Sid Caesar
Born
September 8, 1922
Died
February 12, 2014 (91 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Yonkers, 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
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
Melville Crump (archive footage)
2023
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Self (archive footage)
2018
The Grease Story
Coach Calhoun (archive footage)
2017
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self
2013
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
Self
2012
Lunch
Himself
2012
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
Self (archive footage)
2009
The Jewish Americans
Self · (3 episodes)
2008
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
Comic Book: The Movie
Old Army Buddy
2004
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar
Himself
2003
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
Jacob (voice)
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (uncredited)
2002
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
Self
2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
Himself
2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
Himself
2000
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Self
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
1999
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self · (1 episode)
1998
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Sid Zellman
1998
Vegas Vacation
Mr Ellis
1997
Caesar's Writers
Self
1996
The Great Mom Swap
Papa Tognetti
1995
Mad About You
Uncle Harold · (1 episode)
1992
Love & War
(1 episode)
1992
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Self
1991
Side by Side
Louis Hammerstein
1988
Wall of Tyranny
Max
1988
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor
1987
Christmas Snow
Mr. Snyder
1986
Love Is Never Silent
Mr. Petrakis
1985
Alice in Wonderland
Gryphon · (1 episode)
1985
Stoogemania
Doctor Fixyer Mindyer
1985
Amazing Stories
Lou Bundles · (1 episode)
1985
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Self
1984
Cannonball Run II
Fisherman #2
1984
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Uncle Benjamin
1984
Found Money
Sam Green
1983
Matt Houston
(1 episode)
1982
Grease 2
Coach Vince Calhoun
1982
History of the World: Part I
Chief Caveman
1981
The Munsters' Revenge
Dr. Dustin Diablo
1981
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
Wizard / Mince Pie U.N. Krust / Narrator (voice)
1980
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Joe Capone
1980
The Big Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1980
Pink Lady
Sid Caesar · (1 episode)
1980
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
King Goochi (voice)
1979
America 2100
MAX (voice)
1979
Vega$
(1 episode)
1978
W.E.B.
(1 episode)
1978
The Cheap Detective
Ezra Dezire
1978
Grease
Coach Calhoun
1978
The Love Boat
Michael Harmon · (1 episode)
1977
Curse of the Black Widow
Lazlo Cozart
1977
Barnaby and Me
Leo Fisk
1977
Fire Sale
Sherman
1977
Flight to Holocaust
George Beam
1977
Silent Movie
Studio Chief
1976
Good Heavens
(1 episode)
1976
Ann-Margret Smith
Himself
1975
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
(archive footage)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self · (1 episode)
1974
Dinah!
Self · (1 episode)
1974
Airport 1975
Barney
1974
Hamburgers
self
1974
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · (2 episodes)
1973
Ten from Your Show of Shows
1973
The Bobby Darin Show
(1 episode)
1973
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1972
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1970
The Don Knotts Show
Self · (1 episode)
1970
Love, American Style
John Smith · (1 episode)
1969
Love, American Style
Bert · (1 episode)
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (1 episode)
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest · (4 episodes)
1967
The Spirit Is Willing
Ben Powell
1967
A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser (at Romanoff's)
1967
The Busy Body
George Norton
1967
That Girl
(1 episode)
1966
The Dean Martin Show
(1 episode)
1965
The Hollywood Palace
Self · (4 episodes)
1964
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Melville Crump
1963
The Lucy Show
Sid Caesar · (1 episode)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (3 episodes)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1961
Checkmate
Johnny Wilder · (1 episode)
1960
Some of Manie's Friends
1959
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1956
Caesar's Hour
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1954
General Electric Theater
Nick Lucifer · (1 episode)
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mr. Petrakis · (1 episode)
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1950
Your Show of Shows
Self - Regular Performer · (136 episodes)
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (2 episodes)
1950
The Admiral Broadway Revue
(2 episodes)
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (10 episodes)
1948
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Sammy Weaver
1947
Tars and Spars
Chuck Enders
1946