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Jack Paar
Acting Born May 1, 1918 Canton, Ohio, USA 24 credits
Biography
Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American talk show host, writer, radio and television comedian, and film actor. He was the second host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Time magazine's obituary of Paar reported wryly, "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar."
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Full filmography
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Jack Paar
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Host
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
- Startime (1959) as Self
- Startime (1959) as Self – Host
- Love Nest (1951) as Ed Forbes
- Groucho & Cavett (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Easy Living (1949) as Scoop Spooner
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- Public Speaking (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- Sid & Judy (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) as Ray Healy
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) as Self (archive footage)
- Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003) as Self
- Variety Time (1948) as Master of Ceremonies
- Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...' (1997) as Self
- Footlight Varieties (1951) as Himself - Host