Name
Ed McMahon
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1923-03-06
Deathday
2009-06-23 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Biography
Edward Leo Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American comedian, game show host and announcer. He is most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer and sidekick on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992. He also hosted the original version of the talent show Star Search from 1983 to 1995. He co-hosted TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Dick Clark from 1982 to 1986. He also presented sweepstakes for the direct marketing company American Family Publishers (not, as is commonly believed, its main rival Publishers Clearing House).
McMahon annually co-hosted the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. He performed in numerous television commercials, most notably for Budweiser. In the 1970s and 1980s, he anchored the team of NBC personalities conducting the network's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. McMahon appeared in several films, including The Incident, Fun With Dick and Jane, Full Moon High, and Butterfly, as well as briefly in the film version of Bewitched. According to Entertainment Weekly, McMahon is considered one of the greatest "sidekicks".
Known For
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David Spritz, a Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether...
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When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed ...
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Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to ...
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Brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rul...
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After a trip to Romania, popular high school quarterback Tony Walker becomes a werewolf, a...
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Two hoodlums terrorize the passengers of a late-night New York City subway train....
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This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a m...
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Vigilante Slaughter comes under attack from Duncan, a local money launderer whose hit-man ...
- 1977 Fun with Dick and Jane as Charlie Blanchard
- 1998 Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time as Self
- 1982 Butterfly as Mr. Gillespie
- 1967 The Incident as Bill Wilks
- 1973 Slaughter's Big Rip-Off as Duncan
- 1977 US Against the World as Self - Host
- 1981 Full Moon High as Dad - Col. William P. Walker
- 1994 Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny! as Self
- 1994 Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs! as Self
- 1994 Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night as Self
- 1994 Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell as Self
- 1979 The Kid from Left Field as Fred Walker
- 2008 Game Show Moments Gone Bananas as Self (archive footage)
- 1978 Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic as Self - Host
- 1978 Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
- 1996 'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home as Self
- 1970 Swing Out, Sweet Land as Narrator (voice) / Bartender
- 2002 The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years as Self
- 2003 Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer as Self
- 1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 The Weather Man as Himself
- 1999 Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club as Self
- 1977 Lucy Calls the President as Floyd Whittaker
- 1955 Dementia as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 2006 The Best of Carson, Volume 1
- 1980 Gridlock as Henry Sherman
- 2002 The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
- 2002 The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s as Self (archive footage)
- 1980 The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story as Marvin 'Marv' Jordan
- 1999 Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 Something in the Air: The Words Four Two Story as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2008 Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas as Narrator
- 1988 Mickey's 60th Birthday as Self
- 1997 Just Write as Luncheon Chairman
- 1998 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's as Self
- 2000 Frank Sinatra Memorial as Self
- 2007 Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- 1979 Legends of the Super Heroes as Self
- 1981 The Star Maker as Lou Parker
- 1998 Safety Patrol! as Grandpa Bozell
- 2006 Carson Country
- 2007 The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
- 1977 The Last Remake of Beau Geste as Arab Horseman
- 2005 Bewitched as Ed McMahon
- 1994 Love Affair as Self
- 1999 Pitch People as Self
- 1992 Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade as Self - Host
- 1976 Bob Hope's World of Comedy as (archive footage)
- 1999 The Vegas Connection as Al Ross
- 2002 The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 1 The Memphis Years & The Television Years as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 50 Years of NBC Late Night as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 Amazing Stories: The Movie III as Ed McMahon
- 1976 Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular as Self
- 1996 Malcolm & Eddie ( 1 episode )
- 1977 CHiPs ( 2 episodes ) as Himself
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Ed McMahon (voice)
- 2004 Higglytown Heroes ( 1 episode )
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Ed McMahon (voice)
- 1968 Here's Lucy ( 2 episodes ) as Ed McMahon
- 1958 Concentration ( 273 episodes ) as Host
- 1996 Suddenly Susan ( 1 episode ) as Ed McMahon
- 1971 The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour ( 2 episodes )
- 1976 The Sonny and Cher Show ( 1 episode )
- 1995 Pinky and the Brain ( 1 episode ) as Ed McMahon (voice)
- 1952 Today ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Las Vegas ( 1 episode ) as Ed McMahon
- 1988 Sidewalks Entertainment ( 1 episode )
- 1988 Roseanne ( 1 episode )
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 2 episodes )
- 2020 The New York Times Presents ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes ( 15 episodes ) as Self
- 1982 Newhart ( 0 episode )
- 2002 That '80s Show ( 1 episode ) as Ed McMahon
- 1999 Popular ( 1 episode ) as Ed McMahon
- 1993 Living Single ( 1 episode ) as Himself
- 1987 Full House ( 1 episode )
- 1991 Nurses ( 1 episode )
- 1989 Baywatch ( 1 episode )
- 1948 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ( 0 episode )
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1995 Star Search ( 1 episode )
- 1997 Just Shoot Me! ( 1 episode ) as Ed McMahon
- 1986 ALF ( 2 episodes ) as Ed McMahon
- 1996 Muppets Tonight ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1952 Two for the Money ( 2 episodes )
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( 3 episodes ) as Self (uncredited)
- 2004 Alf's Hit Talk Show ( 7 episodes )
- 1970 The Flip Wilson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1976 The Jacksons ( 1 episode ) as El mismo
- 1969 The Barbara McNair Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 The New Tom Green Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1997 The Tom Show ( 38 episodes ) as Charles 'Charlie' Dickerson
- 2006 Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up ( 1 episode )
- 1976 The Captain and Tennille ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2003 E!'s 101 ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1981 The Nashville Palace ( 1 episode )
- 1992 The Larry Sanders Show ( 1 episode ) as Ed McMahon
- 1985 Amazing Stories ( 1 episode ) as Ed McMahon
- 1972 The Midnight Special ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1967 Snap Judgment ( 1 episode ) as Host
- 1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ( 1 episode ) as Ed McMahon
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Ellery Queen ( 1 episode ) as Lamont Franklin
- 1950 The Bob Hope Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2008 Celebrity Family Feud ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode )
- 2019 Biography: Comedy Icons ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1994 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Hank Whittaker
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1599 episodes ) as Self - Announcer
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self - Substitute Host & Announcer
- 1958 Kraft Music Hall ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1958 Kraft Music Hall ( 9 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1992 Adventures in Wonderland ( 1 episode ) as Ed McMahon
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1984 Puttin' on the Hits ( 3 episodes ) as Host
- 2004 Dog Whisperer ( 1 episode ) as Self - Owner of Gus
- 1996 Bruno the Kid ( 1 episode )
- 2004 Dog Whisperer ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Guest Co-Host
- 1979 Legends of the Superheroes ( 1 episode ) as Host
- 2001 Scrubs ( 1 episode ) as Ed McMahon
- 1997 Cow and Chicken ( 1 episode ) as Governor #1 / Eugene Oregon / Beaver #5 (voice)
- 1997 I Am Weasel ( 1 episode ) as Governor #1 / Eugene Oregon / Beaver #5 (voice)
- 1995 Star Search ( 9 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1982 Newhart ( 1 episode ) as Frank Tuttle
- 2023 The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
