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Alan King

Alan King (born Irwin Alan Kniberg; December 26, 1927 – May 9, 2004) was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious actor who appeared in a number of movies and television shows. King wrote several books, produced films, and appeared in plays. In later years, he helped many philanthropic causes.

Known For: Acting

Born: New York, New York, USA, 1927-12-27

Died: 2004-05-09

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Hit the Deck	Shore Patrol	48
2	1956	Miracle in the Rain	Gil Parker	67
3	1956	The Girl He Left Behind	Maguire	40
4	1957	The Helen Morgan Story	Benny Weaver	52
5	1961	On the Fiddle	Top Sgt. Buzzer	53
6	1961	On the Fiddle	T/Sgt Buzzer	53
7	1968	Bye Bye Braverman	The Rabbi	67
8	1968	The Love Song of Barney Kempinski	Leo	0
9	1970	Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles	Self	0
10	1971	The Anderson Tapes	Pat Angelo	62
11	1976	Joys	Self	40
12	1978	How to Pick Up Girls!	Manny Shiller	20
13	1980	Just Tell Me What You Want	Max Herschel	45
14	1980	Pleasure Palace	Himself (uncredited)	60
15	1980	Pinocchio's Christmas	Maestro Fire-Eater (voice)	64
16	1982	I, the Jury	Charles Kalecki	58
17	1982	Author! Author!	Kreplich	59
18	1983	Lovesick	Lionel Gross, M.D.	55
19	1984	The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team		0
20	1984	Steve Martin: Homage to Steve	Self	64
21	1985	Judy Garland: The Concert Years	Self	56
22	1985	Cat's Eye	Dr. Donatti	67
23	1987	An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall	Self	0
24	1987	You Talkin' To Me?	Self	27
25	1988	Funny	Self	0
26	1988	Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz	Alan King	0
27	1988	Memories of Me	Abe	52
28	1989	The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast	Self	0
29	1989	Enemies, a Love Story	Rabbi Lembeck	63
30	1990	The Bonfire of the Vanities	Arthur Ruskin	56
31	1992	Night and the City	Ira "Boom Boom" Grossman	57
32	1995	Dad, the Angel & Me	Bernie	62
33	1995	The Infiltrator		59
34	1995	The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special	Self (uncredited)	40
35	1995	Casino	Andy Stone	80
36	1996	Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown	Narrator	60
37	1998	The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars	Supreme Commander (voice)	57
38	1998	Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time	Self	74
39	1999	Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club	Self	0
40	2001	The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner	Self	60
41	2001	Rush Hour 2	Steve Reign	68
42	2002	Sunshine State	Murray Silver	64
43	2003	Mystics	Donal	53
44	2004	Mind the Gap	Herb Schweitzer	58
45	2004	Judy Garland: By Myself	Self - Actor (voice)	75
46	2015	Uncovering Wolfen	Self (archive footage)	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	68
2	1950	What's My Line?	Self - Mystery Guest	69
3	1950	What's My Line?	Self - Panelist	69
4	1950	The Bob Hope Show	Self	70
5	1953	The Oscars	Self	71
6	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presenter	51
7	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Host	51
8	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presente	51
9	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Co-Host/Presenter	51
10	1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	Self	60
11	1958	Kraft Music Hall	Self	47
12	1958	Kraft Music Hall	Self - Host	47
13	1959	The Big Party	Self	0
14	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
15	1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self	58
16	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self - Guest Host	75
17	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
18	1966	ABC Stage 67	Leo	62
19	1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self - Guest / Various Characters	77
20	1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self	77
21	1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest	67
22	1968	That's Life		60
23	1974	Dinah!	Self	67
24	1985	The Golden Girls	Mel Bushman	75
25	1986	American Masters	Self	74
26	1987	thirtysomething		63
27	1990	Blossom		61
28	1990	Law & Order	Defense Attorney Jonathan Shapiro	74
29	1992	Love & War		62
30	1993	Blue Heelers		66
31	1994	Chicago Hope		72
32	1994	Baseball	Various (voice)	73
33	1994	Baseball	(voice)	73
34	1996	E! True Hollywood Story		81
35	1999	Family Guy	The Don (voice)	74
36	1999	Family Law	Hy Adlin	82