Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 8, 1922

died

February 12, 2014

place of birth

Yonkers, New York, USA

also known as

Isaac Sidney Caesar

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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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Known For

Grease

Grease

as Coach Calhoun

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Melville Crump

Grease 2

Grease 2

as Coach Vince Calhoun

Vegas Vacation

Vegas Vacation

as Mr. Ellis

Airport 1975

Airport 1975

as Barney

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

as Fisherman #2

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Grease
7.4

Grease

1978as Coach Calhoun
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963as Melville Crump
Grease 2
5.3

Grease 2

1982as Coach Vince Calhoun
Vegas Vacation
6.0

Vegas Vacation

1997as Mr. Ellis
Airport 1975
5.8

Airport 1975

1974as Barney
Cannonball Run II
5.4

Cannonball Run II

1984as Fisherman #2
The Great Mom Swap
6.8

The Great Mom Swap

1995as Papa Tognetti
Silent Movie
6.5

Silent Movie

1976as Studio Chief
History of the World: Part I
6.7

History of the World: Part I

1981as Chief Caveman
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
6.0

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987as Self
The Cheap Detective
6.4

The Cheap Detective

1978as Ezra Dezire
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
10.0

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002as Self
Comic Book: The Movie
6.0

Comic Book: The Movie

2004as Old Army Buddy
Fire Sale
5.3

Fire Sale

1977as Sherman
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
4.9

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

1980as Joe Capone
A Guide for the Married Man
5.9

A Guide for the Married Man

1967as Technical Adviser (at Romanoff's)
Remembering Gene Wilder
7.2

Remembering Gene Wilder

2024as Self (archive footage)
The Busy Body
7.2

The Busy Body

1967as George Norton
Found Money
9.0

Found Money

1983as Sam Green
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
4.5

Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure

2002as Jacob (voice)
The Spirit Is Willing
5.5

The Spirit Is Willing

1967as Ben Powell
The Grease Story
8.4

The Grease Story

2017as Coach Calhoun (archive footage)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
7.0

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

1998as Sid Zellman
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
5.1

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

1984as Uncle Benjamin
Curse of the Black Widow
5.2

Curse of the Black Widow

1977as Lazlo Cozart
Barnaby and Me
6.2

Barnaby and Me

1977as Leo Fisk
The Emperor's New Clothes
6.0

The Emperor's New Clothes

1987as The Emperor
Love Is Never Silent
6.3

Love Is Never Silent

1985as Mr. Petrakis
The Guilt of Janet Ames
5.8

The Guilt of Janet Ames

1947as Sammy Weaver
The All-Star Christmas Show
6.0

The All-Star Christmas Show

1958as Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
8.2

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013as Self
Wall of Tyranny
7.0

Wall of Tyranny

1988as Max
Stoogemania
3.0

Stoogemania

1985as Doctor Fixyer Mindyer
Flight to Holocaust
6.0

Flight to Holocaust

1977as George Beam
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
6.4

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

2018as Self (archive footage)
Caesar's Writers
9.0

Caesar's Writers

1996as Self
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

2012as Self
The Munsters' Revenge
6.1

The Munsters' Revenge

1981as Dr. Dustin Diablo
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
8.0

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

1991as Self
Christmas Snow
6.1

Christmas Snow

1986as Mr. Snyder
Pioneers of Primetime

Pioneers of Primetime

2005
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
7.0

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

2000as Self
Side by Side
7.0

Side by Side

1988as Louis Hammerstein
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
7.0

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

2002as Self (uncredited)
Lunch
4.0

Lunch

2012as Himself
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

2009as Self (archive footage)
Ten from Your Show of Shows
8.0

Ten from Your Show of Shows

1973
Hamburgers

Hamburgers

1974as self
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
7.0

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet

1979as King Goochi (voice)
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
7.0

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

1999as Self