Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar is known for Grease (1978), History of the World: Part I (1981), Grease 2 (1982).
Biography
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.
Questions about Sid Caesar
How many Sid Caesar films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 57 films with Sid Caesar, from 1947 to 2024.
What is the best rated Sid Caesar film?
The best rated Sid Caesar film in the catalogue is Grease (1978), rated 7.4.
What was the first Sid Caesar film?
The first Sid Caesar film in the catalogue is It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, from 1963.
Who has Sid Caesar worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Sid Caesar shares the most credits with Dom DeLuise (4 films), Allan Carr (2 films) and Didi Conn (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1957) · Genesis Award · star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Nominations
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (1963)
Known for
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7.4 Grease
1978
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6.0 Vegas Vacation
1997
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5.3 Grease 2
1982
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7.0 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
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6.8 History of the World: Part I
1981
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5.4 Cannonball Run II
1984
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6.5 Silent Movie
1976
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5.8 Airport 1975
1974
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6.3 The Cheap Detective
1978
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6.8 The Great Mom Swap
1995
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5.9 A Guide for the Married Man
1967
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4.0 Lunch
2012
Trivia
- Also works as
- writer · musician · film producer · saxophonist · autobiographer · screenwriter
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
63 films — 57 in the catalogue
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7.4 Remembering Gene Wilder
2024 · Self (archive footage)
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It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
2023 · Melville Crump (archive footage)
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6.4 Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018 · Self (archive footage)
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8.4 The Grease Story
2017 · Coach Calhoun (archive footage)
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8.1 Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 · Self
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In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
2012 · Self
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4.0
Lunch
2012 · Himself
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Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009 · Self (archive footage)
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Pioneers of Primetime
2005
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5.7 Comic Book: The Movie
2004 · Old Army Buddy
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7.0 Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar
2003 · Himself
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4.5 Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
2002 · Jacob (voice)
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6.0 NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Self
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7.0 Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002 · Self (uncredited)
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7.0 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
2000 · Self
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7.0 The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
2000 · Himself
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8.0
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
2000 · Himself
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7.0 Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
1999 · Self
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Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 · Self (archive footage)
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7.0 The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998 · Sid Zellman
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6.0
Vegas Vacation
1997 · Mr. Ellis
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9.0 Caesar's Writers
1996 · Self
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6.8
The Great Mom Swap
1995 · Papa Tognetti
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8.0 Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991 · Self
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5.5 Lado a lado
1988 · Louis Hammerstein
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7.0 Wall of Tyranny
1988 · Max
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6.0 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · Self
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6.0 The Emperor's New Clothes
1987 · The Emperor
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6.1 Christmas Snow
1986 · Mr. Snyder
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6.3 Love Is Never Silent
1985 · Mr. Petrakis
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3.0 Stoogemania
1985 · Doctor Fixyer Mindyer
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6.0
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
1984 · Self
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5.4
Cannonball Run II
1984 · Fisherman #2
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5.1 Over the Brooklyn Bridge
1984 · Uncle Benjamin
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9.0 Found Money
1983 · Sam Green
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The Boys of Summer
1983 · Host
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5.3
Grease 2
1982 · Coach Vince Calhoun
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6.8
History of the World: Part I
1981 · Chief Caveman
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6.0 The Munsters' Revenge
1981 · Dr. Dustin Diablo
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5.8 Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
1980 · Wizard / Mince Pie U.N. Krust / Narrator (voice)
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4.9 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980 · Joe Capone
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7.0 Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1979 · King Goochi (voice)
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6.0 America 2100
1979 · MAX (voice)
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6.3
The Cheap Detective
1978 · Ezra Dezire
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7.4
Grease
1978 · Coach Calhoun
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5.2 Curse of the Black Widow
1977 · Lazlo Cozart
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6.2 Barnaby and Me
1977 · Leo Fisk
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5.2 Fire Sale
1977 · Sherman
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6.0 Flight to Holocaust
1977 · George Beam
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6.5
Silent Movie
1976 · Studio Chief
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7.0 Ann-Margret Smith
1975 · Self
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Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975 · (archive footage)
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5.8
Airport 1975
1974 · Barney
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Hamburgers
1974 · self
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8.0 Ten from Your Show of Shows
1973
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5.5 The Spirit Is Willing
1967 · Ben Powell
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5.9
A Guide for the Married Man
1967 · Technical Adviser
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7.2 The Busy Body
1967 · George Norton
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7.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · Melville Crump
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Some of Manie's Friends
1959
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6.0 The All-Star Christmas Show
1958 · Self
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5.8 The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947 · Sammy Weaver
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5.8 Tars and Spars
1946 · Chuck Enders
Series and TV shows
19 titles
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7.9
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1998 · Appearance
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6.8
Mad About You
1992 · Uncle Harold
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6.7
Alice in Wonderland
1985 · Gryphon
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7.5
Amazing Stories
1985 · Lou Bundles
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6.3
Matt Houston
1982 · Cast
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6.9
Vega$
1978 · Cast
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6.3
The Love Boat
1977 · Michael Harmon
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6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Host
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4.9
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Appearance · 2 ep.
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6.2
Love, American Style
1969 · Bert
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6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Guest · 2 ep.
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6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Appearance
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7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Guest · 4 ep.
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6.2
That Girl
1966 · Marty Nickels
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7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Appearance · 3 ep.
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7.1
The Lucy Show
1962 · Sid Caesar
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5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Appearance · 2 ep.
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7.0
What's My Line?
1950 · Appearance · 2 ep.
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6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Appearance · 10 ep.
People data: TMDb.
Cast
