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Biography

Take my wife - Please! with this one-liner comedian Henny Youngman became a legend. A violinist, he used his simple instrument to tell his…more

Born

3/16/1906, Whitechapel, London, UK

Died

2/24/1998

Birth Name

Henry Youngman

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (1)

Role
- Joey & Dad
  Himself
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 136 March 23 - 27, 1987 - Friday
    3/27/87
  - S 1: Ep 135 March 23 - 27, 1987 - Thursday
    3/26/87
  - S 1: Ep 134 March 23 - 27, 1987 - Wednesday
    3/25/87
  - S 1: Ep 133 March 23 - 27, 1987 - Tuesday
    3/24/87
  - S 1: Ep 132 March 23 - 27, 1987 - Monday
    3/23/87
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 37 July 27, 1969: Vikki Carr, Henny Youngman, Gilbert Price, The Clara Ward Gospel Singers
    7/27/69
  - S 20: Ep 40 June 25, 1967: Connie Francis, Flip Wilson, Stiller & Meara, Henny Youngman
    6/25/67
  - S 20: Ep 11 November 20, 1966: Dave Clark 5, Bobby Vinton, Barbara McNair, Henny Youngman
    11/20/66
  - S 19: Ep 34 May 8, 1966: Henny Youngman, The McGuire Sisters, Harry James, Black Sheep
    5/8/66
  - S 15: Ep 25 Art Carney / Fats Domino / Phyllis Diller / Connie Stevens / Tommy Sands
    3/4/62
  - + 2 More Credits
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 2: Ep 10 Episode #24
    11/25/68
  - S 6: Ep 12 Episode #128
    12/4/72
  - S 6: Ep 7 Episode #123
    10/23/72
  - S 6: Ep 5 Episode #121
    10/9/72
  - S 5: Ep 16 Episode #108
    1/10/72
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 14: Ep 20 scheduled: Spike Jones; Henny Youngman; Frank Gorshin; Shari Lewis
    2/26/61
  - S 13: Ep 44 scheduled: Harry James; Henny Youngman; Wayne & Shuster
    7/31/60
  - S 12: Ep 50 Army Talent Show with Steve Lawrence; Henny Youngman
    8/30/59
Guest Star (44)

Role
- Lost Treasures
  Himself [1973 footage]
  - S 2: Ep 4 Network Stars of the 70's
    12/29/00
- Tiny Toon Adventures
  Henny Youngman
  - S 2: Ep 9 Henny Youngman Day
    11/22/91
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 32 October 15, 1991
    10/15/91
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 206 November 10, 1989
    11/10/89
- The People Next Door
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Town Without Pity
    9/25/89
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 141 Show #0141
    11/8/82
- Fridays
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 17 Henny Youngman / REO Speedwagon
    1/23/81
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 19 October 8, 1979
    10/8/79
  - S 1: Ep 9 October 31, 1974
    10/31/74
- Over Easy
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 76 February 26, 1979
    2/26/79
  - S 1: Ep 60 February 2, 1978
    2/2/78
- The Captain and Tennille
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 20 Show #8-77
    3/14/77
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 26: Ep 2 Bob Hope's NBC Christmas Party
    12/14/75
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 22 George Washington
    3/15/74
- Bizarre
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 25 Episode Sixty Seven
  - S 3: Ep 20 Episode Sixty Two
  - S 3: Ep 4 Episode Forty Eight
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode Twenty Six
  - S 3: Ep 22 Episode Sixty Four
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 59 November 21, 1969
    11/21/69
  - S 4: Ep 22 September 30, 1969
    9/30/69
  - S 3: Ep 236 August 5, 1969
    8/5/69
  - S 3: Ep 5 September 6, 1968
    9/6/68
  - S 2: Ep 159 May 1, 1968
    5/1/68
  - + 1 More Credits
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 34 October 16, 1969
    10/16/69
  - S 2: Ep 6 September 8, 1969
    9/8/69
  - S 4: Ep 181 May 30, 1972
    5/30/72
  - S 4: Ep 175 May 22, 1972
    5/22/72
  - S 3: Ep 221 August 10, 1971
    8/10/71
  - + 2 More Credits
- Kraft Music Hall
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 3 The Friars Roast Milton Berle
    10/1/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 11 Week of September 15, 1969
    9/15/69
  - S 7: Ep 20 October 4, 1968
    10/4/68
  - S 6: Ep 228 July 17, 1968
    7/17/68
  - S 6: Ep 135 March 8, 1968
    3/8/68
  - S 5: Ep 119 February 16, 1967
    2/16/67
  - + 23 More Credits
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 44 August 7, 1969
    8/7/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 184 May 15, 1969
    5/15/69
  - S 6: Ep 100 January 17, 1969
    1/17/69
  - S 5: Ep 102 January 23, 1968
    1/23/68
  - S 4: Ep 247 August 18, 1967
    8/18/67
  - S 4: Ep 105 January 27, 1967
    1/27/67
  - + 34 More Credits
- The Match Game
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 24 Rita Moreno & Henny Youngman
    2/10/69
- That's Life (1968)
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 17 Our First Vacation
    1/28/69
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 March 18, 1968
    3/18/68
  - S 7: Ep 47 December 26, 1972
    12/26/72
  - S 6: Ep 104 February 25, 1972
    2/25/72
  - S 5: Ep 194 June 25, 1971
    6/25/71
  - S 5: Ep 72 January 4, 1971
    1/4/71
  - + 1 More Credits
- Batman
  Manny The Mesopotamian
  - S 3: Ep 23 I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle
    2/22/68
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 19 Host: Phil Silvers / James Brown Revue
    2/3/68
  - S 3: Ep 23 Host: Milton Berle / Adam West
    3/5/66
  - S 2: Ep 5 Host: Betty Grable
    10/24/64
  - S 1: Ep 18 Host: Louis Jourdan
    5/2/64
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 17 Phil Silvers / Henny Youngman / Morgana King / Helen Grayco
    1/4/68
  - S 9: Ep 22 George Washington Roast
    3/15/74
- The Woody Woodbury Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 84 December 21, 1967
    12/21/67
- Kraft Music Hall
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 7 Fiddler On The Loose
    11/1/67
- Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 26 3/26/1966
    3/26/66
  - S 3: Ep 12 12/12/1964
    12/12/64
- Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 7 10/30/1965
    10/30/65
  - S 3: Ep 17 1/23/1965
    1/23/65
- The Jimmy Dean Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 23 February 18, 1965
    2/18/65
- Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 27 5/4/1963
    5/4/63
  - S 1: Ep 11 12/8/1962
    12/8/62
- The United States Steel Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 8: Ep 27 The Golden Thirty
    8/9/61
- The Steve Allen Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 28 Ginger Rogers; Tony Bennett; Erroll Garner; Henny Youngman
    5/16/60
  - S 3: Ep 20 Ann Sothern, Henny Youngman, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, Dinah Shore
    2/9/58
- The Jack Paar Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 213 May 21, 1958
    5/21/58
  - S 1: Ep 155 February 28, 1958
    2/28/58
- The NBC Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 1 January 8, 1956
    1/8/56
- Frankie Laine Time
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 August 31, 1955
    8/31/55
- Texaco Star Theater
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 38 6/3/1952
    6/3/52
  - S 2: Ep 17 1/10/1950
    1/10/50
  - S 2: Ep 8 11/8/1949
    11/8/49
  - S 1: Ep 29 12/21/1948
    12/21/48
- Toast of the Town
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 51 Dolores Gray (guest host); Buster Keaton; Arlene Dahl; Henny Youngman
    9/2/51
  - S 4: Ep 48 Johnny Johnston (guest host); Will Masters Trio; Henny Youngman; Marcia Van Dyke; Eddie Mayehoff
    8/12/51
  - S 3: Ep 47 Kay Starr; Henny Youngman; The Szonys; Bobby Jule
    8/6/50
- Cavalcade of Bands
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 46 Sammy Kaye
    7/17/51
  - S 2: Ep 18 Skitch Henderson
    1/2/51
  - S 1: Ep 28 Charlie Barnet
    7/25/50
- This Is Show Business
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 35 5/6/1951
    5/6/51
  - S 3: Ep 16 12/10/1950
    12/10/50
  - S 2: Ep 34 5/21/1950
    5/21/50
  - S 2: Ep 7 11/13/1949
    11/13/49
- Arthur Murray Party
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Henny Youngman; Connie Haines; Carlos Ramirez; Jimmy Braddock; Peter Donald
    8/31/50
- Cavalcade of Stars
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 10 August 6, 1949
    8/6/49
- Texaco Star Theater
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 10 8/10/1948
    8/10/48
  - S 1: Ep 7 7/20/1948
    7/20/48
- Texaco Star Theater
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 4 6/29/1948
    6/29/48
Cameo (1)

Role
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 2: Ep 14 Episode #28
    1/6/69
  - S 2: Ep 11 Episode #25
    12/2/68
  - S 5: Ep 1 Episode #93
    9/13/71

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Trivia
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- Henny was 6 feet 3 inches tall.
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- The New York Telephone Company used Henny's voice for it's Dial-A-Joke service in 1974, drawing 3 million calls a month.
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- Henny wrote a number of comedy books, including: Henny Youngman's 400 Travelling Salesmen's Jokes (1967), Take My Wife...Please! (1973), Bar bets, bar jokes, bar tricks (1974), Don't Put My Name On This Book (1975), Henny Youngman's Big Blue Bamboozle (1978), The Best Of Henny Youngman (1979), Henny Youngman's Giant Book Of Jokes (1983), Take My Jokes, Please (1983), Take This Book Please (1987), The World's Worst Jokes (1987), Five Hundred All-Time Greatest One-Liners (1988), Henny Youngman's 10,000 One-Liners: An Encyclopedia of One-Liners (1989), Henny Youngman's Book Of Jokes (1992), The Best Little Book of One-Liners (1992), Henny Youngman's 999 Greatest One-Liners (1994), and Henny Youngman's Big Book of Insults: More Than 300 Slights, Snubs, and Offensive Remarks from the King of the One-Liners (1995).
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Quotes
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- Henny Youngman: You can't buy love but you can pay heavily for it.
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- Henny Youngman: I was so ugly when I was born that the doctor slapped my mother.
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- Henny Youngman: My best friend ran away with my wife, and let me tell you, I miss him.
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