Groucho Marx

Acting•Born October 2, 1890•Died August 19, 1977 (age 86)•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

Filmography

2022

Groucho & Cavett

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2021

The Capote Tapes

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2020

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2019

Mike Wallace Is Here

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2018

Game Changers

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2016

The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2016

The Last Laugh

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

2011

Hollywood Invasion

as self

Movie

2003

Inside the Marx Brothers

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2001

Beatles: Big Beat Box

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1994

The Our Gang Story

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1993

The Unknown Marx Brothers

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1991

The One, the Only... Groucho

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1988

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

1986

Classic Comedy Teams

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

Movie

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

1982

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

as (archive footage)

Movie

1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1981

This Is Elvis

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

1976

Salsa

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

Movie

1976

Joys

as Self

Movie

1976

Hooray for Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1972

Midi trente

as Self

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1970

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

as Self (voice)

Movie

1968

Skidoo

as God

Movie

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968

The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1967

Omnibus

as Self

1966

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

Movie

1966

Birds Do It

as Man Looking Through Window At Melvin Flying

Movie

1965

I Dream of Jeannie

as Groucho Marx

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self - Guest Host

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1962

The Hold-Out

as John Graham

Movie

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961

Merrily We Roll Along: The Early Days of the Automobile

as Self

Movie

1960

The Mikado

as Ko-Ko

Movie

1959

The Incredible Jewel Robbery

as Suspect in lineup

Movie

1959

The David Susskind Show

as Self

1959

The Bell Telephone Hour

as Ko-Ko

1958

Kraft Music Hall

as Self

1957

The Story of Mankind

as Peter Minuit

Movie

1957

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

as George Schmidlap (uncredited)

Movie

1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

1957

America After Dark

as Self

1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

1956

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

as Stage conductor

Movie

1953

General Electric Theater

as Suspect in a Police Lineup (uncredited)

1953

General Electric Theater

as John Graham

1952

A Girl in Every Port

as Benjamin Franklin 'Benny' Linn

Movie

1951

Double Dynamite

as Emile J. Keck

Movie

1950

Mr. Music

as Groucho Marx

Movie

1950

The Jack Benny Program

as Groucho Marx

1950

You Bet Your Life

as Self - Host

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

1950

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1950

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

1949

Love Happy

as Sam Grunion

Movie

1947

Copacabana

as Lionel Q. Deveraux

Movie

1946

A Night in Casablanca

as Ronald Kornblow

Movie

1941

The Big Store

as Wolf J. Flywheel

Movie

1940

Go West

as S. Quentin Quale

Movie

1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as Self

Movie

1940

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as Self

Movie

1939

At the Circus

as Attorney J. Cheever Loophole

Movie

1939

From the Ends of the Earth

as Self

Movie

1938

Room Service

as Gordon Miller

Movie

1937

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

as Groucho Marx

Movie

1937

A Day at the Races

as Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush

Movie

1936

Yours for the Asking

as Sunbather (uncredited)

Movie

1935

A Night at the Opera

as Otis B. Driftwood

Movie

1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

as Self

Movie

1933

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

1933

Duck Soup

as Rufus T. Firefly

Movie

1933

Groucho Marx's Home Movies

as Self

Movie

1933

Wonderland of California

as Self

Movie

1932

Horse Feathers

as Professor Wagstaff

Movie

1931

I'll Say She Is

as Caesar's Ghost

Movie

1931

Monkey Business

as Groucho

Movie

1931

The House That Shadows Built

as Caesar's Ghost

Movie

1930

Animal Crackers

as Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding

Movie

1929

The Cocoanuts

as Hammer

Movie

1921

Humor Risk

as Villain

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing

BirthdayOctober 2, 1890

Day of DeathAugust 19, 1977

Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA

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