Shari Lewis
Acting • Born 1933-01-17 – Died 1998-08-02
Biography
Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz (January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998), better known as Shari Lewis, was an American ventriloquist, puppeteer, children's entertainer and television show host. She was best known as the original puppeteer of the sock puppet Lamb Chop, first appearing on Captain Kangaroo in March 1956 and then Hi Mom, a local morning television show that aired on WRCA-TV (now WNBC-TV) in New York City. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
39 credits
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Movie • 1992
archive footage
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
Movie • 1996
Shari / Lamb Chop / Hush Puppy / Charlie Horse (voice)
The Shari Show
Movie • 1975
Herself
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
Movie • 1995
Shari
You Can Do It
Movie • 1984
Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Have I Got a Story For You
Movie • 1984
Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Kooky Classics
Movie • 1984
Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Lamb Chop in the Land of No Manners
Movie • 1989
Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Shari & Lamb Chop
Movie • 2025
Self (archival footage)
A Wedding Knight
Movie • 1966
Gwendolyn (voice)
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
Movie • 1994
Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
The Muppet Movie
Movie • 1979
Additional Muppet Performer
The Defiant Giant
Movie • 1966
Honey Halfwitch
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie • 1987
Self
The Vent Event
Movie • 1978
Shari Lewis/Lamb Chop
The Nanny
TV • 1993
Shari Lewis
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
The Hollywood Palace
TV • 1964
Self - Singer / Ventriloquist
Arabian Knights
TV • 1968
Princess Nida (voice)
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza
TV • 1998
Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV • 1956
Self
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
TV • 1968
Self
Tony Orlando and Dawn
TV • 1974
Self
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
TV • 1979
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
Vicki!
TV • 1992
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Lamb Chop's Play-Along
TV • 1992
Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
The Jack Benny Program
TV • 1950
Shari Lewis
The Alan Thicke Show
TV • 1980
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Diane
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
The Danny Kaye Show
TV • 1963
Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Hostess
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1964
Janet Jerrod