Milton Berle
Known for Acting · 156 credits
- Born
- 1908-07-12
- Died
- 2002-03-27
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Milton Berlinger · Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger · میلتون برل
Biography
Milton Berle (July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948–55), in 1948 he was the first major star of US television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr. Television to millions during TV's golden age.
Known For
TV Shows (64)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Guest Host / Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lew Feldman
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Saul Howard
Mannix
1967
as Danny Brite
The Love Boat
1977
as Cyril Wolfe / Milton Berle / Ed Taylor / Zeke / Lionel Douglas
The Nanny
1993
as Manny
Ironside
1967
as Ross Howard
Love, American Style
1969
as Harry
Batman
1966
as Louie, the Lilac / Prison Guard
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Get Smart
1965
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Matlock
1986
as Harvey Chase
Due South
1994
as Shelley Litvak
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Lucy Show
1962
as Milton Berle
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Self / Duke No-Good / Self - Guest Host
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Charles
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
The Big Valley
1965
as Josiah Freeman
Fame
1982
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Defenders
1961
as Denny Martin
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Max Jakey
Sister, Sister
1994
as Edgar Boggs
The Fall Guy
1981
Here's Lucy
1968
as Cheerful Charlie / Milton Berle
Amazing Stories
1985
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
McCloud
1970
That Girl
1966
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self - Cameo
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Milton Berle
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Sam Morris
The Mod Squad
1968
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Joe Hillyer
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self - Host
CHiPs
1977
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Kenan & Kel
1996
as Uncle Leo
F Troop
1965
Burke's Law
1994
as Buddy Boyle
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Charlie
The Critic
1994
as Milton Berle (voice)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
as Self
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Morris Glickstein
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Milton Berle
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954
as Self
The Brady Bunch Hour
1977
NBC Sunday Showcase
1959
as Himself
Movies (92)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as J. Russell Finch
The Muppet Movie
1979
as Mad Man Mooney
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
as Self (uncredited)
The Happening
1967
as Fred
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Let's Make Love
1960
as Milton Berle (uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self
Going Overboard
1989
as Himself (uncredited)
The Oscar
1966
as Kappy Kapstetter
Broadway Danny Rose
1984
as Milton Berle
Joys
1976
as Self
The Loved One
1965
as Mr. Kenton
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self
Whispering Ghosts
1942
as H.H. Van Buren
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998
as Self - Roastee (archive footage)
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978
as Self
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
as Self
Storybook
1994
as Illuzor
Smorgasbord
1983
as Ms. Sultry
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
1969
as Goodtime Eddie Filth
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Blind Man
A Century of Cinema
1994
as Self
Driving Me Crazy
1991
as Hotel Clerk
Evil Roy Slade
1972
as Harry Fern
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968
as The Movie Director: The 'In' Group
Lepke
1975
as Mr. Meyer
Journey Back to Oz
1972
as Cowardly Lion (voice)
The Legend of Valentino
1975
as Jesse Lasky
The Bellboy
1960
as Milton Berle (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
as Self
Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941
as Frosty Welch
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
as Self
Who's Minding the Mint?
1967
as Luther Burton
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
1987
as Jonathan's Father
Two Heads Are Better Than None
2000
as Uncle Leo
The Mark of Zorro
1920
as Boy (uncredited)
NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
as Jerome K. 'Nifty' Allen
This Is Elvis
1981
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977
as Morris Glickstein
Jingle Bell Rock
1995
as Jerry Labello (voice)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Side by Side
1988
as Abe Mercer
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983
as Self
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
1970
as Self
The Sound of Laughter
1963
as Elmer Brown (Singer with Cocktail Glasses)
Funny Is Money
1999
as Self
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002
as Self (archive footage)
New Faces of 1937
1937
as Wallington Wedge
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983
as Self - Crowd Member
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
2008
as Self (archive)
Star Spangled Salesman
1968
as Studio President
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1917
as Bit Part (Uncredited)
Rise and Shine
1941
as Seabiscuit
Help Save Planet Earth
1990
as Self
A Gentleman at Heart
1942
as Lucky Cullen
For Singles Only
1968
as Mr. Parker
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
as Self
Always Leave Them Laughing
1949
as Kipling Cooper
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
2023
as Russell (archive footage)
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1979
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
1966
as Bookstore Customer with Rope (uncredited)
Tess of the Storm Country
1922
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
2003
as Self
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Seven in Darkness
1969
as Sam Fuller
Vaudeville
1997
as Self
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
1999
as Self
Elvis Through the Years
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Murder at N.B.C.
1966
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1921
as Boy (uncredited)
Margin for Error
1943
as Moe Finkelstein
Over My Dead Body
1942
as Jason Cordry
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self
Milton Berle's Low Impact/High Comedy Workout
1994
as Self
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
All This and World War II
1976
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
1990
as Self
Radio City Revels
1938
as Teddy
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Family Business
1983
as Isaiah Stern
Off Your Rocker
1982
as Henry Foster
The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special
Poppin' the Cork
1933
as Elmer Brown
The Spike Jones Story
1988
as Self
Ruth of the Range
1923
as (uncredited)
Hey Abbott
1978
as Self
About Milton Berle
Milton Berle (July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948–55), in 1948 he was the first major star of US television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr. Television to millions during TV's golden age. With 156 credits spanning from 1917 to 2023, Milton Berle has appeared in 92 films and 64 TV shows.
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Most Popular Milton Berle Movies
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as J. Russell Finch
- The Muppet Movie (1979) — as Mad Man Mooney
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) — as Self (uncredited)
- The Happening (1967) — as Fred
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) — as Self
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