Acting
Rip Taylor
Also Known As: Charles Elmer Taylor Jr., Charles Elmer 'Rip' Taylor Jr., The Crying Comedian
Birth Date
January 13, 1931
Death Date
October 6, 2019
(passed away at 88)
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor Jr. (January 13, 1931 – October 6, 2019) was an American actor and comedian, known for his exuberance and flamboyant personality, including his wild moustache, toupee, and his habit of showering himself (and others) with confetti. Throughout the 1970s, Taylor was a frequent celebrity guest panelist on TV game shows such as Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth, and The Gong Show, and substituted for Charles Nelson Reilly on The Match Game. He became a regular on Sid and Marty Krofft's Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, playing Sheldon, a sea-genie who lived in a conch shell. In addition, Taylor was also a regular on The Brady Bunch Hour, playing a role of neighbor/performer Jack Merrill. He also hosted a short-lived send-up of beauty pageants titled The $1.98 Beauty Show, created by Gong Show producer/host Chuck Barris, in 1978.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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1962 • 8 episodes
Raw
Rip Taylor
1993 • 1 episode
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975 • 2 episodes
The Mike Douglas Show
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1961 • 6 episodes
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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2014 • 1 episode
Will & Grace
Rip Taylor
1998 • 1 episode
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?
Mr. McMcMc (voice)
2002 • 8 episodes
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Leo
2005 • 1 episode
The Merv Griffin Show
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1962 • 8 episodes
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Celeb #1
1992
Late Night with David Letterman
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1982 • 1 episode
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Mr. Wackypants (voice)
2002 • 1 episode
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Elmo P. Middleton (segment "The Man in the Model T")
1997 • 1 episode
The Dean Martin Show
1965 • 3 episodes
The Ed Sullivan Show
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1948 • 4 episodes
The Emperor's New School
The Royal Record Keeper (voice)
2006 • 90 episodes
The Monkees
Manager
1966 • 1 episode
Vicki!
Self
1992 • 1 episode
Indecent Proposal
Mr. Langford
1993
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
Horrifying Monster (voice)
2005 • 1 episode