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Rich Little's Christmas Carol is a TV special that premiered on Home Box Office (HBO) on December 16, 1979, produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1978. It starred Rich Little in a one-man performance with impersonations of his characters playing the parts in Charles Dickens famous holiday story.
Little played the following celebrities:W. C. Fields as Ebenezer Scrooge §
Paul Lynde as Bob Cratchit
Johnny Carson as Fred
Laurel and Hardy as the two solicitors §
Richard Nixon as Jacob Marley
Humphrey Bogart as the Ghost of Christmas Past §
Groucho Marx as Fezziwig §
James Stewart as Dick Wilkins
Peter Falk as Columbo as the Ghost of Christmas Present
Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker as Mrs. Cratchit
Truman Capote as Tiny Tim
Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
James Mason, George Burns and John Wayne as the three businessmen
Jack Benny as a boy §
Original Release
12/17/1978
US Release
12/16/1979
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rich Little | All / W.C. Fields as Scrooge / Paul Lynde as Bob Cratchit / Humphrey Bogart as the Ghost of Christmas Past / Peter Falk as the Ghost of Christmas Present / Peter Sellers as the Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-Come / Richard Nixon as Jacob Marley / Truman Capote as Tiny Tim / Groucho Marx as Fezziwig / Edith Bunker as Mrs. Cratchit / Johnny Carson as Nephew Fred / Jimmy Stewart as Dick Wilkins / John Wayne as Businessman / George Burns as Businessman / Jack Benny as Boy Outside Window / James Mason as Businessman / Stan Laurel as Charity Solicitor / Oliver Hardy as Charity Solicitor |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rich Little | All / W.C. Fields as Scrooge / Paul Lynde as Bob Cratchit / Humphrey Bogart as the Ghost of Christmas Past / Peter Falk as the Ghost of Christmas Present / Peter Sellers as the Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-Come / Richard Nixon as Jacob Marley / Truman Capote as Tiny Tim / Groucho Marx as Fezziwig / Edith Bunker as Mrs. Cratchit / Johnny Carson as Nephew Fred / Jimmy Stewart as Dick Wilkins / John Wayne as Businessman / George Burns as Businessman / Jack Benny as Boy Outside Window / James Mason as Businessman / Stan Laurel as Charity Solicitor / Oliver Hardy as Charity Solicitor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Bill Kyasako | Producer |
Gayle Gibson Sedawie | Producer |
Norman Sedawie | Producer |