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Biography

Born

2/2/1937, New York, NY

Birth Name

Thomas Bolyn Smothers, III

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (9)

Role
- Once Upon a Mattress
  King Sextimus
  - S 1: Ep 1 Once Upon a Mattress
    12/18/05
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988)
  himself
  - S 2: Ep 11 8/23/89
    8/23/89
  - S 2: Ep 9 8/09/89
    8/9/89
  - S 2: Ep 8 8/02/89
    8/2/89
  - S 2: Ep 6 2/18/89
    2/18/89
  - S 2: Ep 5 2/11/89
    2/11/89
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988)
  Star
  - S 1: Ep 3 4/13/88
    4/13/88
  - S 1: Ep 2 4/06/88
    4/6/88
  - S 1: Ep 1 3/30/88
    3/30/88
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 0 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 20th Reunion
    2/3/88
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Regular
  - S 1: Ep 181 May 25 - 29, 1987 - Friday
    5/29/87
  - S 1: Ep 180 May 25 - 29, 1987 - Thursday
    5/28/87
  - S 1: Ep 179 May 25 - 27, 1987 - Wednesday
    5/27/87
  - S 1: Ep 178 May 25 - 29, 1987 - Tuesday
    5/26/87
  - S 1: Ep 177 May 25 - 29, 1987 - Monday
    5/25/87
  - + 20 More Credits
- Fitz and Bones
  Bones Howard
  - S 1: Ep 5 Terror at Alcatraz
    7/4/82
  - S 1: Ep 4 A Difficult Lesson
    11/14/81
  - S 1: Ep 3 To Kill a Ghost
    11/7/81
  - S 1: Ep 2 Blue Pigeon Blues
    10/31/81
  - S 1: Ep 1 Terror at Newsline 3
    10/24/81
- The Smothers Brothers Show (1975)
  Himself/Host
  - S 1: Ep 13 Episode 13
    5/19/75
  - S 1: Ep 12 Episode 12
    5/12/75
  - S 1: Ep 11 Episode 11
    5/5/75
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode 10
    4/28/75
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8
    3/5/75
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  Host
  - S 3: Ep 26 Show #224
    4/20/69
  - S 3: Ep 24 Show #222
    4/13/69
  - S 3: Ep 23 Show #221
    3/30/69
  - S 3: Ep 22 Show #220
    3/23/69
  - S 3: Ep 21 Show #219
    3/16/69
  - + 82 More Credits
- The Smothers Brothers Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 32 Wash You Were Here
    4/22/66
  - S 1: Ep 31 A Wolf In Sheik's Clothing
    4/15/66
  - S 1: Ep 30 I'm In Love With A Mortal
    4/8/66
  - S 1: Ep 29 How To Succeed In Business And Be Really Trying
    4/1/66
  - S 1: Ep 28 The Boss Who Came To Breakfast, Linch, And Dinner
    3/25/66
  - + 27 More Credits
Guest Star (52)

Role
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 8 O Brother, Where Bart Thou?
    12/13/09
- Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 When I'm Bad, I'm Better: The Groundbreakers
    1/21/09
  - S 1: Ep 3 Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts
    1/21/09
- Myths & Legends
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 5 Rock Gods and Superstars
    11/5/08
- Pioneers of Television
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Variety
    1/16/08
  - S 1: Ep 2 Late Night
    1/9/08
- History Alive
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 16 1968
    12/9/07
- TV Land Top 10
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 18 Top Ten Musical Moments
    8/16/06
- My First Time
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Variety Is the Spice of Life
    7/26/06
- The Hollywood Squares
  Himself (w/ Dick Smothers)
  - S 6: Ep 71 January 5 - 9, 2004 - Monday
    1/5/04
- Life With Bonnie
  Tom
  - S 2: Ep 3 Everything Old is New Again
    10/10/03
- The Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 11 Dynamic Duos Week - Monday
    10/7/02
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 152 Show #1610
    5/18/01
- Norm
  Dad
  - S 3: Ep 13 Norm vs. Dad
    1/12/01
  - S 3: Ep 12 Norm vs. Freud
    1/5/01
- Behind the Music
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 8 Glen Campbell
    9/19/99
- Suddenly Susan
  Attica
  - S 2: Ep 26 Oh, How They Danced (2)
    5/18/98
  - S 2: Ep 25 Oh, How They Danced (1)
    5/18/98
  - S 2: Ep 7 It's My Nana and I'll Cry If I Want To
    11/10/97
- Dr. Katz
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 12 Ben-Centennial
    9/7/97
- Dream On
  Spunky the Rabbit
  - S 4: Ep 1 Oral Sex, Lies, and Video Tape
    6/2/93
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 1 The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards
    8/23/89
  - S 14: Ep 1 The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/88
- Dolly
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 9 (Unknown Title)
    11/22/87
- Benson
  Elevator Musician
  - S 6: Ep 17 Solid Gold
    2/1/85
- Tales of the Unexpected
  Marvin Castlemore
  - S 7: Ep 11 I Like it Here in Wilmington
    11/8/84
- Tales of the Unexpected
  William
  - S 7: Ep 3 Proxy
    5/26/84
- Hotel
  Sam
  - S 1: Ep 17 Mistaken Identities
    2/1/84
- The Love Boat
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 20 His Girls Friday/A Wife for Wilfred/The Girl Who Stood Still
    2/13/82
- Fantasy Island
  Ralph Rodgers
  - S 5: Ep 13 King Arthur in Mr. Roarke's Court / Shadow Games
    1/23/82
- The Love Boat
  Martin Fallow
  - S 4: Ep 10 Captain's Triangle/Boomerang/Out of This World
    12/13/80
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 32: Ep 1 The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/7/80
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself - Guest Host
  - S 15: Ep 230 August 17, 1978
    8/17/78
  - S 15: Ep 228 August 15, 1978
    8/15/78
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 63 November 30, 1977
    11/30/77
  - S 9: Ep 95 January 26, 1972
    1/26/72
  - S 8: Ep 243 August 30, 1971
    8/30/71
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 31 Show #2831
    1/27/77
  - S 14: Ep 93 Show #2793
    8/27/76
- The Sonny & Cher Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Show 13
    10/3/76
  - S 2: Ep 1 Show 12
    9/26/76
  - S 1: Ep 8 Show 8
    3/21/76
- The Carol Burnett Show
  himself
  - S 8: Ep 5 with Telly Savalas and The Smothers Brothers
    10/12/74
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 225 July 19, 1974
    7/19/74
- Love, American Style
  Simon
  - S 2: Ep 25 Love and the Kidnapper
    1/1/71
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 24: Ep 1 September 20, 1970: The Georgie Awards - Barbra Streisand, Tom Jones
    9/20/70
- The Ray Stevens Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    6/20/70
- The Andy Williams Show (1969)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 November 8, 1969
    11/8/69
- The Music Scene
  Co-Host
  - S 1: Ep 5 Show 5
    10/20/69
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 1 September 22, 1969
    9/22/69
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 233 July 30, 1969
    7/30/69
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
  Himself [cameo]
  - S 1: Ep 7 March 12, 1969
    3/12/69
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 2: Ep 22 Episode #36
    3/3/69
  - S 2: Ep 16 Episode #30
    1/20/69
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode #2
    1/29/68
  - S 3: Ep 22 Episode #62
    2/16/70
- The Summer Smothers Brothers Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Judy Collins, Hamilton Camp, Greeco & Willard
    8/4/68
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 83 June 26, 1968
    6/26/68
- Happening '68
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 18 Tommy Smothers / Esther & Abi Ofarim
    5/4/68
- The Jonathan Winters Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 January 3, 1968
    1/3/68
- The Carol Burnett Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 with Smothers Brothers, Diahann Carroll, Richard Kiley
    10/23/67
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest Duo
  - S 18: Ep 22 EPISODE #847
    1/29/67
- TV SPECIAL
  Tweedledum
  - S 1: Ep 3 Alice Through The Looking Glass
    11/6/66
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Performer
  - S 38: Ep 1 The 38th Annual Academy Awards
    4/18/66
- Password
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 122 Episode
    9/15/65
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 28 Smothers Brothers Show
    4/16/65
- Burke's Law
  Ghys Rafer
  - S 2: Ep 9 Who Killed the Richest Man in the World?
    11/11/64
Writer (2)

Role
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988)
  Writer
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 25 Season 2, Episode 25
    3/3/68
  - S 2: Ep 14 Season 2, Episode 14
    12/10/67
  - S 2: Ep 6 Season 2, Episode 6
    10/15/67
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988)
  Executive Producer

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Trivia
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- Tom is 22 months older than his "little" brother Dick.
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- Along with brother Dick, Tom won the TV Land Favorite Singing Siblings award.
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- Though he played the goof on stage, most people are surprised to find out that Tom was actually the brains behind The Smothers Brothers' comedy routine, writing most of the material and coming up with most of the skit ideas.
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Quotes
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- Tom Smothers: People say, "You were ahead of your time." Well, if we were ahead of our time, no one would have paid attention to us. We were right on time.
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- Tom Smothers: When I listen to today's free speech/First Amendment being thrown around like an old rag and waved as a banner to allow anything to be said without any content, it's being abused absolutely, in my mind.
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