Acting
Jack Paar
Also Known As: Jack Harold Paar
Birth Date
May 1, 1918
Death Date
January 27, 2004
(passed away at 85)
Place of Birth
Canton, Ohio, USA
Popularity
trending_up1
Biography
Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American talk show host, writer, radio and television comedian, and film actor. He was the second host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Time magazine's obituary of Paar reported wryly, "His fans would remember him as the fellow who split talk show history into two eras: Before Paar and Below Paar."
Photos
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962 • 2 episodes
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Host
1957 • 310 episodes
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968 • 2 episodes
What's My Line?
Self
1950 • 4 episodes
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948 • 7 episodes
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950 • 1 episode
The Jack Benny Program
Jack Paar
1950 • 1 episode
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956 • 1 episode
Startime
Self
1959 • 1 episode
Groucho & Cavett
Self (archive footage)
2022
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Self (archive footage)
2001
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
1976
Love Nest
Ed Forbes
1951
Public Speaking
Self (archive footage)
2011
Walk Softly, Stranger
Ray Healy
1950
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self (archive footage)
1990
Easy Living
Scoop Spooner
1949
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self (archive footage)
2006
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Lt. Mike Sloan
1953
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage)
2019