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Milton Berle

Acting

Born July 12, 1908 · New York City, New York, USA

Died March 27, 2002

Also known as Milton Berlinger · Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger · میلتون برل

Biography

Milton Berle was an American actor and comedian. His career as an entertainer spanned over eight decades, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television. As the host of NBC's Texaco Star Theatre (1948–1953), he was the first major American television star and was known to millions of viewers as "Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. Television" during the first Golden Age of Television. He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in both radio and TV.

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Awards & recognition

  • California Hall of Fame · 2007
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

Kenan & Kel

1996as Uncle Leo

The Nanny

1993as Manny

The Muppet Show

1976as Self - Special Guest Star

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990as Max Jakey

Get Smart

1965as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

MTV Video Music Awards

1984as Self

I Dream of Jeannie

1965as Charles

The Jack Benny Program

1950as Milton Berle

The Fall Guy

1981

Amazing Stories

1985as Self

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Lew Feldman

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Texaco Star Theater

1948as Host

The Red Skelton Show

1951as Self - Guest Host

The Critic

1994as Milton Berle (voice)

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990as Saul Howard

Batman

1966as Louie, the Lilac

The Muppet Movie

1979as Mad Man Mooney

McCloud

1970

The Mark of Zorro

1920as Boy (uncredited)

Sister, Sister

1994as Edgar Boggs

Matlock

1986as Harvey Chase

Broadway Danny Rose

1984as Milton Berle

Who's Minding the Mint?

1967as Luther Burton

The Lucy Show

1962as Milton Berle

Sun Valley Serenade

1941as Jerome K. 'Nifty' Allen

Side by Side

1988as Abe Mercer

This Is Elvis

1981as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963as J. Russell Finch

What's My Line?

1950as Self

CHiPs

1977as Self

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Host

Ironside

1967as Ross Howard

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

Mannix

1967as Danny Brite

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

The Legend of Valentino

1975as Jesse Lasky

Here's Lucy

1968as Cheerful Charlie

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967as Self

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

1985as Self (uncredited)

Let's Make Love

1960as Milton Berle (uncredited)

The Love Boat

1977as Zeke

F Troop

1965

That Girl

1966

The Loved One

1965as Mr. Kenton

The Big Valley

1965as Josiah Freeman

The Bellboy

1960as Milton Berle (uncredited)

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

1968as The Movie Director: The 'In' Group

Tall, Dark and Handsome

1941as Frosty Welch