Ed McMahon
Acting
1923-03-06 · Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Edward Leo Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American comedian, game show host and announcer. He is most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer and sidekick on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992. He also hosted the original version of the talent show Star Search from 1983 to 1995. He co-hosted TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Dick Clark from 1982 to 1986. He also presented sweepstakes for the direct marketing company American Family Publishers (not, as is commonly believed, its main rival Publishers Clearing House). McMahon annually co-hosted the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. He performed in numerous television commercials, most notably for Budweiser. In the 1970s and 1980s, he anchored the team of NBC personalities conducting the network's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. McMahon appeared in several films, including The Incident, Fun With Dick and Jane, Full Moon High, and Butterfly, as well as briefly in the film version of Bewitched. According to Entertainment Weekly, McMahon is considered one of the greatest "sidekicks".
Filmography
Something in the Air: The Words Four Two Story
2024 · Movie
The New York Times Presents
2020 · Series
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019 · Series
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
2008 · Movie
Celebrity Family Feud
2008 · Series
Game Show Moments Gone Bananas
2008 · Movie
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · Movie
The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
2007 · Movie
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006 · Movie
Carson Country
2006 · Movie
Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
2006 · Series
The Weather Man
2005 · Movie
Bewitched
2005 · Movie
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Series
Dog Whisperer
2004 · Series
Higglytown Heroes
2004 · Series
Alf's Hit Talk Show
2004 · Series
Las Vegas
2003 · Series
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
2003 · Movie
E!'s 101
2003 · Series
The New Tom Green Show
2003 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002 · Movie
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002 · Movie
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002 · Movie
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 1 The Memphis Years & The Television Years
2002 · Movie
That '80s Show
2002 · Series
Scrubs
2001 · Series
50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001 · Movie
Frank Sinatra Memorial
2000 · Movie
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
1999 · Movie
Pitch People
1999 · Movie
Popular
1999 · Series
Family Guy
1999 · Series
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 · Movie
The Vegas Connection
1999 · Movie
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
1998 · Movie
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998 · Movie
Safety Patrol!
1998 · Movie
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
1998 · Movie
Cow and Chicken
1997 · Series
The Tom Show
1997 · Series
I Am Weasel
1997 · Series
Just Shoot Me!
1997 · Series
Just Write
1997 · Movie
'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home
1996 · Movie
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Series
Bruno the Kid
1996 · Series
Suddenly Susan
1996 · Series
Malcolm & Eddie
1996 · Series
Muppets Tonight
1996 · Series
Pinky and the Brain
1995 · Series
Star Search
1995 · Series
Love Affair
1994 · Movie
Burke's Law
1994 · Series
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
1994 · Movie
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!
1994 · Movie
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
1994 · Movie
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night
1994 · Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Series
Living Single
1993 · Series
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1992 · Movie
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Series
Adventures in Wonderland
1992 · Series
Nurses
1991 · Series
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
Baywatch
1989 · Series
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988 · Movie
Roseanne
1988 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
Sidewalks Entertainment
1988 · Series
Full House
1987 · Series
ALF
1986 · Series
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 · Movie
Amazing Stories
1985 · Series
Puttin' on the Hits
1984 · Series
TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes
1984 · Series
Newhart
1982 · Series
Butterfly
1982 · Movie
The Nashville Palace
1981 · Series
Full Moon High
1981 · Movie
The Star Maker
1981 · Movie
Gridlock
1980 · Movie
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980 · Movie
The Kid from Left Field
1979 · Movie
Legends of the Superheroes
1979 · Series
Legends of the Super Heroes
1979 · Movie
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
1978 · Movie
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
1978 · Movie
Lucy Calls the President
1977 · Movie
CHiPs
1977 · Series
US Against the World
1977 · Movie
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977 · Movie
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977 · Movie
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · Movie
The Captain and Tennille
1976 · Series
The Jacksons
1976 · Series
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976 · Series
Ellery Queen
1975 · Series
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
1973 · Movie
The Midnight Special
1972 · Series
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971 · Series
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Series
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970 · Movie
The Barbara McNair Show
1969 · Series
Here's Lucy
1968 · Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Series
The Incident
1967 · Movie
Snap Judgment
1967 · Series
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
Kraft Music Hall
1958 · Series
Concentration
1958 · Series
Dementia
1955 · Movie
Two for the Money
1952 · Series
Today
1952 · Series
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · Series
What's My Line?
1950 · Series
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948 · Series