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Ed McMahon

Ed McMahon

Acting March 6, 1923 (86 years old) June 23, 2009 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Biography

Edward Leo Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American comedian, game show host and announcer. He is most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer and sidekick on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992. He also hosted the original version of the talent show Star Search from 1983 to 1995. He co-hosted TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Dick Clark from 1982 to 1986. He also presented sweepstakes for the direct marketing company American Family Publishers (not, as is commonly believed, its main rival Publishers Clearing House). McMahon annually co-hosted the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. He performed in numerous television commercials, most notably for Budweiser. In the 1970s and 1980s, he anchored the team of NBC personalities conducting the network's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. McMahon appeared in several films, including The Incident, Fun With Dick and Jane, Full Moon High, and Butterfly, as well as briefly in the film version of Bewitched. According to Entertainment Weekly, McMahon is considered one of the greatest "sidekicks".

Movies 53

Bewitched 5.1

Bewitched

as Ed McMahon

2005
The Weather Man 6.2

The Weather Man

as Himself

2005
Fun with Dick and Jane 6.6

Fun with Dick and Jane

as Charlie Blanchard

1977
Butterfly 4.9

Butterfly

as Mr. Gillespie

1982
Love Affair 5.5

Love Affair

as Self

1994
The Last Remake of Beau Geste 5.7

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

as Arab Horseman

1977
The Incident 7.4

The Incident

as Bill Wilks

1967
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time 7.4

Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time

as Self

1998
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project 6.8

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

as Self

2007
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off 4.8

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

as Duncan

1973
Full Moon High 4.4

Full Moon High

as Dad - Col. William P. Walker

1981
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II 7.0

Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II

1978
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

as (archive footage)

1976
Lucy Calls the President 7.5

Lucy Calls the President

as Floyd Whittaker

1977
Mickey's 60th Birthday 6.8

Mickey's 60th Birthday

as Self

1988
Dementia 6.8

Dementia

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1955
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic 5.0

Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic

as Self - Host

1978
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's 7.5

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

as Self

1998
'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home 7.0

'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home

as Self

1996
Safety Patrol! 4.8

Safety Patrol!

as Grandpa Bozell

1998
US Against the World

US Against the World

as Self - Host

1977
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

as Marvin 'Marv' Jordan

1980
Legends of the Super Heroes 4.9

Legends of the Super Heroes

as Self

1979
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade 10.0

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

as Self - Host

1992
Just Write 5.5

Just Write

as Luncheon Chairman

1997
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 1 The Memphis Years & The Television Years

The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 1 The Memphis Years & The Television Years

as Self (archive footage)

2002
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s

The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s

2002
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years 6.1

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

as Self (archive footage)

1986
50 Years of NBC Late Night 5.0

50 Years of NBC Late Night

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Game Show Moments Gone Bananas 7.5

Game Show Moments Gone Bananas

as Self (archive footage)

2008
Amazing Stories: The Movie III 2.0

Amazing Stories: The Movie III

as Ed McMahon

1998
Something in the Air: The Words Four Two Story

Something in the Air: The Words Four Two Story

as Self (Archive Footage)

2024
The Kid from Left Field 6.4

The Kid from Left Field

as Fred Walker

1979
Gridlock 5.7

Gridlock

as Henry Sherman

1980
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club 7.0

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

as Self

1999
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years 5.2

The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

as Self

2002
Swing Out, Sweet Land 5.6

Swing Out, Sweet Land

as Narrator (voice) / Bartender

1970
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas

Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas

as Narrator

2008
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular

Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular

as Self

1976
The Best of Carson, Volume 1 10.0

The Best of Carson, Volume 1

2006
Carson Country

Carson Country

2006
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

as Self

2003
The Star Maker 5.5

The Star Maker

as Lou Parker

1981
Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

as Self (archive footage)

1999
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!

Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!

as Self

1994
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night

Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night

as Self

1994
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!

Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!

as Self

1994
Pitch People 8.5

Pitch People

as Self

1999
Frank Sinatra Memorial

Frank Sinatra Memorial

as Self

2000
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell 8.0

Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell

as Self

1994
The Vegas Connection

The Vegas Connection

as Al Ross

1999
The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians

The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians

2007

TV Shows 76

The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Ed McMahon (voice)

1989
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self - Announcer

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self - Substitute Host & Announcer

1962
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Ed McMahon (voice)

1999
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest Co-Host

2003
Scrubs 8.2

Scrubs

as Ed McMahon

2001
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
What's My Line? 7.1

What's My Line?

as Self

1950
Full House 7.5

Full House

1987
Baywatch 5.9

Baywatch

1989
Las Vegas 7.0

Las Vegas

as Ed McMahon

2003
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 7.8

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Ed McMahon

1996
Cow and Chicken 7.1

Cow and Chicken

as Governor #1 / Eugene Oregon / Beaver #5 (voice)

1997
Newhart 7.2

Newhart

1982
Newhart 7.2

Newhart

as Frank Tuttle

1982
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Self

1963
ALF 7.6

ALF

as Ed McMahon

1986
The Tony Danza Show 6.4

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

2004
The Bob Hope Show 7.0

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

1950
Here's Lucy 6.7

Here's Lucy

as Ed McMahon

1968
Just Shoot Me! 6.6

Just Shoot Me!

as Ed McMahon

1997
Today 5.6

Today

as Self

1952
The Larry Sanders Show 7.8

The Larry Sanders Show

as Ed McMahon

1992
Living Single 8.0

Living Single

as Himself

1993
I Am Weasel 7.2

I Am Weasel

as Governor #1 / Eugene Oregon / Beaver #5 (voice)

1997
Kraft Music Hall 5.4

Kraft Music Hall

as Self

1958
Kraft Music Hall 5.4

Kraft Music Hall

as Self - Host

1958
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

1968
Amazing Stories 7.5

Amazing Stories

as Ed McMahon

1985
The Midnight Special 8.1

The Midnight Special

as Self

1972
Concentration 7.0

Concentration

as Host

1958
Popular 6.7

Popular

as Ed McMahon

1999
Malcolm & Eddie 7.8

Malcolm & Eddie

1996
Pinky and the Brain 7.7

Pinky and the Brain

as Ed McMahon (voice)

1995
Ellery Queen 7.5

Ellery Queen

as Lamont Franklin

1975
Adventures in Wonderland 7.2

Adventures in Wonderland

as Ed McMahon

1992
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour 6.6

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

1971
CHiPs 6.8

CHiPs

as Himself

1977
The Flip Wilson Show 5.2

The Flip Wilson Show

as Self

1970
Dog Whisperer 6.9

Dog Whisperer

as Self - Owner of Gus

2004
Dog Whisperer 6.9

Dog Whisperer

as Self

2004
Nurses 7.1

Nurses

1991
Suddenly Susan 6.0

Suddenly Susan

as Ed McMahon

1996
Higglytown Heroes 7.1

Higglytown Heroes

as Tugboat Captain Hero (voice)

2004
Muppets Tonight 7.5

Muppets Tonight

as Self

1996
Burke's Law 6.8

Burke's Law

as Hank Whittaker

1994
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 8.0

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

1948
Sidewalks Entertainment 7.3

Sidewalks Entertainment

1988
Roseanne 6.8

Roseanne

1988
E!'s 101

E!'s 101

as Self

2003
The New Tom Green Show 7.0

The New Tom Green Show

as Self

2003
The Sonny and Cher Show 7.1

The Sonny and Cher Show

1976
Bruno the Kid 6.8

Bruno the Kid

1996
The New York Times Presents 7.0

The New York Times Presents

as Self (archive footage)

2020
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper 7.0

The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper

as Self (archive footage)

2023
The Tom Show

The Tom Show

as Charles 'Charlie' Dickerson

1997
The Barbara McNair Show

The Barbara McNair Show

as Self

1969
Biography: Comedy Icons

Biography: Comedy Icons

as Self

2019
That '80s Show 5.8

That '80s Show

as Ed McMahon

2002
The Captain and Tennille 7.5

The Captain and Tennille

as Self - Guest

1976
The Jacksons 9.2

The Jacksons

as El mismo

1976
Alf's Hit Talk Show 6.5

Alf's Hit Talk Show

2004
Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up 9.7

Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up

2006
Legends of the Superheroes 4.6

Legends of the Superheroes

as Host

1979
Celebrity Family Feud 8.6

Celebrity Family Feud

as Self

2008
Puttin' on the Hits

Puttin' on the Hits

as Host

1984
The Nashville Palace 7.0

The Nashville Palace

1981
TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes 7.0

TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes

as Self

1984
Star Search 6.8

Star Search

1995
Star Search 6.8

Star Search

as Self - Host

1995
Two for the Money 10.0

Two for the Money

1952
Snap Judgment 8.0

Snap Judgment

as Host

1967

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