Milton Berle

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Storybook (FILM) Jan. 1, 1994

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV) Feb. 10, 1992

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (FILM) Jul. 26, 1985

Broadway Danny Rose (FILM) Jan. 1, 1984

Saturday Night Live (TV) Apr. 14, 1979

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HIGHLIGHTS

His 80-plus years in show business began in 1913 at age 5 when he won a Charlie Chaplin imitation contest; the following year he appeared with Chaplin in Tillie's Punctured Romance.

Made his first TV appearance on an experimental station in Chicago in 1929.

Widely regarded as the small screen's first big star, he became permanent emcee on the variety show Texaco Star Theater on September 21, 1948. At its peak in the late '40s and early '50s, his l

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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963 -J. Russell Finch

Actor

Film

Big Valley -Josiah

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CHiPs

Actor

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air -Max

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Ill Will (1992) -Max

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TV Episode

Milton Berle: The Second Time Around

Host

Saturday Night Live

Host

Milton Berle; Ornette Coleman (1979) -Host

Host

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Seven in Darkness

Actor

Storybook 1994 -Illuzor

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Film

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure 1985 -Himself [uncredited]

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Broadway Danny Rose 1984 -Himself

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The Muppet Movie 1979 -Mad Man Mooney

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Journey Back to Oz 1974 -Cowardly Lion

Voice

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For Singles Only 1968 -Mr. Parker

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The Oscar 1966 -Kappy Kapstetter

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Let's Make Love 1960 -Himself

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The Bellboy 1960 -Guest Star

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Sparrows 1926

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Humoresque 1920

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Tillie's Punctured Romance 1914 -A small child

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Two Heads Are Better Than None -Uncle Leo

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Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows -Film Director

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Whispering Ghosts -H.H. Van Buren

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Who's Minding the Mint? -Luther Burton

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Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood -Blind man

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The Real Story of Au Clair de la Lune -Prince of Darkness

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The Happening -Fred

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The Legend of Valentino

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The Little Brother

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The Loved One -Mr. Ketweof

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The Mark of Zorro

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Margin for Error -Moe Finkelstein

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New Faces of 1937 -Wellington Wedge

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Off Your Rocker

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Over My Dead Body -Jason Cordry

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Fozzie's Muppet Scrapbook

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Lepke -Mr. Meyer

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Perils of Pauline

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Poppin' the Cork -Elmer Brown

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Radio City Revels -Teddy Jordan

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Rise and Shine -Sea Biscuit

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Seven in Darkness

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Side by Side -Abe Mercer

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Sun Valley Serenade -Nifty Allen

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Tall, Dark and Handsome -Frosty

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That He Should Weep for Her

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Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? -Good Time Eddie Filth

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Cracking Up -Female Patient

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Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

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Driving Me Crazy -Hotel Clerk

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Easy Street

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Evil Roy Slade -Harry Fern

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Family Business -Isaiah

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A Gentleman at Heart -Lucky Cullen

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Always Leave Them Laughing -Kip Cooper

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Highlights

His 80-plus years in show business began in 1913 at age 5 when he won a Charlie Chaplin imitation contest; the following year he appeared with Chaplin in Tillie's Punctured Romance.

Made his first TV appearance on an experimental station in Chicago in 1929.

Widely regarded as the small screen's first big star, he became permanent emcee on the variety show Texaco Star Theater on September 21, 1948. At its peak in the late '40s and early '50s, his l

Signed an exclusive 30-year, $6 million contract with NBC in 1951; it was renegotiated in 1966 and his annual salary was lowered to $120,000 with the provision that he could work on other networks.

Was said to have memorized between 100,000 and 150,000 jokes, and was often ribbed by other comics for stealing a good number of them. (Berle once said of another comic, "I laughed so hard I almost dr