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Biography

Art Linkletter was the likable host of the long-running daytime show Art Linkletter's House Party. His candid interviews with children, on a segment of…more

Born

7/17/1912, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

Died

5/26/2010

Birth Name

Arthur Gordon Kelly

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (5)

Role
- Kids Say the Darndest Things
  Himself/Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 19 Episode 319
    6/2/00
  - S 3: Ep 22 Episode 322
    4/28/00
  - S 3: Ep 21 Episode 321
    4/21/00
  - S 3: Ep 20 Episode 320
    4/7/00
  - S 3: Ep 18 Episode 318
    3/31/00
  - + 59 More Credits
- Art Linkletter's House Party
  Host/Himself
  - — House Party
- Disneyland
  Host/Interviewer/Narrator
  - S 16: Ep 12 Babes in Toyland (2)
    12/28/69
  - S 16: Ep 11 Babes in Toyland (1)
    12/21/69
  - S 16: Ep 10 Inky, the Crow
    12/7/69
  - S 16: Ep 9 Secrets of the Pirate's Inn (2)
    11/30/69
  - S 16: Ep 8 Secrets of the Pirate's Inn (1)
    11/23/69
  - + 744 More Credits
- Art Linkletter's House Party
  Himself - Host
  - S 4: Ep 106 January 31, 1956
    1/31/56
  - S 4: Ep 104 January 27, 1956
    1/27/56
  - S 4: Ep 97 January 18, 1956
    1/18/56
  - S 4: Ep 96 January 17, 1956
    1/17/56
  - S 4: Ep 95 January 16, 1956
    1/16/56
  - + 225 More Credits
- People Are Funny
  Host
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 196 June 15 - 19, 1987 - Friday
    6/19/87
  - S 1: Ep 195 June 15 - 19, 1987 - Thursday
    6/18/87
  - S 1: Ep 194 June 15 - 19, 1987 - Wednesday
    6/17/87
  - S 1: Ep 193 June 15 - 19, 1987 - Tuesday
    6/16/87
  - S 1: Ep 192 June 15 - 19, 1987 - Monday
    6/15/87
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
Guest Star (49)

Role
- Pioneers of Television
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Variety
    1/16/08
  - S 1: Ep 1 Sitcoms
    1/2/08
- The Hour of Power
  Himself
  - S 35: Ep 1 3/20/05
    3/20/05
- Larry King Live
  Guest Star
  - S 16: Ep 258 Episode 16-258
    5/15/00
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 September 24, 1991
    9/24/91
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 140 August 9, 1989
    8/9/89
  - S 1: Ep 41 March 6, 1989
    3/6/89
- Small Wonder
  himself
  - S 4: Ep 5 Come Fly With Me
    10/22/88
- The John Davidson Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 25 August 1, 1980
    8/1/80
- Over Easy
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 115 April 21, 1978
    4/21/78
- Donny and Marie
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 GUESTS: DESI ARNAZ, ART LINKLETTER, ARTHUR GODFREY
    9/24/76
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 141 April 15, 1976
    4/15/76
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 12 Monty Hall (Celebrity Roast)
    12/14/73
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 Monty Hall
    12/13/73
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 229 July 13, 1972
    7/13/72
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Substitute Host
  - S 9: Ep 145 April 2, 1971
    4/2/71
  - S 9: Ep 144 April 1, 1971
    4/1/71
  - S 9: Ep 143 March 31, 1971
    3/31/71
  - S 9: Ep 142 March 30, 1971
    3/30/71
  - S 9: Ep 141 Week of March 29, 1971
    3/29/71
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 9: Ep 70 December 11, 1970
    12/11/70
  - S 9: Ep 69 December 10, 1970
    12/10/70
  - S 9: Ep 68 December 9, 1970
    12/9/70
  - S 9: Ep 67 December 8, 1970
    12/8/70
  - S 9: Ep 66 Week of December 7, 1970
    12/7/70
- Here's Lucy
  himself
  - S 3: Ep 13 Lucy Loses Her Cool
    12/7/70
- The Virginia Graham Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 June 25, 1970
    6/25/70
- The Barbara McNair Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 25 June 21, 1970
    6/21/70
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 55 November 3, 1969
    11/3/69
  - S 7: Ep 54 October 31, 1969
    10/31/69
  - S 7: Ep 3 August 20, 1969
    8/20/69
  - S 6: Ep 46 November 4, 1968
    11/4/68
  - S 6: Ep 11 September 16, 1968
    8/16/68
  - + 10 More Credits
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 6 October 6-10, 1969
    10/6/69
  - S 3: Ep 9 October 21-25, 1968
    10/21/68
  - S 2: Ep 15 December 11-15, 1967
    12/11/67
  - S 10: Ep 20 November 10-14, 1975 (NBC-TV)
    11/10/75
  - S 10: Ep 18 November 3-7, 1975 (The 1-Hour Special Weekday Show)
    11/3/75
  - + 10 More Credits
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself - Host
  - S 4: Ep 11 September 15, 1969
    9/15/69
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 September 3, 1969
    9/3/69
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 2 September 2, 1969
    9/2/69
  - S 3: Ep 197 June 9, 1969
    6/9/69
  - S 3: Ep 194 June 4, 1969
    6/4/69
  - S 3: Ep 54 November 18, 1968
    11/18/68
  - S 1: Ep 96 August 29, 1967
    8/29/67
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself - Guest Host
  - S 3: Ep 64 December 2, 1968
    12/2/68
- The Woody Woodbury Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 46 October 30, 1967
    10/30/67
- Batman
  himself [window cameo]
  - S 2: Ep 49 Catwoman Goes to College
    2/22/67
- The Pat Boone Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 69 January 23, 1967
    1/23/67
- The Lucy Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 16 Lucy and Art Linkletter
    1/10/66
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 16: Ep 41 EPISODE #768
    6/13/65
  - S 7: Ep 38 EPISODE #311
    5/20/56
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
  - S 15: Ep 8 EPISODE #685
    10/20/63
  - S 14: Ep 11 EPISODE #638
    11/11/62
  - S 14: Ep 3 EPISODE #631
    9/16/62
  - S 13: Ep 7 EPISODE #585
    10/15/61
  - S 13: Ep 3 EPISODE #581
    9/17/61
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 21 February 21, 1963
    2/21/63
- Stump the Stars
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 October 15, 1962
    10/15/62
- The Jack Paar Show
  Guest Host
  - S 5: Ep 151 April 2, 1962
    4/2/62
- General Electric Theater
  Howard Douglas
  - S 10: Ep 20 Badge of Honor
    2/11/62
- The Perry Como Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 13 January 10, 1962
    1/10/62
  - S 11: Ep 3 September 27, 1958
    9/27/58
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Host
  - S 5: Ep 25 March 19, 1961
    3/19/61
  - S 5: Ep 3 October 16, 1960
    10/16/60
- Zane Grey Theater
  Albert Pierce
  - S 5: Ep 20 The Bible Man
    2/23/61
- Ford Startime
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Secret World of Kids
    10/27/59
- General Electric Theater
  Bert Holman
  - S 7: Ep 13 The Odd Ball
    12/28/58
- The Steve Allen Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 4 Joan Davis; Art Linkletter; Jimmie Rodgers; Ray Anthony
    9/28/58
- General Electric Theater
  Herb Stillman
  - S 6: Ep 14 Kid at the Stick
    1/5/58
- Person to Person
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 10 November 15, 1957
    11/15/57
- The Gisele MacKenzie Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 September 28, 1957
    9/28/57
- General Electric Theater
  Bill Baxter
  - S 5: Ep 20 The Big Shooter
    2/17/57
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 3 Peggy King and Art Linkletter
    10/23/55
- Disneyland
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
    7/13/55
- Toast of the Town
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 21 scheduled: A Cavalcade of Radio, 1920 - 1955 (with many stars from radio)
    1/30/55
- I've Got a Secret (1952)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 July 10, 1952
    7/10/52
- We, The People
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 20 Sarah Churchill/Art Linkletter
    5/17/49

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- Linkletter had planned to become a teacher, and earned his degree from San Diego Teacher's College in 1934. However, he instead went to work at radio station KGB as an announcer.
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- Linkletter had many different jobs in the 1920s and 1930s, including: meat packer, harvester, busboy, typist and merchant seaman. He often hitchhiked or hopped rides on freight trains.
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- When he was an infant Art was abandoned by his birth parents and adopted by Fulton John and Mary Metzler Linkletter.
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