Actor
Jack Paar
1 May 1918Born
27 Jan 2004Died
85Age at death
7Credits
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."
Known for
Filmography
- 1976Bob Hope's World of ComedyFilm: (archive footage)
- 1953Down Among the Sheltering PalmsFilm: Lt. Mike Sloan
- 1951Love NestFilm: Ed Forbes
- 1950The Jack Benny ProgramSeries: Jack Paar (1 episode)
- 1950Walk Softly, StrangerFilm: Ray Healy
- 1949Easy LivingFilm: Scoop Spooner
- 1948Variety TimeFilm: Master of Ceremonies
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