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Portrait of Ed McMahon

Acting

Ed McMahon

Career

Active from 1952 to 2008, with a break from 1953 to 1972, busiest in 1977 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fun with Dick and Jane
Fun with Dick and Jane
GoodWatch score63/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ed McMahon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.3, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Tension
    3.6, average 6.0
  • Pathos
    3.2, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      59
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      2000s

      8 titles · average score 56
      Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
      Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas (2008)

      as Narrator

      Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
      Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up (2006)

      TV show

      Bewitched
      Bewitched (2005)
      GoodWatch score 37

      as Ed McMahon

      Alf's Hit Talk Show
      Alf's Hit Talk Show (2004)

      TV show

      Higglytown Heroes
      Higglytown Heroes (2004)
      GoodWatch score 60

      TV show

      Las Vegas
      Las Vegas (2003)
      GoodWatch score 67

      TV show · as Ed McMahon

      That '80s Show
      That '80s Show (2002)
      GoodWatch score 38

      TV show · as Ed McMahon

      Scrubs
      Scrubs (2001)
      GoodWatch score 81

      TV show · as Ed McMahon

      1990s

      21 titles · average score 61
      Family Guy
      Family Guy (1999)
      GoodWatch score 64

      TV show · as Ed McMahon (voice)

      The Vegas Connection
      The Vegas Connection (1999)

      as Al Ross

      Popular
      Popular (1999)
      GoodWatch score 69

      TV show · as Ed McMahon

      Safety Patrol!
      Safety Patrol! (1998)
      GoodWatch score 43

      as Grandpa Bozell

      Cow and Chicken
      Cow and Chicken (1997)
      GoodWatch score 67

      TV show · as Governor #1 / Eugene Oregon / Beaver #5 (voice)

      Just Shoot Me!
      Just Shoot Me! (1997)
      GoodWatch score 69

      TV show · as Ed McMahon

      I Am Weasel
      I Am Weasel (1997)
      GoodWatch score 68

      TV show · as Governor #1 / Eugene Oregon / Beaver #5 (voice)

      Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
      Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
      GoodWatch score 66

      TV show · as Ed McMahon

      Suddenly Susan
      Suddenly Susan (1996)
      GoodWatch score 39

      TV show · as Ed McMahon

      Pinky and the Brain
      Pinky and the Brain (1995)
      GoodWatch score 78

      TV show · as Ed McMahon (voice)

      The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
      The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
      GoodWatch score 47

      TV show

      The Larry Sanders Show
      The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
      GoodWatch score 86

      TV show · as Ed McMahon

      1980s

      15 titles · average score 58
      The Simpsons
      The Simpsons (1989)
      GoodWatch score 83

      TV show · as Ed McMahon (voice)

      Baywatch
      Baywatch (1989)
      GoodWatch score 50

      TV show

      LIVE with Kelly and Mark
      LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
      GoodWatch score 50

      TV show

      Roseanne
      Roseanne (1988)
      GoodWatch score 71

      TV show

      Sidewalks Entertainment
      Sidewalks Entertainment (1988)

      TV show

      Full House
      Full House (1987)
      GoodWatch score 52

      TV show

      ALF
      ALF (1986)
      GoodWatch score 60

      TV show · as Ed McMahon

      Amazing Stories
      Amazing Stories (1985)
      GoodWatch score 54

      TV show · as Ed McMahon

      Newhart
      Newhart (1982)
      GoodWatch score 79

      TV show · as Frank Tuttle

      Butterfly
      Butterfly (1982)
      GoodWatch score 43

      as Mr. Gillespie

      Full Moon High
      Full Moon High (1981)
      GoodWatch score 43

      as Dad - Col. William P. Walker

      The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
      The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)
      GoodWatch score 51

      as Marvin 'Marv' Jordan

      1970s

      11 titles · average score 59
      The Kid from Left Field
      The Kid from Left Field (1979)
      GoodWatch score 54

      as Fred Walker

      Fun with Dick and Jane
      Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
      GoodWatch score 63

      as Charlie Blanchard

      Lucy Calls the President
      Lucy Calls the President (1977)

      as Floyd Whittaker

      The Last Remake of Beau Geste
      The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
      GoodWatch score 55

      as Arab Horseman

      The Sonny and Cher Show
      The Sonny and Cher Show (1976)
      GoodWatch score 46

      TV show

      The Jacksons
      The Jacksons (1976)
      GoodWatch score 83

      TV show · as El mismo

      Bob Hope's World of Comedy
      Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)

      as (archive footage)

      Ellery Queen
      Ellery Queen (1975)
      GoodWatch score 79

      TV show · as Lamont Franklin

      Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
      Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)
      GoodWatch score 44

      as Duncan

      The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
      The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
      GoodWatch score 45

      TV show

      Swing Out, Sweet Land
      Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
      GoodWatch score 65

      as Narrator (voice) / Bartender

      1960s

      2 titles · average score 75
      Here's Lucy
      Here's Lucy (1968)
      GoodWatch score 68

      TV show · as Ed McMahon

      The Incident
      The Incident (1967)
      GoodWatch score 83

      as Bill Wilks

      1950s

      2 titles · average score 71
      Dementia
      Dementia (1955)
      GoodWatch score 71

      as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

      Two for the Money
      Two for the Money (1952)

      TV show