Milton Berle: movies and TV shows
Milton Berle has 177 credits in the archive: 95 films and 82 TV series, from 1917 to 2023. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1917 – 2023 · busiest year: 1968 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point | Russell (archive footage) | Film | — | 114 |
| 2012 | Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 103 |
| 2008 | Starz Inside: In the Gutter | Self (archive) | Film | 4.5 | 99 |
| 2007 | Elvis Through the Years | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 98 |
| 2005 | Pioneers of Primetime | Film | — | 96 | |
| 2003 | Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer | Self | Film | — | 94 |
| 2003 | Elvis: Rare Moments with the King | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 94 |
| 2002 | The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.2 | 93 |
| 2000 | Two Heads Are Better Than None | Uncle Leo | Film | 7.2 | 91 |
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years | Self | Film | — | 90 |
| 1999 | Funny Is Money | Self | Film | 10.0 | 90 |
| 1999 | Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club | Self | Film | 7.0 | 90 |
| 1998 | The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self - Roastee (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 89 |
| 1997 | Vaudeville | Self | Film | 8.0 | 88 |
| 1996 | Kenan & Kel | Uncle Leo | TV | 8.1 | 87 |
| 1995 | Jingle Bell Rock | Jerry Labello (voice) | Film | — | 86 |
| 1995 | The 100 Funniest Moments of the 20th Century: The Unexpected | Film | — | 86 | |
| 1994 | Due South | Shelley Litvak | TV | 7.6 | 85 |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister | Edgar Boggs | TV | 7.0 | 85 |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Buddy Boyle | TV | 6.8 | 85 |
| 1994 | The Critic | Milton Berle (voice) | TV | 7.3 | 85 |
| 1994 | Storybook | Illuzor | Film | 4.8 | 85 |
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | Self | Film | 8.3 | 85 |
| 1994 | Milton Berle's Low Impact/High Comedy Workout | Self | Film | — | 85 |
| 1993 | The Nanny | Manny | TV | 8.1 | 84 |
| 1991 | Driving Me Crazy | Hotel Clerk | Film | 3.8 | 82 |
| 1991 | Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' | Self | Film | 8.0 | 82 |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Saul Howard | TV | 7.3 | 81 |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Max Jakey | TV | 7.9 | 81 |
| 1990 | Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years | Self | Film | 7.2 | 81 |
| 1990 | Help Save Planet Earth | Self | Film | 9.0 | 81 |
| 1989 | Going Overboard | Himself (uncredited) | Film | 2.3 | 80 |
| 1988 | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | Film | 6.0 | 79 |
| 1988 | Side by Side | Abe Mercer | Film | 7.0 | 79 |
| 1988 | The Spike Jones Story | Self | Film | 4.0 | 79 |
| 1987 | Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge | Jonathan's Father | Film | 5.0 | 78 |
| 1987 | It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 78 |
| 1986 | Matlock | Harvey Chase | TV | 7.1 | 77 |
| 1986 | TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines | Self | Film | — | 77 |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Self | TV | 7.5 | 76 |
| 1985 | Television | TV | 8.0 | 76 | |
| 1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Self (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 76 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Lew Feldman | TV | 7.5 | 75 |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards | Self | TV | 7.8 | 75 |
| 1984 | Broadway Danny Rose | Milton Berle | Film | 7.1 | 75 |
| 1983 | Family Business | Isaiah Stern | Film | — | 74 |
| 1983 | George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business | Self | Film | 8.0 | 74 |
| 1983 | Smorgasbord | Ms. Sultry | Film | 6.0 | 74 |
| 1983 | All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra | Self - Crowd Member | Film | 6.0 | 74 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Isaiah Stern | TV | 6.6 | 73 |
| 1982 | Fame | TV | 6.8 | 73 | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 73 |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 73 |
| 1982 | Off Your Rocker | Henry Foster | Film | 8.0 | 73 |
| 1982 | Showbiz Ballyhoo | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 73 |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy | TV | 7.6 | 72 | |
| 1981 | This Is Elvis | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 72 |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie | Mad Man Mooney | Film | 7.2 | 70 |
| 1979 | The Chevy Chase National Humor Test | Film | 8.0 | 70 | |
| 1978 | Old Friends... New Friends | Self | TV | — | 69 |
| 1978 | Hey Abbott | Self | Film | 8.0 | 69 |
| 1978 | Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy | Self | Film | 7.8 | 69 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Cyril Wolfe | TV | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Milton Berle | TV | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Ed Taylor | TV | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Zeke | TV | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Lionel Douglas | TV | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1977 | CHiPs | Self | TV | 6.8 | 68 |
| 1977 | The Brady Bunch Hour | TV | 3.8 | 68 | |
| 1977 | Have I Got a Christmas for You | Morris Glickstein | Film | — | 68 |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star | TV | 8.0 | 67 |
| 1976 | Donny & Marie | Self | TV | 6.8 | 67 |
| 1976 | NBC: The First Fifty Years | Film | — | 67 | |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 67 |
| 1976 | Joys | Self | Film | 6.0 | 67 |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Blind Man | Film | 4.4 | 67 |
| 1976 | All This and World War II | Self | Film | 5.6 | 67 |
| 1976 | CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years | Self | Film | 7.3 | 67 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 66 |
| 1975 | The Legend of Valentino | Jesse Lasky | Film | 6.7 | 66 |
| 1975 | Lepke | Mr. Meyer | Film | 4.9 | 66 |
| 1975 | Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 66 |
| 1974 | Tony Orlando and Dawn | Self | TV | 3.5 | 65 |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self | TV | 5.4 | 64 |
| 1972 | Journey Back to Oz | Cowardly Lion (voice) | Film | 5.4 | 63 |
| 1972 | Evil Roy Slade | Harry Fern | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1970 | McCloud | TV | 7.2 | 61 | |
| 1970 | Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles | Self | Film | — | 61 |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Harry | TV | 6.2 | 60 |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | TV | 6.2 | 60 | |
| 1969 | Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? | Goodtime Eddie Filth | Film | 4.8 | 60 |
| 1969 | Seven in Darkness | Sam Fuller | Film | 6.9 | 60 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Cheerful Charlie | TV | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Milton Berle | TV | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | TV | 6.1 | 59 | |
| 1968 | Star Spangled Salesman | Studio President | Film | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1968 | Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows | The Movie Director: The 'In' Group | Film | 6.1 | 59 |
| 1968 | For Singles Only | Mr. Parker | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1967 | Ironside | Ross Howard | TV | 6.9 | 58 |
| 1967 | Ironside | TV | 6.9 | 58 | |
| 1967 | Mannix | Danny Brite | TV | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1967 | The Happening | Fred | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1967 | Who's Minding the Mint? | Luther Burton | Film | 7.1 | 58 |
| 1966 | Batman | Louie, the Lilac | TV | 7.3 | 57 |
| 1966 | Batman | Prison Guard | TV | 7.3 | 57 |
| 1966 | That Girl | TV | 6.2 | 57 | |
| 1966 | The Oscar | Kappy Kapstetter | Film | 5.0 | 57 |
| 1966 | Murder at N.B.C. | Film | — | 57 | |
| 1966 | Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title | Bookstore Customer with Rope (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 57 |
| 1965 | Get Smart | Desk Clerk (uncredited) | TV | 7.9 | 56 |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie | Charles | TV | 7.8 | 56 |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Josiah Freeman | TV | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1965 | F Troop | TV | 6.3 | 56 | |
| 1965 | The Loved One | Mr. Kenton | Film | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | TV | 5.9 | 54 | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Sam Morris | TV | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1963 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | J. Russell Finch | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1963 | The Sound of Laughter | Elmer Brown (Singer with Cocktail Glasses) | Film | 5.0 | 54 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Guest Host | TV | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Milton Berle | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Denny Martin | TV | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Charlie | TV | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1960 | Let's Make Love | Milton Berle (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1960 | The Bellboy | Milton Berle (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1959 | NBC Sunday Showcase | Himself | TV | 5.0 | 50 |
| 1959 | NBC Sunday Showcase | TV | 5.0 | 50 | |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase | Film | — | 50 | |
| 1959 | The Music Shop | TV | — | 50 | |
| 1959 | Jackpot Bowling | Host | TV | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self - Host | TV | 5.4 | 49 |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self | TV | 5.4 | 49 |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show | Self | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1957 | The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour | Milton Berle | TV | 8.7 | 48 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 47 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self | TV | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1954 | The Jimmy Durante Show | Self | TV | 10.0 | 45 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Duke No-Good | TV | 7.4 | 42 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Self - Guest Host | TV | 7.4 | 42 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Morris Glickstein | TV | 8.8 | 42 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self - Cameo | TV | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Milton Berle | TV | 7.8 | 41 |
| 1949 | Always Leave Them Laughing | Kipling Cooper | Film | 4.4 | 40 |
| 1949 | Breakdowns of 1949 | Self | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1948 | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | TV | 8.0 | 39 | |
| 1948 | Texaco Star Theater | Host | TV | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | Joe Hillyer | TV | 7.8 | 38 |
| 1943 | Margin for Error | Moe Finkelstein | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1942 | Over My Dead Body | Jason Cordry | Film | 8.0 | 33 |
| 1942 | Whispering Ghosts | H.H. Van Buren | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1942 | A Gentleman at Heart | Lucky Cullen | Film | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1941 | Tall, Dark and Handsome | Frosty Welch | Film | 6.1 | 32 |
| 1941 | Sun Valley Serenade | Jerome K. 'Nifty' Allen | Film | 7.1 | 32 |
| 1941 | Rise and Shine | Seabiscuit | Film | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1941 | Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 | Self | Film | — | 32 |
| 1939 | Hollywood Hobbies | Self (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 30 |
| 1938 | Radio City Revels | Teddy | Film | 7.7 | 29 |
| 1937 | New Faces of 1937 | Wallington Wedge | Film | 5.3 | 28 |
| 1933 | Poppin' the Cork | Elmer Brown | Film | 10.0 | 24 |
| 1923 | Ruth of the Range | (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 14 |
| 1922 | Tess of the Storm Country | Bit Role (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 13 |
| 1921 | Little Lord Fauntleroy | Boy (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 12 |
| 1920 | The Mark of Zorro | Boy (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 11 |
| 1917 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Bit Part (Uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 8 |
| The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special | Film | — | — |