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Jerry Colonna
Jerry Colonna
82 years (Sep 17, 1904 – Nov 21, 1986)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
31 Movies
2 TV Shows

Jerry Colonna

Jerry Colonna has built a long career as an American actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. 'Make Mine Music' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. March Hare in 'Alice in Wonderland' is the role that outgrew the rest.
Jerry Colonna has built a long career as an American actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. 'Make Mine Music' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. March Hare in 'Alice in Wonderland' is the role that outgrew the rest.
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The Monkees
Dr. Mann · 1 episode
★ 6.5
1966
TV
The Road to Hong Kong
Man Looking For Match (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1962
Film
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Doc
★ 5.0
1958
Film
Climax!
Stan · 1 episode
★ 3.8
1956–1957
TV
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Jerry Colonna
★ 4.5
1956
Film
Ellis in Freedomland
The Waste-away (voice)
1952
Film
Alice in Wonderland
March Hare (voice)
★ 7.2
1951
Film
Kentucky Jubilee
Jerry Harris
★ 6.0
1951
Film
The Brave Engineer
Narrator
★ 6.1
1950
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jerry Colonna still alive?
Jerry Colonna passed away on November 21, 1986 at age 82.
What are the most famous roles of Jerry Colonna?
Jerry Colonna is best known for roles in Alice in Wonderland, Make Mine Music, Road to Utopia.
How many movies has Jerry Colonna been in?
Over a 50-year career (since 1936), Jerry Colonna has appeared in 29 movies and 2 TV shows.
What was Jerry Colonna's first movie?
The career of Jerry Colonna began with Song Hits on Parade (1936).
What is Jerry Colonna's most recent movie or series?
Jerry Colonna's most recent release is Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready, which premiered on December 18, 1977.
What TV shows has Jerry Colonna appeared in?
On television, Jerry Colonna has appeared in The Monkees, What's My Line?, The Colgate Comedy Hour, Climax!.
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Jerry Colonna
Jerry Colonna
1904-09-17 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Gerardo Luigi "Jerry" Colonna (September 17, 1904 – November 22, 1986) was an American musician, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter and trombonist best remembered as the zaniest of Bob Hope's sidekicks in Hope's popular radio shows and films of the 1940s and 1950s.

With his pop-eyed facial expressions and walrus-sized handlebar moustache, Colonna was known for singing loudly "in a comic caterwaul," according to Raised on Radio author Gerald Nachman, and for his catchphrase, "Who's Yehudi?", uttered after many an old joke, although it usually had nothing to do with the joke. The line was believed to be named for violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin, and the search for Yehudi became a running gag on the Hope show.

Colonna featured in three of the popular Hope-Crosby Road films: Road to Singapore (1940) as Achilles Bombassa, Road to Rio (1947) as a Cavalry captain and The Road to Hong Kong (1962) in a cameo role. He can also be seen in the Fred Allen vehicle, It's in the Bag! (1945), as psychiatrist Dr. Greenglass, and he made a brief appearance with Hope in the "Wife, Husband and Wolf" sketch in Star Spangled Rhythm. In 1956 he performed the featured song "My Lucky Charm" in the film Meet Me in Las Vegas, starring Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse.

He provided the voice of the March Hare in the Walt Disney animated film version of Alice in Wonderland (1951) (another radio legend, Ed Wynn, voiced the Mad Hatter) and also lent his zany narration style to several Disney shorts, including Casey at the Bat (1946) and The Brave Engineer (1950).

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