About Tonight Starring Jack Paar
- Released on July 29, 1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired during late-night.
During most of its run it was broadcast from Studio 6B inside the RCA Building. The same studio would also host early episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Its theme song was an instrumental version of "Everything's Coming Up Roses", and the closing theme was "So Until I See You" by Al Lerner.
Main Cast of Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Jack Paar plays Host (86 episodes)
Secondary Cast of Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Dick Haymes plays Self (1 episode)
George Gobel plays Self (1 episode)
Joey Bishop plays Self - Guest Host (2 episodes)
Milton Berle plays Self (1 episode)
Criswell plays Self / the Amazing Criswell (1 episode)
Arlene Dahl plays Self (4 episodes)
Alice Faye plays Self (1 episode)
Lenny Kent plays Self (2 episodes)
Cedric Hardwicke plays Self (1 episode)
Peter Lind Hayes plays Self - Guest Host (2 episodes)
Mary Healy plays Self - Guest Co-Hostess (2 episodes)
Skitch Henderson plays Self - Bandleader (17 episodes)
John V. Lindsay plays Self (1 episode)
Charlie Manna plays Self (1 episode)
Henry Morgan plays Self (1 episode)
Stu Hample plays Self (1 episode)
Soupy Sales plays Self - Guest Host (1 episode)
Hugh Downs plays Self - Guest Host (2 episodes) , Self - Announcer (38 episodes)
Dick Smothers plays Self (1 episode)
Tom Smothers plays Self (1 episode)
Frankie Avalon plays Self (2 episodes)
Joel Bishop plays Self - Guest Host (1 episode)
Renée Taylor plays Self (3 episodes)
Walter Slezak plays Self (7 episodes)
Don Adams plays Self (1 episode)
Cliff Arquette plays Self (1 episode) , Self / Charley Weaver (2 episodes)
Jonathan Winters
George Jessel plays Self (1 episode)
Fran Allison plays Self (1 episode)
Phil Ford plays Self (1 episode)
Farley Granger plays Self (1 episode)
Mimi Hines plays Self (1 episode)
Earl Wrightson plays Self (1 episode)
Sam Levenson plays Self - Guest Host (2 episodes)
Carmel Quinn plays Self (1 episode)
Betty Rollin plays Self (1 episode)
Isaac Stern plays Self (1 episode)
Felicia Sanders plays Self (1 episode)
Jan Murray plays Self - Guest Host (2 episodes)
Eartha Kitt plays Self (1 episode)
Jackie Mason plays Self (1 episode)
Kathleen Nolan plays Self (1 episode)
Walter Kerr plays Self (1 episode)
Hildegard Knef plays Self (1 episode)
Charles Nelson Reilly plays Self (1 episode)
Eileen Rodgers plays Self (1 episode)
Dimitri Tiomkin plays Self (2 episodes)
Jim Backus plays Self (8 episodes)
Carol Burnett plays Self (1 episode)
José Melis plays Self - Orchestra Leader (1 episode) , Self - Announcer (1 episode) , Self - Bandleader (21 episodes)
Dody Goodman plays Self (2 episodes)
Teddi King plays Self (1 episode)
Kaye Ballard plays Self (2 episodes)
Lon Satton plays Self (1 episode)
Jane Russell plays Self (1 episode)
Mel Tormé plays Self (1 episode)
Steve Lawrence plays Self - Guest Host (1 episode)
Mort Sahl plays Self (1 episode)
Henny Backus plays Self (3 episodes)
Milt Kamen plays Self (2 episodes)
Jerry Lewis plays Self - Guest Host (1 episode)
Larry Storch plays Self (2 episodes)
The Vagabonds plays Themselves (1 episode)
Seth Riggs plays Self (1 episode)
Jane Fonda plays Self (1 episode)
Felix Knight plays Self (1 episode)
Johnny Carson plays Self - Guest Host (1 episode)
Chester Morris plays Self (3 episodes)
Margaret Truman Daniel plays Self (1 episode)
Arlene Francis plays Self (1 episode) , Self - Guest Host (3 episodes)
Alan Young plays Self (1 episode)
Desi Arnaz Jr. plays Self (1 episode)
Lucie Arnaz plays Self (1 episode)
Lucille Ball plays Self (1 episode)
Kay Thompson plays Self (1 episode)
Oleg Cassini plays Self (1 episode)
Art Linkletter plays Self (3 episodes) , Self - Guest Host (18 episodes)
Bob Elliott plays Self (1 episode)
Ray Goulding plays Self (1 episode)
Johnny Desmond plays Self (2 episodes)
Eli Mintz plays Self (1 episode)
Eva Gabor plays Self (2 episodes)
Florence Henderson plays Self (1 episode)
Paul Lynde plays Self (1 episode)
Vivian Vance plays Self (1 episode)
Orson Bean plays Self - Guest Host (1 episode)
Teresa Brewer plays Self (1 episode)
Robert Cummings plays Self (1 episode)
Woody Herman plays Self - Bandleader (3 episodes)
Carolyn Jones plays Self (1 episode)
Sheldon Leonard plays Self (1 episode)
Gisele MacKenzie plays Self (1 episode)
Danny Thomas plays Self (1 episode)
Pat Buttram plays Self (1 episode)
Corinne Griffith plays Self (1 episode)
Ruta Lee plays Self (1 episode)
Walter Pidgeon plays Self (1 episode)
The Wiere Brothers plays Themselves (1 episode)
George Cukor plays Self (2 episodes)
Kirk Douglas plays Self (1 episode)
Lisa Kirk plays Self (1 episode)
Eddie Mayehoff plays Self (1 episode)
Sidney Skolsky plays Self (1 episode)
Morey Amsterdam plays Self (2 episodes)
Richard Boone plays Self (1 episode)
Leo Durocher plays Self (1 episode)
Archie Moore plays Self (1 episode)
Dave Barry plays Self (1 episode)
Jack Jones plays Self (2 episodes)
Bob Newhart plays Self (1 episode)
Carl Reiner plays Self (1 episode)
Eve Arden plays Eve Arden (1 episode)
Robert Horton plays Self (1 episode)
Merv Griffin plays Self (1 episode) , Self - Guest Host (1 episode)
Adolphe Menjou plays Self (1 episode)
Howard Duff plays Self (1 episode)
Edith Head plays Self (1 episode)
Burt Lancaster plays Self (1 episode)
Ida Lupino plays Self (1 episode)
John Indrisano plays Self (1 episode)
Georgia Lee plays Self (1 episode)
Jack Linkletter plays Self (1 episode)
Gloria Swanson plays Self (1 episode)
Pat Carroll plays Self (1 episode)
Jon Hendricks plays Self (1 episode)
Yolande Bavan plays Self (1 episode)
Dave Lambert plays Self (1 episode)
Mervyn LeRoy plays Self (1 episode)
Charlie Brill plays Self (1 episode)
Chet Huntley plays Self (1 episode)
Mitzi McCall plays Self (1 episode)
Peggy King plays Self (1 episode)
David Brinkley plays Self (1 episode)
Allyn Joslyn plays Self (1 episode)
Norman Rockwell plays Self (1 episode)
Richard Chamberlain plays Self (1 episode)
Kipp Hamilton plays Self (1 episode)
Andrew Prine plays Self (1 episode)
Claire Bloom plays Self (1 episode)
Duke Ellington plays Self (1 episode)
Dean Jones plays Self (1 episode)
Rod Steiger plays Self (1 episode)
Helen Gurley Brown plays Self (1 episode)
Robert Fuller plays Self (1 episode)
Michael Landon plays Self (1 episode)
Bobby Van plays Self (1 episode)
Richard Egan plays Self (1 episode)
Jackie Kahane plays Self (1 episode)
Terry Moore plays Self (1 episode)
Maria von Trapp plays Self (1 episode)
Joe E. Brown plays Self (3 episodes)
Elisa Loti plays Self (1 episode)
Frank Lovejoy plays Self (1 episode)
Paula Stewart plays Self (1 episode)
Gore Vidal plays Self (1 episode)
Marie Wilson plays Self (1 episode)
Bill Dana plays Self (1 episode)
Selma Diamond plays Self (1 episode)
Jack E. Leonard plays Self (1 episode)
Adam Wade plays Self (1 episode)
Fran Warren plays Self (1 episode)
Denise Darcel plays Self (1 episode)
Vivienne Della Chiesa plays Self (1 episode)
Skitch Henderson plays Self - Bandleader (2 episodes)
George Maharis plays Self (2 episodes)
Carlos Montoya plays Self (1 episode)
Floyd Patterson plays Self (1 episode)
Shani Wallis plays Self (1 episode)
George Kirby plays Self (1 episode)
Mitch Miller plays Self (1 episode)
Hans Conried plays Self (5 episodes)
Stanley Holloway plays Self (4 episodes)
Johnny Johnston plays Self (1 episode)
Helen O'Connell plays Self (2 episodes)
Franklin Pangborn plays Self - Announcer (5 episodes)
- Dick Haymes
- George Gobel
- Joey Bishop
- Milton Berle
- Criswell
- Arlene Dahl
- Alice Faye
- Lenny Kent
- Cedric Hardwicke
- Peter Lind Hayes
- Mary Healy
- Skitch Henderson
- John V. Lindsay
- Charlie Manna
- Henry Morgan
- Stu Hample
- Soupy Sales
- Hugh Downs
- Dick Smothers
- Tom Smothers
- Frankie Avalon
- Joel Bishop
- Renée Taylor
- Walter Slezak
- Don Adams
- Cliff Arquette
- Jonathan Winters
- George Jessel
- Fran Allison
- Phil Ford
- Farley Granger
- Mimi Hines
- Earl Wrightson
- Sam Levenson
- Carmel Quinn
- Betty Rollin
- Isaac Stern
- Felicia Sanders
- Jan Murray
- Eartha Kitt
- Jackie Mason
- Kathleen Nolan
- Walter Kerr
- Hildegard Knef
- Charles Nelson Reilly
- Eileen Rodgers
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Jim Backus
- Carol Burnett
- José Melis
- Dody Goodman
- Teddi King
- Kaye Ballard
- Lon Satton
- Jane Russell
- Mel Tormé
- Steve Lawrence
- Mort Sahl
- Henny Backus
- Milt Kamen
- Jerry Lewis
- Larry Storch
- The Vagabonds
- Seth Riggs
- Jane Fonda
- Felix Knight
- Johnny Carson
- Chester Morris
- Margaret Truman Daniel
- Arlene Francis
- Alan Young
- Desi Arnaz Jr.
- Lucie Arnaz
- Lucille Ball
- Kay Thompson
- Oleg Cassini
- Art Linkletter
- Bob Elliott
- Ray Goulding
- Johnny Desmond
- Eli Mintz
- Eva Gabor
- Florence Henderson
- Paul Lynde
- Vivian Vance
- Orson Bean
- Teresa Brewer
- Robert Cummings
- Woody Herman
- Carolyn Jones
- Sheldon Leonard
- Gisele MacKenzie
- Danny Thomas
- Pat Buttram
- Corinne Griffith
- Ruta Lee
- Walter Pidgeon
- The Wiere Brothers
- George Cukor
- Kirk Douglas
- Lisa Kirk
- Eddie Mayehoff
- Sidney Skolsky
- Morey Amsterdam
- Richard Boone
- Leo Durocher
- Archie Moore
- Dave Barry
- Jack Jones
- Bob Newhart
- Carl Reiner
- Eve Arden
- Robert Horton
- Merv Griffin
- Adolphe Menjou
- Howard Duff
- Edith Head
- Burt Lancaster
- Ida Lupino
- John Indrisano
- Georgia Lee
- Jack Linkletter
- Gloria Swanson
- Pat Carroll
- Jon Hendricks
- Yolande Bavan
- Dave Lambert
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Charlie Brill
- Chet Huntley
- Mitzi McCall
- Peggy King
- David Brinkley
- Allyn Joslyn
- Norman Rockwell
- Richard Chamberlain
- Kipp Hamilton
- Andrew Prine
- Claire Bloom
- Duke Ellington
- Dean Jones
- Rod Steiger
- Helen Gurley Brown
- Robert Fuller
- Michael Landon
- Bobby Van
- Richard Egan
- Jackie Kahane
- Terry Moore
- Maria von Trapp
- Joe E. Brown
- Elisa Loti
- Frank Lovejoy
- Paula Stewart
- Gore Vidal
- Marie Wilson
- Bill Dana
- Selma Diamond
- Jack E. Leonard
- Adam Wade
- Fran Warren
- Denise Darcel
- Vivienne Della Chiesa
- George Maharis
- Carlos Montoya
- Floyd Patterson
- Shani Wallis
- George Kirby
- Mitch Miller
- Hans Conried
- Stanley Holloway
- Johnny Johnston
- Helen O'Connell
- Franklin Pangborn