---
name: "Milton Berle"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/milton-berle"
fi1m_id: "milton-berle"
imdb_id: "nm0000926"
tmdb_id: 69951
wikidata_id: "Q558933"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 July 1908"
died: "27 March 2002"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T00:35:42.562693+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Milton Berle

## Identity

Milton Berle

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/milton-berle
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** milton-berle
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000926
- **TMDB ID:** 69951
- **Wikidata ID:** Q558933
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Berle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558933, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000926/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69951

Actor. Born 12 July 1908 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 27 March 2002.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 July 1908, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 27 March 2002
- **Also known as:** Milton Berlinger, Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger, میلتون برل
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Berle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q558933, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000926/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69951

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Muppet Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-muppet-movie.md) (82)

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## Biography

Milton Berle (born Milton Berlinger) was an American actor and comedian. He began performing in vaudeville as a child and appeared in silent films before working in radio, nightclubs and motion pictures.

Berle hosted NBC's Texaco Star Theater from 1948 to 1955 and became known as 'Uncle Miltie' and 'Mr. Television' during the early years of US network television. His later screen credits include *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World* (1963) and a cameo as Mad Man Mooney in *The Muppet Movie* (1979). He died in Los Angeles in 2002.

*Sources: muppet.fandom.com, imdb.com, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Muppet Movie* (1979), Fi1m 82, as Mad Man Mooney — [page](https://film.one/film/the-muppet-movie.md)

## Complete filmography (97)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *100 Years of the Idiot: A Jerry Lewis Centenary* (2026), Actor
- *It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point* (2023), as Russell (archive footage)
- *Pioneers of Primetime* (2005), Actor
- *Two Heads Are Better Than None* (2000), as Uncle Leo
- *Kenan & Kel* (1996), series, as Uncle Leo
- *Jingle Bell Rock* (1995), as Jerry Labello (voice)
- *The 100 Funniest Moments of the 20th Century: The Unexpected* (1995), Thanks
- *Due South* (1994), series, as Shelley Litvak
- *Sister, Sister* (1994), series, as Edgar Boggs
- *The Critic* (1994), series, as Milton Berle (voice)
- *Burke's Law* (1994), series, as Buddy Boyle
- *Storybook* (1994), as Illuzor
- *The Nanny* (1993), series, as Manny
- *Driving Me Crazy* (1991), as Hotel Clerk
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as Saul Howard — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), series, as Max Jakey
- *Side by Side* (1988), as Abe Mercer
- *Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge* (1987), as Jonathan's Father
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Harvey Chase
- *Television* (1985), series, Actor
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Lew Feldman
- *Broadway Danny Rose* (1984), as Milton Berle
- *Smorgasbord* (1983), as Ms. Sultry
- *Family Business* (1983), as Isaiah Stern
- *Off Your Rocker* (1982), as Henry Foster
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Isaiah Stern
- *Fame* (1982), series, Actor
- *The Fall Guy* (1981), series, Actor
- *The Muppet Movie* (1979), as Mad Man Mooney — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-muppet-movie.md)
- *The Chevy Chase National Humor Test* (1979), Actor
- *Have I Got a Christmas for You* (1977), as Morris Glickstein
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Cyril Wolfe, Milton Berle, Ed Taylor, Zeke, Lionel Douglas, Mr. Fenley
- *The Brady Bunch Hour* (1977), series, Actor
- *NBC: The First Fifty Years* (1976), Actor
- *Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood* (1976), as Blind Man
- *The Legend of Valentino* (1975), as Jesse Lasky
- *Lepke* (1975), as Mr. Meyer
- *Journey Back to Oz* (1972), as Cowardly Lion (voice)
- *Evil Roy Slade* (1972), as Harry Fern
- *McCloud* (1970), series, Actor
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Harry
- *Seven in Darkness* (1969), as Sam Fuller
- *Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?* (1969), as Goodtime Eddie Filth
- *The Mod Squad* (1968), series, Actor
- *Here's Lucy* (1968), series, as Cheerful Charlie, Milton Berle
- *For Singles Only* (1968), as Mr. Parker
- *Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows* (1968), as The Movie Director: The 'In' Group
- *Star Spangled Salesman* (1968), as Studio President
- *Who's Minding the Mint?* (1967), as Luther Burton
- *Mannix* (1967), series, as Danny Brite
- *The Happening* (1967), as Fred
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Ross Howard · Writer
- *Murder at N.B.C.* (1966), Actor
- *That Girl* (1966), series, Actor
- *Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title* (1966), as Bookstore Customer with Rope (uncredited)
- *The Oscar* (1966), as Kappy Kapstetter
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Louie, the Lilac, Prison Guard
- *The Loved One* (1965), as Mr. Kenton
- *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), series, as Charles
- *Get Smart* (1965), series, as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- *The Big Valley* (1965), series, as Josiah Freeman
- *F Troop* (1965), series, Actor
- *The Sound of Laughter* (1963), as Elmer Brown (Singer with Cocktail Glasses)
- *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World* (1963), as J. Russell Finch
- *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Sam Morris
- *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as Milton Berle
- *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Denny Martin
- *The Barbara Stanwyck Show* (1960), series, as Charlie
- *Let's Make Love* (1960), as Milton Berle (uncredited)
- *The Bellboy* (1960), as Milton Berle (uncredited)
- *NBC Sunday Showcase* (1959), series, Executive Producer
- *Sunday Showcase* (1959), Actor
- *The Music Shop* (1959), series, Actor
- *Jackpot Bowling* (1959), series, as Host
- *The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour* (1957), series, as Milton Berle
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Morris Glickstein
- *The Jack Benny Program* (1950), series, as Milton Berle
- *Always Leave Them Laughing* (1949), as Kipling Cooper
- *Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade* (1948), series, Actor
- *Texaco Star Theater* (1948), series, as Host
- *Kraft Television Theatre* (1947), series, as Joe Hillyer
- *Margin for Error* (1943), as Moe Finkelstein
- *Whispering Ghosts* (1942), as H.H. Van Buren
- *A Gentleman at Heart* (1942), as Lucky Cullen
- *Over My Dead Body* (1942), as Jason Cordry
- *Rise and Shine* (1941), as Seabiscuit
- *Sun Valley Serenade* (1941), as Jerome K. 'Nifty' Allen
- *Tall, Dark and Handsome* (1941), as Frosty Welch
- *Radio City Revels* (1938), as Teddy
- *New Faces of 1937* (1937), as Wallington Wedge
- *Poppin' the Cork* (1933), as Elmer Brown
- *Ruth of the Range* (1923), as (uncredited)
- *Tess of the Storm Country* (1922), as Bit Role (uncredited)
- *Little Lord Fauntleroy* (1921), as Boy (uncredited)
- *The Mark of Zorro* (1920), as Boy (uncredited)
- *Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm* (1917), as Bit Part (Uncredited)
- *The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Milton Berle](https://film.one/media/person/3922427/gallery-9a75d0500ebd.jpg) Milton Berle — Harry Warnecke / Gus Schoenbaechler, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Milton_Berle%2C_NPG-B2000154C.jpg/1280px-Milton_Berle%2C_NPG-B2000154C.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Milton Berle and Jack Madden at Elmwood Casino, circa 1950s. Madden was Elmwood’s bandleader for 2O years. (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/3922427/gallery-033907793126.jpg) Milton Berle and Jack Madden at Elmwood Casino, circa 1950s. Madden was Elmwood’s bandleader for 2O years. (2020) — Geo Lightspeed7, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Milton_Berle_and_Jack_Madden_at_Elmwood_Casino.jpg/1280px-Milton_Berle_and_Jack_Madden_at_Elmwood_Casino.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The last photo of Harry Parke (Harry Einstein) (Parkyakarkus) taken at a Los Angeles Friars' Club dinner in 1958. He is shown conversing with Milton Berle. Shor](https://film.one/media/person/3922427/gallery-1ce13f85c848.jpg) The last photo of Harry Parke (Harry Einstein) (Parkyakarkus) taken at a Los Angeles Friars' Club dinner in 1958. He is shown conversing with Milton Berle. Shor — The Los Angeles Herald-Express (afternoon edition of The Los Angeles Herald-Examiner).  The newspaper stopped publication 2 November 1989.

Uploaded by We hope at en.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Harry_parke_last_photo_1958.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Me (Alan Light) with Milton Berle at the rehearsal for the 41st Annual Emmy Awards, 9/16/89 - Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post but please  (1989)](https://film.one/media/person/3922427/gallery-d8bdbe5d8e93.jpg) Me (Alan Light) with Milton Berle at the rehearsal for the 41st Annual Emmy Awards, 9/16/89 - Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post but please  (1989) — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Me_with_Milton_Berle_%28255122681%29.jpg/1280px-Me_with_Milton_Berle_%28255122681%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Milton Berle](https://film.one/media/person/3922427/gallery-7c24d24967ad.jpg) Milton Berle — Image via TMDB
- ![Milton Berle](https://film.one/media/person/3922427/gallery-7d52180cf81f.jpg) Milton Berle — Image via TMDB
- ![Milton Berle](https://film.one/media/person/3922427/gallery-8907e19bce5f.jpg) Milton Berle — Image via TMDB
- ![Milton Berle and wife arrive at the premiere of Bette Midler's movie, THE ROSE, 1979.](https://film.one/media/person/3922427/gallery-27342e5d8051.jpg) Milton Berle and wife arrive at the premiere of Bette Midler's movie, THE ROSE, 1979. — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/1979_milton_berle_and_wife_at_rose_premiere_crop.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- California Hall of Fame 2007: California Hall of Fame (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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