Dave Marsh obit

Dave Marsh Dies: Pioneering Rock Critic, Bruce Springsteen Biographer Was 76

 

He was not on the list.

Dave Marsh, the influential and widely read rock critic for Creem, The Village Voice and Rolling Stone and the author of the foundational Bruce Springsteen 1979 biography Born to Run, died Friday, August 14, at his home in Connecticut. He was 76.

His death, reported by Deadline sister publication Billboard and confirmed on Facebook by Marsh’s friend Jim Rotolo, followed an extended period of declining health, although a cause has not been disclosed.

“Dave wrote several books about Bruce as part of a remarkable body of work spanning some 25 titles,” Rotolo, host of the radio show The Wild & The Innocent with Jim Rotolo. “A longtime rock critic for Creem and Rolling Stone, he was also one of the creators of E Street Radio and hosted Kick Out the Jams on SiriusXM for 19 years. Rest easy, Dave. Thank you for everything, my friend. You will be missed.

Marsh, alongside a coterie that included his friend and mentor Lester Bangs, launched his career as a critic and founding editor and writer of the highly influential Creem rock magazine in the late 1960s. An early champion of such ’50s and ’60s musical styles as soul, girl groups and what was starting to become known as garage rock, Marsh would later lend his considerable support to punk rock. Indeed, he is widely credited with coining the phrase, having first used it in a 1971 article about ? and the Mysterians, the band behind the 1966 hit “96 Tears.”

As a critic, Marsh could be as withering as he was supportive. If history hasn’t always upheld his viewpoints – he famously dismissed Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham as “clinically incompetent,” Freddie Mercury as possessing a “passable pop voice” and the Grateful Dead as the “worst band in creation” – he nonetheless remains among his generation’s leading evaluator of rock, a trailblazer in approaching the music with intelligence, passion and dead-serious intent.

A native of Pontiac, Michigan, and a devotee of Detroit’s Motown as well as Motor City scenesters Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Marsh was instrumental in launching the Detroit-based Creem, and wrote for the magazine through the early 1970s. By the middle of the decade he began a multi-year tenure as an editor and critic at Rolling Stone, and shepherded the first edition of the Rolling Stone Record Guide in 1979.

A prolific author, Marsh wrote two books about Springsteen: In addition to Born to Run, which chronicled the singer-songwriter’s early career and initial fame, Marsh authored the 1987’s Glory Days, continuing the Springsteen life story through the peak MTV era. In 2003, Marsh combined the two biographies into the single-volume Bruce Springsteen: Two Hearts, adding an addition chapter to update the story.

Marsh also wrote 1983’s Before I Get Old, the biography of rock band The Who, and 1989’s The Heart of Rock & Soul in which he named the 1,001 greatest singles ever. (His #1 choice was Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.”)

In addition to the biographies, Marsh collected his reviews and essays in a number of volumes, including Fortunate Son and Kick Out the Jams. His 1993 book Louie Louie: The History and Mythology of the World’s Most Famous Rock ‘n’ Roll Song chronicled the cultural impact of that 1963 hit song.

Along with his old Rolling Stone boss and colleague Jann Wenner, Marsh helped found and maintain the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

Marsh joined SiriusXM in 2004, and for 19 years hosted the weekly Kick Out the Jams show. He also launched the Springsteen-centric programs Live from E Street Nation and Live From the Land of Hopes and Dreams.

According to Billboard, Marsh is survived by his wife Barbara Carr, a longtime Springsteen co-manager as a partner in Jon Landau Management. He was predeceased by daughters Kristen Ann Carr and Sasha Carr. A complete list of his survivors was not immediately available.

Flo Anthony obit

Florence “Flo” Anthony, longtime AmNews columnist, trailblazing celebrity journalist dies at 74

She was not on the list.

Florence “Flo” Anthony, the pioneering celebrity journalist who broke barriers at the New York Post’s Page Six and became a defining voice in African American entertainment journalism, has died. She was 74.

Jack Hirsch, biographer for her husband, boxing legend Michael Spinks, confirmed that she died early Thursday, Aug. 6. The two had worked together on Michael “Jinx” Spinks: An Authorized Biography, which was released in March. He said that she recently disclosed to him that she was battling cancer.

Her weekly “Go With The Flo” column became a fixture in The New York Amsterdam News dating back to 2001, as well as in publications including the Philadelphia Sunday Sun and the Columbus Times. She also contributed entertainment news to the New York Daily News, served as publisher and editor-in-chief of Black Noir magazine, and acted as editor-in-chief of Black Elegance magazine.

CNN entertainment journalist Lisa Respers France posted her reaction on social media upon learning of Anthony’s passing, saying in part: “As a Black woman who covers pop culture, I am deeply indebted to Florence ‘Flo’ Anthony, a syndicated columnist and author who did more than just cover gossip. She was so important to the culture.”

A woman of firsts

Anthony was known to walk into newsrooms and departments whose doors had once been barricaded against people of color—and particularly against African American women. She entered spaces where few people looked like her, where her presence alone challenged entrenched ideas about who could report the news, break a story, command a television screen, or become a trusted voice on celebrity culture.

She became the first woman to work in the sports department of the New York Post and the first African American to work in the newspaper’s entertainment and world‑renowned Page Six departments, according to her own account of her career. She also made history as the first African American woman to write a column for a supermarket tabloid, penning “Eye on the Stars” for the National Examiner.

For an African American woman rising through the overwhelmingly white, male, and notoriously insular world of tabloid journalism, these achievements were not merely promotions, but breaches in a wall.

Before becoming one of America’s most recognizable celebrity journalists and media personalities, Flo worked in public relations as a publicist for some of boxing’s most formidable figures, including Spinks, whom she began dating in 1987 and married in January 2026; Muhammad Ali; Larry Holmes; Butch Lewis; Mike McCallum; Matthew Saad Muhammad; Saoul Mamby; and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Her publicity work gave her a deep understanding of the relationship between journalists, publicists, and public figures, allowing her to fight for a client’s visibility long before she sat on the other side of the desk.

Many publicists owe some portion of their careers to Anthony, with a number of young representatives securing an early placement because she answered their call, opened their email, or recognized the potential in a story.

A graduate of Howard University, Anthony  initially came to New York with dreams of becoming an actress and also worked as a teacher. Her work with talent manager Tobe Gibson eventually expanded into publicity, sportswriting, and a position as an agate clerk in the New York Post’s sports department. From there, she began a historic ascent through sports, entertainment, and celebrity journalism.

Legendary journalist

Over the course of her career, she reported hundreds of exclusives, including the marriages of Mike Tyson and Robin Givens, Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, and John McEnroe and Tatum O’Neal, as well as the news that Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were adopting. Flo did not regard gossip journalism as the careless recycling of rumors. To her, a gossip columnist was a reporter who broke stories—and she took the responsibility of getting those stories right seriously.

Her influence expanded far beyond print. During the 1990s, she became a familiar and authoritative presence on daytime television, appearing on shows hosted by Joan Rivers, Ricki Lake, Rolonda Watts, Geraldo Rivera, Sally Jessy Raphael, Maury Povich, Leeza Gibbons, Tempestt Bledsoe, Bertice Berry, Vicki Lawrence, and others. She appeared on Court TV, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, and HLN, and contributed to entertainment‑news programs including “Inside Edition,” “The Insider,” and “Entertainment Tonight.”

For six seasons, she appeared as a contributor and later a co‑host on E! Entertainment Television’s “The Gossip Show,” and was featured in numerous installments of “E! True Hollywood Story.” She became a regular contributor to TV One’s “Unsung,” “Unsung Hollywood,” and “Life After.” Her television work placed an authoritative African American woman at the center of national conversations about celebrity, scandal, and popular culture at a time when such visibility remained far too rare.

Through her company, Dottie Media Group LLC, Flo extended her voice into syndicated radio with “Gossip on the Go With Flo” and “Flo Anthony’s Big Apple Buzz,” which aired in approximately 20 markets and introduced millions of listeners to her combination of insider knowledge, brisk reporting, and unmistakable personality.

At the Amsterdam News, she was more than a byline. She was family.

Flo was also the author of four novels: “Keeping Secrets, Telling Lies,” “Deadly Stuff Players,” “One Last Deadly Play,” and “Last Call for a Deadly Diva.” The books transformed decades of observing fame, ambition, deception, and power into fiction, bringing the practiced instincts of a journalist to the suspense and intrigue of a novelist.

“I’ve broken in roads that will never be broken in again,” Anthony said in a 2013 interview with Urbanbridgez.com. “So if I never wrote another sentence or got on radio again in life or got on TV, I would miss it yes but I feel I’ve done a lot of what God put me on this earth to do.”

John C. Dvorak obit

John C. Dvorak, Veteran Tech Journalist and ‘No Agenda’ Podcaster, Dies at 80

The cultural commentator also was known for his influential PC Magazine column ‘Inside Track.’ 

He was not on the list.

John C. Dvorak, the longtime technology journalist, cultural commentator and co-host of the No Agenda podcast, died unexpectedly on July 20 in Albany, California, a family spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter.

Dvorak also wrote the influential , long-running column Inside Track for PC Magazine, was a contributor to the 1995-99 CNET Central series, hosted radio shows including NPR’s Technically Speaking and authored more than a dozen books, ranging from tech history titles to “how to” guides.

He and Adam Curry hosted the No Agenda podcast since its October 2007 debut. An episode last week — No. 1,888 — celebrated his legacy with stories and anecdotes from his family and friends.

“John loved doing the show, loved the feedback, good and bad,” a statement from the podcast read. “He was not a man known for affection, but he had a deep appreciation for you all. He enjoyed entertaining you, challenging you, debating you and most of all meeting you. He enjoyed reading your emails and letters more than he would ever admit.”

Born in Fresno, California, on April 5, 1946, Dvorak earned his bachelor’s degree in History from UC Berkley, where he also studied computer science as a graduate student.

He penned a witty column about PCs called Inside Track that started at InfoWorld magazine — it was one of about 20 columns he was writing at the time — before he moved to PC Magazine in August 1986 with considerable fanfare.

Survivors include his wife, Mimi; his children, Jae (and her husband, Brennan) and John (and his wife Jessie); stepson Aric and his wife, Danell; four grandsons; and a nephew, Oscar- and Emmy-nominated nominated producer Dana Brunetti (The Social Network, Captain Phillips, House of Cards).

The family is anticipating the arrival of a granddaughter in October.

“To those who knew him personally, John was far more than his public work,” his family noted. “He was a beloved husband, devoted father, proud grandfather and a loyal friend. Those closest to him will remember a man defined by his strong convictions, his exceptionally sharp wit and an enduring curiosity about the world around him.”

Dvorak was on the start-up team for CNET Networks, appearing on the television show CNET Central. He also hosted a radio show called Real Computing, and later Technically Speaking on NPR, as well as a television show on TechTV (formerly ZDTV) called Silicon Spin. Dvorak helped develop the game Dvorak On Typing.

He appeared on Marketwatch TV and This Week in Tech, a podcast audio and now video program hosted by Leo Laporte and featuring other former TechTV personalities such as Patrick Norton, Kevin Rose, and Robert Heron. Dvorak was once banned from the show. In March 2006, he started a new show called CrankyGeeks, where he led a rotating panel of "cranky" tech gurus in discussions of technology news stories of the week. The last episode (No. 237) aired on September 22, 2010.

In 2007, Mevio hired Dvorak as vice president and managing editor for a new Mevio TECH channel, where he managed content from existing Mevio tech programming. He also hosted the show Tech5, where he discussed the day's tech news in approximately five minutes; it ended production in late 2010. He co-hosted a podcast with Mevio co-founder Adam Curry called No Agenda. The show was a conversation about the week's news, happenings in the lives of the hosts and their families, and restaurant reviews from the dinners Dvorak and Curry have together when they were in the same city (usually San Francisco). Curry usually had more outlandish opinions of the week's news or world events, while Dvorak played the straight man in the dialogue.

Clinton Reilly Obit

Clinton Reilly

1947 - 2026 

He was not on the list.

Clinton Reilly

01/13/1947 - 07/18/2026

Clint Reilly - a Bay Area milkman's eldest son who left a Roman Catholic seminary three years short of the priesthood, poured his zeal into politics, and went on to pioneer the modern American campaign - died surrounded by family on July 18 in San Francisco. He was 79.

Mr. Reilly launched a generation of California leaders, and then improbably reinvented himself as one of San Francisco's foremost civic patrons, philanthropists and newspaper owners.

Yet, the seminary never entirely released him.

Mr. Reilly entered at 14 and spent nine years studying for the priesthood before leaving in 1969. He often explained afterward that he had wanted to "help make history, not simply bless it." But the departure proved less a break than a translation. In Catholicism, he liked to say, the priest is not the leader but the facilitator of leaders. Across more than five decades, he carried that vocation into politics, business, philanthropy and journalism, using campaigns, buildings, lawsuits, newspapers and scholarships in pursuit of what he called the greatest act of charity: helping to build a just society.

His first career transformed American politics.

In 1982, he founded Clinton Reilly Campaigns, building what The New York Times called the nation's most successful political consulting firm outside Washington. His clients included Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer and Richard Riordan. The firm's innovations, from sophisticated voter targeting to integrated campaign strategy, became standard practice throughout the industry.

At the height of his success, he walked away.

In 1995, at 48, he married Janet Koewler, a journalist and public relations executive he had met through the Riordan campaign, and purchased the landmark Merchants Exchange Building in San Francisco's Financial District. Around it, he assembled a remarkable civic enterprise: historic buildings, event venues, restaurants, publications, the Nob Hill Gazette and eventually the San Francisco Examiner.

The newspaper represented unfinished business.

When Hearst sought to consolidate newspaper ownership in the Bay Area in 2000, Mr. Reilly sued in federal court to preserve media competition. He lost the case but forced testimony that exposed troubling conduct surrounding the sale and helped ensure the Examiner survived. Six years later, he sued again over another proposed newspaper consolidation, prevailing in a settlement that unwound the arrangement.

In 2021, two decades after first going to court to save it, he purchased the San Francisco Examiner. The newspaper whose fate he had once fought for as a citizen now belonged to him.

Those who knew only his public victories often missed the harder edges of his life. The defining event of his childhood was loss.

Born in Oakland on Jan. 13, 1947, Mr. Reilly was the eldest of ten children of Joseph and Bess Reilly. He came from a family with deep San Francisco roots: His father and grandfather were native San Franciscans. His father delivered milk for Berkeley Farms, while his mother spent nearly a quarter century working concessions at the Oakland Coliseum. The family had little money but abundant affection.

When Clint was 12, his beloved younger sister Jill died of a brain tumor. Soon afterward, he announced he would become a priest. Forty years later, he gave his first daughter her name.

The seminary shaped him intellectually as well as spiritually. Under Monsignor Eugene Boyle, the legendary social-justice priest who remained his lifelong mentor, he immersed himself in the civil-rights movement and the fight against poverty before leaving three years short of ordination.

That Christmas he wrote his parents a seven-page letter describing himself as "a restless man," promising to exhaust himself in service to others and to earn enough money to make that service possible.

He spent the next half century keeping that promise.

His second act was defined less by business success than by philanthropy.

As the financial crisis engulfed San Francisco, he and Janet each founded organizations that reflected their shared belief in opportunity. She created Clinic by the Bay, providing free medical care to the working uninsured. He founded Bay Scholars, which grew from ten scholarships into one of the region's largest privately funded scholarship programs, helping hundreds of students attend rigorous Catholic high schools and become, in many cases, the first in their families to graduate from college.

He read every scholarship application himself.

His generosity reached throughout the city: Catholic Charities, SFMOMA, the Asian Art Museum, Presidio Tunnel Tops, UC Berkeley's Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service, and dozens of civic institutions. Time and again, when others doubted San Francisco's future, Mr. Reilly doubled down on the city.

His greatest investment was always in its people.

In addition to his wife Janet, he is survived by their daughters, Jill and Ava Reilly; his mother, Bess Reilly; his siblings; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at St. Ignatius Parish, 650 Parker Avenue in San Francisco, on Monday, August 3rd at 10:00 am. Family and friends are invited to attend and celebrate a life spent in service to San Francisco.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Clint's name can be made to Bay Scholars or Clinic by the Bay.

Brenda Fricker obit

Brenda Fricker Dies: Oscar-Winning Actor & ‘Home Alone 2’s Central Park Pigeon Lady Was 81

 

She was not on the list.

Brenda Fricker, a Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner with memorable roles in My Left Foot and Home Alone 2, has died after a period of ill health, according to her agent. She was 81.

In a statement, her agent Phil Belfield confirmed Fricker’s death and said: “We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of her.”

“I was honored to know, love and work with her and she will always have a place in my heart and in the heart of so many film and TV fans the world over,” added Belfield.

Born in Dublin in 1945, Fricker started her career as a journalist before moving to TV and landing roles in British shows Coronation Street and Casualty, playing Megan Roach in the latter for 65 episodes.

She landed international acclaim playing Bridget Fagan Brown, mother of Daniel Day-Lewis’ Christy Brown, in Jim Sheridan’s My Left Foot.

Along with Day-Lewis, Fricker won an Oscar for her performance in the movie about an Irish man born with cerebral palsy who could control only his left foot. Fricker became the first Irish actress to win an Oscar and beat huge stars like Julia Roberts and Anjelica Huston to the prize.

Two years later, she appeared in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in the iconic role of Central Park Pigeon Lady, which gave her worldwide recognition.

Fricker subsequently appeared in the likes of So I Married an Axe Murderer, Moll Flanders, Veronica Guerin and Albert Nobbs.

Before becoming an actress, Fricker was assistant to the art editor of The Irish Times, with hopes of becoming a reporter. At age 19, she became an actress "by chance". Her feature-film career began with a small uncredited part in the 1964 film Of Human Bondage, based on W. Somerset Maugham's 1915 novel. She also appeared in Tolka Row, Ireland's first soap opera.

Actress

The Swallow (2024)

The Swallow

Woman

2024

 

Kathy Bates, Laura Linney, Maggie Smith, Agnes O'Casey, and Eric D. Smith in The Miracle Club (2023)

The Miracle Club

6.4

Maureen (voice)

2023

 

Jason Watkins, Poppy Gilbert, and Aneurin Barnard in The Catch (2023)

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5.9

TV Mini Series

Phyllis

2023

4 episodes

 

Dead Trace (2022)

Dead Trace

(rumored)

2022

 

Holding (2022)

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Callum Dunphy in Cam Boy (2021)

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Tilda

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Forgive Me (2013)

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6.9

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Mrs. Smith

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3 episodes

 

Deadly (2014)

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8.5

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Bridie

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James Fox and Natalie Dormer in A Long Way from Home (2013)

A Long Way from Home

5.4

Brenda

2013

 

The Body Farm (2011)

The Body Farm

6.7

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Eileen Quinn

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Cloudburst (2011)

Cloudburst

7.2

Dot

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Glenn Close, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Mia Wasikowska in Albert Nobbs (2011)

Albert Nobbs

6.7

Polly

2011

 

Eliza Dushku, Ben Barnes, and Sarah Roemer in Locked In (2010)

Locked In

4.7

Joan

2010

 

Casualty (1986)

Casualty

6.2

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Megan Roach

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72 episodes

 

Tameka Empson, Aidan McArdle, Olivia Colman, Luke Ward-Wilkinson, Layton Williams, and Sophie Ash in Beautiful People (2008)

Beautiful People

8.5

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Narg

2008

1 episode

 

Stone of Destiny (2008)

Stone of Destiny

6.7

Mrs. McQuarry

2008

 

How About You (2007)

How About You

6.6

Heather Nightingale

2007

 

Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, and Mischa Barton in Closing the Ring (2007)

Closing the Ring

6.5

Eleanor

2007

 

Andie MacDowell and Olivia Williams in Tara Road (2005)

Tara Road

6.0

Mona McCarthy

2005

 

Milk (2005)

Milk

6.0

Short

Nan

2005

 

Razor Fish

8.4

Short

Molly

2004

 

Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004)

Rory O'Shea Was Here

7.7

Eileen

2004

 

Omagh (2004)

Omagh

7.2

TV Movie

Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan

2004

 

Jamie Lynn Sigler in Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (2004)

Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss

5.6

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Madame Alex

2004

 

Colin Firth in Trauma (2004)

Trauma

4.7

Petra

2004

 

Cate Blanchett in Veronica Guerin (2003)

Veronica Guerin

6.8

Bernie Guerin

2003

 

Conspiracy of Silence (2003)

Conspiracy of Silence

6.5

Annie McLaughlin

2003

 

Jamie Draven, Anna Friel, and Sean McGinley in Watermelon (2003)

Watermelon

5.8

TV Movie

Teresa Ryan

2003

 

The Intended (2002)

The Intended

5.7

Mrs. Jones

2002

 

Kathleen Robertson in Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story (2002)

Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story

6.0

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Alexandra MacLean

2002

 

Brenda Fricker, Tina Kellegher, and Maria Doyle Kennedy in No Tears (2002)

No Tears

7.6

TV Mini Series

Grainne McFadden

2002

4 episodes

 

Mother Me Daughter

Short

Theresa

2001

 

I Was a Rat (2001)

I Was a Rat

6.3

TV Mini Series

Joan Jones

2001

3 episodes

 

War Bride (2001)

War Bride

6.8

Betty

2001

 

Cupid & Cate (2000)

Cupid & Cate

6.1

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Willie Hendley

2000

 

Relative Strangers (1999)

Relative Strangers

6.8

TV Mini Series

Maureen Lessing

1999

2 episodes

 

Durango (1999)

Durango

6.3

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Aunt Maeve

1999

 

Dana Delany in Resurrection (1999)

Resurrection

5.8

TV Movie

Clare's mother

1999

 

Matthew Modine in The American (1998)

The American

5.9

TV Movie

Mrs. Bread

1998

 

Mike Myers, Alfred Molina, and Brenda Fricker in Pete's Meteor (1998)

Pete's Meteor

4.6

Lily

1998

 

Stuart Townsend in Resurrection Man (1998)

Resurrection Man

5.4

Dorcas Kelly

1998

 

Painted Angels (1998)

Painted Angels

5.1

Annie Ryan

1998

 

Patrick Stewart and Vincent Kartheiser in Masterminds (1997)

Masterminds

5.3

Principal Maloney

1997

 

Swann (1996)

Swann

5.2

Rose Hindmarch

1996

 

Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, and Matthew McConaughey in A Time to Kill (1996)

A Time to Kill

7.5

Ethel Twitty

1996

 

Morgan Freeman and Robin Wright in Moll Flanders (1996)

Moll Flanders

6.4

Mrs. Mazzawatti

1996

 

Journey (1995)

Journey

6.5

TV Movie

Lottie

1995

 

Out of Ireland (1995)

Out of Ireland

7.1

TV Movie

Narrator (voice)

1995

 

A Woman of Independent Means (1995)

A Woman of Independent Means

6.7

TV Mini Series

Mother Steed

1995

3 episodes

 

Albert Finney in A Man of No Importance (1994)

A Man of No Importance

6.7

Lily Byrne

1994

 

Angels in the Outfield (1994)

Angels in the Outfield

6.2

Maggie Nelson

1994

 

Jane Horrocks, John Mills, Billie Whitelaw, and Edward Woodward in Deadly Advice (1994)

Deadly Advice

6.0

Iris Greenwood

1994

 

Mike Myers and Nancy Travis in So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)

So I Married an Axe Murderer

6.5

May MacKenzie

1993

 

Josette Simon in Seekers (1993)

Seekers

6.3

TV Series

Stella Hazard

1993

2 episodes

 

Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

6.9

Pigeon Lady

1992

 

Utz (1992)

Utz

6.5

Marta

1992

 

Alexander Graham Bell: The Sound and the Silence (1991)

Alexander Graham Bell: The Sound and the Silence

7.1

TV Movie

Eliza

1991

 

Lethal Innocence

6.7

TV Movie

Vinnie

1991

 

Brides of Christ (1991)

Brides of Christ

8.2

TV Mini Series

Sister Agnes

1991

6 episodes

 

Richard Harris in The Field (1990)

The Field

7.3

Maggie McCabe

1990

 

My Left Foot (1989)

My Left Foot

7.8

Mrs. Brown

1989

 

Screen Two (1984)

Screen Two

6.6

TV Series

Ray's mother

1989

1 episode

 

To Have and to Hold (1986)

To Have and to Hold

7.5

TV Mini Series

Mrs. Archer

1986

2 episodes

 

Charlie Condou in Exploits at West Poley (1985)

Exploits at West Poley

6.6

TV Movie

Aunt Draycott

1985

 

The Woman Who Married Clark Gable (1985)

The Woman Who Married Clark Gable

8.0

Short

Mary

1985

 

Eh Brian! It's a Whopper (1984)

Eh Brian! It's a Whopper

7.8

TV Series

Bridget

1984

6 episodes

 

Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)

Crown Court

7.4

TV Series

Ann WillettMrs. GarlandMrs. Harland

1979–1984

6 episodes

 

Cockles (1984)

Cockles

6.3

TV Series

Ms Kyte

1984

1 episode

 

Paul McGann, David Daker, Robert Lindsay, and Shirin Taylor in Give us a Break (1983)

Give us a Break

7.8

TV Series

Anna Kirby

1983

1 episode

 

The Gathering Seed (1983)

The Gathering Seed

7.5

TV Series

Kitty Henshaw

1983

6 episodes

 

The Ballroom of Romance (1982)

The Ballroom of Romance

7.8

Bridie

1982

 

Julie Dawn Cole and Janina Faye in Angels (1975)

Angels

6.6

TV Series

Margaret O'Donnell

1982

2 episodes

 

Russian Night... 1941

TV Movie

Antonina

1982

 

Juliet Bravo (1980)

Juliet Bravo

6.7

TV Series

Marion Kershaw

1981

1 episode

 

Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)

BBC2 Playhouse

6.7

TV Series

Dorothy

1981

2 episodes

 

Bloody Kids (1980)

Bloody Kids

6.1

TV Movie

Nurse

1980

 

Barbara Kellerman, Simon MacCorkindale, and John Mills in Quatermass (1979)

Quatermass

7.0

TV Mini Series

Alison Thorpe

1979

2 episodes

 

The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)

The Quatermass Conclusion

5.6

Alison Thorpe

1979

 

The Music Machine (1979)

The Music Machine

5.8

Mrs. Pearson

1979

 

Peter Barkworth and Hannah Gordon in Telford's Change (1979)

Telford's Change

8.7

TV Series

Pat Burton

1979

1 episode

 

Z Cars (1962)

Z Cars

7.1

TV Series

Tina Stevens

1978

2 episodes

 

People Like Us (1978)

People Like Us

7.4

TV Mini Series

Gloria

1978

1 episode

 

Play for Today (1970)

Play for Today

7.8

TV Series

Eileen GrahamMollie

1976–1978

2 episodes

 

Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)

Coronation Street

5.6

TV Series

Staff Nurse Maloney

1977

4 episodes

 

Armchair Theatre (1956)

Armchair Theatre

7.7

TV Series

Pat Moran

1974

1 episode

 

Alison Fiske and Martin Shaw in Helen: A Woman of Today (1973)

Helen: A Woman of Today

7.9

TV Series

Caroline Ainsley

1973

2 episodes

 

Black and Blue (1973)

Black and Blue

5.9

TV Series

Ellie

1973

1 episode

 

High Kampf

TV Movie

1973

 

Rupert Davies in The Man Outside (1972)

The Man Outside

5.5

TV Series

Molly

1972

1 episode

 

Tales from the Lazy Acre

TV Series

Concepta Mahood

1972

1 episode

 

BBC Play of the Month (1965)

BBC Play of the Month

7.0

TV Series

Emma

1972

1 episode

 

Evin Crowley, Mary Larkin, Eamon Morrissey, and Aidan Murphy in The Sinners (1970)

The Sinners

TV Series

Joan Twomey

1971

1 episode

 

John Hurt in Sinful Davey (1969)

Sinful Davey

5.7

(uncredited)

1969

 

Deirdre

TV Movie

Third Musician

1965

 

Kim Novak in Of Human Bondage (1964)

Of Human Bondage

6.5

Bit Part (uncredited)

1964

 

Tolka Row (1964)

Tolka Row

TV Series

Joan Broderick

1964–1968

 

Thanks

Daniel Lamont and James Norton in Nowhere Special (2020)

Nowhere Special

7.4

thanks to

2020

 

Self

The Tommy Tiernan Show (2017)

The Tommy Tiernan Show

7.9

TV Series

Self

2021

1 episode

 

Living the Life (2011)

Living the Life

6.5

TV Series

Self

2012

1 episode

 

Muide Éire

6.9

Self

2011

 

Ryan Tubridy in Tubridy Tonight (2004)

Tubridy Tonight

5.6

TV Series

Self

2006

1 episode

 

Patrick Kielty in The Late Late Show (1962)

The Late Late Show

6.1

TV Series

Self

2004

1 episode

 

The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)

The 75th Annual Academy Awards

6.5

TV Special

Self - Past Winner

2003

 

The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998)

The 70th Annual Academy Awards

6.8

TV Special

Self - Past Winner (uncredited)

1998

 

Pebble Mill at One (1972)

Pebble Mill at One

6.2

TV Series

Self

1995

1 episode

 

Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

The Making of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

7.1

TV Movie

Self

1992

 

Jo Maxi (1989)

Jo Maxi

TV Series

Self

1991

1 episode

 

The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991)

The 63rd Annual Academy Awards

6.3

TV Special

Self - Presenter

1991

 

Terry Wogan in Wogan (1982)

Wogan

6.2

TV Series

Self

1990–1991

2 episodes

 

Open Air (1986)

Open Air

6.8

TV Series

Self

1990

1 episode

 

The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990)

The 62nd Annual Academy Awards

6.4

TV Special

Self - Winner

1990

 

Angela Lansbury in The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1990 (1990)

The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1990

4.5

TV Special

Self - Nominee

1990

 

The 55th Annual New York Film Critics Awards

TV Special

Self - Nominee

1990

 

Archive Footage

The Sandlerverse 2 (2023)

The Sandlerverse 2

8.3

Short

May Mckenzie (archive footage)

2023

 

Doug Walker in The Nostalgia Critic (2007)

The Nostalgia Critic

7.5

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2021

1 episode

 

Coronation Street: Compilations (2020)

Coronation Street: Compilations

6.9

TV Series

Self - Staff Nurse Maloney (archive footage)

2020

1 episode

 

Casualty (1986)

Casualty

6.2

TV Series

Megan Roach (archive footage, uncredited)

2015

1 episode

 

Catflap

6.4

Video

Self - Megan Roach (archive footage, uncredited)

2007

 

Making It at Holby

7.2

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2004

 

Reeling in the Years (1999)

Reeling in the Years

9.2

TV Series

SelfSelf - Bridget BrownSelf (archive footage, uncredited, archive footage, uncredited)

1999

2 episodes

 

Pat Oliphant obit

Pat Oliphant, world-renowned political cartoonist and Santa Fe resident, dies at 90

 

He was not on the list.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist's cutting sketches critiqued power and corruption in U.S. politics over a long career.

He was an Australian-born American artist whose career spanned more than 60 years. His body of work primarily focused on American and global politics, culture, and corruption; he is particularly known for his caricatures of American presidents and other powerful leaders. Over the course of his long career, Oliphant produced thousands of daily editorial cartoons, dozens of bronze sculptures, and a large oeuvre of drawings and paintings. He retired in 2015.

Oliphant was born on 24 July 1935, in Maylands, a suburb of Adelaide, Australia, to Donald Knox Oliphant and Grace Lillian Oliphant (née Price) of Rosslyn Park. He was raised in a small cabin in Aldgate, in the Adelaide Hills. His father worked as a draftsman for the government, and Oliphant credited him with sparking his interest in drawing. His early education took place in a one-room schoolhouse, followed by Unley High School.

In 1952, while still a teenager, Oliphant began his career in journalism as a copy boy at Adelaide's evening tabloid newspaper, The News, which had recently been inherited by Rupert Murdoch. He had no interest in attending college, as he had an ambivalent relationship with formal education and already knew he wanted to be a journalist. In 1955, he moved to The News' rival, The Advertiser, a morning broadsheet with 200,000 subscribers.

Before long, editors noticed his interest in drawing, and he began producing both cartoons and illustrations. However, the paper's conservative editorial policies frustrated him, and after frequent vetoes of his commentaries on Australian politics, he learned that cartoons on international affairs were less likely to be censored. During this period, he found inspiration in the work of English cartoonist Ronald Searle, Western Australian cartoonist Paul Rigby, and the political commentary in Mad magazine, which he described as a "shot in the arm."

In 1959, Oliphant travelled to the United States and Great Britain to learn about cartooning in those countries. He decided he wanted to move to the United States, but he had to wait five years until his contract with The Advertiser expired. In 1964, while preparing to move without a job, he learned that cartoonist Paul Conrad was leaving the Denver Post. Oliphant sent a portfolio of work to the Post and was hired over 50 American applicants. He moved to the United States with his wife, Hendrika DeVries, and their two children. The Post featured a small snippet of Oliphant's cartoon on the front page as a "teaser" for what would be found on the editorial page

Announcing his arrival, Time magazine stated, "Few U.S. cartoonists have so deftly distilled the spirit of [Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater] as Australia's Patrick Bruce Oliphant, 29, a recent arrival who has not yet set eyes on either Johnson or Goldwater." Less than a year after Oliphant began working at the Denver Post, in April 1965, his work was syndicated internationally by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. Oliphant's reputation grew rapidly, and in 1967, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning for his 1 February 1966 cartoon They Won't Get Us To The Conference Table... Will They? In this cartoon, Ho Chi Minh is depicted carrying the body of a dead Vietnamese man in the posture of a Pietà. Oliphant had intentionally submitted what he considered one of the weakest cartoons he had published that year. When it won, he criticized the Pulitzer board, stating that they had selected the cartoon for its subject matter rather than the quality of the work. He refused to be considered for the award again and became a regular critic of the Pulitzer.

According to Ralph Steadman, Oliphant would have been Hunter S. Thompson's "first choice of a 'cartoonist collaborator.'"

n 1975, Oliphant moved to The Washington Star, attracted by editor Jim Bellows. In 1980, he switched syndication companies, joining Universal Press Syndicate. The Star ceased publication in 1981.

After The Washington Star folded, Oliphant received offers from other newspapers but chose to remain independent, relying on the earnings from his extensive syndication.He was the first political cartoonist in the twentieth century to work independently from a home newspaper, which provided him with unique independence from editorial control. By this time, he had become a nationally recognized figure. In 1976, a survey of 188 cartoonists found that fellow professionals regarded Oliphant as the "best all-around cartoonist" on the editorial pages. A decade later, a similar survey reached the same conclusion, noting Oliphant's original and influential aesthetic. By 1983, Oliphant was the most widely syndicated American political cartoonist, with his work appearing in more than 500 newspapers. His work influenced the field's overall appearance. For example, when he stopped using Duoshade, a chemical process for creating textured backgrounds, in the early 1980s, other cartoonists followed suit. In 1990, The New York Times described him as "the most influential editorial cartoonist now working.

By 1995, Oliphant had reduced the frequency of his daily cartoons to four days a week. At this time, he began submitting his cartoons in digital form as scans of his original drawings. By 2014, he was submitting three cartoons a week.

In 2004, Oliphant moved from Washington, D.C. to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

In 2012, Oliphant was the Roy Lichtenstein Artist in Residence at the American Academy in Rome for three months.

In January 2015, Oliphant retired from publishing syndicated cartoons. However, in February 2017, he came out of retirement with two cartoons for The Nib featuring Donald Trump and Steve Bannon. One cartoon depicted Trump as a childlike member of the Hitler Youth, asking a ghoulish Bannon what he thought of his outfit.

Oliphant was the nephew of Sir Mark Oliphant, the Australian physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II and later became the Governor of South Australia.

Gene Shalit obit

Gene Shalit Dies: Longtime ‘Today’ Show Movie Critic Was 100

 

He was not on the list.

Gene Shalit, the longtime film critic for Today, known for his quirky puns and signature walrus mustache, has died. He was 100.

His family tells NBC News in a statement that Shalit passed away peacefully on Friday “after 100 years of an amazing life.”

Shalit began his long career at The Today Show in 1970, where he began part-time and became a contributor three years later.

Known for his frequent use of puns and his comical “absent-minded professor” appearance, which included a handlebar mustache, fuzzy hair, large glasses and colorful bow ties, Shalit became one of the most recognizable faces on television.

During his four-decade tenure at Today as film and book critic, Shalit reviewed thousands of films, many of which were generally positive assessments, which frequently drew criticism from his peers for his lack of rigor, evidenced in parodies by rival film critics such as Siskel & Ebert.

His review of the 1980 horror film The Shining is considered by many to be his most notable. Veering away from the consensus, he panned the film shortly after its release, criticizing it for lacking the depth and scariness expected from a major Stephen King adaptation and failing to live up to its hype.

Shalit announced that he would leave The Today Show after 40 years, effective Nov. 11, 2010. He was quoted at the time as saying “it’s enough already” about his retirement.

Born March 25, 1926 in New York City to parents of Jewish descent, Shalit and his mother briefly moved later that year to Newark, New Jersey, before the family permanently relocated to Morristown, New Jersey, in 1932.

He discovered his passion for writing while attending Morristown High School, where he penned a humor column for the student newspaper, a style which eventually morphed into his pun-heavy, comedic styling that would define his career in later years.

Prior to his long stint on Today, Shalit began writing for print publications in the 1960s, such as Look magazine, a 12-year stint at Ladies’ Home Journal, as well as Cosmopolitan, TV Guide, Seventeen, Glamour, McCall’s and The New York Times.

Over the years, Shalit became synonymous with pop culture. He guest-starred as the voice, and was portrayed in the form of a fish food critic named ‘Gene Scallop’ in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode ‘The Krusty Sponge’. He also was parodied in several episodes of Family Guy, including ‘Family Guy Viewer Mail #1’, ‘Brian Sings and Swings’, ‘The Book of Joe’  and ‘Big Man on Hippocampus’, although he was not a voice actor for the series.

Shalit also voiced a character inspired by himself in three episodes of the animated series The Critic. Additionally, he was portrayed several times on Second City Television by cast member Eugene Levy.

Shalit turned 100 on March 25, 2026, a milestone that was commemorated on Today in a special segment, in which Al Roker sent birthday wishes using a personalized Smucker’s jar, a reference to Shalit’s association with the brand through earlier promotions. Shalit was surrounded by his family for the occasion and said he looked forward to watching his favorite baseball team, the New York Mets.

 

Actor

Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)

SpongeBob SquarePants

8.2

TV Series

Gene Scallop (voice)

2007

1 episode

 

Jon Lovitz in The Critic (1994)

The Critic

7.8

TV Series

Gene Shalit (voice)

1994–1995

3 episodes

 

Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)

Tootsie

7.4

Gene Shalit (uncredited)

1982

 

Alan Cumming in Masterpiece Mystery (1980)

Masterpiece Mystery

8.9

TV Series

Host (1980-1981)

1980

 

Leslie Caron in Gigi (1958)

Gigi

6.6

Narrator (uncredited)

1958

 

Writer

Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)

Live from Lincoln Center

8.6

TV Series

Writer

1985

1 episode

 

Self

Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie in Today (1952)

Today

4.6

TV Series

Self - Film CriticSelf - PanelistSelf - Arts Editor and Critic ...

1970–2015

86 episodes

 

Paul Newman at Fox

7.0

Video

Self

2011

 

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009)

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

7.5

TV Movie

Self

2009

 

David Letterman in Late Night with David Letterman (1982)

Late Night with David Letterman

7.5

TV Series

Self - Guest

1989–1993

7 episodes

 

Citizen Steve (1987)

Citizen Steve

5.8

Short

Self

1987

 

Ed Begley Jr., Zsa Zsa Gabor, Kim Fields, Jim J. Bullock, Paul Fusco, Emma Samms, Wil Shriner, Shadoe Stevens, and Brandon Tartikoff in The New Hollywood Squares (1986)

The New Hollywood Squares

6.3

TV Series

Self - Panelist

1987

2 episodes

 

An Amazin' Era

Video

Self

1986

 

Let's Go Mets

7.4

Short

Self

1986

 

Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)

Live from Lincoln Center

8.6

TV Series

Self - Host

1978–1985

2 episodes

 

Alan Cumming in Masterpiece Mystery (1980)

Masterpiece Mystery

8.9

TV Series

Self - Host

1980

14 episodes

 

Alan Dobie in Cribb (1980)

Cribb

7.7

TV Series

Self - Host (uncredited)

1980

1 episode

 

To Tell the Truth (1969)

To Tell the Truth

7.4

TV Series

Self - Panelist

1972–1978

7 episodes

 

Mike Douglas in The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

The Mike Douglas Show

7.0

TV Series

Self - NBC Film Critic

1977

1 episode

 

Sesame Street at Night? (1977)

Sesame Street at Night?

TV Special

Self - Host

1977

 

Arlene Francis and Soupy Sales in What's My Line? (1968)

What's My Line?

7.1

TV Series

Self - PanelistSelf - Guest PanelistSelf - Mystery Guest

1971–1973

32 episodes

 

Art Fleming in Jeopardy! (1964)

Jeopardy!

7.6

TV Series

Self

1973

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

Dana Jacobson and Michelle Miller in CBS Saturday Morning (2012)

CBS Saturday Morning

5.7

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2026

1 episode

 

NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas (1970)

NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas

5.8

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2026

1 episode

 

Mel Brooks in Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (2026)

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

8.2

TV Mini Series

Self (archive footage)

2026

1 episode

 

Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara in Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost (2025)

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost

7.1

Self - Film Critic, Today (archive footage)

2025

 

Barbara Walters in Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything (2025)

Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything

7.6

Self - Co-Host, The Today Show (archive footage, uncredited)

2025

 

Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print (2025)

Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print

7.2

Self - Critic, Today (archive footage)

2025

 

Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, and Ally Sheedy in Brats (2024)

Brats

6.5

Self - Film Critic, Today (archive footage)

2024

 

Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog in Jim Henson: Idea Man (2024)

Jim Henson: Idea Man

7.7

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2024

 

Brooke Shields in Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023)

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

7.5

TV Mini Series

Self - Film Critic, Today (archive footage)

2023

1 episode

 

Clint Eastwood, la dernière légende (2022)

Clint Eastwood, la dernière légende

7.0

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2022

 

Dark Side of the '90s (2021)

Dark Side of the '90s

7.2

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2022

1 episode

 

John Travolta and Robert Stigwood in Mr. Saturday Night (2021)

Mr. Saturday Night

6.6

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2021

 

Val Kilmer in Val (2021)

Val

7.6

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2021

 

Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something (2020)

Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something

7.6

Self (archive footage)

2020

 

John Belushi in Belushi (2020)

Belushi

7.2

Self (archive footage)

2020

 

Behind Closed Doors (2016)

Behind Closed Doors

7.6

TV Series

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2018–2020

4 episodes

 

George Harrison in An Accidental Studio (2019)

An Accidental Studio

7.1

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2019

 

Steven Spielberg in Spielberg (2017)

Spielberg

7.7

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2017

 

Madonna in The Eighties (2016)

The Eighties

8.2

TV Mini Series

Self (archive footage)

2016

1 episode

 

Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg (2016)

Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg

7.0

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2016

 

Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey (2016)

Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey

7.0

Self (archive footage)

2016

 

The Seventies (2015)

The Seventies

8.2

TV Mini Series

Self - The Today ShowSelf - TV Critic (archive footage, archive footage)

2015

2 episodes

 

Altman (2014)

Altman

6.8

Self - film critic (archive footage, as Gene Shaft)

2014

 

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love (2013)

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love

7.4

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2013

 

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012)

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

7.6

Self (archive footage)

2012

 

Caddyshack: The Inside Story (2009)

Caddyshack: The Inside Story

7.3

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2009

 

Heckler (2007)

Heckler

6.1

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2007

 

The Secret Life of Brian (2007)

The Secret Life of Brian

7.6

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2007

 

Celebrity Debut (2006)

Celebrity Debut

7.0

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2006

 

Inside the NBC Vault: Today Show interviews with Harpo Marx, 1961, Groucho Marx, 1963, William Marx, 1985

Video

(archive footage)

2004

 

Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer (1998)

Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer

4.9

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2001

2 episodes