"James commented: ""To hear him talking just before he's about to die.. there's something hugely moving about that"". Sue James called the interview ""lovely and sympathetic"". Sid James Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a South African-born British character and comic actor. Appearing in British films from 1947, he was cast in numerous small and supporting roles into the 1950s. His profile was raised as Tony Hancock's co-star in ""Hancock's Half Hour"", first in the radio series and later when it was adapted for television and ran from 1954 to 1961. Afterwards,"
"the lives of the Jews of Eastern Europe in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and Cohen worked to preserve the heritage of Yiddish humor. Cohen was also a gifted raconteur and singer of traditional Yiddish songs, Chassidic melodies, Palestinian songs, and Jewish cantorial selections. Cohen frequently spoke to groups in support of Jewish philanthropic causes. During his career, Cohen raised tens of millions of dollars for the United Jewish Appeal and Israel Bonds. Cohen continued to perform until about a year before his death in 2000 at age 88. Emil Cohen (comedian) Emil Cohen (1911- February 12, 2000) was"
"Emil Cohen (comedian) Emil Cohen (1911- February 12, 2000) was a Jewish-American comedian, humorist and entertainer. He was billed as ""America's Foremost American Jewish Humorist"". He frequently performed at the Grossinger Hotel in Liberty, New York, in the so-called ""Borscht Belt"". Cohen's Yiddish humor was well received by the predominantly Jewish audiences in this area. Cohen was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1911, the son of Julius and Ida (Magidoff). He was raised in Wilmington, Delaware with his sister Rose and his brothers Hym and Phil. After serving in the US Army Air Corps during World War II, Cohen"
"2173. Myron Cohen Myron Cohen (July 1, 1902 – March 10, 1986) was an American comedian and raconteur. A son of Barnett and Rebecca Feinstein Cohen, Myron Aaron Cohen was born in Grodno, Russia (now Hrodna, Belarus), and came to America as a little boy. The oldest of three brothers, he grew up in Manhattan, and later lived in the Bronx with his wife Miriam (née Hyman), whom he married in 1925. She died in 1981. Cohen began as a salesman in the New York City garment industry. When calling on customers, before showing his samples, he would tell a"
"Sacha Baron Cohen Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971) is a British actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known for creating and portraying many fictional satirical characters, including Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno, Admiral General Aladeen, Erran Morad, and multiple others. Like his idol Peter Sellers, he adopts a variety of accents and guises for his characters and rarely appears out of character. In most of his routines, Baron Cohen's characters interact with unsuspecting people, documentary style, who do not realise they are being set up for comic situations and self-revealing ridicule. His other work"
"Myron Cohen Myron Cohen (July 1, 1902 – March 10, 1986) was an American comedian and raconteur. A son of Barnett and Rebecca Feinstein Cohen, Myron Aaron Cohen was born in Grodno, Russia (now Hrodna, Belarus), and came to America as a little boy. The oldest of three brothers, he grew up in Manhattan, and later lived in the Bronx with his wife Miriam (née Hyman), whom he married in 1925. She died in 1981. Cohen began as a salesman in the New York City garment industry. When calling on customers, before showing his samples, he would tell a joke"
"he had suffered four months earlier. His grave is at Santa Monica's Woodlawn Cemetery. Harvey Korman Harvey Herschel Korman (February 15, 1927May 29, 2008) was an American comedic actor who performed in television and film productions and was also a voice artist. His big break was being a featured performer on CBS' ""The Danny Kaye Show"", but he is best remembered for his performances on the sketch comedy series ""The Carol Burnett Show"" and in several films by Mel Brooks. Korman, who was of Russian Jewish descent, was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ellen (née Blecher) and Cyril"
"Murray, as an Irish and Jewish dialect combo ""Casey and Cohen"". Their last recording together was on February 11, 1943 for Beacon Records. Monroe Silver Monroe Silver (December 21, 1875 – May 3, 1947) was an American actor and singer who was also a comedian and monologist using a Jewish dialect-accent in his performances. For various record labels, he recorded 78rpm discs of parodies like ""Cohen on the Telephone"" and ""Cohen Phones to His Friend Levy"". Joe Hayman first recorded the monologue ""Cohen on the Telephone"" in London in July 1913 for Regal Records and released in the U.S. by"
"performers, he was not aloof, and was very affable and approachable in public. Although he spoke perfect, cultured English, he was a master at capturing the ethnic accents of the Jewish citizens of New York City. Cohen suffered a heart attack at age 83 and died at Nyack Hospital, where he had been taken from his home in New City, New York. Cohen is interred at Cedar Park Cemetery, in Emerson, New Jersey. In the Woody Allen movie Sleeper (1973 film) Cohen-along with fellow comedian Jackie Mason had uncredited Voice cameos as the Jewish ""Ginsberg and Cohen"" robot tailors since"
"Captain Spaulding""—done entirely in French. Groucho Marx Julius Henry ""Groucho"" Marx (; October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, writer, stage, film, radio, and television star. A master of quick wit, he is widely considered one of America's greatest comedians. He made 13 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"
"Joel Hodgson Joel Gordon Hodgson (born February 20, 1960) is an American writer, comedian and television actor. He is best known for creating ""Mystery Science Theater 3000"" (""MST3K"") and starring in it as the character Joel Robinson. In 2007, ""MST3K"" was listed as ""one of the top 100 television shows of all time"" by Time.com. Between 2007–2013, Hodgson was part of the ""movie riffing"" project ""Cinematic Titanic"" with several of his fellow MST3K alumni, performing live and producing content for DVDs and direct download. He has also served as Creative Lead for Media at Pennyslvania technology firm Cannae, though it"
"Harvey Korman Harvey Herschel Korman (February 15, 1927May 29, 2008) was an American comedic actor who performed in television and film productions and was also a voice artist. His big break was being a featured performer on CBS' ""The Danny Kaye Show"", but he is best remembered for his performances on the sketch comedy series ""The Carol Burnett Show"" and in several films by Mel Brooks. Korman, who was of Russian Jewish descent, was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ellen (née Blecher) and Cyril Raymond Korman, a salesman. He served in the United States Navy during World War"
"Darwin Joston Francis Darwin Solomon (December 9, 1937 – June 1, 1998) was an American actor known professionally as Darwin Joston (sometimes credited as Darwin Jostin during the early years of his career). Joston began his career as a New York stage actor, and he appeared in many popular television shows during the 1960s, early 1970s, and mid-1980s, but he is best known for his performances in independent films that later achieved cult status, particularly ""Assault on Precinct 13"". Joston was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Mary Elizabeth Smith and Buford Odell Solomon; he had one brother, Talmadge Solomon,"
"attack while performing on stage at the Sunderland Empire Theatre; he died in hospital an hour later. Some, including comedian Les Dawson, claim to have seen the ghost of James at the theatre, and subsequently refused to appear at the theatre again. James was born Solomon Joel Cohen on 8 May 1913, to Jewish parents in South Africa, later changing his name to Sidney Joel Cohen, and then Sidney James. His family lived on Hancock Street in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. Upon moving to the UK later in life, he claimed various previous occupations, including diamond cutter, dance tutor and boxer; in"
"her entrance. He also played bit parts in Ball's various series and acted occasionally in films. He played a fictional borscht belt comedian Sherman Hart in ""Lenny"" (1974). In 1996, Morton married Susie McAllister. On March 30, 1999, he died of lung cancer at the age of 74 in Palm Springs, California. Gary Morton Gary Morton (born Morton Goldaper; December 19, 1924 – March 30, 1999) was a Jewish American stand-up comedian, whose primary venues were hotels and resorts of the Borscht Belt in upstate New York. He was born in New York City. Morton married actress Susan Morrow on"
"tour, titled ""MST3K Live! Watch Out for Snakes! Tour."" Hodgson will be present for each show, marking the first time he's hosted the show in several years, and his first time hosting alongside Jonah Ray. Joel Hodgson Joel Gordon Hodgson (born February 20, 1960) is an American writer, comedian and television actor. He is best known for creating ""Mystery Science Theater 3000"" (""MST3K"") and starring in it as the character Joel Robinson. In 2007, ""MST3K"" was listed as ""one of the top 100 television shows of all time"" by Time.com. Between 2007–2013, Hodgson was part of the ""movie riffing"" project"
"Joel H. Cohen Joel H. Cohen is a Canadian writer for ""Saturday Night Live"", ""Suddenly Susan"" and ""The Simpsons"". He is the younger brother of one-time ""Simpsons"" writer Robert Cohen, who penned the season three episode ""Flaming Moe's"". Cohen received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1988 from the University of Alberta. He was born in Calgary. In addition to his work on ""The Simpsons"", he is also the author of the best-selling book ""How to Lose a Marathon"". The book is a retelling of Joel's training for and running the New York marathon. It was released April 4 2017"
"Marty Allen Morton David Alpern (March 23, 1922 – February 12, 2018), better known as Marty Allen, was an American comedian, actor, and philanthropist. He worked as a comedy headliner in nightclubs, as a dramatic actor in television roles, and was once called ""The Darling of Daytime TV"". He also appeared in films, notably the 1966 spy comedy ""The Last of the Secret Agents?"" During his comedy career, Allen also toured military hospitals, performed for veterans, and for active military personnel. Allen was also a philanthropist. He contributed to the American Cancer Society, The Heart Fund, the March of Dimes,"
"comedy career, Kamen was a successful French Horn player and occupied a French horn chair at the Metropolitan Opera At age 55, Kamen died of a heart attack in Beverly Hills. Milt Kamen Milton Kaiman (March 5, 1921 – February 24, 1977), better known as Milt Kamen, was an American stand-up comic and actor with numerous television credits. As a stand-up comic, Kamen was a favorite of Mel Brooks, Groucho Marx and Woody Allen. According to writer Kliph Nesteroff, Kamen worked as a stand-in for Sid Caesar on Caesar's Hour, inventing bits of business that Caesar claimed for his own."
"Samuel Vilozny Samuel Vilozny (born 10 January 1954) () is an Israeli comedian, actor and director as well as a political activist. Vilozny was born in Ramat Gan in 1954. Vilozny graduated from the Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts in 1979. Vilozny was one of the first stand up comedians in Israel who contributed tremendously to the flourishing of the Israeli stand-up scene in the mid-1980s after he founded a stand-up club in Tel Aviv called the ""Camel Comedy Club"" which hosted various stand-up shows regularly and from which some of the most popular comedians in Israel nowadays"
"Aaron Hoffman Aaron Hoffman (October 30, 1880, in St. Louis, Missouri – May 27, 1924) was an American writer and lyricist, whose work was in wide use among vaudeville comedians. He wrote material for numerous performers, including Lew Dockstader and Weber and Fields. Hoffman also had success as a writer of Broadway plays and musical comedies. In the 1910s, he wrote scripts and scenarios for silent films such as Beloved Rogues (1916) and several films starring actress Olga Petrova. His play ""Two Blocks Away"" was adapted into the 1926 film The Cohens and Kellys, the first of the six-film ""Cohens"
"Milt Kamen Milton Kaiman (March 5, 1921 – February 24, 1977), better known as Milt Kamen, was an American stand-up comic and actor with numerous television credits. As a stand-up comic, Kamen was a favorite of Mel Brooks, Groucho Marx and Woody Allen. According to writer Kliph Nesteroff, Kamen worked as a stand-in for Sid Caesar on Caesar's Hour, inventing bits of business that Caesar claimed for his own. Born in Hurleyville, New York, his family moved to the Brownsville neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY when he was two years old. Kamen began his comedy career as a regular on ""Caesar's"
"Jack Cameron (actor) Jack Cameron (born Jacques Kammerer also known as Jack Kammerer; November 22, 1883 – September 25, 1956) was an American actor, singer, and acrobatic comedian whose career spanned almost five decades. He appeared in vaudeville, burlesque, film, radio, and television. Cameron was best known for his vaudeville performances, first as part of the Kammerer & Howland musical comedy act, and later as a principal comedian on the Keith-Albee circuit. He appeared in several motion pictures and could be heard on WPRO (AM) radio as the “Singing Salesman.” Kammerer was born as Jacques Kammerer on November 22, 1883,"
"Groucho Marx Julius Henry ""Groucho"" Marx (; October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, writer, stage, film, radio, and television star. A master of quick wit, he is widely considered one of America's greatest comedians. He made 13 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, cigar, and"
"Sunday Night at the London Palladium"". They remained married until his death. He was a second cousin of comedian Bill Maher. Kaye died on December 14, 1997, of lung cancer at the age of 79. Stubby Kaye Bernard Solomon Kotzin (November 11, 1918 – December 14, 1997), known as Stubby Kaye, was an American actor, comedian, vaudevillian and singer, known for his appearances on Broadway and in film musicals. Kaye was born Bernard Solomon (or Sholom) Kotzin on the last day of the First World War, at West 114th Street in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan. His parents were"
"Monroe Silver Monroe Silver (December 21, 1875 – May 3, 1947) was an American actor and singer who was also a comedian and monologist using a Jewish dialect-accent in his performances. For various record labels, he recorded 78rpm discs of parodies like ""Cohen on the Telephone"" and ""Cohen Phones to His Friend Levy"". Joe Hayman first recorded the monologue ""Cohen on the Telephone"" in London in July 1913 for Regal Records and released in the U.S. by Columbia Records. Lee De Forest recorded Silver doing ""Cohen on the Telephone"" for the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process. The film premiered as ""Monroe"
"69 and is buried in Mount Jerome Cemetery. Cecil Sheridan Cecil Sheridan (21 December 1910 – 4 January 1980) was an Irish comedian and actor who performed in variety shows and pantomimes in Ireland and Great Britain during a versatile career spanning over forty years. Born at 31 Queen's Square, Sheridan was the son of a Dublin upholsterer, also named Cecil, and his wife, Catherine (Kate) Buckley. His mother died of tuberculosis when he was six and he and his siblings were raised by his father. He was educated at Synge Street CBS. In a bid to cure a stammer"
"the age of 75. Mickey Katz Mickey Katz (June 15, 1909 – April 30, 1985) was an American comedian and musician who specialized in Jewish humor. He was the father of actor Joel Grey and grandfather of actress Jennifer Grey. Katz was born Meyer Myron Katz on Sawtell Court in Cleveland, Ohio, to a Jewish family. He is the son of Johanna (née Herzberg) and Menachem Katz. Originally one of five children, Mickey lost an older sister to diphtheria when he was about four years old. Menachem supported the family as a tailor, but money was always tight in the"
"Stubby Kaye Bernard Solomon Kotzin (November 11, 1918 – December 14, 1997), known as Stubby Kaye, was an American actor, comedian, vaudevillian and singer, known for his appearances on Broadway and in film musicals. Kaye was born Bernard Solomon (or Sholom) Kotzin on the last day of the First World War, at West 114th Street in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan. His parents were first generation Jewish-Americans originally from Russia and Austria-Hungary. His father, David Kotzin, was a dress salesman, and the former Harriet ""Hattie"" Freundlish, was his mother. He was raised in the Far Rockaway section of Queens"
"Ernie Kovacs Ernest Edward ""Ernie"" Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was an American comedian, actor, and writer. Kovacs' visually experimental and often spontaneous comedic style influenced numerous television comedy programs for years after his death. Many individuals and shows, such as Johnny Carson, David Letterman, ""Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In"", ""Saturday Night Live"", ""Monty Python's Flying Circus"", Jim Henson, ""Max Headroom"", Chevy Chase, Conan O’Brien, ""Jimmy Kimmel, Captain Kangaroo"", ""Sesame Street"", ""The Electric Company"", Pee-wee's Playhouse, The Muppet Show, Dave Garroway, Andy Kaufman, You Can't Do That on Television, Uncle Floyd, and many others have credited Kovacs as"
"to the left of the mausoleum, next to her husband, Sol Lerner. 1949–1959 1960–1986 Jackie Gleason John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916June 24, 1987) was an American comedian, actor, writer, composer and conductor. Developing a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York, he was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his bus driver Ralph Kramden character in the television series ""The Honeymooners"". By filming the episodes with Electronicams, Gleason was later able to release the series in syndication, which increased its popularity over the years with new audiences. He also developed ""The Jackie"
"Edgar Kennedy Edgar Livingston Kennedy (April 26, 1890 – November 9, 1948) was an American comedic film character actor, known as ""Slow Burn"". A slow burn is an exasperated facial expression, performed very deliberately; Kennedy embellished this by rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face, in an attempt to hold his temper. Kennedy is best known for a small role as a lemonade vendor in the Marx Brothers film ""Duck Soup"", as well as the many Hal Roach films he appeared in. Kennedy was born on April 26, 1890, in Monterey County, California, to Canadians Neil"
"19, 2007. Per his request, no funeral services were held; he was cremated and his remains were interred at Pinelawn Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York. By all press accounts, he left no surviving relatives. Calvert DeForest Calvert Grant DeForest (July 23, 1921 – March 19, 2007), also known by his character Larry ""Bud"" Melman, was an American actor and comedian, best known for his appearances on ""Late Night with David Letterman"" and the ""Late Show with David Letterman"". Little has been published about his early life. He was born to Calvert Martin DeForest, M.D., a physician who died in 1949, and"