Ed Wynn
Birthday
1886/11/09
Day of death
1966/06/19 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
Isaiah Edwin «Ed» Wynn, Isaiah Edwin Wynn, Isaiah Edwin Leopold, Isaiah Edwin "Ed" Wynn
Biography
Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), 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. Ed Wynn first appeared on television on July 7, 1936 in a brief, ad-libbed spot with Graham McNamee during an NBC experimental television broadcast. In the 1949–50 season, Ed Wynn hosted one of the first network, comedy-variety television shows, on CBS, a...Read more
Acting
(1964) Mary Poppins
as Uncle Albert
(1965) The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Old Aram
(1959) The Diary of Anne Frank
as Albert Dussell
(1967) The Gnome-Mobile
as Rufus
(1951) Alice in Wonderland
as Mad Hatter (voice)
(1961) Babes in Toyland
as Toymaker
(1958) Marjorie Morningstar
as Uncle Samson
(1964) Those Calloways
as Ed Parker
(1960) Cinderfella
as Fairy Godfather
(1964) The Patsy
as Ed Wynn
(1966) The Daydreamer
as The Emperor (voice)
(1930) Follow the Leader
as Cricket
(1933) The Chief
as Henry Summers
(1962) The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
(1956) The Great Man
as Paul Beaseley
(1932) Hollywood on Parade
as Self
(2021) Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1943) Stage Door Canteen
as Ed Wynn
(1961) The Absent-Minded Professor
as Fire Chief
(1963) Son of Flubber
as A.J. Allen
(1933) Turn Back the Clock
as Cigar Store Customer (uncredited)
(1965) That Darn Cat!
as Mr. Hofstedder
(1959) Meet Me in St. Louis
as Grandpa
(2008) Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1964) For the Love of Willadean
as Alfred
(1965) Dear Brigitte
as The Captain
(1963) The Sound of Laughter
as College Professor
(1951) Operation Wonderland
as Self
(1961) Backstage Party
as Self
(1962) The Golden Horseshoe Revue
as Self
(1956) Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Army
(1959) Miracle On 34th Street
as Kris Kringle
(1957) On Borrowed Time
as 'Gramps' Northrup
(1941) The Three Stooges: Live and Hilarious
as ---
(1927) Rubber Heels
as Homer Thrush
(1976) Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Reflections on Alice
as Mad Hatter (voice) / Self
(1960) The Man in the Funny Suit
as Self
(1963) Burke's Law
as Zachary Belden
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1956) Playhouse 90
as Army
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Professor Franz
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Gramps
(1959) The Twilight Zone
as Lou Bookman
(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Self
(1959) Rawhide
as Bateman
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Host
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour
as John Hodges
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
(1949) The Ed Wynn Show
as Host
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as Feigenstein
(1949) The Emmy Awards
as Self
(1954) December Bride
as Self
(1950) Four Star Revue
as Host
(1959) Bonanza
as Professor Phineas T. Klump
(1957) Wagon Train
as Cappy Darrin
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Self
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Fairy Godfather
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Self / Colonel Jungle-Rot Freeloader
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Guest Host
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Muggsy
(1959) Startime
as ---
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Max Grossblatt
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1959) The Twilight Zone
as Sam Forstmann
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as A.J. Allen (archive footage)
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as The Mad Hatter (voice) (archive footage)
(1958) The Ed Wynn Show
as John Beamer
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Alfred