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Milton Berle

Milton Berle

Birthday: 1908-07-12 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Milton Berle was an Emmy-winning American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948–55), in 1948 he was the first major star of US television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr. Television to millions during TV's golden age.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2002
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

as    Self (archive footage)

2000
Two Heads Are Better Than None

as    Uncle Leo

1994
Storybook

as    Illuzor

1991
Driving Me Crazy

as    Hotel Clerk

1985
Smorgasbord

as    Ms. Sultry

1979
The Muppet Movie

as    Mad Man Mooney

1976
All This and World War II

as    Himself

1974
Journey Back to Oz

as    Cowardly Lion (voice)

1972
Evil Roy Slade

as    Harry Fern

1969
Seven in Darkness

as    Sam Fuller

1968
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

as    The Movie Director: The 'In' Group

1967
Who's Minding the Mint?

as    Luther Burton

1965
The Loved One

as    Mr. Kenton

1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as    J. Russell Finch

1948
Texaco Star Theater

as    Host

1943
Margin for Error

as    Moe Finkelstein

1942
Whispering Ghosts

as    H.H. Van Buren

1941
Tall, Dark and Handsome

as    Frosty Welch

1941
Sun Valley Serenade

as    Jerome K. 'Nifty' Allen

1941
Rise and Shine

as    Seabiscuit

1939
Hollywood Hobbies

as    Self (uncredited)

1937
New Faces of 1937

as    Wallington Wedge