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Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar

Acting·1922–2014·57 films

Sid Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comic actor and writer, known as the leading man on the 1950s television series Your Show of Shows and as Coach Calhoun in Grease and Grease 2.

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Filmography

Grease
Grease (1978)Coach Calhoun
History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I (1981)Chief Caveman
Grease 2
Grease 2 (1982)Coach Vince Calhoun
Vegas Vacation
Vegas Vacation (1997)Mr. Ellis
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)Melville Crump
Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II (1984)Fisherman #2
Silent Movie
Silent Movie (1976)Studio Chief
Airport 1975
Airport 1975 (1974)Barney
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective (1978)Ezra Dezire
A Guide for the Married Man
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)Technical Adviser (at Romanoff's)
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)Joe Capone
The Munsters' Revenge
The Munsters' Revenge (1981)Dr. Dustin Diablo
Comic Book: The Movie
Comic Book: The Movie (2004)Old Army Buddy
The Spirit Is Willing
The Spirit Is Willing (1967)Ben Powell
Remembering Gene Wilder
Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)Self (archive footage)
Curse of the Black Widow
Curse of the Black Widow (1977)Lazlo Cozart
The Guilt of Janet Ames
The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)Sammy Weaver
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)Self
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)Sid Zellman
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)Uncle Benjamin
The Busy Body
The Busy Body (1967)George Norton
Christmas Snow
Christmas Snow (1986)Mr. Snyder
Fire Sale
Fire Sale (1977)Sherman
The Grease Story
The Grease Story (2017)Coach Calhoun (archive footage)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)Self
Stoogemania
Stoogemania (1985)Doctor Fixyer Mindyer
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018)Self (archive footage)
Flight to Holocaust
Flight to Holocaust (1977)George Beam
The Great Mom Swap
The Great Mom Swap (1995)Papa Tognetti
Ten from Your Show of Shows
Ten from Your Show of Shows (1973)
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (1980)Wizard / Mince Pie U.N. Krust / Narrator (voice)
Tars and Spars
Tars and Spars (1946)Chuck Enders
Love Is Never Silent
Love Is Never Silent (1985)Mr. Petrakis
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes (1987)The Emperor
Barnaby and Me
Barnaby and Me (1977)Leo Fisk
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure (2002)Jacob (voice)
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet (1979)King Goochi (voice)
Ann-Margret Smith
Ann-Margret Smith (1975)Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)Self
Wall of Tyranny
Wall of Tyranny (1988)Max
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991)Self
Found Money
Found Money (1983)Sam Green
The All-Star Christmas Show
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)Self
Caesar's Writers
Caesar's Writers (1996)Self
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV (2000)Self
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)Self (uncredited)
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club (1999)Self
Side by Side
Side by Side (1988)Louis Hammerstein
Lunch
Lunch (2012)Himself
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar (2003)Himself
Hamburgers
Hamburgers (1974)self
Pioneers of Primetime
Pioneers of Primetime (2005)
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World (2009)Self (archive footage)
America 2100
America 2100 (1979)MAX (voice)
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point (2023)Melville Crump (archive footage)
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years (2012)Self
The Boys of Summer
The Boys of Summer (1983)Host