About The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
- Released on September 14, 1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts is a NBC television special show hosted by entertainer Dean Martin from 1974 to 1984. For a series of 54 specials and shows, Martin would periodically "roast" a celebrity. These roasts were patterned after the roasts held at the New York Friars' Club in New York City. The format would have the celebrity guest seated at a banquet table, and one by one the guest of honor was affectionately chided or insulted about his career by his fellow celebrity friends.
In 1973, The Dean Martin Show was declining in popularity. The final season of his variety show would be retooled into one of celebrity roasts, requiring less of Martin's involvement. For the 1973–1974 season, a new feature called “Man of the Week Celebrity Roast" was added to try to pick up the ratings. The roasts seemed to be popular among television audiences and are often marketed in post-issues as part of the official Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts and not The Dean Martin Show. After The Dean Martin Show was cancelled in 1974, NBC drew up a contract with Martin to do several specials and do more roast specials. Starting with Bob Hope in 1974, the roast was taped in California and turned out to be a hit, leading to many other roasts to follow.
Main Cast of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Dean Martin plays Self - Host (85 episodes)
Secondary Cast of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Wilt Chamberlain plays Self (2 episodes)
Mike Connors plays Self (1 episode)
David Groh plays Self (1 episode)
Michael Landon plays Self (1 episode)
Charlie Callas plays Self (1 episode)
Rex Reed plays Self (1 episode)
Charo plays Self (1 episode)
Floyd Patterson plays Self (1 episode)
Lucille Ball plays Self (2 episodes)
Julie Kavner plays Self (1 episode)
Norm Crosby plays Self (2 episodes)
Milburn Stone plays Self (1 episode)
Maury Wills plays Self (1 episode)
Cathy Rigby plays Self (1 episode)
Jimmie Walker plays Self (2 episodes)
Phyllis Diller plays Self (6 episodes)
Tony Orlando plays Self (1 episode)
Scatman Crothers plays Self (1 episode)
Joey Bishop plays Self (2 episodes)
Jack Albertson plays Self (1 episode)
Rocky Graziano plays Self (1 episode)
Shirley Jones plays Self (1 episode)
Freddie Prinze plays Self (2 episodes)
Amanda Blake plays Self (2 episodes)
Harvey Korman plays Self (1 episode)
Georgia Engel plays Self (3 episodes)
Steve Forrest plays Self (1 episode)
Juliet Prowse plays Self (1 episode)
Sherman Hemsley plays Self (1 episode)
Jim Hutton plays Self (1 episode)
Hank Aaron plays Self (1 episode)
Eve Arden plays Self (1 episode)
Isabel Sanford plays Self (2 episodes)
Foster Brooks plays Self (6 episodes)
Sid Caesar plays Self (2 episodes)
Don Knotts plays Self (1 episode)
Sheldon Leonard plays Self (1 episode)
Mickey Mantle plays Self (1 episode)
LaWanda Page plays Self (1 episode)
Frank Gorshin plays Self (3 episodes)
Lorne Greene plays Self (1 episode)
Nancy Walker plays Self (1 episode)
J.D. Cannon plays Self (1 episode)
Dena Dietrich plays Self (1 episode)
Eva Gabor plays Self (1 episode)
Peter Graves plays Self (2 episodes)
Yogi Berra plays Self (1 episode)
Dionne Warwick plays Self (2 episodes)
Chad Everett plays Self (1 episode)
Stan Musial plays Self (1 episode)
Earl Holliman plays Self (1 episode)
Jack Carter plays Self (2 episodes)
Howard Cosell plays Self (3 episodes)
William Conrad plays Self (1 episode)
Jan Murray plays Self (2 episodes)
Shelley Winters plays Self (2 episodes)
Danny Thomas plays Self (3 episodes)
Jackie Mason plays Self (1 episode)
Martin Milner plays Self (1 episode)
Harold Gould plays Self (1 episode)
Zsa Zsa Gabor plays Self (2 episodes)
Ed Asner plays Self (1 episode)
Don Rickles plays Self (6 episodes)
Gene Kelly plays Self (3 episodes)
Redd Foxx plays Self (1 episode)
Peter Falk plays Self (1 episode)
Milton Berle plays Self (6 episodes)
Ronald Reagan plays Self (2 episodes)
Ernest Borgnine plays Self (3 episodes)
George Burns plays Self (1 episode)
Red Buttons plays Self (2 episodes)
Ruth Buzzi plays Self (3 episodes)
Dom DeLuise plays Self (2 episodes)
Rich Little plays Self (5 episodes)
Jack Klugman plays Self (2 episodes)
LaWanda Page plays Self (1 episode)
Jilly Rizzo plays Self (1 episode)
Telly Savalas plays Self (2 episodes)
James Stewart plays Self (3 episodes)
Orson Welles plays Self (2 episodes)
Jesse White plays Self (1 episode)
Angie Dickinson plays Self (1 episode)
Dick Martin plays Self (2 episodes)
Dan Rowean plays Self (1 episode)
George Kennedy plays Self (1 episode)
Richard Roundtree plays Self (1 episode)
Robert Stack plays Self (1 episode)
Nipsey Russell plays Self (5 episodes)
Alex Karras plays Self (1 episode)
Darren McGavin plays Self (1 episode)
Flip Wilson plays Self (1 episode)
Bob Hope plays Self (2 episodes)
John Wayne plays Self (1 episode)
Ginger Rogers plays Self (2 episodes)
Billy Graham plays Self (1 episode)
Jack Benny plays Self (2 episodes)
Omar N. Bradley plays Self (1 episode)
Neil Armstrong plays Self (1 episode)
Henry Kissinger plays Self (1 episode)
Dolores Hope plays Self (1 episode)
Dan Rowan plays Self (1 episode)
Gary Morton plays Self (1 episode)
Gale Gordon plays Self (1 episode)
Totie Fields plays Self (1 episode)
Henry Fonda plays Self (1 episode)
Vivian Vance plays Self (1 episode)
Audrey Meadows plays Self (1 episode)
Sandy Hirt plays Self (1 episode)
Sheila MacRae plays Self (1 episode)
Art Carney plays Self (1 episode)
Jackie Gleason plays Self (1 episode)
Sammy Davis Jr. plays Self (1 episode)
Altovise Davis plays Self (1 episode)
Crew of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Directing
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Mike Connors
- David Groh
- Michael Landon
- Charlie Callas
- Rex Reed
- Charo
- Floyd Patterson
- Lucille Ball
- Julie Kavner
- Norm Crosby
- Milburn Stone
- Maury Wills
- Cathy Rigby
- Jimmie Walker
- Phyllis Diller
- Tony Orlando
- Scatman Crothers
- Joey Bishop
- Jack Albertson
- Rocky Graziano
- Shirley Jones
- Freddie Prinze
- Amanda Blake
- Harvey Korman
- Georgia Engel
- Steve Forrest
- Juliet Prowse
- Sherman Hemsley
- Jim Hutton
- Hank Aaron
- Eve Arden
- Isabel Sanford
- Foster Brooks
- Sid Caesar
- Don Knotts
- Sheldon Leonard
- Mickey Mantle
- LaWanda Page
- Frank Gorshin
- Lorne Greene
- Nancy Walker
- J.D. Cannon
- Dena Dietrich
- Eva Gabor
- Peter Graves
- Yogi Berra
- Dionne Warwick
- Chad Everett
- Stan Musial
- Earl Holliman
- Jack Carter
- Howard Cosell
- William Conrad
- Jan Murray
- Shelley Winters
- Danny Thomas
- Jackie Mason
- Martin Milner
- Harold Gould
- Zsa Zsa Gabor
- Ed Asner
- Don Rickles
- Gene Kelly
- Redd Foxx
- Peter Falk
- Milton Berle
- Ronald Reagan
- Ernest Borgnine
- George Burns
- Red Buttons
- Ruth Buzzi
- Dom DeLuise
- Rich Little
- Jack Klugman
- Jilly Rizzo
- Telly Savalas
- James Stewart
- Orson Welles
- Jesse White
- Angie Dickinson
- Dick Martin
- Dan Rowean
- George Kennedy
- Richard Roundtree
- Robert Stack
- Nipsey Russell
- Alex Karras
- Darren McGavin
- Flip Wilson
- Bob Hope
- John Wayne
- Ginger Rogers
- Billy Graham
- Jack Benny
- Omar N. Bradley
- Neil Armstrong
- Henry Kissinger
- Dolores Hope
- Dan Rowan
- Gary Morton
- Gale Gordon
- Totie Fields
- Henry Fonda
- Vivian Vance
- Audrey Meadows
- Sandy Hirt
- Sheila MacRae
- Art Carney
- Jackie Gleason
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Altovise Davis