
Milton Berle
Department: Acting
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

The Muppet Movie
1979

Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963

Evil Roy Slade
1972

The Sound of Laughter
1963

Driving Me Crazy
1991

Two Heads Are Better Than None
2000

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1917

Margin for Error
1943

The Mark of Zorro
1920

Sun Valley Serenade
1941

Who's Minding the Mint?
1967

The Loved One
1965

Milton Berle's Low Impact/High Comedy Workout
1994

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
1966

Rise and Shine
1941

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
1968

Going Overboard
1989

Showbiz Goes to War
1982

The Oscar
1966

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978

The Happening
1967

Tall, Dark and Handsome
1941

Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
1987

Whispering Ghosts
1942

Always Leave Them Laughing
1949

Funny Is Money
1999

Star Spangled Salesman
1968

A Gentleman at Heart
1942

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
1969

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941

Seven in Darkness
1969

All This and World War II
1976

Journey Back to Oz
1972

Side by Side
1988

Radio City Revels
1938

New Faces of 1937
1937

Hollywood Hobbies
1939

Lepke
1975

This Is Elvis
1981

Smorgasbord
1983

The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
2003

Little Lord Fauntleroy
1921

Tess of the Storm Country
1922

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
2023

Storybook
1994

For Singles Only
1968

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976

Off Your Rocker
1982

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
1999

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983

The Legend of Valentino
1975

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986

The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1979

Television: The First Fifty Years
1999

Over My Dead Body
1942

The Bellboy
1960

Broadway Danny Rose
1984

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
1983

Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
1970

Joys
1976

Let's Make Love
1960

Breakdowns of 1949
1949

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991

Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
1990

Jingle Bell Rock
1995

A Century of Cinema
1994

The Spike Jones Story
1988

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998

Poppin' the Cork
1933

NBC: The First Fifty Years
1976

Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977

Night of 100 Stars
1982

Family Business
1983

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975

Murder at N.B.C.
1966

Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
2003

Elvis Through the Years
2007

Pioneers of Primetime
2005

The All-Star Christmas Show
1958

Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012

Hey Abbott
1978

Ruth of the Range
1923

The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special
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Help Save Planet Earth
1990

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976

Texaco Star Theater
1948

CHiPs
1977

Here's Lucy
1968

Amazing Stories
1985

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950

F Troop
1965

Due South
1994

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963

Fame
1982

The Love Boat
1977

Beverly Hills, 90210
1990

The Critic
1994

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990

Batman
1966

Matlock
1986

The Lucy Show
1962

That Girl
1966

The Nanny
1993

Donny & Marie
1976

The Mod Squad
1968

The Muppet Show
1976

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Ironside
1967

The Fall Guy
1981

McCloud
1970

Kraft Music Hall
1958

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

The Big Valley
1965

The Music Shop
1959

The Brady Bunch Hour
1977

The Steve Allen Show
1956

The Jack Benny Program
1950

The Defenders
1961

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The Oscars
1953

The Jimmy Durante Show
1954

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957

Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974

Saturday Night Live
1975

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960

Jackpot Bowling
1959

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

The Love Boat
1977

Love, American Style
1969

The Bob Hope Show
1950

The Bob Hope Show
1950

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

MTV Video Music Awards
1984

Here's Lucy
1968

Burke's Law
1994

The Red Skelton Show
1951

The Love Boat
1977

The Love Boat
1977

The Dick Cavett Show
1968

NBC Sunday Showcase
1959

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957

Batman
1966

I Dream of Jeannie
1965

What's My Line?
1950

Kraft Music Hall
1958

Murder, She Wrote
1984

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

The Love Boat
1977

Kraft Television Theatre
1947

Mannix
1967

Love, American Style
1969

The Red Skelton Show
1951

Get Smart
1965

Sister, Sister
1994

Kenan & Kel
1996

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

Tony Awards
1956