Cast and Crew of The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.

Main Cast of The Colgate Comedy Hour

Bob Hope as Self

Bob Hope

Self (19 episodes)

Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope KBE, KC*SG, KSS (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, and...

Jerry Lewis as Self

Jerry Lewis

Self (29 episodes)

Jerry Lewis (March 16, 1926 - August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director...

Secondary Cast of The Colgate Comedy Hour

Kaye Ballard as Self

Kaye Ballard

Self (2 episodes)

Kaye Ballard was born on November 20, 1925 and passed away 6 years ago at the age of 93 on January 21, 2019.

Joel Grey as Self

Joel Grey

Self (4 episodes)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joel Grey (born April 11, 1932) is an American stage and screen actor,...

Mickey Rooney as Self

Mickey Rooney

Self (3 episodes)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was...

Tony Curtis as Self

Tony Curtis

Self (4 episodes)

Tony Curtis (June 3, 1925 – September 29, 2010) was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades, but had...

Dick Van Patten as Self

Dick Van Patten

Self (1 episode)

Dick Van Patten was an American actor best known for his role as Tom Bradford on the TV show Eight Is Enough. Van...

Lauren Bacall as Self

Lauren Bacall

Self (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014)...

Betty Garrett as Self

Betty Garrett

Self (1 episode)

Betty Garrett (May 23, 1919 - February 12, 2011) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer, who starred...

Jack Carter as Self

Jack Carter

Self (3 episodes)

Jack Chakrin (June 24, 1922 – June 28, 2015), known by his stage name Jack Carter, was an American comedian, actor...

Eartha Kitt as Self

Eartha Kitt

Self (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eartha Mae Kitt (January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American...

Carol Channing as Self

Carol Channing

Self (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American...

Sandra Gould as Self

Sandra Gould

Self (1 episode)

Sandra Gould was an American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Gladys Kravitz on the sitcom Bewitched....

Julie Adams as Self

Julie Adams

Self (1 episode)

Julie Adams (born Betty May Adams; October 17, 1926 – February 3, 2019) was an American actress. Description above...

Connie Sawyer as Self

Connie Sawyer

Self (1 episode)

Connie Sawyer was born on November 27, 1912 and passed away 7 years ago at the age of 105 on January 22, 2018.

Nina Foch as Self

Nina Foch

Self (1 episode)

Nina Foch (born Nina Consuelo Maud Fock; April 20, 1924 – December 5, 2008) was a Dutch American actress. After...

Debbie Reynolds as Self

Debbie Reynolds

Self (1 episode)

Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer, businesswoman,...

Tony Bennett as Self

Tony Bennett

Self (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 - July 21, 2023), known...

Kirk Douglas as Ulysses (archive footage)

Kirk Douglas

Ulysses (archive footage) (1 episode) , Self (2 episodes)

Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor, producer,...

Charlton Heston as Self - Host

Charlton Heston

Self - Host (1 episode) , Self (4 episodes)

Charlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston is known for heroic roles in films...

Don Pardo as Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Don Pardo

Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) (1 episode)

Don Pardo was born on February 22, 1918 and passed away 10 years ago at the age of 96 on August 18, 2014.

Les Paul

Self (1 episode)

Leonard Barr

Self (1 episode)

Bil Baird

Self (1 episode)

Joe Louis

Self (1 episode)

Grace Hartman

Self (3 episodes)

Kay Starr

Self (4 episodes)

Pee Wee Reese

Self (1 episode)

Rocky Marciano

Self (2 episodes)

Dagmar

Self (2 episodes)

Sigmund Romberg

Self (2 episodes)

Jane Morgan

Self (3 episodes)

Patrice Munsel

Self (1 episode)

Danny Arnold

Self (12 episodes)

Irv Kupcinet

Self (1 episode)

Sid Fields

Self - Uncle Charlie / Carmen's Father (1 episode) , Self (7 episodes)

Bobby Clark

Self (4 episodes)

Lisa Kirk

Self (1 episode)

Risë Stevens

Self (2 episodes)

Gisele MacKenzie

Self (2 episodes)

Lee Erickson

Self (1 episode)

Joe E. Lewis

Self (1 episode)

Magda Gabor

Self (1 episode)

Jan Peerce

Self (3 episodes)

Fred Waring

Self (1 episode)

Dorothy Baker

Self (1 episode)

Sparky Kaye

Self (1 episode)

Alyce King

Self - The King Sisters (1 episode)

Luise King

Self - The King Sisters (1 episode)

Marilyn King

Self - The King Sisters (1 episode)

Yvonne King

Self - The King Sisters (1 episode)

Bob Manning

Self (1 episode)

Tracy Morgan

Self (1 episode)

Ann Thomas

Self (1 episode)

Gregg Sherwood

Self (1 episode)

Al Goodman

Self - Orchestra Leader (1 episode)

Crew of The Colgate Comedy Hour

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