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.
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Acting History
2009
Paris Hilton, Inc. as Self (archive footage)
2006Legends as Pete Ramsey (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003Down with Love as Theodore Banner
1999Louis Prima: The Wildest! as Himself (archive footage)
1999Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
1998Brother's Keeper as Tony
1994The Magic School Bus as Radius Ulna 'R.U.' Humerus (voice)
1994Robot in the Family as Golddigger (voice)
1993Fatal Instinct as Judge Skanky
1993The Odd Couple: Together Again as Felix Unger
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self
1992A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song as Self - Narrator / Host
1991Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey as Self
1991Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II as Narrator
1991The Boss as Narrator
1990Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret as Self
1990Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Brain Gremlin (voice)
1990Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1989It Had to Be You as Milton
1989That's Adequate as Self - Host
1989The Man in the Brown Suit as Rev. Edward Chichester
1988Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz as Tony Randall
1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self
1988Save the Dog! as Oliver Bishop
1987Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus as Self - Host
1987Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street as Narrator/Signor Valenti (voice)
1987The Great American Quiz Show
1986Sunday Drive as Uncle Bill
1986My Little Pony
1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal as Self
1986My Little Pony: The Movie as Moochick (voice)
1985Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story as Self
1985Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1985Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil as Putzi (The Comedian)
1984My Little Pony as Moochick (voice)
1984The Pigs vs. The Freaks as Rambaba Organimus
1982The King of Comedy as Tony Randall
1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
1981Gimme a Break!
1981Love, Sidney as Sidney Shorr
1981Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend as Sidney Shorr
1980Foolin' Around as Peddicord
1980The Gong Show Movie as Performer in Tuxedo
1980The Big Show as Self
1979Scavenger Hunt as Henry Motley
1978Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid as Lord Seymour Devery
1977The Beatles Forever as Self
1977The Brady Bunch Hour
1976Battle of the Network Stars
1976The Tony Randall Show as Walter Franklin
1976The Captain and Tennille as Self
1976The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
1976The Sonny and Cher Show
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Cher as Self
1974Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
1972The Julie Andrews Hour as Self
1972Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask as The Operator
1970The Odd Couple as Felix Unger
1970The Flip Wilson Show as Self
1969The Littlest Angel as Democritus
1969Love, American Style as Mark
1969The Woody Allen Special as Self
1969Hello Down There as Fred Miller
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
1968That's Life
1968Here's Lucy as Rudolph Springer
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1967The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967The Carol Burnett Show as Various Characters
1967And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore as Self
1966ABC Stage 67 as Inspector Berry / Geoffrey Judge
1966Our Man in Marrakesh as Andrew Jessel
1965The Alphabet Murders as Hercule Poirot
1965Fluffy as Prof. Daniel Potter
1964Send Me No Flowers as Arnold Nash
1964Robin and the 7 Hoods as Hood (uncredited)
1964The Brass Bottle as Harold Ventimore
19647 Faces of Dr. Lao as Dr. Lao / The Abominable Snowman / Merlin the Magician / Apollonius of Tyana / Pan / The Giant Serpent / Medusa / Audience Member
1964The Hollywood Palace as Self
1963The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1963Vacation Playhouse as Willie Coogan
1963Island of Love as Paul Ferris
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Hadley Purvis
1962Boys' Night Out as George Drayton
1962Arsenic & Old Lace as Mortimer Brewster
1961Lover Come Back as Peter 'Pete' Ramsey
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1960Checkmate as Luther Gage
1960Let's Make Love as Alexander Coffman
1960The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as King of France
1959Pillow Talk as Jonathan Forbes
1959The Mating Game as Lorenzo Charlton
1958Kraft Music Hall as Self - Host
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958The Dick Clark Show as Self
1957No Down Payment as Jerry Flagg
1957The Playroom as Kenneth Rutherford
1957A Sound of Different Drummers as Self - Host
1957Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? as Rockwell P. Hunter / Himself
1957Oh, Men! Oh, Women! as Cobbler
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
1956The Steve Allen Show as Self
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1956Tony Awards as Self - Host
1956Tony Awards as Self - Performer
1953The Motorola Television Hour as Harry
1953The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953The Oscars as Self
1953General Electric Theater as Justin Hale
1952Mister Peepers as Harvey Weskit
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mortimer Brewster
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
1950What's My Line? as Self
1948Studio One
1948Studio One as Walter
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Philco Television Playhouse as Ernest Winkler
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1942Saboteur as Cameraman (uncredited)