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Eddie Cantor was an American "illustrated song" performer, comedian, dancer, singer, actor, and songwriter. Familiar to Broadway, radio, movie, and early television audiences, this "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing anecdotes about his wife Ida and five daughters. Some of his hits include "Makin' Whoopee", "Ida ", "If You Knew Susie", "Ma! He's Makin' Eyes at Me", “Mandy”, "My Baby Just Cares for Me”, "Margie", and "How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm ?" He also wrote a few songs, including "Merrily We Roll Along", the Merrie Melodies Warner Bros. cartoon theme.
Birth Name
Israel Iskowitz
Born
Sunday, 31 January 1892
Died
Saturday, 10 October 1964
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Super Bob Einstein Movie | Self | 2021 |
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me | Self | 2018 |
The History of Comedy | Self | 2017 |
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk | Self | 2007 |
The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Eddie Beagle (clip from Special Delivery (1927)) | 2005 |
Broadway: The American Musical | Henry Williams | 2004 |
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream | Self | 1998 |
100 Years at the Movies | Self | 1994 |
Entertaining the Troops | Self | 1988 |
Television | Self | 1988 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Super Bob Einstein Movie | Self | 2021 |
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me | Self | 2018 |
The History of Comedy | Self | 2017 |
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk | Self | 2007 |
The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Eddie Beagle (clip from Special Delivery (1927)) | 2005 |
Broadway: The American Musical | Henry Williams | 2004 |
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream | Self | 1998 |
100 Years at the Movies | Self | 1994 |
Entertaining the Troops | Self | 1988 |
Television | Self | 1988 |
The 1930's: Music, Memories & Milestones | Self - with Shirley Temple | 1988 |
Biography | Self / (archive footage) | 1987 |
American Masters | Self | 1986 |
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | Self | 1975 |
Brother Can You Spare a Dime | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
Hollywood My Home Town | Himself / Self | 1965 |
Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
The DuPont Show of the Week | Self | 1961 |
Startime | Self | 1959 |
Sunday Showcase | Self | 1959 |
The Eddie Fisher Show | Self | 1957 |
The Big Record | Self - guest | 1957 |
Playhouse 90 | Morris Sizeman / Self - Host / Self - -Host | 1956 |
Matinee Theatre | George Morris | 1955 |
The Lawrence Welk Show | Self - guest star | 1955 |
The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater | Self / Host / Occasional Lead Player / Self - Host / Harold / Elmo Dilling / Herman Fergle / Harold Clinker | 1955 |
Climax! | Self | 1954 |
The Eddie Cantor Story | Himself (epilogue) / Audience Member | 1953 |
Yesterday and Today | (archive footage) | 1953 |
Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
This Is Your Life | Self / Self - Honoree | 1952 |
The Story of Will Rogers | Eddie Cantor | 1952 |
The Dennis Day Show | Self - Performer | 1952 |
The Jack Benny Program | Self | 1950 |
All Star Revue | Self / Self - Maxie the Taxi / Self - Guest Comedian | 1950 |
The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Host / Self / Self - cameo appearance / Self - Comic Actor | 1950 |
The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
The Milton Berle Show | Self - Comedian / Self - Singer | 1948 |
If You Knew Susie | Sam Parker | 1948 |
Meet Mr. Mischief | Face on Station Program Poster | 1947 |
Hollywood Canteen | Eddie Cantor / Self | 1944 |
Show Business | Eddie Martin | 1944 |
Thank Your Lucky Stars | Joe Simpson / Eddie Cantor / Himself | 1943 |
The Great American Broadcast | Self - Opening Montage | 1941 |
Forty Little Mothers | Gilbert Jordan Thompson | 1940 |
Ali Baba Goes to Town | Ali Baba / Aloysius Babson/Ali Baba/Eddie Cantor | 1937 |
Strike Me Pink | Eddie Pink | 1936 |
Kid Millions | Eddie Wilson Jr. | 1934 |
The Hollywood Gad-About | Self | 1934 |
Roman Scandals | Oedipus / Eddie / Eddie aka Oedipus | 1933 |
The Kid from Spain | Eddie Williams | 1932 |
Palmy Days | Eddie Simpson | 1931 |
Whoopee! | Henry Williams | 1930 |
Insurance | Sidney B. Zwieback | 1930 |
Getting a Ticket | Himself / Self - Eddie Cantor | 1930 |
Glorifying the American Girl | Eddie Cantor - Appearance in Revue Scenes / Self | 1929 |
A Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic | Self | 1929 |
Special Delivery | Eddie Beagle - the Mail Carrier | 1927 |
Kid Boots | Samuel (Kid) Boots | 1926 |
A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor, Star of 'Kid Boots' | Self | 1923 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater | 1955 |
The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1950 |
If You Knew Susie | 1948 |
Show Business | 1944 |