Born
1918-05-01 (age 108)
Birthplace
Canton, Ohio, U.S.A.
Known For
Acting
Jack Paar
Biography
Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American talk show host, writer, radio and television comedian, and film actor. He was the second host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Time magazine's obituary of Paar reported wryly, "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar." From Wikipedia.
Movie Appearances
Love Nest
as Ed Forbes
1951
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
as Self
1997
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Ray Healy
1950
Easy Living
as Scoop Spooner
1949
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
as Lt. Mike Sloan
1953
Groucho & Cavett
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Footlight Varieties
as Himself - Host
1951
Variety Time
as Master of Ceremonies
1948
Jack Paar: Smart Television
as Self
2003
Sid & Judy
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
1976
TV Appearances
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
Star Time
as Self
1950
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Host
1957
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
The Jack Benny Program
as Jack Paar
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Startime
as Self
1959
Startime
as Self – Host
1959