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Groucho Marx

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Oct 2, 1890 (136 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit. His rapid-fire delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers. He made thirteen feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show You Bet Your Life. His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, glasses, cigars, and a thick greasepaint mustache and eyebrows.

Known For

Acting
2022Groucho & CavettSelf (archive footage)
2021The Capote TapesSelf (archive footage)
2020Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of LibertySelf (archive footage)
2019Mike Wallace Is HereSelf (archive footage)
2018Game ChangersSelf (archive footage)
2016The Last LaughSelf
2016The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of ChaosSelf (archive footage)
2011Hollywood Invasion
2003Inside the Marx BrothersSelf (archive footage)
2001Beatles: Big Beat BoxSelf (archive footage)
1994The Our Gang StorySelf (archive footage)
1993The Unknown Marx BrothersSelf (archive footage)
1991The One, the Only... GrouchoSelf (archive footage)
1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1986Classic Comedy TeamsSelf (archive footage)
1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell(archive footage)
1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Self (archive footage)
1981This Is ElvisSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976JoysSelf
1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
1976SalsaSelf (archive footage)
1976Hooray for HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)
1972Midi trenteSelf
1970The Mad, Mad, Mad ComediansSelf (voice)
1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)
1968SkidooGod
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1967OmnibusSelf
1966Birds Do ItMan Looking Through Window At Melvin Flying
1966The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1965I Dream of JeannieGroucho Marx
1964The Big Parade of ComedyOne of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962The Hold-OutJohn Graham
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf - Guest Host
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961Merrily We Roll Along: The Early Days of the AutomobileSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1960The MikadoKo-Ko
1959The Incredible Jewel RobberySuspect in lineup
1959The David Susskind ShowSelf
1959The Bell Telephone HourKo-Ko
1958Kraft Music HallSelf
1957The Story of MankindPeter Minuit
1957Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?George Schmidlap (uncredited)
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
1957America After DarkSelf
1956Showdown at Ulcer GulchStage conductor
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Guest
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter
1953General Electric TheaterSuspect in a Police Lineup (uncredited)
1953General Electric TheaterJohn Graham
1952A Girl in Every PortBenjamin Franklin 'Benny' Linn
1951Double DynamiteEmile J. Keck
1950Mr. MusicGroucho Marx
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
1950You Bet Your LifeSelf - Host
1950The Jack Benny ProgramGroucho Marx
1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
1950What's My Line?Self - Panelist
1949Love HappySam Grunion
1947CopacabanaLionel Q. Deveraux
1946A Night in CasablancaRonald Kornblow
1941The Big StoreWolf J. Flywheel
1940Go WestS. Quentin Quale
1940Hollywood: Style Center of the WorldSelf
1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundSelf
1939At the CircusAttorney J. Cheever Loophole
1939From the Ends of the EarthSelf
1938Room ServiceGordon Miller
1937A Day at the RacesDr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush
1937Sunday Night at the TrocaderoGroucho Marx
1936Yours for the AskingSunbather (uncredited)
1935A Night at the OperaOtis B. Driftwood
1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-10Self
1933Duck SoupRufus T. Firefly
1933Groucho Marx's Home MoviesSelf
1933Hollywood on Parade No. B-5Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1933Wonderland of CaliforniaSelf
1932Horse FeathersProfessor Wagstaff
1931Monkey BusinessGroucho
1931I'll Say She IsCaesar's Ghost
1931The House That Shadows BuiltCaesar's Ghost
1930Animal CrackersCaptain Jeffrey T. Spaulding
1929The CocoanutsHammer
1921Humor RiskVillain
Directing
1933Groucho Marx's Home MoviesDirector
Writing
197329/73 Ready-MadeWriter
1949The Life of RileyStory
1937The King and the Chorus GirlWriter