
Groucho Marx
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1890-10-02
- Died
- 1977-08-19
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Julius Henry Marx
Biography
Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit. His rapid-fire delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers. He made thirteen feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show You Bet Your Life. His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, glasses, cigars, and a thick greasepaint mustache and eyebrows.
Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Guest Host / Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest / Self - Panelist

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter

I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Groucho Marx
TV Shows (19)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Guest Host / Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest / Self - Panelist

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter

I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Groucho Marx

Omnibus
1967
as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self

The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest

The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Groucho Marx
Midi trente
1972
as Self

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self

Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Ko-Ko

You Bet Your Life
1950
as Self - Host

The David Susskind Show
1959
as Self

General Electric Theater
1953
as Suspect in a Police Lineup (uncredited) / John Graham
America After Dark
1957
as Self
Movies (68)

Duck Soup
1933
as Rufus T. Firefly

Joys
1976
as Self

A Night at the Opera
1935
as Otis B. Driftwood

The Last Laugh
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)

The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)

A Day at the Races
1937
as Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush

A Night in Casablanca
1946
as Ronald Kornblow

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)

Go West
1940
as S. Quentin Quale

At the Circus
1939
as Attorney J. Cheever Loophole

Copacabana
1947
as Lionel Q. Deveraux

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Skidoo
1968
as God

From the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)

Horse Feathers
1932
as Professor Wagstaff

The Capote Tapes
2021
as Self (archive footage)

The Story of Mankind
1957
as Peter Minuit

Room Service
1938
as Gordon Miller

The Big Store
1941
as Wolf J. Flywheel

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)

The One, the Only... Groucho
1991
as Self (archive footage)

A Girl in Every Port
1952
as Benjamin Franklin 'Benny' Linn

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1957
as George Schmidlap (uncredited)

This Is Elvis
1981
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)

The Cocoanuts
1929
as Hammer

Game Changers
2018
as Self (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1966

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
1982
as (archive footage)

Animal Crackers
1930
as Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding

Double Dynamite
1951
as Emile J. Keck

Birds Do It
1966
as Man Looking Through Window At Melvin Flying

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self

Monkey Business
1931
as Groucho

Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Self (archive footage)

Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Groucho & Cavett
2022
as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Love Happy
1949
as Sam Grunion

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
1970
as Self (voice)

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as Self (archive footage)

Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)

Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
as Groucho Marx

The House That Shadows Built
1931
as Caesar's Ghost

Mr. Music
1950
as Groucho Marx

Yours for the Asking
1936
as Sunbather (uncredited)

Hollywood Invasion
2011
as self

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Salsa
1976
as Self (archive footage)

The Incredible Jewel Robbery
1959
as Suspect in lineup

The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos
2016
as Self (archive footage)

The Unknown Marx Brothers
1993
as Self (archive footage)

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956
as Stage conductor

Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001
as Self (archive footage)

The Our Gang Story
1994
as Self (archive footage)

Humor Risk
1921
as Villain

Inside the Marx Brothers
2003
as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
as Self

Wonderland of California
1933
as Self

I'll Say She Is
1931
as Caesar's Ghost

Groucho Marx's Home Movies
1933
as Self

The Hold-Out
1962
as John Graham

Merrily We Roll Along: The Early Days of the Automobile
1961
as Self

The Mikado
1960
as Ko-Ko
About Groucho Marx
Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit. His rapid-fire delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers. He made thirteen feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show You Bet Your Life. His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture,… With 87 credits spanning from 1921 to 2022, Groucho Marx has appeared in 68 films and 19 TV shows.
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- Duck Soup (1933) — as Rufus T. Firefly
- Joys (1976) — as Self
- A Night at the Opera (1935) — as Otis B. Driftwood
- The Last Laugh (2016) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) — as Self (archive footage)
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