Danny Thomas Net Worth
Danny Thomas Net Worth is
$850,000
Danny Thomas Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Known primarily as a TV actor, he starred as a nightclub singer on the popular Make Room for Daddy (1953). He also served TV behind the cameras partnering with Sheldon Leonard and Aaron Spelling to create such shows as Dick Van Dyke's show, The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), The Andy Griffith Show (1960) and Mod Squad (1968). He was also dedicated to ... | Full Name | Danny Thomas |
| Date Of Birth | January 6, 1912 |
| Died | 1991-02-06 |
| Place Of Birth | Deerfield, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height | 5' 11" (1.8 m) |
| Profession | Producer, Actor, Writer |
| Education | University of Toledo |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Rose Marie Mantell Thomas his death; children |
| Children | Terre Thomas |
| Parents | Charles Yakhoob Kairouz, Margaret Christen Kairouz |
| Siblings | Tom Jacobs |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor Starring In A Regular Series, TV Land "Hey! It's...!" Award |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Televisi... |
| Movies | Journey Back to Oz, The Jazz Singer, I'll See You in My Dreams, Call Me Mister, Big City, The Unfinished Dance, The Milton Berle Show: Vol. 3, Side by Side |
| TV Shows | I'm a Big Girl Now, The Practice, Make Room for Granddaddy, The Joey Bishop Show, The Bill Dana Show, The Danny Thomas Show, The Dick Powell Show, Four Star Revue, One Big Family, The Danny Thomas Hour |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | His loud, nasally voice |
| 2 | Frequently played characters that were gruff in tone |
| 3 | A couple of his characters were entertaining performers. |
| 4 | He, Sheldon Leonard and son Tony Thomas each produced several long-running sitcoms and/or dramas. |
| 5 | His bulbous nose |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | My people are inherently storytellers. When I was a kid, the entertainment was somebody from the old country or a big city who came and visited and told tales of where they came from. |
| 2 | [In 1976]: If there's a basic reason for the success of TV shows, it is their preoccupation with trouble. Nothing else is shared by so many people! |
| 3 | [on his popularity of playing the forty-five something nightclub singer/father Danny Williams on Make Room for Daddy (1953)]: I've always felt ... well, in 'Make Room For Daddy,' we had fun, but we said something about disciplined love, love of children, love of neighbor and so on. That's lacking a lot right now. Unfortunately, mothers and fathers have to work so much now that we are getting more houses and fewer homes. |
| 4 | [About to read the Academy Awards voting rules] For you people watching at home, this might be a good time to make some dip. |
| 5 | If I were starting out today. I wouldn't make it. |
| 6 | [In 1989]: Today, they've got no place to stink. I played the beer gardens when 3.2 beer first came out. Nobody listened. When men wanted to go to the bathroom, they didn't walk around you. They walked right in front of you and didn't care. But that was OK, because we were bad then. |
| 7 | [In 1988]: Once in a while, I used to consider cheating. Then I would think of my Sicilian wife and a Sicilian funeral. |
| 8 | [When asked if he was tempted by the gorgeous Vegas chorus girls]: Not in 36 years of marriage. However, the first woman who helps me cheat gets $400. |
| 9 | [on the death of Lucille Ball in 1989]: She was the best female clown that ever lived, no question .... Lucy did everything - jumping in a barrel of cement, light her nose, eat candy off the conveyor belt. |
| 10 | [In 1964]: All our shows have a preoccupation with trouble. Nothing is shared by so many people. |
| 11 | [When his son Tony Thomas promised his father he shouldn't have to work, everyday]: That's the only promise Tony's ever broken. |
| 12 | [Who responded in 1986 about his legs that are rebelling after a lifetime as a stand-up comedian]: Oh, no, that's different. A stand-up comedian doesn't have to wait for other people. Out there, it's only God, the audience and you. |
| 13 | [Who rhapsodized on his stand-up's role]: It's the epitome of entertainers: to stand alone and hold an audience. There aren't many who can do it. You either fight the bull or you conduct the symphony ... If the audience resists you, then you are like the matador in the so-called fight. Or you can be the conductor, calling for pianissimo or fortissimo-as you lead the symphony. |
| 14 | Semi-retired? I've been working like crazy for the past three years. |
| 15 | [Said about the dialect jokes are a forgotten art, thanks to over-sensitive groups and individuals]: From now on, I'm going to us as much dialect material as possible in my guest appearances. I can't use dialect stuff on my own show because it doesn't fit in. |
| 16 | [In 1959]: Dialect jokes are the best weapons available to fight prejudice. People who complain about dialect bits cause more bigotry than they prevent. Afterall, everybody in this country belongs to some kind of minority group. |
| 17 | I'll do Yiddish, Greek, Arabic, Negro, Italian and Irish vernaculars, and to heck with the squawks. |
| 18 | Nobody has anything to be ashamed of regarding his national origins - and by golly, I'm trying to prove it. |
| 19 | [Who said in 1964 about the character of St. Joseph]: It's a story that has never been told before. |
| 20 | [Who said in 1962 about thanking people who contributed to his hospital]: It took a rabble-rousing, hook-nosed comedian to get your attention, but it took your heart, your loving minds, your generous souls to make this dream come true. |
| 21 | [Of his ex-partner Sheldon Leonard developing another TV series]: Sheldon Leonard [his director] and I sometimes discuss it. We think we are tired and have no place to go. But then we say, 'What we would do if we quit? Start another series?' We could never find another cast and crew as congenial as this one. We love each other. We see more of each other than we do of our own families. Should we give this up? |
| 22 | Why should all shows be lumped into the category of 'situation comedy?' They should be called 'life shows,' because they reflect life. Do you know why they have the tragic and the comic masks in the theater? |
| 23 | [In 1961]: Situation comedy! I hate the term. There's all that talk about giving the public education on TV. We haven't yet educated the public to appreciate what it is getting now. |
| 24 | [on the hospital he was promoting]: It is my belief that St. Jude Hospital will one day announce to the world the great tidings of a cure for leukemia or cancer or even both. I am proud to beg for this project. |
| 25 | [When asked as to how long he could continue starring as Danny Williams]: I have options for two more years after this one. I'd like to do at least one more year in deference to the sponsors. Then I'd like to slow down and let the reruns work for me. |
| 26 | Certainly we couldn't have asked for more awards or critical raves than we got in our first three years. And we got up to a good rating too. But last year, we came right in the middle of 'Climax' and we couldn't do a thing. |
| 27 | [When asked if he thought Make Room for Daddy (1953) did much better during the 1957 season]: I don't see how I can say that it is, except that in our fifth year we should be working even better as a team. But I don't think that we have ever had a really bad show; at least that's what people tell me. |
| 28 | [About art]: So, the success we've had is truly 'art for art's sake.' |
| 29 | [About Make Room for Daddy (1953) being a ratings bonanza]: By all rights, I should have been off the air by now. Every law of television would dictate that I was through. And I could have done very well financially if I had quit. I then could have released our four-year backlog for reruns and made a lot of money. But everything in me revolted against quitting that way. |
| 30 | [In 1957]: It's the difference between having your merchandise in the basement or having it in the street window. |
| 31 | [When in 1945 his career began to escalate]: By 1946, I could have built an altar and fulfilled my obligation. By 1948, I could have built a small chapel. By 1950, I could have built a larger one. |
| 32 | [When he moved to Chicago, where he worked at a small night club, where he was paid $50 a week, before he made $500]: I got through my act at 4:30 A.M. and I went to a 5 A.M. mass to thank God. As I knelt, I saw in the pew in front of me a huge pamphlet with St. Jude's picture mentioning a novena in honor of a national shrine. I remembered the vow I'd made and I saw why I come there. This was St. Jude's hometown. |
| 33 | [In 1957]: I understand you're the patron of the hopeless. Well, that's me. I want to know whether I should stay in showbusiness. If I shouldn't, please make me a sign. If I do stay and if I make good in a big way, I'll build you a shrine. |
| 34 | Then a fellow whose wife had just been cured of cancer of the womb came into this little night club where I was playing and told me about St. Jude, the patron of the hopeless. So I went around to church and told him. |
| 35 | Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alongside himself, his Make Room for Daddy (1953) co-stars, Angela Cartwright and Rusty Hamer all appeared in the episode of The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956), on New Years' Day, 1959. |
| 2 | Was very good friends with: Shirley Jones, Florence Henderson, Angie Dickinson, Telly Savalas, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Johnny Carson, Larry Manetti, Cesar Romero, Doris Day, Sheldon Leonard, Bill Bixby, Andy Griffith, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Jonathan Winters, Jane Wyman, Ronald Reagan, Joey Bishop, José Ferrer, Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee, Garry Moore, Peter Marshall, Steve Allen, Mickey Mantle, Rose Marie, Tony Bennett, Phyllis Diller, Ella Fitzgerald, Patti Page, Ray Anthony, Paul Junger Witt, Paul Lynde, Bob Newhart, Mickey Rooney, Ruta Lee, Shecky Greene, Perry Como, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Charles McGraw, Beverly Garland and Dinah Shore. |
| 3 | Was the only actor to appear in every episode of Make Room for Daddy (1953), except for 11, in the second-to-last season. |
| 4 | Several of his screenplays and lyrics songs were written by Jerry Seelen. |
| 5 | He was most widely known to be a social butterfly. |
| 6 | His uncle Abe Lastfogel was head of the prestigious William Morris Agency. |
| 7 | Surrogate father of Rusty Hamer, Sherry Jackson and Angela Cartwright. |
| 8 | Inducted into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame in 2015 (inaugural class). |
| 9 | He was considered for the role of Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972) before Marlon Brando was cast. |
| 10 | Before Martin Short went on to have a successful career in comedy, he used to work with Thomas in his early career. |
| 11 | Resided in Los Angeles, California, from 1947 until his death in 1991. |
| 12 | Moved to Detroit, Michigan, from 1932 to 1940. |
| 13 | Was born on a horse farm. He rode horses, when he was young. |
| 14 | According to his Make Room for Daddy (1953) co-star, Angela Cartwright, she said in an interview that Danny was absolutely loud and gregarious, the opposite of her own father. |
| 15 | Long before Carrie McDowell became a member of the Christian pop/dance duo, 'Two Hearts,' with her husband, Michael Hodge, she once opened a show with him, in Reno, Nevada. |
| 16 | Tried to get a television show that starred Tim Conway (formerly of McHale's Navy (1962)), but it failed to sell. Conway provided Thomas with some great laughs, offstage of Thomas's production company. |
| 17 | When Thomas was age 35, his father, Charles Yakhoob, was diagnosed with lung cancer. Like Thomas himself, his father was a heavy smoker. His father died in 1953. |
| 18 | When he was born, he was nicknamed 'Muzzy'. |
| 19 | His widow, Rose Marie Mantell Thomas, died on July 12, 2000, at 86. |
| 20 | When Thomas was working on an episode of The Lone Ranger (1949), he was hired to make sounds of horses' hooves by beating his chest with 2 toilet plungers. |
| 21 | Was invited back to take part in a show to benefit the Lebanese Red Cross in Beirut. [1974]. |
| 22 | Before he was a successful comedian, both he and Rose Marie Mantell Thomas worked as amateur entertainers at WMBC in Detroit, Michigan. |
| 23 | His granddaughter, Dionne, was named after Dionne Warwick. |
| 24 | His daughter, Terre Thomas, began singing in grade school. |
| 25 | Interviewed in "The Great Comedians Talk About Comedy" by Larry Wilde. [1968] |
| 26 | His nephew, Rodney Abbas, a beloved local celebrity in Redford Township, Michigan, died August 13, 2013, at the age of 71. |
| 27 | Was a posthumous recipient of the 2004 Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. |
| 28 | Was a spokesperson for Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company in the 1980s. |
| 29 | Attended the University of Toledo, where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. |
| 30 | Began his show Make Room for Daddy (1953) at age 41. |
| 31 | Was born during a snow blizzard. |
| 32 | His widow, Rose Marie Mantell Thomas, was Italian. |
| 33 | His series Make Room for Daddy (1953) was actually based on 14 years of Thomas' own life, depicted the comedian as an entertainer whose main problem was spending as much time as possible with his family. |
| 34 | Before he was a successful comedian, he did everything from bussing tables, to punch-press operator's assistant, and a lumber yard watchman. |
| 35 | His son Tony Thomas ran his own production company with Susan Harris and Paul Junger Witt. |
| 36 | Through Rose Marie, he saw Marjorie Lord in the play 'Anniversary Waltz.' Thomas went to see her backstage and invited her to come down to the studio to discuss her playing one of his weekly dates on Make Room for Daddy (1953), where the two began a lifelong friendship from 1956 until Thomas's own death in 1991. |
| 37 | Never retired from acting. |
| 38 | Began his film career as a contract player for MGM in 1947 and Warner Bros. in 1951. |
| 39 | Appeared on the front cover of TV Guide 9 times. |
| 40 | Had a son, Chris Thomas, who was born out of wedlock. [8 May 1960]. |
| 41 | Before Aaron Spelling had his own production company, he worked for Thomas. |
| 42 | Was healthy and physically active until his death of a heart attack at age 79. |
| 43 | Was always ashamed of his small-town roots, and forsook Deerfield, Michigan. It may also be that he only lived there for such a short time that he didn't feel he owed anyone anything. |
| 44 | Just before Larry Gelbart became a successful comedy writer, he worked for Thomas' radio show, after his father, whom Thomas liked, showed him a lot of jokes Gelbart had written. |
| 45 | His barber, Harry Gelbart (who was the son of M*A*S*H (1972)'s Larry Gelbart) had told some stories about him as a teenager. |
| 46 | His first job was as an extra in a Charles Chaplin film, when he was only age 8. |
| 47 | Just before his death, he made his last guest-appearance on Late Night with David Letterman (1982). |
| 48 | Danny Thomas passed away on February 6, 1991, just prior to the release of his autobiography and a few days after he guest-starred on Empty Nest (1988). |
| 49 | When Danny was age 10, he first became acquainted with the doings of Crotchy Callahan - one of the mainstays of his nightclub act for years. |
| 50 | At Lewis Street Center, he was the center of his basketball team. At the time, he was only 5'10". |
| 51 | The only time he got pied in the face was by his ex-Make Room for Daddy (1953) co-star, Marjorie Lord, who played his second wife on the show. |
| 52 | Interred in a mausoleum on the grounds of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. |
| 53 | His uncle, Abe Lastfogel, died on August 25, 1984. |
| 54 | Pictured on a nondenominated ("forever") USA commemorative postage stamp issued in his honor 16 February 2012. It also commemorated the 50th anniversary of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which Thomas founded in February 1962. Price of the stamp on day of issue was 45¢. |
| 55 | His Aunt Julia died in a car crash in 1932 and his uncle Tenoose died the following year. |
| 56 | His father couldn't run the farm alone and his mother was too weak, so she turned to her brother-in-law--the famous Uncle Tonoose--for help. |
| 57 | Was a spokesperson for Post cereals and Dodge automobiles in the 1950s. |
| 58 | Almost like Danny himself, his mother moved to Toledo, Ohio, with her family, when Margaret was only 10. |
| 59 | When Rose gave birth to their last child, Tony Thomas, Danny was set to name him Charles Anthony, in honor of his father and uncle. |
| 60 | Was a good friend of the late Sammy Davis Jr., who appeared at every one of Thomas' St. Jude's benefits. |
| 61 | Was associated with his Make Room for Daddy (1953) co-star's, Angela Cartwright's family, whose sister, Veronica Cartwright, appeared with him on 2 episodes. |
| 62 | While still a young man, Ronald Reagan used to play basketball in Thomas' backyard with the neighborhood kids. |
| 63 | Had always wanted to do a television series, but it took a long time for he and producing partner--and fellow actor--Sheldon Leonard to develop the pilot of Make Room for Daddy (1953), due to Thomas' busy schedule. |
| 64 | In the 1960s he was instrumental in developing the career of a struggling young actress named Mary Tyler Moore, by co-starring her with Dick Van Dyke in a sitcom he was developing--The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961). |
| 65 | When he was only 3, Aunt Julia became a surrogate mother to him. |
| 66 | In 1944, he volunteered to go overseas with Marlene Dietrich's USO Troop. |
| 67 | His first radio show was called "The Happy Hour Club," where he used the antidote, penning his gift for acting the characters and making faces. |
| 68 | His father, Charles Yakhoob, died in 1953. |
| 69 | His Make Room for Daddy (1953) character was Lebanese, as was Thomas, in real-life. |
| 70 | Had a lot of relatives who grew up on the same street of Toledo, Ohio. |
| 71 | With Thomas' encouragement, after graduating from Woodward High School in Toledo, OH--which was also Thomas' alma mater--Jamie Farr decided to become an actor. |
| 72 | Enjoyed singing, dancing, golfing, spending time with family, helping terminally ill children, dining, smoking, traveling and reading. |
| 73 | His father, Charles Yakhoob, was a horsefarmer, and his mother, Margaret Christen, was a housewife and devoted mother to her other four children. |
| 74 | Was a heavy smoker at an early age. |
| 75 | Was drafted into the US army. |
| 76 | His uncle Tonoose and Aunt Julia were originally from Detroit, MI. |
| 77 | Was a Republican. |
| 78 | Before his death, his final guest-starring appearance was on Empty Nest (1988), which was produced by his son Tony Thomas' production company. |
| 79 | Billboard and Variety Magazines named him Best Newcomer in Radio in 1945, but he was eventually fired. |
| 80 | Remained good friends with Angela Cartwright, during and after Make Room for Daddy (1953). |
| 81 | His mother-in-law, Marie "Mary" Cassaniti, died in 1972. |
| 82 | Was also a friend of the late Telly Savalas. Thomas guest-starred with Savalas on the last episode of Kojak (1973). |
| 83 | Has a street named after him in Memphis, Tennessee. |
| 84 | His entire family moved to Toledo, Ohio, after his birth, until times were better. |
| 85 | Brother of Tom Jacobs. |
| 86 | By the time his mother, Margaret Christen, reached 30, she had 12 pregnancies, but 10 children. |
| 87 | Before he became a successful comedian and producer, he sold candy with his brother, Raymond, in a vaudeville theater called the Continuous Burlesque. |
| 88 | He and his brother, Raymond, were a Vaudeville team, as children. |
| 89 | Was the first actor to legally change his name, twice, before Jane Wyman and Robert Fuller. |
| 90 | Graduated from Woodward High School in Toledo, Ohio, in 1931. |
| 91 | Survived by his wife, Rosie Marie, of 55 years, and 3 children, Marlo Thomas, Terre Thomas and Tony Thomas. |
| 92 | His daughter, Margaret Julia (A.K.A. Marlo Thomas), was named after his mother. She followed in her father's footsteps, being an actress. |
| 93 | After his brother's Raymond's marriage in 1931, young Danny hitchhiked to Detroit, Michigan. |
| 94 | Before he was a successful actor, he used to work at a nightclub in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 95 | Met his future wife, Rose Marie Mantell Thomas, at a Happy Hour Club in Detroit, Michigan, when he was 23. |
| 96 | Before he was a successful actor, he was a radio actor. |
| 97 | Best remembered by the public for his starring role as nightclub singer - Danny Williams on Make Room for Daddy (1953). |
| 98 | Father-in-law of Phil Donahue. |
| 99 | Angela Cartwright's parrot was named after him. |
| 100 | His Make Room for Daddy (1953) co-star, Angela Cartwright, said in an interview that TV producer Irwin Allen was a huge fan of Thomas' show, and asked her to audition for a sci-fi series he was producing that eventually wound up to be Lost in Space (1965), which was loosely based on the novel, "The Swiss Family Robinson". |
| 101 | Godmother of his daughter Marlo Thomas was Loretta Young. |
| 102 | Was offered the lead role in The Jolson Story (1946) after James Cagney turned it down. He also turned it down. |
| 103 | Guest speaker at the 1973 National Boy Scout Jamboree in Butler, Pennsylvania. |
| 104 | Founded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
| 105 | Danny Williams, his character on Make Room for Daddy (1953), was ranked #5 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" in its 20 June 2004 issue. |
| 106 | Co-starred on NBC Radio's "Drene Time" (1946-1947). |
| 107 | He was a founding minority owner of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins. |
| 108 | Child of Lebanese immigrants. |
| 109 | Though he was a spokesman for Sanka decaffeinated coffee, he later confessed that he never drank it. He claimed he could drink cup after cup of Maxwell House coffee and still fall asleep minutes later. |
| 110 | He took his stage name from his eldest brother Thomas and his youngest brother Danny. Most of his friends called him "Jake." |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Unbroken Circle: A Tribute to Mother Maybelle Carter | 1979 | TV Special executive producer | |
| Featherstone's Nest | 1979 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Starting Fresh | 1979 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Return of Mod Squad | 1979 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Samurai | 1979 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Three on a Date | 1978 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Remember When | 1974 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Mod Squad | 1968-1973 | TV Series executive producer - 123 episodes | |
| Captain Newman, M.D. | 1972 | TV Movie producer | |
| Second Chance | 1972 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Make Room for Granddaddy | 1970-1971 | TV Series executive producer - 3 episodes | |
| The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again | 1970 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Carter's Army | 1970 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Ballad of Andy Crocker | 1969 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Pigeon | 1969 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Monk | 1969 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Wake Me When the War Is Over | 1969 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Over-the-Hill Gang | 1969 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The New People | 1969 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| The Guns of Will Sonnett | TV Series executive producer - 49 episodes, 1967 - 1969 producer - 1 episode, 1967 | ||
| Cricket on the Hearth | 1967 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | 1967 | TV Series producer | |
| Rango | 1967 | TV Series executive producer - 17 episodes | |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | 1961-1966 | TV Series executive producer - 158 episodes | |
| Danny Thomas Meets the Comics | 1965 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Joey Bishop Show | TV Series executive producer - 89 episodes, 1962 - 1965 producer - 1 episode, 1964 | ||
| The Bill Dana Show | 1963-1964 | TV Series executive producer - 5 episodes | |
| The Tycoon | 1964 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| The Real McCoys | 1957-1963 | TV Series executive producer - 33 episodes | |
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1963 | TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes | |
| Love and Marriage | 1959 | TV Series producer - 1 episode |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty Nest | 1991 | TV Series | Dr. Leo Brewster |
| It's a Living | 1986-1989 | TV Series | Mr. Dee / Dr. Jacobs |
| Side by Side | 1988 | TV Movie | Charlie Warren |
| One Big Family | 1986-1987 | TV Series | Jake Hatton |
| Benson | 1982-1984 | TV Series | Albert Breyer / Charlie Rosano |
| I'm a Big Girl Now | 1980-1981 | TV Series | Dr. Benjamin Douglass |
| That's Life | 1979 | ||
| Danny Thomas: Young & Foolish | 1978 | TV Movie | |
| Kojak | 1978 | TV Series | Asst. Chief Howard Brokaw |
| Three on a Date | 1978 | TV Movie | Man in Airport (uncredited) |
| Happy Days | 1978 | TV Series | Sean Cunningham |
| The Practice | 1976-1977 | TV Series | Dr. Jules Bedford |
| McCloud | 1974 | TV Series | Marcus Rubin |
| Here's Lucy | 1973 | TV Series | Danny Gallupi |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1958-1973 | TV Series | President / Guest |
| Journey Back to Oz | 1972 | The Tin Man (voice) | |
| Make Room for Granddaddy | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Danny Williams |
| Mod Squad | 1971 | TV Series | The Good Friend |
| That Girl | 1969 | TV Series | Priest |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | 1967 | TV Series | Prince Wolfgang / Danny Williams / Danny / ... |
| Get Smart | 1967 | TV Series | Man on Street |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1967 | TV Series | Cameo |
| Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title | 1966 | Diner Customer (uncredited) | |
| Danny Thomas Reunion Special | 1965 | TV Movie | Danny Williams |
| Looking for Love | 1964 | Danny Thomas | |
| Make Room for Daddy | 1953-1964 | TV Series | Danny Williams Robert Browning (dream sequence) |
| General Foods Opening Night | 1963 | TV Movie | |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | 1963 | TV Series | Kolak |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1961 | TV Series | Danny Williams |
| Zane Grey Theater | 1959-1961 | TV Series | Ed Dubro / Gino Pelletti |
| The Jack Benny Program | 1953-1959 | TV Series | Danny Thomas |
| The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour | 1958 | TV Series | Danny Williams |
| The Jazz Singer | 1952 | Jerry Golding | |
| I'll See You in My Dreams | 1951 | Gus Kahn | |
| Call Me Mister | 1951 | Pfc. Stanley Poppopolis | |
| Big City | 1948 | Cantor David Irwin Feldman | |
| The Unfinished Dance | 1947 | Mr. Paneros |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1960-1968 | TV Series created by - 249 episodes |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Days | 1978 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour | 1974 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Journey Back to Oz | 1972 | performer: "H-E-A-R-T" | |
| Make Room for Granddaddy | 1971 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| That Girl | 1971 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1970 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Ann-Margret Show | 1968 | TV Special performer: "Ballad of Minerva/It's Tough to Be a Go-Go Girl" - uncredited | |
| Cricket on the Hearth | 1967 | TV Movie performer: "Cricket on the Hearth", "Through My Eyes", "The First Christmas" | |
| Make Room for Daddy | TV Series performer - 130 episodes, 1953 - 1964 writer - 2 episodes, 1959 - 1961 | ||
| The Jack Benny Program | 1959 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Jazz Singer | 1952 | performer: "I'll String Along with You" uncredited, "Living the Life I Love", "I Hear the Music Now", "What are New Yorkers Made Of", "Lu Lulla Lu Hush-a-Bye" | |
| I'll See You in My Dreams | 1951 | performer: "I Wish I Had a Girl", "Pretty Baby", "It Had to Be You", "Makin' Whoopee", "Your Eyes Have Told Me So" - uncredited | |
| Texaco Star Theatre | 1951 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Call Me Mister | 1951 | performer: "Lament to the Pots and Pans", "Military Life", "LOVE IS BACK IN BUSINESS" | |
| The Unfinished Dance | 1947 | performer: "I Went Merrily Merrily on My Way", "Minor Melodies Too Deep for Me" |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Room for Granddaddy | 1970 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | 1967 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Bill Dana Show | 1964 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Make Room for Daddy | 1962-1964 | TV Series 35 episodes |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Danny Thomas | 1976 | TV Special | Himself |
| CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years | 1976 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tony Orlando and Dawn | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Sammy Davis Jr. | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
| Sammy and Company | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 47th Annual Academy Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary Short and Best Documentary Feature |
| The 1st Annual People's Choice Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jackie Gleason | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Himself / Various Characters |
| Dinah Shore: In Search of the Ideal Man | 1973 | TV Special | Himself |
| Jack Paar Tonite | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cavalcade of Champions | 1973 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1965-1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| The ABC Comedy Hour | 1972 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| This Is Your Life | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sing America Beautiful | 1971 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Diana! | 1971 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Pearl Bailey Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| That Girl | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1957-1970 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Singer / ... |
| Dinah's Place | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 22nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1970 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| The Tim Conway Comedy Hour | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| Can You Top This | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Andy Williams Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| Carol Channing Proudly Presents the Seven Deadly Sins | 1969 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Ann-Margret Show | 1968 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Don Rickles Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| Carnival Nights | 1968 | TV Special | Himself (Cameo) |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Father / Caleb Plummert |
| Cricket on the Hearth | 1967 | TV Movie | Himself / Caleb (voice) |
| The Tennessee Ernie Ford Special | 1967 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Danny Thomas Block Party: U.S.A. | 1967 | TV Special | Himself |
| Danny Thomas Special: Guys 'n' Geishas | 1967 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Danny Thomas' the Wonderful World of Burlesque: Third Edition | 1966 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Danny Thomas Special: On the Road to Lebanon | 1966 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Danny Thomas Special: Danny Goes Country and Western | 1966 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Danny Thomas Special: My Home Town | 1966 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Hollywood Talent Scouts | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1966 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian |
| Danny Thomas' The Wonderful World of Burlesque: Second Edition | 1965 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Danny Thomas Meets the Comics | 1965 | TV Movie | Himself / Host |
| The Lucy Show | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
| Danny Thomas Special: Friends | 1965 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Danny Thomas Special: The Wonderful World of Burlesque | 1965 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1965 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Danny Thomas Special: 40th Anniversary of the Coconut Grove | 1964 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Danny Thomas Special | 1964 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| The Bill Dana Show | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rendezvous in Space | 1964 | Documentary short | Interviewer / Narrator (uncredited) |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| Password All-Stars | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1959-1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Actor / Comedian / Himself |
| At This Very Moment | 1962 | TV Special | Himself |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1957-1961 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Comedian / Singer |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1961 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Host |
| The 32nd Annual Academy Awards | 1960 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
| Celebrity Golf | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Big Party | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jack Benny Hour | 1959/II | TV Special | Himself |
| Sunday Showcase | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | 1959 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
| The Juke Box Jury | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| The All-Star Christmas Show | 1958 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| Social Security in Action | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| Club Oasis | 1957 | TV Series | Himself - Surprise Guest |
| What's My Line? | 1957 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest |
| Screen Snapshots 1856: The Mocambo Party | 1957 | Short | Himself |
| Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood | 1956 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Person to Person | 1955 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Dateline: Disneyland | 1955 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1955 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Christophers | 1955 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 27th Annual Academy Awards | 1955 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
| Shower of Stars | 1954 | TV Series | Himself |
| Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Stars on Parade | 1954 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Jimmy Durante Show | 1954 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Star Is Born World Premiere | 1954 | TV Short | Himself |
| Strike It Rich | 1954 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 1954 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1950-1953 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself / Himself - Comedian |
| The 25th Annual Academy Awards | 1953 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member (New York) |
| All Star Revue | 1950-1952 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself - Cameo / Performer |
| Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball | 1952 | Short | Himself |
| Texaco Star Theatre | 1951 | TV Series | Himself - Singer / Comedian |
| The Actor's Society Benefit Gala | 1949 | TV Movie | Himself - Performer |
| Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series | 1947 | Short | Himself |
| A Thousand and One Journeys: The Arab Americans | 2015 | Documentary | |
| Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life | 2011 | Video documentary | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1964-1991 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Actor |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bob Hope: Don't Shoot, It's Only Me | 1990 | TV Special | Himself |
| 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Angela | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Society of Singers Presents: A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself |
| A Conversation with Dinah | 1989 | TV Series | Himself (1989) |
| The Spike Jones Story | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | 1988 | TV Special | Himself |
| America's Tribute to Bob Hope | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| NBC Investigates Bob Hope | 1987 | TV Special | Mr. Mills |
| Candid Camera: First 40 Years | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
| All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood | 1986 | TV Special | Himself |
| Bob Hope Lampoons the New TV Scene | 1986 | TV Movie | Himself |
| George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Cameo |
| Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary | 1986 | TV Special | Himself |
| Danny Thomas Christmas | 1986 | TV Special | Himself / Host |
| Bob Hope Buys NBC? | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Cracker Brothers | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
| A Museum of Broadcasting Tribute: Milton Berle - Mr. Television | 1985 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Gala Opening of the American Ballet Theater | 1984 | TV Movie | Himself |
| George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business | 1983 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Save the Cable Cars Telethon | 1982 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| All-Star Celebration Opening the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum | 1981 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Tomorrow Coast to Coast | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bob Hope's 30th Anniversary Special | 1981 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1964-1980 | TV Series | Himself - Co-Host / Himself / Himself - Actor / ... |
| Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars | 1980 | Himself | |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1976-1978 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Actor |
| The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Happy Birthday, Bob | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| CBS: On the Air | 1978 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| Donny and Marie | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1974-1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1977 | TV Series | Guest Appearance |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Pioneers of Television | 2008-2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Danny Williams - Make Room for Daddy Himself Danny Williams |
| American Masters | 2007 | TV Series documentary | |
| Elvis Presley: Hot Shots and Cool Clips Volume 3 | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Jack Taylor of Beverly Hills | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Private Screenings | 2006 | TV Series | Mr. Paneros - 'The Unfinished Dance' |
| American Experience | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| TV Land Moguls | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Nightclub Years | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song | 2001 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | |
| And Then We Ate... | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 1995-1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Andy Griffith Show Reunion | 1993 | TV Special | Himself |
| Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1990-1992 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - from the Bob Hope NBC Special DON'T SHOOT: IT'S ONLY ME |
| Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars | 1984 | Documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | 1983 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 20th Anniversary | 1982 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Bob Hope's World of Comedy | 1976 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
| Mondo Hollywood | 1967 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Frontier Justice | 1961 | TV Series | Gina Pelleti |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | TV Land Award | TV Land Awards | The "Hey! It's...!" Award (Favorite Cameo or Guest Star) | That Girl (1966) |
| 2004 | Bob Hope Humanitarian Award | Primetime Emmy Awards | Posthumously. Marlo Thomas | |
| 1970 | Louella Parsons Award | Golden Apple Awards | ||
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 8 February 1960. At 6901 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 1955 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series | Make Room for Daddy (1953) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Empty Nest (1988) |
| 1971 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best TV Actor - Comedy or Musical | Make Room for Granddaddy (1970) |
| 1970 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Dramatic Series | The Mod Squad (1968) |
| 1959 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series | Make Room for Daddy (1953) |
| 1958 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series | Make Room for Daddy (1953) |
| 1956 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Actor - Continuing Performance | Make Room for Daddy (1953) |
| 1955 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Written Comedy Material | Make Room for Daddy (1953) |
Known for movies
Make Room for Daddy (1953-1964)
as Danny Williams / Robert Browning (dream sequence)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968)
as Producer
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966)
as Producer
Mod Squad (1968-1973)
as Producer