Sid Caesar

Acting

September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014 (aged 91)

Yonkers, New York, USA

Sid Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comic actor and writer, known as the leading man on the 1950s television series Your Show of Shows and as Coach Calhoun in Grease and Grease 2.

Filmography

Remembering Gene Wilder

Remembering Gene Wilder2024 · Self (archive footage)

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

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point2023 · Melville Crump (archive footage)

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped2018 · Self (archive footage)

The Grease Story

The Grease Story2017 · Coach Calhoun (archive footage)

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise2013 · Self

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years2012 · Self

Lunch

Lunch2012 · Himself

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World2009 · Self (archive footage)

The Jewish Americans

The Jewish Americans2008 · Self

Pioneers of Primetime

Pioneers of Primetime2005

Comic Book: The Movie

Comic Book: The Movie2004 · Old Army Buddy

Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar2003 · Himself

Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure2002 · Jacob (voice)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special2002 · Self

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story2002 · Self (uncredited)

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV2000 · Self

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room2000 · Himself

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy2000 · Himself

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

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club1999 · Self

Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years1999 · Self (archive footage)

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Whose Line Is It Anyway?1998 · Self

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit1998 · Sid Zellman

Vegas Vacation

Vegas Vacation1997 · Mr. Ellis

Caesar's Writers

Caesar's Writers1996 · Self

The Great Mom Swap

The Great Mom Swap1995 · Papa Tognetti

Mad About You

Mad About You1992 · Uncle Harold

Love & War

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

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

Side by Side

Side by Side1988 · Louis Hammerstein

Wall of Tyranny

Wall of Tyranny1988 · Max

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987 · Self

Beach

Beach1987 · The Emperor

Christmas Snow

Christmas Snow1986 · Mr. Snyder

Love Is Never Silent

Love Is Never Silent1985 · Mr. Petrakis

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland1985 · Gryphon

Stoogemania

Stoogemania1985 · Doctor Fixyer Mindyer

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories1985 · Lou Bundles

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

All Star Party for Lucille Ball1984 · Self

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II1984 · Fisherman #2

Opération Ypsilon

Opération Ypsilon1984 · Uncle Benjamin

America 2100

America 21001979

Silent Movie

Silent Movie1976

Some of Manie's Friends

Some of Manie's Friends1959

Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows1950 · Himself

The Guilt of Janet Ames

The Guilt of Janet Ames1947