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Mort Sahl
Actor
Born May 11, 1927Died October 26, 2021 (94 years)
Morton Lyon Sahl is an American comedian, actor, and social satirist, considered the first modern stand-up comedian since Will Rogers. Sahl pioneered a style of social satire which pokes fun at political and current event topics using improvised monologues and only a newspaper as a prop.
Filmography
2022 | |
2022 | George Carlin's American Dream (TV Series) · as Self |
2021 | Live at Mister Kelly's · as Self |
2020 | Robin's Wish · as Self |
2018 | A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh · as Self - Comedian |
2013 | When Comedy Went to School · as Self |
2011 | Looking for Lenny · as Self |
2009 | Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
2004 | 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (TV Series) · as Self #40 |
2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
2002 | Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion · as Self |
1996 | Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television · as Self |
1993 | But... Seriously · as Self |
1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
1993 | Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron · as Self |
1987 | D.C. Follies (TV Series) · as Mort Sahl |
1986 | All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood · as Self |
1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
1981 | An Evening At the Improv (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
1981 | Hungry i reunion · as Self |
1980 | Hour Magazine (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
1973 | Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (TV Series) · as Self |
1972 | Lenny Bruce: Without Tears · as Self |
1969 | Playboy After Dark (TV Series) · as Self |
1968 | That's Life (1968) (TV Series) · as Self |
1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
1967 | The Phil Donahue Show (TV Series) · as Self |
1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
1963 | The Jerry Lewis Show (TV Series) · as Self |
1963 | Missing Links (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
1962 | The Match Game (TV Series) · as Self - Team Captain |
1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
1961 | The New Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self |
1960 | Here's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
1959 | The 31st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Co-Host |
1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Host |
1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Self |
1956 | To Tell the Truth (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
1956 | The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
1954 | The George Gobel Show (TV Series) · as Self |
1953 | Tonight! (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |