Ed McMahon: movies and TV shows
Ed McMahon has 126 credits in the archive: 51 films and 75 TV series, from 1948 to 2024. Highest rated: The Jacksons (9.2/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 2024 · busiest year: 1994 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Something in the Air: The Words Four Two Story | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | — | 101 |
| 2020 | The New York Times Presents | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.2 | 97 |
| 2019 | Biography: Comedy Icons | Self | TV | — | 96 |
| 2008 | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | TV | 8.6 | 85 |
| 2008 | Game Show Moments Gone Bananas | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 85 |
| 2008 | Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas | Narrator | Film | — | 85 |
| 2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | Self | Film | 6.8 | 84 |
| 2007 | The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians | Film | — | 84 | |
| 2006 | Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up | TV | 9.7 | 83 | |
| 2006 | The Best of Carson, Volume 1 | Film | 10.0 | 83 | |
| 2006 | Carson Country | Film | — | 83 | |
| 2005 | Bewitched | Ed McMahon | Film | 5.1 | 82 |
| 2005 | The Weather Man | Himself | Film | 6.1 | 82 |
| 2004 | Dog Whisperer | Self - Owner of Gus | TV | 6.8 | 81 |
| 2004 | Dog Whisperer | Self | TV | 6.8 | 81 |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 81 |
| 2004 | Higglytown Heroes | TV | 7.1 | 81 | |
| 2004 | Alf's Hit Talk Show | TV | 6.5 | 81 | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest Co-Host | TV | 5.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | Ed McMahon | TV | 7.0 | 80 |
| 2003 | The New Tom Green Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | E!'s 101 | Self | TV | — | 80 |
| 2003 | Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer | Self | Film | — | 80 |
| 2002 | That '80s Show | Ed McMahon | TV | 6.0 | 79 |
| 2002 | The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 1 The Memphis Years & The Television Years | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 79 |
| 2002 | The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 79 |
| 2002 | The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s | Film | — | 79 | |
| 2002 | The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years | Self | Film | 5.2 | 79 |
| 2001 | Scrubs | Ed McMahon | TV | 8.1 | 78 |
| 2001 | 50 Years of NBC Late Night | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 78 |
| 2000 | Frank Sinatra Memorial | Self | Film | — | 77 |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Ed McMahon (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 76 |
| 1999 | Popular | Ed McMahon | TV | 6.6 | 76 |
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 76 |
| 1999 | The Vegas Connection | Al Ross | Film | — | 76 |
| 1999 | Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club | Self | Film | 7.0 | 76 |
| 1999 | Pitch People | Self | Film | 8.5 | 76 |
| 1998 | Safety Patrol! | Grandpa Bozell | Film | 4.8 | 75 |
| 1998 | Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time | Self | Film | 7.5 | 75 |
| 1998 | Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | Film | 7.5 | 75 |
| 1997 | Cow and Chicken | Governor #1 / Eugene Oregon / Beaver #5 (voice) | TV | 7.1 | 74 |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | Ed McMahon | TV | 6.6 | 74 |
| 1997 | I Am Weasel | Governor #1 / Eugene Oregon / Beaver #5 (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 74 |
| 1997 | The Tom Show | Charles 'Charlie' Dickerson | TV | — | 74 |
| 1997 | Just Write | Luncheon Chairman | Film | 5.6 | 74 |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Ed McMahon | TV | 7.8 | 73 |
| 1996 | Suddenly Susan | Ed McMahon | TV | 5.9 | 73 |
| 1996 | Muppets Tonight | Self | TV | 7.4 | 73 |
| 1996 | Malcolm & Eddie | TV | 7.7 | 73 | |
| 1996 | Bruno the Kid | TV | 6.8 | 73 | |
| 1996 | 'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home | Self | Film | 7.0 | 73 |
| 1995 | Pinky and the Brain | Ed McMahon (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 72 |
| 1995 | Star Search | TV | 6.8 | 72 | |
| 1995 | Star Search | Self - Host | TV | 6.8 | 72 |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Hank Whittaker | TV | 6.8 | 71 |
| 1994 | Love Affair | Self | Film | 5.4 | 71 |
| 1994 | Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell | Self | Film | 8.0 | 71 |
| 1994 | Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs! | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 1994 | Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny! | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 1994 | Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 70 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.3 | 70 |
| 1993 | Living Single | Himself | TV | 8.1 | 70 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV | 5.4 | 69 | |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Ed McMahon | TV | 7.7 | 69 |
| 1992 | Adventures in Wonderland | Ed McMahon | TV | 7.6 | 69 |
| 1992 | Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade | Self - Host | Film | 10.0 | 69 |
| 1991 | Nurses | TV | 7.1 | 68 | |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Ed McMahon (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 66 |
| 1989 | Baywatch | TV | 6.0 | 66 | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | TV | 5.6 | 65 | |
| 1988 | Sidewalks Entertainment | TV | 7.3 | 65 | |
| 1988 | Roseanne | TV | 6.8 | 65 | |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday | Self | Film | 6.8 | 65 |
| 1987 | Full House | TV | 7.5 | 64 | |
| 1986 | ALF | Ed McMahon | TV | 7.6 | 63 |
| 1986 | The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.2 | 63 |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Ed McMahon | TV | 7.5 | 62 |
| 1984 | Puttin' on the Hits | Host | TV | — | 61 |
| 1984 | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes | Self | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1982 | Newhart | TV | 7.1 | 59 | |
| 1982 | Butterfly | Mr. Gillespie | Film | 4.8 | 59 |
| 1981 | Full Moon High | Dad - Col. William P. Walker | Film | 4.4 | 58 |
| 1981 | The Star Maker | Lou Parker | Film | 5.5 | 58 |
| 1981 | The Nashville Palace | TV | 7.0 | 58 | |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story | Marvin 'Marv' Jordan | Film | — | 57 |
| 1980 | Gridlock | Henry Sherman | Film | 7.5 | 57 |
| 1979 | Legends of the Superheroes | Host | TV | 5.0 | 56 |
| 1979 | Legends of the Super Heroes | Self | Film | 4.9 | 56 |
| 1979 | The Kid from Left Field | Fred Walker | Film | 6.4 | 56 |
| 1978 | Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic | Self - Host | Film | — | 55 |
| 1978 | Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II | Film | 7.0 | 55 | |
| 1977 | CHiPs | Ed McMahon | TV | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1977 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Charlie Blanchard | Film | 6.6 | 54 |
| 1977 | The Last Remake of Beau Geste | Arab Horseman | Film | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1977 | US Against the World | Self - Host | Film | — | 54 |
| 1977 | Lucy Calls the President | Floyd Whittaker | Film | 7.5 | 54 |
| 1976 | The Sonny and Cher Show | TV | 7.1 | 53 | |
| 1976 | The Captain and Tennille | Self - Guest | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1976 | The Jacksons | El mismo | TV | 9.2 | 53 |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 53 |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | Lamont Franklin | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1973 | Slaughter's Big Rip-Off | Duncan | Film | 4.8 | 50 |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special | Self | TV | 8.1 | 49 |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | TV | 6.7 | 48 | |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self | TV | 4.9 | 47 |
| 1970 | Swing Out, Sweet Land | Narrator (voice) / Bartender | Film | 5.7 | 47 |
| 1969 | The Barbara McNair Show | Self | TV | — | 46 |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Ed McMahon | TV | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1967 | The Incident | Bill Wilks | Film | 7.4 | 44 |
| 1967 | Snap Judgment | Host | TV | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Self | TV | 5.9 | 40 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Announcer | TV | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Substitute Host & Announcer | TV | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 38 |
| 1958 | Concentration | Host | TV | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self | TV | 5.4 | 35 |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self - Host | TV | 5.4 | 35 |
| 1955 | Dementia | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1952 | Today | Self | TV | 5.6 | 29 |
| 1952 | Two for the Money | TV | 10.0 | 29 | |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | TV | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1948 | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | TV | 8.0 | 25 |