Tony Randall

Biography

Anthony Leonard Randall (born Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg; February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was an American actor, comedian, producer, and director. He is best known for portraying the role of Felix Unger in a television adaptation of the 1965 play, The Odd Couple by Neil Simon, as well as it's updated series and movie. He starred in the sitcom Love, Sidney in which he portrayed the first ever gay lead of a show. He has also been in numerous movies over his long career including many voice roles. In a career spanning six decades, he received six Golden Globe Award nominations and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning one Emmy.

Known For

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

The Dick Clark Show

Self

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

The Carol Burnett Show

Self - Guest / Various Characters

The Carol Burnett Show

Various Characters

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2011	Paul Williams Still Alive	Self (archive footage)
2009	Paris Hilton, Inc.	Self (archive footage)
2003	Down with Love	Theodore Banner
1999	Television: The First Fifty Years	Self (archive footage)
1999	Louis Prima: The Wildest!	Himself (archive footage)
1994	Robot in the Family	Golddigger (voice)
1993	Fatal Instinct	Judge Skanky
1993	The Odd Couple: Together Again	Felix Unger
1992	A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song	Self - Narrator / Host
1991	Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey	Self
1991	The Boss	Narrator
1991	Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II	Narrator
1990	Gremlins 2: The New Batch	Brain Gremlin (voice)
1990	Night of 100 Stars III	Self
1990	Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret	Self
1989	The Man in the Brown Suit	Rev. Edward Chichester
1989	That's Adequate	Self - Host
1989	It Had to Be You	Milton
1988	Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC	Self
1988	Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz	Tony Randall
1988	Save the Dog!	Oliver Bishop
1987	Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus	Self - Host
1987	Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street	Narrator/Signor Valenti (voice)
1986	Sunday Drive	Uncle Bill
1986	My Little Pony: The Movie	Moochick (voice)
1986	The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal	Self
1985	Night of 100 Stars II	Self
1985	Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil	Putzi (The Comedian)
1985	Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story	Self
1984	The Pigs vs. The Freaks	Rambaba Organimus
1984	My Little Pony	Moochick (voice)
1982	Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!	Self (archive footage)
1982	The King of Comedy	Tony Randall
1982	Night of 100 Stars	Self
1981	Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend	Sidney Shorr
1980	The Gong Show Movie	Performer in Tuxedo
1980	Foolin' Around	Peddicord
1979	Scavenger Hunt	Henry Motley
1978	Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid	Lord Seymour Devery
1977	The Beatles Forever	Self
1972	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask	The Operator
1969	Hello Down There	Fred Miller
1969	The Littlest Angel	Democritus
1969	The Woody Allen Special	Self
1967	And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore	Self
1966	Our Man in Marrakesh	Andrew Jessel
1966	Gambit	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1965	The Alphabet Murders	Hercule Poirot
1965	Fluffy	Prof. Daniel Potter
1964	Send Me No Flowers	Arnold Nash
1964	7 Faces of Dr. Lao	Dr. Lao / The Abominable Snowman / Merlin the Magician / Apollonius of Tyana / Pan / The Giant Serpent / Medusa / Audience Member
1964	The Brass Bottle	Harold Ventimore
1964	Robin and the 7 Hoods	Hood (uncredited)
1963	Island of Love	Paul Ferris
1962	Boys' Night Out	George Drayton
1962	Two Weeks in Another Town	Ad Lib in Lounge (uncredited)
1962	Arsenic & Old Lace	Mortimer Brewster
1961	Lover Come Back	Peter 'Pete' Ramsey
1960	Let's Make Love	Alexander Coffman
1960	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	King of France
1959	Pillow Talk	Jonathan Forbes
1959	The Mating Game	Lorenzo Charlton
1957	Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?	Rockwell P. Hunter / Himself
1957	Oh, Men! Oh, Women!	Cobbler
1957	No Down Payment	Jerry Flagg
1942	Saboteur	Cameraman (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
2006	Legends	Pete Ramsey (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998	Brother's Keeper	Tony
1994	The Magic School Bus	(voice)
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self
1987	The Great American Quiz Show
1986	My Little Pony
1981	Gimme a Break!
1981	Love, Sidney	Sidney Shorr
1980	The Big Show	Self
1977	The Brady Bunch Hour
1976	The Sonny and Cher Show
1976	Battle of the Network Stars
1976	The Tony Randall Show	Walter Franklin
1976	The Captain and Tennille	Self
1976	The Muppet Show	Self - Special Guest Star
1975	Cher	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1974	Tony Orlando and Dawn	Self
1972	The Julie Andrews Hour	Self
1970	The Odd Couple	Felix Unger
1970	The Flip Wilson Show	Self
1969	The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour	Self
1969	Love, American Style	Mark
1968	Here's Lucy	Rudolph Springer
1968	That's Life
1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest
1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Various Characters
1966	ABC Stage 67	Inspector Berry / Geoffrey Judge
1964	The Hollywood Palace	Self - Host
1963	Vacation Playhouse	Willie Coogan
1963	The Danny Kaye Show	Self
1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Hadley Purvis
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self - Co-Host
1960	Checkmate	Luther Gage
1958	Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958	The Dick Clark Show	Self
1958	Kraft Music Hall	Self - Host
1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	Self
1956	The Steve Allen Show	Self - Guest
1956	The Steve Allen Show	Self
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presenter
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Host
1953	General Electric Theater	Justin Hale
1953	The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953	The Oscars	Self
1952	Mister Peepers	Harvey Weskit
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Mortimer Brewster
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame
1950	What's My Line?	Self - Mystery Guest
1950	What's My Line?	Self - Panelist
1948	Studio One
1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self
1948	The Philco Television Playhouse
1948	Studio One	Walter
1948	The Philco Television Playhouse	Ernest Winkler