Ed McMahon
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday6 March 1923
Died23 June 2009 (age 86)
Place of birthDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
Known credits122
Biography
Edward Leo Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American comedian, game show host and announcer. He is most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer and sidekick on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992. He also hosted the original version of the talent show Star Search from 1983 to 1995. He co-hosted TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Dick Clark from 1982 to 1986. He also presented sweepstakes for the direct marketing company American Family Publishers (not, as is commonly believed, its main rival Publishers Clearing House). McMahon annually c…
Something in the Air: The Words Four Two Story
2024 · Self (Archive Footage)
The New York Times Presents
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019 · Self
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
2008 · Narrator
Celebrity Family Feud
2008 · Self
Game Show Moments Gone Bananas
2008 · Self (archive footage)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · Self
The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
2007
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006
Carson Country
2006
Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
2006
The Weather Man
2005 · Himself
Bewitched
2005 · Ed McMahon
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self
Dog Whisperer
2004 · Self - Owner of Gus
Dog Whisperer
2004 · Self
Higglytown Heroes
2004
Alf's Hit Talk Show
2004
Las Vegas
2003 · Ed McMahon
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
2003 · Self
E!'s 101
2003 · Self
The New Tom Green Show
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest Co-Host
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002 · Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002 · Self
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 1 The Memphis Years & The Television Years
2002 · Self (archive footage)
That '80s Show
2002 · Ed McMahon
Scrubs
2001 · Ed McMahon
50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001 · Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra Memorial
2000 · Self
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
1999 · Self
Pitch People
1999 · Self
Popular
1999 · Ed McMahon
Family Guy
1999 · Ed McMahon (voice)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 · Self (archive footage)
The Vegas Connection
1999 · Al Ross
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
1998 · Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998 · Self
Safety Patrol!
1998 · Grandpa Bozell
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
1998 · Ed McMahon
Cow and Chicken
1997 · Governor #1 / Eugene Oregon / Beaver #5 (voice)
The Tom Show
1997 · Charles 'Charlie' Dickerson
I Am Weasel
1997 · Governor #1 / Eugene Oregon / Beaver #5 (voice)
Just Shoot Me!
1997 · Ed McMahon
Just Write
1997 · Luncheon Chairman
'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home
1996 · Self
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Ed McMahon
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