Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar

Acting

Born:
1922-09-08
Died:
2014-02-12
Place of birth:
Yonkers, New York, USA

Biography

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

Filmography

Remembering Gene Wilder

Remembering Gene Wilder

7.32024Self (archive footage)
Movie
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point

2023Melville Crump (archive footage)
Movie
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

6.42018Self (archive footage)
Movie
The Grease Story

The Grease Story

8.42017Coach Calhoun (archive footage)
Movie
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

8.12013Self
Movie
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

2012Self
Movie
Lunch

Lunch

4.02012Himself
Movie
Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

6.92011Thanks
Movie
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

2009Self (archive footage)
Movie
The Jewish Americans

The Jewish Americans

1.02008Self
TV
Pioneers of Primetime

Pioneers of Primetime

2005
Movie
Comic Book: The Movie

Comic Book: The Movie

5.72004Old Army Buddy
Movie
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

7.02003Himself
Movie
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

4.52002Jacob (voice)
Movie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

6.02002Self
Movie
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

7.02002Self (uncredited)
Movie
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

7.02000Self
Movie
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

7.02000Himself
Movie
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

8.02000Himself
Movie
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

7.01999Self
Movie
Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999Self (archive footage)
Movie
Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

7.91998Self
TV
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

7.01998Sid Zellman
Movie
Vegas Vacation

Vegas Vacation

6.01997Mr. Ellis
Movie
Caesar's Writers

Caesar's Writers

9.01996Self
Movie
The Great Mom Swap

The Great Mom Swap

6.81995Papa Tognetti
Movie
The 100 Funniest Moments of the 20th Century: The Unexpected

The 100 Funniest Moments of the 20th Century: The Unexpected

1995Thanks
Movie
Mad About You

Mad About You

6.81992Uncle Harold
TV
Love & War

Love & War

6.41992
TV
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

8.01991Self
Movie
Side by Side

Side by Side

5.51988Louis Hammerstein
Movie
Wall of Tyranny

Wall of Tyranny

7.01988Max
Movie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

6.01987Self
Movie
The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

6.01987The Emperor
Movie
Christmas Snow

Christmas Snow

6.11986Mr. Snyder
Movie
Love Is Never Silent

Love Is Never Silent

6.31985Mr. Petrakis
Movie
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

6.71985Gryphon
TV
Stoogemania

Stoogemania

3.01985Doctor Fixyer Mindyer
Movie
Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

7.51985Lou Bundles
TV
All Star Party for Lucille Ball

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

6.01984Self
Movie
Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

5.41984Fisherman #2
Movie
Over the Brooklyn Bridge

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

5.21984Uncle Benjamin
Movie
Found Money

Found Money

9.01983Sam Green
Movie
The Boys of Summer

The Boys of Summer

1983Host
Movie
Matt Houston

Matt Houston

6.31982
TV
Grease 2

Grease 2

5.21982Coach Vince Calhoun
Movie
History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

6.71981Chief Caveman
Movie
The Munsters' Revenge

The Munsters' Revenge

6.11981Dr. Dustin Diablo
Movie
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz

5.81980Wizard / Mince Pie U.N. Krust / Narrator (voice)
Movie
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

4.91980Joe Capone
Movie
The Big Show

The Big Show

9.01980Self
TV
Pink Lady

Pink Lady

7.01980Sid Caesar
TV
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet

7.01979King Goochi (voice)
Movie
America 2100

America 2100

6.01979MAX (voice)
Movie
Vega$

Vega$

7.01978
TV
W.E.B.

W.E.B.

6.01978
TV
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

6.41978Ezra Dezire
Movie
Grease

Grease

7.41978Coach Calhoun
Movie
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

6.31977Michael Harmon
TV
Curse of the Black Widow

Curse of the Black Widow

5.21977Lazlo Cozart
Movie