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Regis Francis Xavier Philbin is an American media personality, actor, and singer, known for hosting talk and game shows since the 1960s. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, he served in the Navy and got his television start serving as a page for The Tonight Show in the 1950s. Philbin gained his first network TV exposure in 1967 as Joey Bishop's sidekick on The Joey Bishop Show.
Birth Name
Regis Francis Xavier Philbin
Born
Tuesday, 25 August 1931
Died
Friday, 24 July 2020
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Albert Brooks: Defending My Life | Self | 2023 |
| The Game Show Show | Self | 2023 |
| Pepsi, Where's My Jet? | Self - Former Pepsi Commercial Star | 2022 |
| King of Cool | Self / Self - Superfan | 2021 |
| Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed | Self - Co-Host, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | 2021 |
| Val | Self | 2021 |
| Game Changers | Self - Host, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? / Self | 2018 |
| Always at The Carlyle | Self | 2018 |
| Gilbert | Self | 2017 |
| Snoop Dogg Presents: The Joker's Wild | Self | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Albert Brooks: Defending My Life | Self | 2023 |
| The Game Show Show | Self | 2023 |
| Pepsi, Where's My Jet? | Self - Former Pepsi Commercial Star | 2022 |
| King of Cool | Self / Self - Superfan | 2021 |
| Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed | Self - Co-Host, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | 2021 |
| Val | Self | 2021 |
| Game Changers | Self - Host, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? / Self | 2018 |
| Always at The Carlyle | Self | 2018 |
| Gilbert | Self | 2017 |
| Snoop Dogg Presents: The Joker's Wild | Self | 2017 |
| Burden | Self | 2017 |
| Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come | Self | 2016 |
| Harry | Self | 2016 |
| Single Parents | Regis Philbin | 2016 |
| All or Nothing: A Season with the Arizona Cardinals | Self | 2016 |
| Join or Die with Craig Ferguson | Self - Special Guest | 2016 |
| Donny! | Regis Philbin | 2015 |
| The Odd Couple | Walter | 2015 |
| Fresh Off the Boat | Regis Philbin | 2015 |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | Self / Self - Mystery Celebrity | 2014 |
| Don Rickles: One Night Only | Self | 2014 |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Surprise Appearance / Self - Guest Announcer | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Crowd Goes Wild | Self | 2013 |
| I Am Divine | Self | 2013 |
| Jim Rome on Showtime | Self | 2012 |
| The Haunting Of | Self | 2012 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Katie | Self | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| America's Book of Secrets | Self - Broadcasting from Hefner's 55th Birthday Party | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self | 2012 |
| Bob Ross: The Happy Painter | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 2011 |
| Jack and Jill | Regis Philbin | 2011 |
| Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | Self | 2011 |
| New Girl | Regis Philbin | 2011 |
| A Football Life | Self | 2011 |
| Take Two with Phineas and Ferb | Self | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest / Self - Guest Co-Host / Self - Guest Host / Self | 2010 |
| I'm Still Here | Regis Philbin | 2010 |
| Unforgettable | Self | 2010 |
| New York Street Games | Self | 2010 |
| Hot in Cleveland | Pierre | 2010 |
| Shrek Forever After | Mabel / Mabel (voice) | 2010 |
| Uncle Grandpa | Easter Bunny | 2010 |
| The Battle for Late Night | Self | 2010 |
| The Marriage Ref | Himself - Panelist | 2010 |
| The Legendary Bing Crosby | Self | 2010 |
| The Dr. Oz Show | Self | 2009 |
| 30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
| WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW | Self | 2009 |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self | 2009 |
| Streisand: Live in Concert | Self - Audience | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself | 2009 |
| Shatner's Raw Nerve | Self | 2008 |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | Himself | 2008 |
| Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon | Self | 2008 |
| Million Dollar Password | Self - Host | 2008 |
| The Great Buck Howard | Regis Philbin | 2008 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | Himself / Self | 2007 |
| Damages | Regis Philbin | 2007 |
| Shrek the Third | Mabel (voice) / Mabel | 2007 |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Self | 2007 |
| The Knights of Prosperity | Regis Philbin | 2007 |
| 30 Rock | Regis Philbin | 2006 |
| Ugly Betty | Himself | 2006 |
| Brothers & Sisters | Regis Philbin | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self / Self - Guest Co-Host / Self - Co-Host | 2006 |
| Little Miss Sunshine | Regis Philbin | 2006 |
| America's Got Talent | Self - Host | 2006 |
| The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency | Self | 2006 |
| CollegeHumor Originals | Self | 2006 |
| Deal or No Deal | Self | 2005 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Regis Philbin | 2005 |
| Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous | Regis Philbin | 2005 |
| The Hour | Self | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self / Self - Guest / Self - Host / Self - Musical Guest / Self (segment "Secretariat in New York") | 2005 |
| The Breakup Artist | Self | 2004 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self | 2004 |
| Who Wants to Be a Super Millionaire | Self - Host | 2004 |
| The Apprentice | Himself - Guest Judge (segment "celebrity guide book") / Himself / Self - Host | 2004 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Self / Regis Philbin | 2003 |
| Hope & Faith | Handsome Hal Halverson / Hal Halverson | 2003 |
| Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Regis Philbin | 2003 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special | Self | 2003 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Suprising Guest | 2003 |
| Pinocchio | Ringmaster | 2002 |
| People I Know | Self | 2002 |
| Less Than Perfect | Xin Xao Pi | 2002 |
| That Was Then | Self | 2002 |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Himself - Host / Self - Guest Host / Self - Celebrity Question Presenter / Self | 2002 |
| The Wayne Brady Show | Self | 2002 |
| The Anna Nicole Show | Self | 2002 |
| See How They Run | Self | 2001 |
| You Don't Know Jack | Self / Regis Philbin - Special Cameo | 2001 |
| Primetime Glick | Self | 2001 |
| Little Nicky | Regis Philbin | 2000 |
| The Sinister Saga of Making 'the Stunt Man' | Self | 2000 |
| Dudley Do-Right | Himself / Regis Philbin | 1999 |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Host | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Regis Philbin | 1999 |
| Torrance Rises | Himself / Self | 1999 |
| Becker | Homeless Man | 1998 |
| The Famous Jett Jackson | Regis Philbin | 1998 |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - US Host | 1998 |
| Hercules | Typhon | 1998 |
| LateLine | Regis Phibin | 1998 |
| Style & Substance | Regis Philbin | 1998 |
| Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special | Jack (voice) / Jack | 1997 |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Regis Philbin | 1997 |
| The View | Himself / Self | 1997 |
| Soul Man | Regis Philbin | 1997 |
| Life's Work | District Attorney Glen Bradley | 1996 |
| Spin City | Regis Philbin / Rags the Dog | 1996 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| The Dana Carvey Show | Self | 1996 |
| Second Noah | Regis Philbin | 1996 |
| Mad TV | Self | 1995 |
| Caroline in the City | Regis Philbin | 1995 |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Jack | 1995 |
| Hope & Gloria | Regis Philbin | 1995 |
| Open Season | Regis Philbin | 1995 |
| Svengoolie | Self - Guest (2016 airing) | 1995 |
| Women of the House | Regis Philbin | 1995 |
| The Cosby Mysteries | Regis Philbin | 1994 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Regis Philbin / Self | 1994 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Darrin Tate | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself / Self - Guest / Self | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself / Himself - Guest / Self / Self - Guest / Self - Cameo / Himself - Top Ten List Presenter / Shrek / New York Body Disposer / 'Late Show Bear' Caretaker / Himself - Surprise Stand-By Guest / Himself - Surprise Cameo / Host's a special edition of 'Million Dollar Password' / Himself - Guest Co-host / Himself - Being killed by the 'Late Show Prize Wheel' | 1993 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host | Winslow Keene | 1993 |
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Regis Philbin | 1993 |
| WWE Raw | Self | 1993 |
| Night and the City | Regis Philbin | 1992 |
| Mad About You | Regis Philbin | 1992 |
| The Larry Sanders Show | Regis Philbin | 1992 |
| Funny About Love | Regis Philbin | 1990 |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Regis Philbin | 1990 |
| The Howard Stern Show | Self | 1990 |
| The Simpsons | Regis Philbin | 1989 |
| Seinfeld | Miss America Pageant Announcer / Regis Philbin | 1989 |
| The New Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | 1986 |
| California Girls | Regis Philbin | 1985 |
| Malibu Express | Regis Philbin | 1985 |
| Regis Philbin's Lifestyles | Himself - Host | 1984 |
| The Man Who Loved Women | Regis Philbin / Himself | 1983 |
| Wheel of Fortune | Self - Video Greeting / Self - Guest Prize Announcer / Self - Guest Preview Puzzle Announcer | 1983 |
| Regis Philbin's Healthstyles | Himself - Host | 1983 |
| Star of the Family | TV Host | 1982 |
| Lily for President? | Self | 1982 |
| The Regis Philbin Show | Self - Host | 1981 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self / Himself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Number 96 | Regis Philbin | 1980 |
| For the Love of It | Paint Store Manager | 1980 |
| Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty | Public Service Announcer | 1980 |
| The Bad News Bears Go to Japan | Harry Hahn | 1978 |
| 20/20 | Self | 1978 |
| Mad Bull | Raymond Towne | 1977 |
| The San Pedro Beach Bums | Emcee | 1977 |
| Sextette | Regis Philbin / Himself | 1977 |
| CHiPs | Newscaster | 1977 |
| Lucan | Tourist | 1977 |
| SST: Death Flight | Harry Carter | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Cotton Club Radio Announcer / Craig Samuels | 1977 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self / Contestant #1 | 1975 |
| Almost Anything Goes | Self - Field Interviewer / Himself - Field Interviewer | 1975 |
| Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex, But Were Afraid to Ask | Himself | 1972 |
| Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask | Regis Philbin / Himself | 1972 |
| The Jimmy Stewart Show | Johnny Crown | 1971 |
| The Silent Force | Disc Jockey | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | (segment "Love and the Old Cowboy") / Frederick Miller (segment "Love and the Comedy Team") | 1969 |
| Della | Self | 1969 |
| The Don Rickles Show | Self | 1968 |
| It's Happening | Self | 1968 |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | Customer | 1967 |
| Cowboy in Africa | Bernie Levine | 1967 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Announcer / Self - Co-Host / Self - Host / Self - Guest Host / Self | 1967 |
| That Girl | Producer Ron Rouser | 1966 |
| Get Smart | Man | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Reporter | 1965 |
| That Regis Philbin Show | Self - Host | 1964 |
| Jeopardy! | Himself / Himself - Contestant / Himself - Celebrity Contestant | 1964 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Guest Host | 1961 |
