Ira Leonard Rosenberg
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Feb 26, 1920 Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Died | May 17, 2004 New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 84 |
| Final Resting PlaceWestchester Hills Cemetery | |
Tony Randall | |
| Job | actor |
| Years active | 1940s-2003 |
| Top Roles | Arnold, Jonathan Forbes, Peter 'Pete' Ramsey, Lorenzo Charlton, Dr. Lao / The Abominable Snowman / Merlin the Magician / Apollonius of Tyana / Pan / The Giant Serpent / Medusa / Audience Member |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Romance, Film Adaptation, Fantasy, Drama, Adventure |
| Top Topics | Romance (Comic), Mistaken Identity, Book-Based |
| Top Collaborators | Rock Hudson, Frank Tashlin (Director), Martin Melcher (Producer), Frank Sinatra |
| Shares birthday with | Madeleine Carroll, Betty Hutton, Jackie Gleason see more.. |
Tony Randall Overview:
Actor, Tony Randall, was born Ira Leonard Rosenberg on Feb 26, 1920 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Randall appeared in over 90 film and TV roles. His best known films include Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, The Mating Game, Let's Make Love, Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back and Send Me No Flowers. Tony Randall is probably most famously remembered for his role as the neurotic neat-nick Felix Unger in TV's The Odd Couple (1970 to 1975) opposite Jack Klugman as Oscar. Randall died at the age of 84 on May 17, 2004 in New York City, NY and was laid to rest in Westchester Hills Cemetery in Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, NY.
MINI BIO:
Tony Randall made no films until his late thirties, then was riotously successful as the lead in satirical comedies at Fox, as well as for his roles as the hero's droll friend in Doris Day films at Universal.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).RANDALL / DAY / HUDSON FILMS:
Tony Randall co-starred in three movies with Doris Day and Rock Hudson: Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back and Send Me No Flowers.
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BlogHub Articles:
WHAT A CHARACTER:
By FlickChick on Nov 8, 2013 From A Person in the DarkThis post is my entry in the What a Character Blogathon, sponsored by Once Upon a Screen, Outspoken & Freckled, and Paula's Cinema Club. Click on the links to these super blogs to read more about all of those marvelous characters that make the movies great! There are not many 100% true stat... Read full article
I Confess - I Love !
By FlickChick on Jul 9, 2011 From A Person in the DarkI admit it - I love . Okay, not Cary Grant love, but love nonetheless! The minute walks onto a scene, the entire movie is elevated. He is a delight, a smile, the guy you are always happy to see. Come on - didn't he really deserve Doris much more than Rock? So, what is it abo... Read full article
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Tony Randall Quotes:
[the boys are discussing which one of the four boys will get it on with Cathy on Mondays]
Fred Williams: I'm busy Monday nights.
Doug Jackson: That busy?
Fred Williams: Monday night the Greenwich Little League Association meets.
George Drayton: Little league? This is big league stuff, baby. Night games.
[last lines]
Dr. Lao: Mike, the whole world is a circus if you look at it the right way. Every time you pick up a handful of dust, and see not the dust, but a mystery, a marvel, there in your hand, every time you stop and think, "I'm alive, and being alive is fantastic!" Every time such a thing happens, Mike, you are part of the Circus of Dr. Lao.
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