Ed McMahon
Acting • Born 1923-03-06 – Died 2009-06-23
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edward Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American comedian, game show host and announcer. He is most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer and sidekick on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992. He also hosted the original version of the talent show Star Search from 1983 to 1995. He co-hosted TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Dick Clark from 1982 to 1986. He also presented sweepstakes for the direct marketing company American Family Publishers (not, as is commonly believed, its main rival Publishers Clearing House). McMahon annually co-hosted the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. He performed in numerous television commercials, most notably for Budweiser. In the 1970s and 1980s, he anchored the team of NBC personalities conducting the network's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. McMahon appeared in several films, including The Incident, Fun With Dick and Jane, Full Moon High, and Butterfly, as well as briefly in the film version of Bewitched. According to Entertainment Weekly, McMahon is considered one of the greatest "sidekicks". Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed McMahon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
119 credits
Fun with Dick and Jane
Movie • 1977
Charlie Blanchard
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
Movie • 1998
Self
Butterfly
Movie • 1982
Mr. Gillespie
The Incident
Movie • 1967
Bill Wilks
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Movie • 1973
Duncan
US Against the World
Movie • 1977
Self - Host
Full Moon High
Movie • 1981
Dad - Col. William P. Walker
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!
Movie • 1994
Self
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
Movie • 1994
Self
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night
Movie • 1994
Self
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
Movie • 1994
Self
The Kid from Left Field
Movie • 1979
Fred Walker
Game Show Moments Gone Bananas
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
Movie • 1978
Self - Host
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
Movie • 1978
'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home
Movie • 1996
Self
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Movie • 1970
Narrator
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Movie • 2002
Self
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Movie • 2003
Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Movie • 1986
Self (archive footage)
The Weather Man
Movie • 2005
Himself
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Movie • 1999
Self
Lucy Calls the President
Movie • 1977
Floyd Whittaker
Dementia
Movie • 1955
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
Movie • 2006
Gridlock
Movie • 1980
Henry Sherman
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
Movie • 2002
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Movie • 1980
Marvin 'Marv' Jordan
Television: The First Fifty Years
Movie • 1999
Self (archive footage)
Something in the Air: The Words Four Two Story
Movie • 2024
Self (Archive Footage)
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
Movie • 2008
Narrator
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Movie • 1988
Self
Just Write
Movie • 1997
Luncheon Chairman
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Movie • 1998
Self
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Movie • 2000
Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Movie • 2007
Self
Legends of the Super Heroes
Movie • 1979
Self
The Star Maker
Movie • 1981
Lou Parker
Safety Patrol!
Movie • 1998
Grandpa Bozell
Carson Country
Movie • 2006
The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
Movie • 2007
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Movie • 1977
Arab Horseman
Bewitched
Movie • 2005
Ed McMahon
Love Affair
Movie • 1994
Self
Pitch People
Movie • 1999
Self
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Movie • 1992
Self - Host
Malcolm & Eddie
TV • 1996
CHiPs
TV • 1977
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The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Ed McMahon (voice)
Higglytown Heroes
TV • 2004
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Ed McMahon (voice)
Here's Lucy
TV • 1968
Ed McMahon
Concentration
TV • 1958
Host
Suddenly Susan
TV • 1996
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The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
TV • 1971
The Sonny and Cher Show
TV • 1976
Pinky and the Brain
TV • 1995
Ed McMahon (voice)
Today
TV • 1952
Self
Las Vegas
TV • 2003
Ed McMahon
Sidewalks Entertainment
TV • 1988
Roseanne
TV • 1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
The New York Times Presents
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes
TV • 1984
Self
Newhart
TV • 1982
That '80s Show
TV • 2002
Ed McMahon
Cow and Chicken
TV • 1997
Popular
TV • 1999
Ed McMahon
Living Single
TV • 1993
Himself
Full House
TV • 1987
Nurses
TV • 1991
Baywatch
TV • 1989
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
TV • 1948
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Star Search
TV • 1995
Just Shoot Me!
TV • 1997
Ed McMahon
ALF
TV • 1986
Himself
Muppets Tonight
TV • 1996
Self
Two for the Money
TV • 1952
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self (uncredited)
Alf's Hit Talk Show
TV • 2004
The Flip Wilson Show
TV • 1970
Self
The Jacksons
TV • 1976
El mismo
The Barbara McNair Show
TV • 1969
Self
The New Tom Green Show
TV • 2003
Self
The Tom Show
TV • 1997
Charles 'Charlie' Dickerson
Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
TV • 2006
The Captain and Tennille
TV • 1976
Self - Guest
E!'s 101
TV • 2003
Self
The Nashville Palace
TV • 1981
The Larry Sanders Show
TV • 1992
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Amazing Stories
TV • 1985
Ed McMahon
The Midnight Special
TV • 1972
Self
Snap Judgment
TV • 1967
Host
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV • 1996
Ed McMahon
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV • 1963
Self
Ellery Queen
TV • 1975
Lamont Franklin
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Celebrity Family Feud
TV • 2008
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Biography: Comedy Icons
TV • 2019
Self
Burke's Law
TV • 1994
Hank Whittaker
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self - Announcer
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Mystery Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self - Substitute Host & Announcer
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self - Host
Adventures in Wonderland
TV • 1992
Ed McMahon
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Puttin' on the Hits
TV • 1984
Host
Dog Whisperer
TV • 2004
Self - Owner of Gus
Bruno the Kid
TV • 1996
Dog Whisperer
TV • 2004
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest Co-Host
Legends of the Superheroes
TV • 1979
Host
Scrubs
TV • 2001
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