Ed Wynn

    Ed Wynn

    Acting

    November 9, 1886
    Died June 19, 1966 (79 years old)
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian noted for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor. Ed Wynn first appeared on television on July 7, 1936 in a brief, ad-libbed spot with Graham McNamee during an NBC experimental television broadcast. In the 1949–50 season, Ed Wynn hosted one of the first network, comedy-variety television shows, on CBS, a...

    Known For

    Filmography

    Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

    Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

    2021

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.2
    Reflections on Alice

    Reflections on Alice

    2010

    as Mad Hatter (voice) / Self

    Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

    Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge

    2008

    as Self (archive footage)

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    1976

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    7
    Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

    1976

    as Self (archive footage)

    8

    Bob Hope's World of Comedy

    1976

    as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

    The Gnome-Mobile

    The Gnome-Mobile

    1967

    as Rufus

    6.3
    The Daydreamer

    The Daydreamer

    1966

    as The Emperor (voice)

    5.1
    The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

    1965

    as Old Aram

    6.4
    That Darn Cat!

    That Darn Cat!

    1965

    as Mr. Hofstedder

    6.6
    Dear Brigitte

    Dear Brigitte

    1965

    as The Captain

    6.4
    Mary Poppins

    Mary Poppins

    1964

    as Uncle Albert

    7.6
    Those Calloways

    Those Calloways

    1964

    as Ed Parker

    6.5
    The Patsy

    The Patsy

    1964

    as Ed Wynn

    6.2
    For the Love of Willadean

    For the Love of Willadean

    1964

    as Alfred

    6
    The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

    1964

    as Self - Host

    5
    Son of Flubber

    Son of Flubber

    1963

    as A.J. Allen

    6.1
    The Sound of Laughter

    The Sound of Laughter

    1963

    as College Professor

    5
    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    1963

    as Zachary Belden

    6.3
    The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

    The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

    1962

    as Self

    7
    The Golden Horseshoe Revue

    The Golden Horseshoe Revue

    1962

    as Self

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    1962

    as Self

    7.5
    Babes in Toyland

    Babes in Toyland

    1961

    as Toymaker

    5.9
    The Absent-Minded Professor

    The Absent-Minded Professor

    1961

    as Fire Chief

    6.5
    Backstage Party

    Backstage Party

    1961

    as Self

    7
    Cinderfella

    Cinderfella

    1960

    as Fairy Godfather

    6.2

    The Man in the Funny Suit

    1960

    as Self

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

    1959

    as Albert Dussell

    7.2
    Meet Me in St. Louis

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1959

    as Grandpa

    6
    Miracle On 34th Street

    Miracle On 34th Street

    1959

    as Kris Kringle

    7.3
    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    1959

    as Lou Bookman

    8.5
    Rawhide

    Rawhide

    1959

    as Bateman

    7.2
    Bonanza

    Bonanza

    1959

    as Professor Phineas T. Klump

    7.5
    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    1959

    as Sam Forstmann

    8.5
    Startime

    Startime

    1959

    as Self

    6.8
    Startime

    Startime

    1959

    as Amos Benedict

    6.8
    Marjorie Morningstar

    Marjorie Morningstar

    1958

    as Uncle Samson

    6.3
    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    1958

    as Self

    6.3
    77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

    1958

    as Feigenstein

    7.2
    The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

    1958

    as John Beamer

    7

    On Borrowed Time

    1957

    as 'Gramps' Northrup

    Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

    1957

    as Cappy Darrin

    6.6
    The Great Man

    The Great Man

    1956

    as Paul Beaseley

    5
    Requiem for a Heavyweight

    Requiem for a Heavyweight

    1956

    as Army

    8
    Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

    1956

    as Army

    7.5
    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    1956

    as Self

    6.4
    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    1956

    as Self

    6.2
    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

    1955

    as John Hodges

    6
    December Bride

    December Bride

    1954

    as Self

    6.3
    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    1954

    as A.J. Allen (archive footage)

    7.9
    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    1954

    as The Mad Hatter (voice) (archive footage)

    7.9
    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    1954

    as Self

    7.9
    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    1954

    as Alfred

    7.9
    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    1953

    as Professor Franz

    6.8
    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    1953

    as Max Grossblatt

    6.8
    This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

    1952

    as Self

    6.5
    Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

    1951

    as Mad Hatter (voice)

    7.2
    Operation Wonderland

    Operation Wonderland

    1951

    as Self

    7.5
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    1951

    as Gramps

    8.8
    The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

    1951

    as Self

    7.4
    The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

    1951

    as Colonel Jungle-Rot Freeloader

    7.4
    The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

    1951

    as Muggsy

    7.4
    The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

    1951

    as Fairy Godfather

    7.4
    The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

    1951

    as Guest Host

    7.4
    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    1950

    as Self

    6.9

    Four Star Revue

    1950

    as Host

    6.8
    The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

    1950

    as Self

    7
    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    1950

    as Self

    7

    The Ed Wynn Show

    1949

    as Host

    7.7
    The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

    1949

    as Self

    7.9
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948

    as Self

    6.8
    Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

    1943

    as Ed Wynn

    6.3
    The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious

    The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious

    1941

    The Chief

    The Chief

    1933

    as Henry Summers

    5.5
    Turn Back the Clock

    Turn Back the Clock

    1933

    as Cigar Store Customer (uncredited)

    5.4
    Hollywood on Parade

    Hollywood on Parade

    1932

    as Self

    6.5
    Follow the Leader

    Follow the Leader

    1930

    as Cricket

    4.9
    Rubber Heels

    Rubber Heels

    1927

    as Homer Thrush

    7