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Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar

Acting

Born: September 8, 1922Yonkers, New York, USA

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

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

Melville Crump (archive footage)

2023
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

Self (archive footage)

2018
The Grease Story

The Grease Story

Coach Calhoun (archive footage)

2017
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Self

2013
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

Self

2012
Lunch

Lunch

Himself

2012
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

Self (archive footage)

2009
Pioneers of Primetime

Pioneers of Primetime

2005
Comic Book: The Movie

Comic Book: The Movie

Old Army Buddy

2004
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

Himself

2003
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

Jacob (voice)

2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Self

2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Self (uncredited)

2002

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

Himself

2000

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

Himself

2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

Self

2000
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

Self

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

Self (archive footage)

1999
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

Sid Zellman

1998
Vegas Vacation

Vegas Vacation

Mr. Ellis

1997
Caesar's Writers

Caesar's Writers

Self

1996
The Great Mom Swap

The Great Mom Swap

Papa Tognetti

1995
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

Self

1991
Side by Side

Side by Side

Louis Hammerstein

1988
Wall of Tyranny

Wall of Tyranny

Max

1988
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Self

1987
The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor

1987
Christmas Snow

Christmas Snow

Mr. Snyder

1986
Love Is Never Silent

Love Is Never Silent

Mr. Petrakis

1985
Stoogemania

Stoogemania

Doctor Fixyer Mindyer

1985

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

Self

1984
Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

Fisherman #2

1984
Over the Brooklyn Bridge

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

Uncle Benjamin

1984
Found Money

Found Money

Sam Green

1983
The Boys of Summer

The Boys of Summer

Host

1983
Grease 2

Grease 2

Coach Vince Calhoun

1982
History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

Chief Caveman

1981
The Munsters' Revenge

The Munsters' Revenge

Dr. Dustin Diablo

1981
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz

Wizard / Mince Pie U.N. Krust / Narrator (voice)

1980
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Joe Capone

1980
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet

King Goochi (voice)

1979
America 2100

America 2100

MAX (voice)

1979
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

Ezra Dezire

1978
Grease

Grease

Coach Calhoun

1978
Curse of the Black Widow

Curse of the Black Widow

Lazlo Cozart

1977
Barnaby and Me

Barnaby and Me

Leo Fisk

1977
Fire Sale

Fire Sale

Sherman

1977
Flight to Holocaust

Flight to Holocaust

George Beam

1977
Silent Movie

Silent Movie

Studio Chief

1976
Ann-Margret Smith

Ann-Margret Smith

Self

1975
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

(archive footage)

1975
Airport 1975

Airport 1975

Barney

1974
Hamburgers

Hamburgers

self

1974
Ten from Your Show of Shows

Ten from Your Show of Shows

1973
The Spirit Is Willing

The Spirit Is Willing

Ben Powell

1967
A Guide for the Married Man

A Guide for the Married Man

Technical Adviser (at Romanoff's)

1967
The Busy Body

The Busy Body

George Norton

1967
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Melville Crump

1963

Some of Manie's Friends

1959
The All-Star Christmas Show

The All-Star Christmas Show

Self

1958
The Guilt of Janet Ames

The Guilt of Janet Ames

Sammy Weaver

1947
Tars and Spars

Tars and Spars

Chuck Enders

1946