Jack Paar
- Acting
- May 1, 1918 · Canton, Ohio, USA
- January 27, 2004
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."
Known for
Filmography
- Groucho & Cavett · Self
- Sid & Judy · Self
- Public Speaking · Self
- Stardust: The Bette Davis Story · Self
- Jack Paar: Smart Television · Self
- 50 Years of NBC Late Night · Self
- Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...' · Self
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic · Self
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy · (archive footage)
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- Startime · Self, Producer
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar · Host
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show · Self
- Down Among the Sheltering Palms · Lt. Mike Sloan
- Love Nest · Ed Forbes
- Footlight Varieties · Self
- The Jack Benny Program · Jack Paar
- Walk Softly, Stranger · Ray Healy
- The Bob Hope Show · Self
- What's My Line? · Self
- Easy Living · Scoop Spooner
- Variety Time · Master of Ceremonies
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self