Shecky Greene
Shecky Greene
Veteran nightclub comedian Shecky Greene is more of a storyteller than a dispenser of one-liners, and this fact might be the secret behind his durability. Greene started out in his home turf of Chicago in 1947; within six years, he was headlining in Las Vegas and making the first of thousands of TV appearances. Not entirely comfortable playing anyone other than "himself," he has nonetheless essayed character parts in such films as Tony Rome (1968), The Love Machine (1970), History of the World Part One (1981), and Splash (1984, as Mr. Buyrite). He also played wisecracking Private Braddock on the first (1962-63) season of the TV war drama Combat. Shecky Greene has been the recipient of many honors and industry awards for his stand-up work. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Shecky Greene:
- Splash with Tom Hanks , Daryl Hannah , John Candy , Eugene Levy , Dody Goodman , Richard B. Shull , Clint Howard , Lowell Ganz , Babaloo Mandel , Howard Morris , David Nelson
- History of the World -- Part I with Mel Brooks , Mel Brooks , Mel Brooks , Mel Brooks , Mel Brooks , Dom DeLuise , Madeline Kahn , Harvey Korman , Cloris Leachman , Ron Carey , Gregory Hines , Sid Caesar , Howard Morris , Orson Welles , Paul Mazursky , Henny Youngman , Fritz Feld , John Hurt , Jack Carter , Jan Murray , Spike Milligan , John Hillerman , Sidney Lassick , John Gavin , Bea Arthur , Nigel Hawthorne , Barry Levinson
- Tony Rome with Frank Sinatra , Jill St. John , Richard Conte , Gena Rowlands , Simon Oakland , Lloyd Bochner , Joan Shawlee , Jeanne Cooper , Sue Lyon , Buzz Henry , Joe E. Ross
- Television: The First 50 Years with Tony Randall , Tom Hanks , Rod Steiger , Carol Burnett , David Duchovny , Robert Stack , Jerry Stiller , Tom Selleck , Hugh O'Brian , Dick VanPatten , Alan Young , Dale Evans , Lea Thompson , Tom Arnold , Charlton Heston , David Hasselhoff , Peter Graves , George Burns , Robert Fuller , James Arness , Anne Francis , Henry Winkler , Ron Howard , Robert Vaughn , Norman Fell , Carroll O'Connor , Larry Hagman , Larry Storch , Ernest Borgnine , Adrienne Barbeau , Ed Asner , Carl Reiner , Ted Knight , Angie Dickinson , Gale Storm , Dennis Weaver , Steve Allen
- Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood with Bruce Dern , Madeline Kahn , Art Carney , Phil Silvers , Ron Leibman , Teri Garr , Edward Ashley , Billy Barty , William Benedict , Edgar Bergen , Janet Blair , Joan Blondell , John Carradine , Jack Carter , Cyd Charisse , Jackie Coogan , Broderick Crawford , Yvonne DeCarlo , Gloria DeHaven , William Demarest , Andy Devine , Alice Faye , Fritz Feld , Stepin Fetchit , Rhonda Fleming , Eddie Jr. Foy , Huntz Hall , Dick Haymes , Sterling Holloway , Dorothy Lamour , Peter Lawford , Keye Luke , Guy Madison , Victor Mature , Virginia Mayo , Mike Mazurki , Ethel Merman , Ann Miller , Ricardo Montalban , Dennis Morgan , Patricia Morison , Louis Nye , Walter Pidgeon , Aldo Ray , Ann Rutherford , Dean Stockwell , Regis Toomey , Rudy Vallee , Doodles Weaver , Jesse White , Henny Youngman , Milton Berle , Rory Calhoun , Tab Hunter , George Jessel , Fernando Lamas , Ken Murray , Henry Wilcoxon
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