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Biography

The infamously quirky Mr. Reilly is a veteran of stage, film, and television. He is probably best known for the 1970's game show "The Match Game."more

Born

1/13/1931, The Bronx, New York, USA

Died

5/25/2007

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (15)

Role
- All Dogs Go to Heaven
  Killer
  - S 3: Ep 15 An All Dogs Christmas Carol
    11/17/98
  - S 3: Ep 14 He Barked, She Barked
    11/6/98
  - S 3: Ep 13 Haunted Is as Haunted Does
    10/30/98
  - S 3: Ep 12 The Wrong Stuff
    10/16/98
  - S 3: Ep 11 When Hairy Met Silly
    10/9/98
  - + 37 More Credits
- SpaceCats
  D.O.R.C.
  - S 1: Ep 13 Y.I. Auto
    12/14/91
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Tuna Doesn't Fall From the Tree
    12/7/91
  - S 1: Ep 11 Mysteriously Missing Guests
    11/30/91
  - S 1: Ep 10 A Tale of Two Kitties
    11/23/91
  - S 1: Ep 9 Blintzcapades
    11/9/91
  - + 8 More Credits
- Match Game 90/91
  Most Regular Panelist
  - S 1: Ep 29 Episode 29
    8/23/90
  - S 1: Ep 28 Episode 28
    8/22/90
  - S 1: Ep 27 Episode 27
    8/21/90
  - S 1: Ep 26 Episode 26
    8/20/90
  - S 1: Ep 25 Episode 25
    8/17/90
  - + 24 More Credits
- The Flintstone Comedy Show
  Frank Frankenstone
- Match Game '73
  Regular Panelist
  - S 7: Ep 16 MG79-16 (The Last Broadcast on CBS-TV)
    4/18/79
  - S 7: Ep 15 MG79-15
    4/16/79
  - S 7: Ep 14 MG79-14
    4/10/79
  - S 7: Ep 13 MG79-13
    4/2/79
  - S 7: Ep 12 MG79-12
    3/26/79
  - + 280 More Credits
- Match Game '73
  Himself (1973-1982)
  - S 6: Ep 25 MG78-25
    6/28/78
- Match Game PM
  Regular Panelist
  - S 1: Ep 12 Match Game PM #1-12
    11/24/75
  - S 1: Ep 11 Match Game PM #1-11
    11/17/75
  - S 1: Ep 10 Match Game PM #1-10
    11/10/75
  - S 1: Ep 9 Match Game PM #1-09
    11/3/75
  - S 1: Ep 8 Match Game PM #1-08
    10/27/75
  - + 73 More Credits
- Match Game '73
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 45 MG75-45
    11/11/75
- Arnie
  Randy Robinson (1971-1972)
  - S 2: Ep 24 Star Trekking
    3/11/72
  - S 2: Ep 23 Now You Take Teddy Roosevelt
    3/4/72
  - S 2: Ep 22 Wilson Tastes Good Like a Candidate Should
    2/26/72
  - S 2: Ep 21 Uncle Nikko
    2/19/72
  - S 2: Ep 20 Surprise, Surprise!
    2/12/72
  - + 19 More Credits
- The Golddiggers
  Regular Performer: 1971-72
- Lidsville
  Hoodoo
  - S 1: Ep 17 Mommy Hoo Doo
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Great Brain Robbery
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Old Hat Home
  - S 1: Ep 14 Hoo Doo Who?
  - S 1: Ep 13 Oh, Brother
  - + 12 More Credits
- Honeymoon Suite
  Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 Letting Go, Maybe
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
  Claymore Gregg
  - S 2: Ep 14 The Ghost and Christmas Past
    12/25/69
  - S 2: Ep 13 Host to the Ghost
    12/18/69
  - S 2: Ep 12 Puppy Love
    12/11/69
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Spirit of the Law
    11/27/69
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Fabulous Plus Ghost
    11/20/69
  - + 45 More Credits
- Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers
  Regular Performer: 1970
- The Pink Panther Show
  The Parrot
  - S 1: Ep 24 Rock-a-Bye Pinky
    12/23/66
  - S 1: Ep 14 Bully for Pink
    12/14/65
Recurring Role (7)

Role
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 September 21 - 25, 1987 - Friday
    9/25/87
  - S 2: Ep 9 September 21 - 25, 1987 - Thursday
    9/24/87
  - S 2: Ep 8 September 21 - 25, 1987 - Wednesday
    9/23/87
  - S 2: Ep 7 September 21 - 25, 1987 - Tuesday
    9/22/87
  - S 2: Ep 6 September 21 - 25, 1987 - Monday
    9/21/87
  - + 10 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 22: Ep 64 Show #3564
    2/2/84
  - S 21: Ep 84 Show #3484
    7/5/83
  - S 21: Ep 64 Show #3464
    11/4/82
  - S 18: Ep 99 Show #3199
    9/11/80
  - S 15: Ep 58 Show #2858
    6/15/77
  - + 3 More Credits
- Match Game '73
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 16 MG79-16 (The Last Broadcast on CBS-TV)
    4/18/79
  - S 7: Ep 15 MG79-15
    4/16/79
  - S 7: Ep 14 MG79-14
    4/10/79
  - S 7: Ep 13 MG79-13
    4/2/79
  - S 7: Ep 12 MG79-12
    3/26/79
  - + 232 More Credits
- Match Game '73
  Himself (2/13 & 16-17/1976)
  - S 4: Ep 7 MG76-7
    2/11/76
- Match Game PM
  panelist
  - S 1: Ep 12 Match Game PM #1-12
    11/24/75
  - S 1: Ep 11 Match Game PM #1-11
    11/17/75
  - S 1: Ep 10 Match Game PM #1-10
    11/10/75
  - S 1: Ep 9 Match Game PM #1-09
    11/3/75
  - S 1: Ep 8 Match Game PM #1-08
    10/27/75
  - + 37 More Credits
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 6: Ep 8 Episode #124
    10/30/72
  - S 6: Ep 6 Episode #122
    10/16/72
  - S 5: Ep 24 Episode #116
    3/20/72
  - S 5: Ep 23 Episode #115
    3/13/72
  - S 5: Ep 16 Episode #108
    1/10/72
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 14 Gina Lollobrigida / Orson Welles / George Gobel / Charles Nelson Reilly
    12/18/69
  - S 5: Ep 12 Nancy Wilson / Romy Schneider / Milburn Stone / Charles Nelson Reilly
    12/4/69
  - S 5: Ep 7 Tony Bennett / Sid Caesar / Pat Henry / Charles Nelson Reilly
    10/30/69
  - S 5: Ep 4 Barbara Feldon / Fess Parker / Jennifer Warren / Dino, Desi & Billy
    10/9/69
  - S 5: Ep 2 David Janssen / Elke Sommer / Charles Nelson Reilly / Don Rice
    9/25/69
  - + 2 More Credits
Guest Star (66)

Role
- Dinner For Five
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 9 Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Charles Nelson Reilly
    6/4/04
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 43 Shannen Doherty & Charles Nelson Reilly
    4/9/03
- SpongeBob SquarePants
  The Dirty Bubble
  - S 1: Ep 20 Hooky / Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II
    4/8/00
- E! True Hollywood Story
  himself
  - S 4: Ep 12 Burt Reynolds
    3/5/00
  - S 3: Ep 4 Dean Martin
    1/24/99
- The Drew Carey Show
  Mr. Hathaway
  - S 4: Ep 20 DrugCo
    3/3/99
  - S 3: Ep 16 The Salon
    2/4/98
- Millennium
  Jose Chung
  - S 2: Ep 9 Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense
    11/21/97
- Second Noah
  Harold Hamilton
  - S 2: Ep 7 Heart Matters
    5/25/97
- MadTV
  Football bomb terrorist
  - S 2: Ep 11 Episode #211
    1/25/97
- The Larry Sanders Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 1 Everybody Loves Larry
    11/13/96
- Family Matters
  Mr. Vreeland
  - S 8: Ep 6 Getting Buff
    10/18/96
- The X-Files
  Jose Chung
  - S 3: Ep 20 Jose Chung's From Outer Space
    4/12/96
- The Five Mrs. Buchanans
  Ceramic Store Owner
  - S 1: Ep 11 What Child is This?
    12/10/94
- Bandit
  Teach
  - S 1: Ep 1 Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
    1/30/94
- Rugrats
  Edmund Haynes/Actor/Director
  - S 2: Ep 24 Game Show Didi / Toys In The Attic
    4/11/93
- Goof Troop
  Dutch Spackle
  - S 1: Ep 2 Unreal Estate
    9/8/92
- Designing Women
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 20 L.A. Story
    3/23/92
- The New WKRP in Cincinnati
  "Bobby" the Valet
  - S 1: Ep 17 Jennifer and the Prince
    2/8/92
- Evening Shade
  Alan Roth
  - S 1: Ep 10 Hooray for Wood
    12/10/90
- B.L. Stryker
  Unknown
  - S 2: Ep 4 Grand Theft Hotel
    2/24/90
- It's Garry Shandling's Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 9 The Wedding Show
    2/9/90
- Charles in Charge
  Aba Kahn
  - S 4: Ep 14 Curing the Common Cult
    3/23/89
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 41 October 31, 1988
    10/31/88
- Blackout
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 30 February 12, 1988
    2/12/88
  - S 1: Ep 29 February 11, 1988
    2/11/88
  - S 1: Ep 28 February 10, 1988
    2/10/88
  - S 1: Ep 27 February 9, 1988
    2/9/88
  - S 1: Ep 26 February 8, 1988
    2/8/88
- Out of This World
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Dueling Mayors
    11/14/87
- Amazing Stories
  Father McClintly
  - S 1: Ep 9 Guilt Trip
    12/1/85
- Super Password
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Abby Dalton, Charles Nelson Reilly Episode 10
    10/5/84
  - S 1: Ep 9 Abby Dalton, Charles Nelson Reilly Episode 9
    10/4/84
  - S 1: Ep 8 Abby Dalton, Charles Nelson Reilly Episode 8
    10/3/84
  - S 1: Ep 7 Abby Dalton, Charles Nelson Reilly Episode 7
    10/2/84
  - S 1: Ep 6 Abby Dalton, Charles Nelson Reilly Episode 6
    10/1/84
- Body Language
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 0 BL-15
    6/22/84
  - S 1: Ep 0 BL-14
    6/21/84
  - S 1: Ep 0 BL-13
    6/20/84
  - S 1: Ep 0 BL-12
    6/19/84
  - S 1: Ep 0 BL-11
    6/18/84
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 33 April 26, 1983
    4/26/83
  - S 7: Ep 13 December 6, 1982
    12/6/82
  - S 6: Ep 5 February 15, 1982
    2/15/82
  - S 5: Ep 23 February 6, 1978
    2/6/78
  - S 4: Ep 18 January 4, 1977
    1/4/77
  - + 1 More Credits
- Dinah!
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 6: Ep 190 July 1, 1980
    7/1/80
  - S 6: Ep 186 June 25, 1980
    6/25/80
  - S 6: Ep 183 June 19, 1980
    6/19/80
  - S 6: Ep 182 June 17, 1980
    6/17/80
  - S 6: Ep 180 June 10, 1980
    6/10/80
  - + 43 More Credits
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 13 September 26, 1979
    9/26/79
  - S 5: Ep 204 July 25, 1979
    7/25/79
  - S 5: Ep 201 July 13, 1979
    7/13/79
  - S 5: Ep 146 April 16, 1979
    4/16/79
  - S 5: Ep 136 April 2, 1979
    4/2/79
  - + 22 More Credits
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 28: Ep 6 Happy 75th Birthday Bob Hope
    5/29/78
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 120 March 2, 1978
    3/2/78
  - S 15: Ep 70 December 22, 1977
    12/22/77
  - S 14: Ep 199 July 13, 1977
    7/13/77
  - S 14: Ep 142 April 6, 1977
    4/6/77
  - S 14: Ep 117 March 2, 1977
    3/2/77
  - + 25 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 117 February 24, 1976
    2/24/76
  - S 13: Ep 92 January 21, 1975
    1/21/75
  - S 12: Ep 101 Week of January 21, 1974
    1/21/74
  - S 11: Ep 221 July 10, 1973
    7/10/73
  - S 11: Ep 218 July 5, 1973
    7/5/73
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Price is Right
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 41 Season 4, Episode 41
    10/28/75
  - S 4: Ep 2 Season 4, Episode 2
    9/2/75
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 14 Zsa Zsa Gabor
    1/10/74
  - S 1: Ep 11 Carroll O'Connor
    12/7/73
- Baffle
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 136 October 1, 1973
    10/1/73
  - S 1: Ep 61 June 18, 1973
    6/18/73
- Match Game '73
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 MG73-5
    7/30/73
  - S 1: Ep 3 MG73-3
    7/16/73
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 16 Shani Wallis & Charles Nelson Reilly
    7/9/73
  - S 1: Ep 3 Jo Ann Pflug & Charles Nelson Reilly
    4/9/73
- The Bobby Darin Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode 12
    2/16/73
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    8/3/72
- Love, American Style
  Jeff
  - S 4: Ep 62 Love and the Laughing Lover
    2/2/73
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 35 January 8-12, 1973 (NBC-TV)
    1/8/73
  - S 7: Ep 30 December 18-22, 1972 (NBC-TV)
    12/18/72
  - S 7: Ep 12 October 16-20, 1972 (NBC-TV)
    10/16/72
  - S 6: Ep 65 May 15-19, 1972 (NBC-TV)
    5/15/72
  - S 6: Ep 57 April 17-21, 1972 (NBC-TV)
    4/17/72
  - + 5 More Credits
- McMillan & Wife
  Davison
  - S 2: Ep 3 Cop of the Year
    11/19/72
- Love, American Style
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 31 Love and the Return of Raymond
    11/3/72
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 206 July 4, 1972
    7/4/72
  - S 4: Ep 63 December 15, 1971
    12/15/71
  - S 4: Ep 48 November 24, 1971
    11/24/71
  - S 2: Ep 233 July 27, 1970
    7/27/70
- The New Dick Van Dyke Show
  Walter
  - S 1: Ep 15 Bernie Did It
    1/1/72
- The Doris Day Show
  Ralph
  - S 4: Ep 14 Whodunnit, Doris?
    12/13/71
- Love, American Style
  Chuck Erickson
  - S 3: Ep 19 Love and the Detective
    10/15/71
- The Don Knotts Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 20 March 9, 1971
    3/9/71
- Love, American Style
  Frank
  - S 2: Ep 32 Love and the Neighbor
    1/22/71
- Here's Lucy
  Elroy Clunk
  - S 3: Ep 5 Lucy the Crusader
    10/12/70
- Kraft Music Hall
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 4 Alan King - Things Ain't What They Used to Be
    10/7/70
- Nanny and the Professor
  The Pathfinder
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Human Element
    9/25/70
- The Virginia Graham Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 47 August 17, 1970
    8/17/70
- The Brian Benben Show
  Dr. McKenzie
  - S 1: Ep 7 Have One For The Show
- The Barbara McNair Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 October 12, 1969
    10/12/69
  - S 1: Ep 18 February 15, 1970
    2/15/70
- Allen Ludden's Gallery
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 21 July 21, 1969
    7/21/69
  - S 1: Ep 16 July 14, 1969
    7/14/69
  - S 1: Ep 9 July 3, 1969
    7/3/69
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 June 27, 1969
    6/27/69
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 11 November 20, 1966: Dave Clark 5, Bobby Vinton, Barbara McNair, Henny Youngman
    11/20/66
  - S 19: Ep 40 June 26, 1966: Jerry Vale, Stiller & Meara, Nancy Walker, Charles Nelson Reilly
    6/26/66
  - S 19: Ep 21 February 6, 1966: The Animals, Rosemary Clooney, Nancy Walker, Alan King
    2/6/66
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
  - S 15: Ep 36 EPISODE #711
    5/3/64
- The Patty Duke Show
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Conquering Hero
    11/6/63
- The Farmer's Daughter
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 5 An Affair of State
    10/18/63
- The Jack Paar Program
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 29 April 5, 1963
    4/5/63
- Car 54, Where are You?
  Bentley Abernathy
  - S 2: Ep 28 The Loves of Sylvia Schnauser
    3/31/63
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 16: Ep 22 scheduled: Mike Clifford; Kate Smith; Bob Newhart; Nancy Walker
    3/3/63
- Car 54, Where are You?
  Hilton Harlow
  - S 2: Ep 6 Occupancy, August 1st
    10/21/62
- Talent Scouts
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 July 31, 1962
    7/31/62
Director (1)

Role
- Evening Shade
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 7 Harlan Deals A Meal
    11/9/92
  - S 3: Ep 6 The Hole Story
    10/26/92
  - S 2: Ep 11 Rear Window
    12/16/91
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Thanksgiving Show
    11/25/91

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Trivia
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- His mother, Signe Elvera Nelson, was a Swedish Lutheran.
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- His father, Charles Joseph Reilly, was an Irish Catholic commercial artist.
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- As a child, Charles would often put on a puppet show for himself as entertainment. His mom would then tell him to "save it for the stage," foreshadowing his futre as a performer. It could also be the idea behind the title of his one man show.
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Quotes
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- Charles Nelson Reilly: The thing that's funny is that everybody thinks I'm dead.
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- Charles: When I die, it's going to read, "Game Show Fixture Passes Away." Nothing about the theater, or Tony Awards, or Emmys. But it doesn't bother me.
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- Charles: You can't do anything else once you do game shows. You have no career.
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