Gene Shalit
Acting
13
Acting Credits
Biography
Eugene Shalit (March 25, 1926 — June 12, 2026) was an American retired journalist, television personality, film and book critic, and author. After starting to work part-time on NBC's The Today Show in 1970, he filled those roles from January 15, 1973, until retiring on November 11, 2010. Shalit was known for his frequent use of puns, his oversized handlebar moustache and fuzzy hair, and for wearing colourful bow ties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Shalit, licensed under CC-B...
Known For
Masterpiece Mystery
Self
SpongeBob SquarePants
Gene Scallop (voice)
The Critic
Gene Shalit (voice)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
Cribb
Self – Host
Tootsie
Self (uncredited)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
Filmography
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
2020
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
as Self
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Gene Scallop (voice)
The Critic
1994
as Gene Shalit (voice)
An Amazin' Era
1986
as Self
Let's Go Mets
1986
as Self
Tootsie
1982
as Self (uncredited)
Masterpiece Mystery
1980
as Self
Cribb
1980
as Self – Host
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
1973
as Self