Tony Randall
Biography
Tony Randall was an American actor, comedian and director who became best known for playing Felix Unger on the television series The Odd Couple from 1970 to 1975. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he studied at Northwestern University and the Neighborhood Playhouse. After Army service in World War II, he appeared on Broadway in Katharine Cornell's Antony and Cleopatra and Caesar and Cleopatra. His first major television role was Harvey Weskit on Mister Peepers, and his first Broadway hit was Inherit the Wind. Film success followed with Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) and No Down Payment (1957), and he earned Golden Globe nominations for Pillow Talk (1959) and Lover Come Back (1961). He reunited with Doris Day and Rock Hudson for Send Me No Flowers (1964), founded the National Actors Theatre, and appeared in Fatal Instinct (1993) and Down with Love (2003). He received six Golden Globe nominations and six Primetime Emmy nominations, winning one Emmy.
84years old at death
- Born Tulsa
- Died New York City
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg (birth name)Also credited as Anthony Leonard Randall and Aryeh (Arthur) Leonard Rosenberg
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 46 years1957 to 2003
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A role that slipped away
Randall was replaced by Dean Martin shortly before filming began on Fox's The Young Lions, a part he had been set to play.
A role that slipped away
Randall recorded the voice of Templeton the rat for Charlotte's Web but was replaced by Paul Lynde because co-director Iwao Takamoto found his voice too sophisticated.
Early training
Randall studied speech and drama at Northwestern University, then after one year went to New York for the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, where Sanford Meisner and choreographer Martha Graham taught him.
A first
Randall portrayed and voiced the seven title faces in 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, and he also had a two-second cameo without makeup as a solemn spectator in the crowd, making eight roles in all.
Behind the camera
Randall founded the National Actors Theatre in 1991, based at Pace University, and it produced plays including The Crucible and The Seagull.
First role
In Mister Peepers, which aired from 1952 to 1955, Randall took on his first big television part, playing Harvey Weskit, a history teacher.
Tony Randall movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask1972 Comedyas The Operator
IMDb rating 6.744K votes
- 7 Faces of Dr. Lao1964as Dr. Lao / The Abominable Snowman / Merlin the Magician / Apollonius of Tyana / Pan / The Giant Serpent / Medusa / Audience Member
IMDb rating 7.16.0K votes
Most often with
Michael Gordon directed two of these films, Frank Tashlin two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Doris Day's page
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Wilfrid Hyde-White's page
Edward Andrews's page
All films by Michael Gordon
Frank TashlinDirector, 2 films, 1957 to 1965
All films by Frank Tashlin
Also two films together6 more actors
- Lee Patrick7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) and Pillow Talk (1959)
- Alex GerryThe Brass Bottle (1964) and Pillow Talk (1959)
- Barbara Eden7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) and The Brass Bottle (1964)
- James CocoThat's Adequate (1989) and Scavenger Hunt (1979)
- John AlbanSend Me No Flowers (1964) and Lover Come Back (1961)
- Karen NorrisLover Come Back (1961) and Pillow Talk (1959)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Tony Randall's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$91.0 million
6 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 6 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 9Figure not found
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$20M22.3% of the total
- 2$19M20.6% of the total
- 3$18M19.8% of the total
- 4$17M18.6% of the total
- 5$9.1M10.0% of the total
- 6$7.8M8.6% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors from 1975 to 2004, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1975 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | The Odd Couple | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2004 | TV Land Award | The Odd Couple | Won |
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Official profiles and reference pages.