Tony Randall

Tony Randall

Age
84 (passed away May. 17th, 2004)
Birthday
Feb. 26th, 1920
Born in
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Height
5' 8"

Tony Randall's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
The Odd Couple TV Show
The Odd Couple
The Flip Wilson Show TV Show
The Flip Wilson Show
The Julie Andrews Hour TV Show
The Julie Andrews Hour
Brother's Keeper TV Show
Brother's Keeper
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) TV Show
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)
Love, Sidney TV Show
Love, Sidney
The Captain and Tennille TV Show
The Captain and Tennille
Mister Peepers TV Show
Mister Peepers
That's Life (1968) TV Show
That's Life (1968)
The Tony Randall Show TV Show
The Tony Randall Show
ABC Stage 67 TV Show
ABC Stage 67
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II TV Show
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
The Motorola Television Hour TV Show
The Motorola Television Hour
 

Main Movie Roles

2003 - Down with Love
1993 - Fatal Instinct
1990 - Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1986 - My Little Pony: The Movie
1983 - King of Comedy
1979 - Scavenger Hunt
1969 - Hello Down There
1965 - The Alphabet Murders
1964 - Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964 - Send Me No Flowers
1964 - 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1962 - Boys' Night Out
1960 - Let's Make Love
1960 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1959 - The Mating Game
1959 - Pillow Talk
1957 - Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Himself - Panelist
5
Kenneth
2
Himself
2
Uncle Bill
1
Radius Ulna 'R.U.' Humerus (Voiced)
1
Hadley Purvis
1
Luther Gage
1
Mark Travis (segment "Love and the Big Night")
1
Justin Hale
1
The Director
1
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:
  • Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for his contribution to television. (1998).
  • Studied acting at New York City's prestigious Neighbourhood Playhouse, under the direction of legendary acting coach, 'Sanford Meisner' (qv).
  • Contracted pneumonia following heart bypass surgery in December 2003.
  • Second child: Jefferson Salvini Randall, born on June 15, 1998. Named after comic actor 'Joseph Jefferson (I)' (qv) and Italian tragic actor Tommasso Salvini.
  • Had taken ballet classes and danced at a semi-professional level.
  • Father was an art dealer. Mother's name was Frances Marie Rizzo.
  • Suffered from tinnitus, a chronic ringing in the ears and starred in a Public Service Announcement to encourage diagnosis and treatment for viewers.
  • Dropped out of Northwestern University in Illinois, majoring in speech and drama, in order to study acting with 'Sanford Meisner' (qv) and dancer 'Martha Graham' (qv) at the Neighbourhood Playhouse in New York. Later, Tony received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree in 2002 from Pace University.


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