Acting
Tony Randall
Born 1920-02-26
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Tony Randall
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
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The King of Comedy
1982
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Late Show with David Letterman
1993
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
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Down with Love
2003
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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Late Night with David Letterman
1982
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (134 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self (archive) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Mansfield 66/67 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2017 |
 | Legends | Pete Ramsey (archive footage) (uncredited) | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Down with Love | Theodore Banner | Movie | 2003 |
 | Louis Prima: The Wildest! | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1999 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1999 | |
 | Brother's Keeper | Tony | TV Series | 1998 |
 | The Magic School Bus | Radius Ulna 'R.U.' Humerus (voice) | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Robot in the Family | Golddigger (voice) | Movie | 1994 |
 | Fatal Instinct | Judge Skanky | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Odd Couple: Together Again | Felix Unger | Movie | 1993 |
 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self | TV Series | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song | Self - Narrator / Host | Movie | 1992 |
 | Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey | Self | Movie | 1991 |
| Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II | Narrator | Movie | 1991 | |
 | The Boss | Narrator | Movie | 1991 |
| Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret | Self | Movie | 1990 | |
 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Brain Gremlin (voice) | Movie | 1990 |
 | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | Movie | 1990 |
| It Had to Be You | Milton | Movie | 1989 | |
 | I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... | Self (Archive Footage) | Movie | 1989 |
 | That's Adequate | Self - Host | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Man in the Brown Suit | Rev. Edward Chichester | Movie | 1989 |
 | Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz | Tony Randall | Movie | 1988 |
 | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | Movie | 1988 |
 | Save the Dog! | Oliver Bishop | Movie | 1988 |
 | Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus | Self - Host | Movie | 1987 |
 | Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street | Narrator/Signor Valenti (voice) | Movie | 1987 |
| The Great American Quiz Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1987 | |
 | Sunday Drive | Uncle Bill | Movie | 1986 |
 | My Little Pony | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1986 |
 | The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal | Self | Movie | 1986 |
 | My Little Pony: The Movie | Moochick (voice) | Movie | 1986 |
 | Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story | Self | Movie | 1985 |
 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Movie | 1985 |
 | Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil | Putzi (The Comedian) | Movie | 1985 |
 | My Little Pony | Moochick (voice) | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Pigs vs. The Freaks | Rambaba Organimus | Movie | 1984 |
 | The King of Comedy | Tony Randall | Movie | 1982 |
 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Movie | 1982 |
 | Late Night with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1982 |
 | Gimme a Break! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Love, Sidney | Sidney Shorr | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend | Sidney Shorr | Movie | 1981 |
 | Foolin' Around | Peddicord | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Gong Show Movie | Performer in Tuxedo | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Big Show | Self | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Scavenger Hunt | Henry Motley | Movie | 1979 |
 | Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid | Lord Seymour Devery | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Beatles Forever | Self | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Brady Bunch Hour | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Battle of the Network Stars | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1976 |
| Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1976 | |
 | The Tony Randall Show | Walter Franklin | TV Series | 1976 |
 | The Captain and Tennille | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1976 |
 | The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star | TV Series | 1976 |
 | The Sonny and Cher Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Cher | Self | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Tony Orlando and Dawn | Self | TV Series | 1974 |
 | The All Star Spangled Mission | Felix Unger | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Julie Andrews Hour | Self | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask | The Operator | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Odd Couple | Felix Unger | TV Series | 1970 |
 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self | TV Series | 1970 |
 | The Littlest Angel | Democritus | Movie | 1969 |
 | Love, American Style | Mark | TV Series | 1969 |
 | The Woody Allen Special | Self | Movie | 1969 |
 | Hello Down There | Fred Miller | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | Self | TV Series | 1969 |
| That's Life | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1968 | |
 | Here's Lucy | Rudolph Springer | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest / Various Characters | TV Series | 1967 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Various Characters | TV Series | 1967 |
| And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore | Self | Movie | 1967 | |
 | ABC Stage 67 | Inspector Berry / Geoffrey Judge | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Our Man in Marrakesh | Andrew Jessel | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Alphabet Murders | Hercule Poirot | Movie | 1965 |
 | Fluffy | Daniel Potter | Movie | 1965 |
 | Send Me No Flowers | Arnold Nash | Movie | 1964 |
 | Robin and the 7 Hoods | Hood (uncredited) | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Brass Bottle | Harold Ventimore | Movie | 1964 |
 | 7 Faces of Dr. Lao | Dr. Lao / The Abominable Snowman / Merlin the Magician / Apollonius of Tyana / Pan / The Giant Serpent / Medusa / Audience Member | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Hollywood Palace | Self | TV Series | 1964 |
 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self | TV Series | 1963 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Willie Coogan | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | Island of Love | Paul Ferris | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Hadley Purvis | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Boys' Night Out | George Drayton | Movie | 1962 |
 | Arsenic & Old Lace | Mortimer Brewster | Movie | 1962 |
 | Lover Come Back | Peter 'Pete' Ramsey | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Checkmate | Luther Gage | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Let's Make Love | Alexander Coffman | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | King of France | Movie | 1960 |
 | Pillow Talk | Jonathan Forbes | Movie | 1959 |
 | Startime | Ernest Jones | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Mating Game | Lorenzo Charlton | Movie | 1959 |
 | Kraft Music Hall | Self - Host | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Fred Martin | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Dick Clark Show | Self | TV Series | 1958 |
 | No Down Payment | Jerry Flagg | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Playroom | Kenneth Rutherford | Movie | 1957 |
| A Sound of Different Drummers | Self - Host | Movie | 1957 |
 | Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? | Rockwell P. Hunter / Himself | Movie | 1957 |
 | Oh, Men! Oh, Women! | Cobbler | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV Series | 1956 |
 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Show | Self | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Host | TV Series | 1956 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1956 |
 | The Motorola Television Hour | Harry | TV Series | 1953 |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1953 | |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
 | General Electric Theater | Justin Hale | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Mister Peepers | Harvey Weskit | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mortimer Brewster | TV Series | 1951 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | What's My Line? | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Studio One | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1948 |
| Studio One | Walter | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Ernest Winkler | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Host / Nominee | TV Series | 1944 |
 | Saboteur | Cameraman (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |