Tony Randall
Acting • Born 1920-02-26 – Died 2004-05-17
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.
Filmography
124 credits
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Movie • 1990
Brain Gremlin (voice)
Down with Love
Movie • 2003
Theodore Banner
Send Me No Flowers
Movie • 1964
Arnold Nash
Pillow Talk
Movie • 1959
Jonathan Forbes
Saboteur
Movie • 1942
Cameraman (uncredited)
The Alphabet Murders
Movie • 1965
Hercule Poirot
Scavenger Hunt
Movie • 1979
Henry Motley
Let's Make Love
Movie • 1960
Alexander Coffman
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Movie • 1972
The Operator
Fatal Instinct
Movie • 1993
Judge Skanky
Boys' Night Out
Movie • 1962
George Drayton
Lover Come Back
Movie • 1961
Peter 'Pete' Ramsey
Hello Down There
Movie • 1969
Fred Miller
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Movie • 1964
Dr. Lao / The Abominable Snowman / Merlin the Magician / Apollonius of Tyana / Pan / The Giant Serpent / Medusa / Audience Member
The Man in the Brown Suit
Movie • 1989
Rev. Edward Chichester
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Movie • 1960
King of France
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Movie • 1957
Rockwell P. Hunter / Himself
The Mating Game
Movie • 1959
Lorenzo Charlton
The Brass Bottle
Movie • 1964
Harold Ventimore
The Beatles Forever
Movie • 1977
Self
Our Man in Marrakesh
Movie • 1966
Andrew Jessel
The Gong Show Movie
Movie • 1980
Performer in Tuxedo
Sunday Drive
Movie • 1986
Uncle Bill
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Movie • 1957
Cobbler
Foolin' Around
Movie • 1980
Peddicord
Island of Love
Movie • 1963
Paul Ferris
No Down Payment
Movie • 1957
Jerry Flagg
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie • 1988
Self
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Movie • 1982
Self (archive footage)
Fluffy
Movie • 1965
Prof. Daniel Potter
The Littlest Angel
Movie • 1969
Democritus
My Little Pony: The Movie
Movie • 1986
Moochick (voice)
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Movie • 1988
Tony Randall
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
Movie • 1967
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie • 1990
Self
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Movie • 1990
Self
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Movie • 1991
Self
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Movie • 1986
Self
Save the Dog!
Movie • 1988
Oliver Bishop
Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend
Movie • 1981
Sidney Shorr
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie • 1985
Self
Television: The First Fifty Years
Movie • 1999
Self (archive footage)
The King of Comedy
Movie • 1982
Tony Randall
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Movie • 1978
Lord Seymour Devery
That's Adequate
Movie • 1989
Self - Host
Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus
Movie • 1987
Self - Host
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Movie • 1985
Putzi (The Comedian)
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
Movie • 1999
Himself (archive footage)
The Woody Allen Special
Movie • 1969
Self
It Had to Be You
Movie • 1989
Milton
The Odd Couple: Together Again
Movie • 1993
Felix Unger
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
Movie • 1984
Rambaba Organimus
My Little Pony
Movie • 1984
Moochick (voice)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Movie • 1985
Self
Arsenic & Old Lace
Movie • 1962
Mortimer Brewster
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
Movie • 1987
Narrator/Signor Valenti (voice)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Movie • 1964
Hood (uncredited)
The Boss
Movie • 1991
Narrator
A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song
Movie • 1992
Self - Narrator / Host
Night of 100 Stars
Movie • 1982
Self
Robot in the Family
Movie • 1994
Golddigger (voice)
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
Movie • 1991
Narrator
A Sound of Different Drummers
Movie • 1957
Self - Host
The Playroom
Movie • 1957
Kenneth Rutherford
The All Star Spangled Mission
Movie • 1973
My Little Pony
TV • 1986
Here's Lucy
TV • 1968
Rudolph Springer
The Sonny and Cher Show
TV • 1976
The Odd Couple
TV • 1970
Felix Unger
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Studio One
TV • 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Gimme a Break!
TV • 1981
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Justin Hale
Mister Peepers
TV • 1952
Harvey Weskit
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Mortimer Brewster
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Battle of the Network Stars
TV • 1976
Brother's Keeper
TV • 1998
Tony
The Hollywood Palace
TV • 1964
Self
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TV • 1953
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
TV • 1969
Self
The Big Show
TV • 1980
Self
Love, Sidney
TV • 1981
Sidney Shorr
The Flip Wilson Show
TV • 1970
Self
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
ABC Stage 67
TV • 1966
Inspector Berry / Geoffrey Judge
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV • 1956
Self
The Tony Randall Show
TV • 1976
Walter Franklin
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self - Guest
That's Life
TV • 1968
Vacation Playhouse
TV • 1963
Willie Coogan
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Captain and Tennille
TV • 1976
Self - Guest
The Great American Quiz Show
TV • 1987
Cher
TV • 1975
Self
The Muppet Show
TV • 1976
Self - Special Guest Star
Tony Orlando and Dawn
TV • 1974
Self
The Dick Clark Show
TV • 1958
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
The Magic School Bus
TV • 1994
Radius Ulna 'R.U.' Humerus (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Brady Bunch Hour
TV • 1977
Checkmate
TV • 1960
Luther Gage
Studio One
TV • 1948
Walter
The Julie Andrews Hour
TV • 1972
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Various Characters
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
Ernest Winkler
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self
Legends
TV • 2006
Pete Ramsey (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV • 1962
Hadley Purvis
The Danny Kaye Show
TV • 1963
Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self - Host
Love, American Style
TV • 1969
Mark
The Motorola Television Hour
TV • 1953
Harry
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV • 1958
Fred Martin
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self