Eddie Cantor
Comedian • Dancer • Actor • Singer • Songwriter • Vaudevillian
Birth Date: January 31, 1892
Death Date: October 10, 1964
Birth Place: New York, New York
Energetic vaudeville performer with famous rolling eyes, in Hollywood from 1926. Cantor was extremely popular in the 1930s on the radio, and in mostly routine movies that showcased his inimitable, infectious style of song, dance and (sometimes risque) comedy. He has a small part in the meager 1957 biopic "The Eddie Cantor Story," starring Keefe Brasselle.
Credits
The Mort Sahl Special
Actor
Show
1960
Ford Startime
Actor
Show
1959
The Eddie Fisher Show
Self
Variety Show
1957
The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater
Host
Show
1955
Climax!Stream
Actor
Series
1954
The Best of This Is Your Life
Guest
Show
1952
I've Got a SecretStream
Guest
Game Show
1952
The Story of Will Rogers
Self
Movie
1952
The Colgate Comedy HourStream
Host
Series
1950
What's My Line?Stream
Guest
Game Show
1950
If You Knew Susie
Actor
Sam Parker
Movie
1948
Ziegfeld FolliesStream
Writer
Movie
1946
Hollywood Canteen
Self
Movie
1944
Show Business
Actor
Eddie Martin
Movie
1944
Show Business
Producer
Movie
1944
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Actor
Himself/Joe Simpson
Movie
1943
Forty Little Mothers
Actor
Gilbert Jordan Thompson
Movie
1940
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Actor
Ali Baba
Movie
1937
Strike Me Pink
Actor
Eddie Pink
Movie
1936
Kid Millions
Actor
Eddie Wilson Jr.
Movie
1934
Roman Scandals
Actor
Eddie/Oedipus
Movie
1933
The Kid From Spain
Actor
Eddie Williams
Movie
1932
Palmy Days
Actor
Eddie Simpson
Movie
1931
Palmy Days
Screenwriter
Movie
1931
Whoopee!
Actor
Henry Williams
Movie
1930
Glorifying the American Girl
Self
Movie
1929
Kid Boots
Actor
Samuel (Kid) Boots
Movie
1926
Photos
![ALI BABA GOES TO TOWN, Eddie Cantor, Louis Hovick [aka Gypsy Rose Lee], 1937, TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved](https://media.baselineresearch.com/images/262631/262631_full.jpg)
