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Isaiah Edwin Leopold, 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.
Birth Name
Isaiah Edwin Leopold
Born
Tuesday, 09 November 1886
Died
Sunday, 19 June 1966
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Boulevard! A Hollywood Story | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2021 |
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Self | 2015 |
| Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 2008 |
| The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Self | 2005 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'Diary of Anne Frank' | 1997 |
| Television | Self | 1988 |
| Biography | Various | 1987 |
| American Masters | (archive footage) | 1986 |
| Classic Comedy Teams | Self - Three Stooges segment | 1986 |
| Muppet Babies | (archive footage) | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Boulevard! A Hollywood Story | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2021 |
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Self | 2015 |
| Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 2008 |
| The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Self | 2005 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'Diary of Anne Frank' | 1997 |
| Television | Self | 1988 |
| Biography | Various | 1987 |
| American Masters | (archive footage) | 1986 |
| Classic Comedy Teams | Self - Three Stooges segment | 1986 |
| Muppet Babies | (archive footage) | 1984 |
| The Making of The Stooges | Self | 1984 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clip from 'The Chief' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | Self | 1975 |
| The Gnome-Mobile | Rufus | 1967 |
| The Daydreamer | The Emperor (voice) / The Emperor | 1966 |
| That Darn Cat! | Mr. Hofstedder / Mr. A. Hofstedder | 1965 |
| Those Calloways | Ed Parker | 1965 |
| The Greatest Story Ever Told | Old Aram | 1965 |
| Dear Brigitte | The Captain | 1965 |
| Mary Poppins | Uncle Albert | 1964 |
| Slattery's People | Ezra Tallicott | 1964 |
| Shindig! | Self - Guest Host | 1964 |
| The Patsy | Ed Wynn | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self / Self - Host | 1964 |
| The Haunted House | Hobo | 1964 |
| The Sound of Laughter | College Professor (Master of Ceremonies) / College Professor | 1963 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| The Judy Garland Show | Self | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Zachary Belden | 1963 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Professor Hubert Abernathy | 1963 |
| Son of Flubber | A.J. Allen | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Comic Actor | 1962 |
| The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers | Self | 1962 |
| Babes in Toyland | Toymaker | 1961 |
| The Absent Minded Professor | Fire Chief | 1961 |
| Cinderfella | Fairy Godfather | 1960 |
| The Kate Smith Show | Self | 1960 |
| Peabody's Improbable History | Frantic Man | 1959 |
| Startime | Amos Benedict / Self | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Lou Bookman / Sam Forstmann | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Professor Phineas T. Klump | 1959 |
| The Diary of Anne Frank | Mr. Albert Dussell / Albert Dussell | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Bateman | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Feigenstein | 1958 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Self | 1958 |
| The Garry Moore Show | Self | 1958 |
| The Ed Wynn Show | John Beamer | 1958 |
| Marjorie Morningstar | Uncle Samson | 1958 |
| The Eddie Fisher Show | Self | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Cappy Darrin | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| The Great Man | Paul Beaseley | 1956 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Army | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Billy Bishop | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | John Hodges | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Ed Parker / Alfred / Fire Chief / Rufus / Toymaker / The Mad Hatter / Self / Mr. Hofstedder the Watch Jeweler / Himself / A.J. Allen | 1954 |
| December Bride | Self | 1954 |
| The George Gobel Show | Himself | 1954 |
| Shower of Stars | Self | 1954 |
| Red Skelton Revue | Self - Comic | 1954 |
| General Electric Theater | Max Grossblatt / Professor Franz | 1953 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Muggsy / Potentate Kishmir / Guest Host / Fairy Godfather / Colonel Jungle-Rot Freeloader | 1951 |
| The Kate Smith Evening Hour | Self | 1951 |
| Alice in Wonderland | Mad Hatter / Mad Hatter (voice) | 1951 |
| All Star Revue | Self - Host / Self / Host | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | 1950 |
| Ford Star Revue | Self - Comedian | 1950 |
| The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| The Ed Wynn Show | Self - Host | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Stage Door Canteen | Ed Wynn | 1943 |
| Wash Your Step | Voice of Chief on Radio | 1936 |
| The Chief | Henry Summers aka The Perfect Fool / Henry Summers | 1933 |
| Follow the Leader | Crickets | 1930 |
| Rubber Heels | Homer Thrush | 1927 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1961 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1960 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1958 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 1957 | Emmy | Best Supporting Performance by an Actor | Nominated |
