Ed Wynn
Acting
Born November 9, 1886 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian noted for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor. Ed Wynn first appeared on television on July 7, 1936 in a brief, ad-libbed spot with Graham McNamee during an NBC experimental television broadcast. In the 1949–50 season, Ed Wynn hosted one of the first network, comedy-variety television shows, on CBS, and won both a Peabody Award and an Emmy Award in 1949. Buster Keaton, Lucille Ball, and The Three St…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Bob Hope Show
Bonanza
The Red Skelton Show
The Twilight Zone
Wagon Train
What's My Line?
Rawhide
Burke's Law
The Steve Allen Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
This Is Your Life
77 Sunset Strip
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Mary Poppins
Playhouse 90
Alice in Wonderland
December Bride
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Hollywood Palace
Startime
The Emmy Awards
The Greatest Story Ever Told
General Electric Theater
The Ed Wynn Show
For the Love of Willadean
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Gnome-Mobile
The Ed Wynn Show
Babes in Toyland
That's Entertainment, Part II
That Darn Cat!
The Absent-Minded Professor
Son of Flubber
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
Backstage Party