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