Character:
Andrew Jessel
1965
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials. ... view
Character:
Hercule Poirot
1965
A college professor gets into trouble when he tries to prove any animal can be domesticated, including an African lion. ... view
Character:
Prof. Daniel Potter
1964
When a hypochondriac assumes that he is dying, he makes an elaborate plan to ensure his wife's happiness. However, trouble ensues when she misundersta ... view
Character:
Arnold Nash
1964
Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob bos ... view
Character:
Hood (uncredited)
1964
A genie tends to get his master into more predicaments than he gets him out of. ... view
Character:
Harold Ventimore
1964
An old Chinese man rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's mys ... view
Character:
Dr. Lao / The Abominable Snowman / Merlin the Magician / Apollonius of Tyana / Pan / The Giant Serpent / Medusa / Audience Member
Jan 1964 (first aired)
The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970. Origi ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Sep 1963 (first aired)
The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963 to 1967 on Wednesday nights. Directed by Robert Schee ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Jul 1963 (first aired)
The concept of the series was the showing of unaired and unsold television pilots that did not make the television lineup for CBS. The show was succes ... view
Character:
Willie Coogan (1 ep.)
1963
Con artist Steve Blair persuades Tony Dallas, a Manhattan gangster, to finance a movie about Adam and Eve by offering the female lead to Tony's stripp ... view
Character:
Paul Ferris
Oct 1962 (first aired)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired ... view
Character:
Self (10 ep.)
Sep 1962 (first aired)
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries. ... view
Character:
Hadley Purvis (1 ep.)
1962
Fred, George, Doug and Howie are quickly reaching middle-age. Three of them are married, only Fred is still a bachelor. They want something different ... view
Character:
George Drayton
1962
1962 telefilm adaptation of the classic American play about a deranged family and the string of murders they flippantly commit ... view
Character:
Mortimer Brewster
1961
Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client ou ... view
Character:
Peter 'Pete' Ramsey
Dec 1961 (first aired)
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much ... view
Character:
Self (6 ep.)
Self - Co-Host (4 ep.)
Sep 1960 (first aired)
Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show aired on CBS Television from ... view
Character:
Luther Gage (1 ep.)
1960
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order ... view
Character:
Alexander Coffman
1960
From chicken thief to cabin boy, riverboat pilot to circus performer, Huck Finn outsmarts everyone on his way down the muddy Mississippi. ... view
Character:
King of France
1959
Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him a ... view
Character:
Jonathan Forbes
1959
Tax collector Lorenzo Charlton comes to the Larkins' farm to ask why Pop Larkins hasn't paid his back taxes. Charlton has to stay for a day to try to ... view
Character:
Lorenzo Charlton
Oct 1958 (first aired)
Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s in the musical varie ... view
Character:
Self - Host (1 ep.)
Oct 1958 (first aired)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958 a ... view
Character:
Fred Martin (1 ep.)
Feb 1958 (first aired)
The Dick Clark Show is an American musical variety show broadcast weekly in the United States on the ABC television network 7:30-8 PM on Saturdays fro ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1957
The marital difficulties of four couples living in a southern California housing development become intertwined. Among the unhappy couples are ne'er-d ... view
Character:
Jerry Flagg
1957
Three siblings return home when their mother wins a "Mother of the Year" award from a magazine. ... view
Character:
Kenneth Rutherford
1957
A young security police officer in a future totalitarian state is assigned to suppress illegal intellectual activity, including executing book readers ... view
Character:
Self - Host
1957
To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick but in exchange, she wants him to pretend to be her lover. ... view
Character:
Rockwell P. Hunter / Himself
1957
Arthur Turner's bored housewife Mildred seeks psychiatric help from Dr. Alan Coles who also has his own emotional problems to solve. ... view
Character:
Cobbler
Oct 1956 (first aired)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sp ... view
Character:
Self (4 ep.)
Apr 1956 (first aired)
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards ... view
Character:
Self - Host (1 ep.)
Self - Presenter (1 ep.)
Nov 1953 (first aired)
The Motorola Television Hour is an hour-long anthology series which alternated bi-weekly with The United States Steel Hour on ABC. The show premiered ... view
Character:
Harry (1 ep.)
Oct 1953 (first aired)
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse is an American dramatic anthology series that aired on ABC from 1953 to 1955, sponsored by Pepsi-Cola. The show was hosted by ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Mar 1953 (first aired)
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuett ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
Feb 1953 (first aired)
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponso ... view
Character:
Justin Hale (1 ep.)
Jul 1952 (first aired)
Mr. Peepers is a shy science teacher at Jefferson Junior High. He is always faced with problems but is never outwitted. ... view
Character:
Harvey Weskit (48 ep.)
Dec 1951 (first aired)
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christo ... view
Character:
Mortimer Brewster (1 ep.)
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Feb 1950 (first aired)
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no ... view
Character:
Self (24 ep.)
Nov 1948 (first aired)
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, prese ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Walter (1 ep.)
Oct 1948 (first aired)
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Ernest Winkler (1 ep.)
Jun 1948 (first aired)
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Jan 1944 (first aired)
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Associatio ... view
Character:
Self - Host / Nominee (1 ep.)
1942
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend. ... view
Character:
Cameraman (uncredited)