Portrait of Sid Caesar

Acting

Sid Caesar

Career

Active from 1946 to 2023, with a break from 2003 to 2022, busiest in 1977 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Love Is Never Silent
Love Is Never Silent
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sid Caesar Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.0, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.2, average 4.7
  • Tension
    3.7, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Meta-Comedy 2
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Golden Age Television 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Nostalgic Appeal 2
  • Physical Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

61
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point (2023)

as Melville Crump (archive footage)

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 84
The Grease Story
The Grease Story (2017)

as Coach Calhoun (archive footage)

Woody Allen: A Documentary
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)
GoodWatch score 84

Thanks

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 45
Comic Book: The Movie
Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
GoodWatch score 45

as Old Army Buddy

Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure (2002)

as Jacob (voice)

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV (2000)

Executive In Charge Of Production

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 58
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sid Zellman

Vegas Vacation
Vegas Vacation (1997)
GoodWatch score 36

as Mr. Ellis

The Great Mom Swap
The Great Mom Swap (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

as Papa Tognetti

The 100 Funniest Moments of the 20th Century: The Unexpected
The 100 Funniest Moments of the 20th Century: The Unexpected (1995)

Thanks

Mad About You
Mad About You (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Uncle Harold

Love & War
Love & War (1992)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

1980s

18 titles ยท average score 52
Side by Side
Side by Side (1988)

as Louis Hammerstein

The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

as The Emperor

Christmas Snow
Christmas Snow (1986)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. Snyder

Stoogemania
Stoogemania (1985)
GoodWatch score 33

as Doctor Fixyer Mindyer

Love Is Never Silent
Love Is Never Silent (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mr. Petrakis

Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Lou Bundles

Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
GoodWatch score 45

as Uncle Benjamin

Found Money
Found Money (1983)

as Sam Green

Matt Houston
Matt Houston (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

The Munsters' Revenge
The Munsters' Revenge (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Dustin Diablo

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz (1980)

as Wizard / Mince Pie U.N. Krust / Narrator (voice)

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
GoodWatch score 30

as Joe Capone

1970s

17 titles ยท average score 60
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet (1979)

as King Goochi (voice)

The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective (1978)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ezra Dezire

Grease
Grease (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

as Coach Calhoun

Vega$
Vega$ (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Michael Harmon

Barnaby and Me
Barnaby and Me (1977)

as Leo Fisk

Curse of the Black Widow
Curse of the Black Widow (1977)
GoodWatch score 46

as Lazlo Cozart

Fire Sale
Fire Sale (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sherman

Flight to Holocaust
Flight to Holocaust (1977)

as George Beam

Silent Movie
Silent Movie (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

as Studio Chief

When Things Were Rotten
When Things Were Rotten (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Marquis de la Salle

Airport 1975
Airport 1975 (1974)
GoodWatch score 46

as Barney

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 55
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Bert / John Smith

The Spirit Is Willing
The Spirit Is Willing (1967)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ben Powell

The Busy Body
The Busy Body (1967)
GoodWatch score 59

as George Norton

A Guide for the Married Man
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
GoodWatch score 54

as Technical Adviser

That Girl
That Girl (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Marty Nickels

The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

as Melville Crump

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Sid Caesar

Checkmate
Checkmate (1960)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show ยท as Johnny Wilder

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 76
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Nick Lucifer

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Mr. Petrakis

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 60
The Admiral Broadway Revue
The Admiral Broadway Revue (1949)

TV show

The Guilt of Janet Ames
The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sammy Weaver

Tars and Spars
Tars and Spars (1946)

as Chuck Enders