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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-02-26 (105 years old)

Place of Birth

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Tony Randall

Biography:

Anthony Leonard Randall (born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg; February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was an American actor, comedian, producer, and director. He is best known for portraying the role of Felix Unger in a television adaptation of the 1965 play, The Odd Couple by Neil Simon, as well as it's updated series and movie. He starred in the sitcom Love, Sidney in which he portrayed the first ever gay lead of a show. He has also been in numerous movies over his long career including many voice roles. In a career spanning six decades, he received six Golden Globe Award nominations and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning one Emmy.

Known For

Acting

2011

Paul Williams Still Alive as Self (archive footage)

2009

Paris Hilton, Inc. as Self (archive footage)

2006

Legends as Pete Ramsey (archive footage) (uncredited)

2003

Down with Love as Theodore Banner

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
Louis Prima: The Wildest! as Himself (archive footage)

1998

1994

Robot in the Family as Golddigger (voice)

1993

Fatal Instinct as Judge Skanky

1992

1991

The Boss as Narrator

1990

Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Brain Gremlin (voice)

1989

The Man in the Brown Suit as Rev. Edward Chichester
That's Adequate as Self - Host

1988

Save the Dog! as Oliver Bishop

1987

1986

Sunday Drive as Uncle Bill
My Little Pony: The Movie as Moochick (voice)

1985

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil as Putzi (The Comedian)

1984

The Pigs vs. The Freaks as Rambaba Organimus
My Little Pony as Moochick (voice)

1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
The King of Comedy as Tony Randall

1981

Love, Sidney as Sidney Shorr

1980

The Gong Show Movie as Performer in Tuxedo
Foolin' Around as Peddicord
The Big Show as Self

1979

Scavenger Hunt as Henry Motley

1978

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid as Lord Seymour Devery

1977

1976

The Tony Randall Show as Walter Franklin
The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star

1975

Cher as Self
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1974

1972

1970

The Odd Couple as Felix Unger

1969

Hello Down There as Fred Miller
The Littlest Angel as Democritus

1968

Here's Lucy as Rudolph Springer
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

1967

The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Carol Burnett Show as Various Characters

1966

Our Man in Marrakesh as Andrew Jessel
Gambit as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
ABC Stage 67 as Inspector Berry / Geoffrey Judge

1965

The Alphabet Murders as Hercule Poirot
Fluffy as Prof. Daniel Potter

1964

Send Me No Flowers as Arnold Nash
7 Faces of Dr. Lao as Dr. Lao / The Abominable Snowman / Merlin the Magician / Apollonius of Tyana / Pan / The Giant Serpent / Medusa / Audience Member
The Brass Bottle as Harold Ventimore
Robin and the 7 Hoods as Hood (uncredited)
The Hollywood Palace as Self - Host

1963

Island of Love as Paul Ferris
Vacation Playhouse as Willie Coogan

1962

Boys' Night Out as George Drayton
Two Weeks in Another Town as Ad Lib in Lounge (uncredited)
Arsenic & Old Lace as Mortimer Brewster
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Hadley Purvis

1961

Lover Come Back as Peter 'Pete' Ramsey
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host

1960

Let's Make Love as Alexander Coffman
Checkmate as Luther Gage

1959

Pillow Talk as Jonathan Forbes
The Mating Game as Lorenzo Charlton

1958

Kraft Music Hall as Self - Host

1957

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? as Rockwell P. Hunter / Himself
No Down Payment as Jerry Flagg

1956

The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards as Self - Host

1953

The Oscars as Self

1952

Mister Peepers as Harvey Weskit

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mortimer Brewster

1950

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

1948

Studio One as Walter

1942

Saboteur as Cameraman (uncredited)