Groucho Marx

ActorWriterDirector Oct 2 (died age 86) New York City, New York, USA 1921–2022 (101 year career)

6.2 avg rating

Biography

Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit. His rapid-fire delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers. He made thirteen feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show You Bet Your Life. His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, include…

Known For

Film

Duck Soup

Rufus T. Firefly

Film

A Night at the Opera

Otis B. Driftwood

Film

A Day at the Races

Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush

Film

Animal Crackers

Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding

Film

Horse Feathers

Professor Wagstaff

Film

Monkey Business

Groucho

Film

A Night in Casablanca

Ronald Kornblow

Film

The Cocoanuts

Hammer

Filmography

Acting (86)

Movies (67)

Groucho & Cavett

2022

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

The Capote Tapes

2021

as Self (archive footage)

5.9

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.8

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

Game Changers

2018

as Self (archive footage)

7.4

The Last Laugh

2016

as Self

6.9

The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos

2016

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Inside the Marx Brothers

2003

as Self (archive footage)

4.0

Beatles: Big Beat Box

2001

as Self (archive footage)

The Our Gang Story

1994

as Self (archive footage)

The Unknown Marx Brothers

1993

as Self (archive footage)

5.4

The One, the Only... Groucho

1991

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

Classic Comedy Teams

1986

as Self (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

as (archive footage)

10.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

1982

as (archive footage)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

This Is Elvis

1981

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joys

as Self

Salsa

as Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9

Hooray for Hollywood

1976

as Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

6.1

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

as Self (voice)

Skidoo

as God

The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

6.3

Birds Do It

1966

as Man Looking Through Window At Melvin Flying

5.0

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

1966

6.7

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.3

The Hold Out

1962

as John Graham

Merrily We Roll Along: The Early Days of the Automobile

1961

as Self

The Mikado

1960

as Ko-Ko

The Incredible Jewel Robbery

1959

as Suspect in lineup

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

1957

as George Schmidlap (uncredited)

6.7

The Story of Mankind

1957

as Peter Minuit

4.3

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

1956

as Stage conductor

5.0

A Girl in Every Port

1952

as Benjamin Franklin 'Benny' Linn

Double Dynamite

as Emile J. Keck

Mr. Music

as Groucho Marx

Love Happy

as Sam Grunion

Copacabana

as Lionel Q. Deveraux

5.3

A Night in Casablanca

as Ronald Kornblow

The Big Store

as Wolf J. Flywheel

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as Self

Go West

as S. Quentin Quale

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

as Self

6.7

From the Ends of the Earth

1939

as Self

At the Circus

1939

as Attorney J. Cheever Loophole

Room Service

as Gordon Miller

A Day at the Races

as Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush

7.1

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937

as Groucho Marx

3.8

Yours for the Asking

1936

as Sunbather (uncredited)

A Night at the Opera

as Otis B. Driftwood

Duck Soup

as Rufus T. Firefly

Wonderland of California

1933

as Self

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

1933

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

1933

as Self

Groucho Marx's Home Movies

1933

as Self

5.5

Horse Feathers

1932

as Professor Wagstaff

Monkey Business

as Groucho

I'll Say She Is

as Caesar's Ghost

The House That Shadows Built

1931

as Caesar's Ghost

7.0

Animal Crackers

1930

as Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding

The Cocoanuts

as Hammer

Humor Risk

as Villain

Television (19)

Midi trente

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Omnibus

as Self

I Dream of Jeannie

as Groucho Marx

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self - Guest Host

7.4

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

5.4

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

as Ko-Ko

7.3

The David Susskind Show

as Self

Kraft Music Hall

as Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

America After Dark

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

as Self

6.0

General Electric Theater

1953

as Suspect in a Police Lineup (uncredited)

6.4

What's My Line?

1950

as Self - Panelist

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

6.8

The Jack Benny Program

as Groucho Marx

You Bet Your Life

as Self - Host

Crew (4)

Movies (4)

29/73 Ready-Made

1973

Writer

The Life of Riley

1949

Story

7.0

The King and the Chorus Girl

1937

Writer

5.5

Groucho Marx's Home Movies

1933

Director

5.5