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You Bet Your Life: The Lost Episodes (2003) -- US Home Video Trailer from Paramount Pictures
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Overview

Date of Death:
19 August 1977, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
From the late 1940s through 1961, he was the highly successful host of... more
Trivia:
Died three days after Elvis Presley. Unfortunately, due to the furor... more
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins more
NewsDesk:
(64 articles)
Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 1)
 (From Huffington Post. 23 November 2009, 9:11 AM, PST)

Cinema Retro Exclusive Interview With Bill Marx, Son Of Harpo Marx
 (From CinemaRetro. 19 November 2009, 4:34 PM, PST)

Alternate Names:
Marx Brothers | The Marx Bros | The Marx Brothers

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Director, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Skidoo (1968) .... God
  2. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Ed Davis (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - Time for Elizabeth (1964) TV episode .... Ed Davis
  3. "General Electric Theater" .... John Graham / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1962)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - The Hold-Out (1962) TV episode .... John Graham
        - The Incredible Jewel Robbery (1959) TV episode .... Suspect in a Police Lineup
  4. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1961)
        - Merrily We Roll Along (1961) TV episode .... Narrator
  5. "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Ko-Ko (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Telephone Hour (USA: syndication title)
        - The Mikado (1960) TV episode .... Ko-Ko

  6. The Story of Mankind (1957) .... Peter Minuit
  7. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) (uncredited) .... George Schmidlap
    ... aka Oh! For a Man! (UK)
  8. Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956) .... Cameo appearance (Stage conductor)
  9. "Shower of Stars" (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
        - Entertainment on Wheels (1954) TV episode
  10. A Girl in Every Port (1952) .... Benjamin Franklin 'Benny' Linn
  11. Double Dynamite (1951) .... Emile J. Keck
    ... aka It's Only Money
  12. Mr. Music (1950) .... Groucho Marx

  13. Love Happy (1949) (as The Marx Brothers) .... Detective Sam Grunion, narrator of the story
  14. "The Popsicle Parade of Stars" .... Brandee (1 episode, 1949)
        - Episode dated 17 July 1949 (1949) TV episode .... Brandee
  15. Copacabana (1947) .... Lionel Q. Deveraux
  16. A Night in Casablanca (1946) .... Ronald Kornblow
  17. The Big Store (1941) .... Wolf J. Flywheel
  18. Go West (1940) .... S. Quentin Quale
    ... aka Marx Brothers Go West (UK)

  19. At the Circus (1939) .... Attorney Loophole
    ... aka The Marx Brothers at the Circus (USA: promotional title)
  20. Room Service (1938) .... Gordon Miller
  21. A Day at the Races (1937) .... Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush
  22. Yours for the Asking (1936) (uncredited) .... Sunbather
  23. A Night at the Opera (1935) .... Otis B. Driftwood
  24. Duck Soup (1933) .... Rufus T. Firefly
  25. Horse Feathers (1932) .... Prof. Quincy Adams Wagstaff
  26. Monkey Business (1931) .... Groucho
  27. Animal Crackers (1930) .... Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding

  28. The Cocoanuts (1929) .... Hammer
  29. Humor Risk (1921) .... Villain
Soundtrack:
  1. Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (2003) (TV) (performer: "Peezie Weezie")

  2. The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998) (performer: "Goodbye, Mr. Ball, Goodbye")

  3. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) (performer: "Freedonia's Going To War" (1933) (uncredited))

  4. "Music Scene" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #1.17 (1970) TV episode (performer: "Father's Day")

  5. "You Bet Your Life" (2 episodes, 1950-1953)
    ... aka The Groucho Show (USA: last season title)
        - Episode #3.22 (1953) TV episode (performer: "(As We Parted On The Shore) Off To Baltimore" (uncredited))
        - Episode #1.6 (1950) TV episode (performer: "Some Of These Days")
  6. A Girl in Every Port (1952) (performer: "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean" (uncredited))
  7. Double Dynamite (1951) (performer: "It's Only Money", "Jesse James" (uncredited)) ("Stone Walls" (uncredited))
    ... aka It's Only Money
  8. Mr. Music (1950) (performer: "Life Is So Peculiar")

  9. Copacabana (1947) (performer: "Go West, Young Man")
  10. The Big Store (1941) (performer: "Sing While You Sell")

  11. At the Circus (1939) (performer: "Lydia, the Tattoed Lady" (uncredited))
    ... aka The Marx Brothers at the Circus (USA: promotional title)
  12. A Day at the Races (1937) (performer: "A Message from the Man in the Moon")
  13. A Night at the Opera (1935) (performer: "Sing Hi for the Open Highway! Sing Ho for the Open Road!")
  14. Duck Soup (1933) (performer: "These Are the Laws of My Administration", "The Country's Going to War")
  15. Horse Feathers (1932) (performer: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It", "I Always Get My Man", "Everyone Says I Love You")
  16. Monkey Business (1931) (performer: "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me", "Sweet Adeline")
  17. Animal Crackers (1930) (performer: "Hello, I Must Be Going", "Hooray for Captain Spaulding", "Gypsy Chorus", "My Old Kentucky Home" (uncredited))
Writer:
  1. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - Time for Elizabeth (1964) TV episode (play)

  2. "The Life of Riley" (1953) TV series (unknown episodes)

  3. The Life of Riley (1949) (story)

  4. The King and the Chorus Girl (1937) (writer)
    ... aka Romance Is Sacred (UK)
Self:
  1. "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: The Wiseguys (2009) TV episode
  2. You Bet Your Life: The Lost Episodes (2003) (V)

  3. CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV) .... Himself
  4. Joys (1976) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in 'Joys' (USA: complete title)
  5. The 46th Annual Academy Awards (1974) (TV) .... Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
  6. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself / ... (7 episodes, 1962-1973)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 28 May 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 31 July 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 30 July 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 29 July 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 28 July 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
          (2 more)
  7. "Omnibus" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - A Dignified Comic Set-to: Groucho Marx (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  8. The Candidate (1972) (uncredited) .... Himself
  9. "The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode #1.8 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
        - Episode dated 25 May 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
        - Groucho Marx (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 8 February 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  12. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #2.193 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  13. The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (1970) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
  14. "Music Scene" .... Himself - Special Guest Host (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #1.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Special Guest Host

  15. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1967-1969)
    ... aka The Color Honeymooners (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode #3.21 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.6 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  16. The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  17. "The Kraft Music Hall" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - A Taste of Funny (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  18. "Gypsy" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 31 May 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  19. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (4 episodes, 1959-1967)
        - Episode dated 23 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 15 November 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 13 October 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 20 September 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
  20. "I Dream of Jeannie" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Greatest Invention in the World (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "Groucho" (1965) TV series .... Himself
  22. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Host / ... (4 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - Episode #2.28 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Sketch Actor/Singer
        - Episode #2.16 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Sketch Actor
        - Episode #1.11 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Sketch Actor
        - Episode #1.10 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "Today" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode dated 8 November 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  24. "I've Got a Secret" .... Guest star (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode dated 28 October 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest star
  25. The Plot Thickens (1963) (TV) .... Himself
  26. "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" .... Himself / ... (10 episodes, 1958-1962)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Jack Paar Tonight Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 24 August 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
        - Episode dated 23 August 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
        - Episode dated 22 August 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
        - Episode dated 20 August 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself/Guest Host
        - Episode dated 16 August 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
          (5 more)
  27. "The Tonight Show" (1962) TV series .... Guest Host (unknown episodes)
  28. "Tell It to Groucho" .... Himself - Host (1 episode)
        - Unaired Pilot (????) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  29. "You Bet Your Life" .... Himself - Host / ... (83 episodes, 1950-1961)
    ... aka The Groucho Show (USA: last season title)
        - Last Show (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #10.31 (1961) TV episode .... Host
        - Episode #11.1 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #11.2 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode #11.3 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (78 more)

  30. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #4.1 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
  31. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - NBC Fall Preview (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  32. "Tonight! America After Dark" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode dated 18 February 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  33. "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #8.8 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  34. Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood (1956) .... Himself
  35. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
        - Harold Lloyd (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  36. Screen Snapshots: The Great Al Jolson (1955) .... Himself
  37. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
    ... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
        - Jack Is a Contestant (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  38. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
        - Episode #1.28 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
  39. General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (1954) (TV) .... Himself - Host
    ... aka General Foods Anniversary Show (USA: short title)
    ... aka General Foods Anniversary Special
  40. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Comic Actor (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #4.18 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Comic Actor
  41. "Four Star Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka All Star Revue (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 11 October 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself

  42. Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937) .... Himself
  43. Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 3 (1936) .... Himself - Observer
  44. Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933) .... Himself
  45. Hollywood on Parade No. 11 (1933) .... Himself
  46. Groucho Marx's Home Movies (1933) .... Himself
  47. Hollywood on Parade No. A-5 (1932) .... Himself
  48. The House That Shadows Built (1931) .... Caesar's Ghost
Archive Footage:
  1. "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America"
        - Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  2. Morir de humor (2008) (TV)
  3. Cartola - Música Para os Olhos (2007) (V) .... Himself
  4. ¿De qué te ríes? (2006) (TV)
  5. The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV) (uncredited) .... Rufus T. Firefly
  6. Cavett Remembers the Comic Legends (2006) (V) .... Himself
  7. From Shtetl to Swing (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  8. The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  9. Cineastas contra magnates (2005) (uncredited)
  10. The Comedians' Comedian (2005) (TV)
  11. "Broadway: The American Musical"
        - Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin': 1943-1960 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
        - Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) TV episode (as Marx Brothers) .... Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding
  12. Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  13. Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling (2004) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  14. On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004) (V) .... Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush
  15. Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera (2004) (V) .... Otis B. Driftwood
  16. Marilyn's Man (2004) .... Himself
  17. Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  18. The Source (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  19. 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
  20. Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies (1996) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  21. We Remember Marilyn (1996) (V) .... Sam Grunion/Arnie Schmidlap
  22. The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  23. The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993) (TV)
  24. "Funny Business" (1992)
  25. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
        - Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
  26. The One, the Only... Groucho (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  27. "Muppet Babies"
        - Muppets Not Included (1988) TV episode
  28. Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1987) .... Actor in Movie Clip
  29. Classic Comedy Teams (1986) (V) .... Himself
  30. Document of the Dead (1985) (uncredited) .... Ronald Kornblow
  31. TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984) (TV) .... Himself
  32. The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982) (TV)
  33. This Is Elvis (1981) .... Himself
  34. "The Hollywood Greats"
        - Groucho Marx (1979) TV episode
  35. America at the Movies (1976) (as The Marx Bros) .... S. Quentin Quayle
  36. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (as The Marx Brothers) .... Clip from 'A Night at the Opera'
  37. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
  38. Hooray for Hollywood (1975) .... Himself
  39. Milton Berle's Mad Mad Mad World of Comedy (1974) (TV) .... Himself
  40. Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) (TV)
  41. "The Hollywood Palace"
        - Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  42. The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966) (uncredited) .... Himself
  43. "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At..."
        - The Marx Brothers (1965) TV episode
  44. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) (uncredited) .... One of The Marx Brothers
  45. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  46. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself
  47. "The DuPont Show of the Week"
        - Laughter USA (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  48. "The NBC Comedy Hour"
        - Episode #1.7 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  49. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Greatest Comedians (1953) .... Himself - Radio show
  50. Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952) .... Himself
  51. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Famous Feet (1950) (uncredited) .... Himself
  52. Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday (1950) .... Groucho Marx
  53. From the Ends of the Earth (1939) .... Himself
  54. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (1937) .... Himself
  55. Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 11 (1937) .... Himself


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"Popsicle Parade of Stars, The" (1950), as Guest Host (7/17/50) more
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