Cast & creator
Ed McMahon
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Simpsons
Edward Leo Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American comedian, game show host and announcer. He is most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer and sidekick on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992. He also hosted the original version of the talent show Star Search from 1983 to 1995. He co-hosted TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Dick Clark from 1982 to 1986. He also presented sweepstakes for the direct marketing company American Family Publishers (not, as is commonly believed, its main rival Publishers Clearing House). McMahon annually co-hosted the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. He performed in numerous television commercials, most notably for Budweiser. In the 1970s and 1980s, he anchored the team of NBC personalities conducting the network's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. McMahon appeared in several films, including The Incident, Fun With Dick and Jane, Full Moon High, and Butterfly, as well as briefly in the film version of Bewitched. According to Entertainment Weekly, McMahon is considered one of the greatest "sidekicks".
Also known as: Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr.
52
film credits
74
television credits
126
1948–2024 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (126)
Showing 126 of 126 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Announcer
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Substitute Host & Announcer
1962
The Simpsons
Ed McMahon (voice)
1989
Family Guy
Ed McMahon (voice)
1999
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Co-Host
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Scrubs
Ed McMahon
2001
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Las Vegas
Ed McMahon
2003
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Ed McMahon
1996
Baywatch
1989
Full House
1987Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Self
1963
Cow and Chicken
Governor #1 / Eugene Oregon / Beaver #5 (voice)
1997The Tony Danza Show
Self
2004
Newhart
1982
The Larry Sanders Show
Ed McMahon
1992
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
ALF
Ed McMahon
1986
Here's Lucy
Ed McMahon
1968
Just Shoot Me!
Ed McMahon
1997Concentration
Host
1958
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Amazing Stories
Ed McMahon
1985
Today
Self
1952
Living Single
Himself
1993
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958Kraft Music Hall
Self - Host
1958
I Am Weasel
Governor #1 / Eugene Oregon / Beaver #5 (voice)
1997
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Ellery Queen
Lamont Franklin
1975
Pinky and the Brain
Ed McMahon (voice)
1995
Popular
Ed McMahon
1999
CHiPs
Himself
1977
The Midnight Special
Self
1972
Suddenly Susan
Ed McMahon
1996
Burke's Law
Hank Whittaker
1994
Muppets Tonight
Self
1996
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
Higglytown Heroes
2004
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971The New Tom Green Show
Self
2003
Nurses
1991
Dog Whisperer
Self - Owner of Gus
2004Dog Whisperer
Self
2004
Adventures in Wonderland
Ed McMahon
1992Sidewalks Entertainment
1988
Roseanne
1988
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976E!'s 101
Self
2003
The New York Times Presents
Self (archive footage)
2020
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
1976
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948
Bruno the Kid
1996
That '80s Show
Ed McMahon
2002The Tom Show
Charles 'Charlie' Dickerson
1997
Bewitched
Ed McMahon
2005
The Barbara McNair Show
Self
1969
The Jacksons
El mismo
1976
The Weather Man
Himself
2005
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2008
Alf's Hit Talk Show
2004
Biography: Comedy Icons
Self
2019Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
2006
Fun with Dick and Jane
Charlie Blanchard
1977
Butterfly
Mr. Gillespie
1982
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Self
1988
Legends of the Superheroes
Host
1979
Love Affair
Self
1994TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes
Self
1984
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
Puttin' on the Hits
Host
1984
US Against the World
Self - Host
1977The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Self (archive footage)
2002Television: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
1999Bob Hope's World of Comedy
(archive footage)
1976
The Nashville Palace
1981
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Arab Horseman
1977
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007Two for the Money
1952
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Self (archive footage)
2001
Full Moon High
Dad - Col. William P. Walker
1981
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
Duncan
1973
Just Write
Luncheon Chairman
1997
Lucy Calls the President
Floyd Whittaker
1977
Legends of the Super Heroes
Self
1979
The Incident
Bill Wilks
1967
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Ed McMahon
1998Snap Judgment
Host
1967
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
Self
1998
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
1986
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self - Host
1992
Safety Patrol!
Grandpa Bozell
1998
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
Self - Host
1978
The Kid from Left Field
Fred Walker
1979
Star Search
1995Star Search
Self - Host
1995
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Marvin 'Marv' Jordan
1980
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
2006
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Narrator (voice) / Bartender
1970
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
Narrator
2008
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
1978
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Self
1998
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Self
2002Game Show Moments Gone Bananas
Self (archive footage)
2008
'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home
Self
1996
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 1 The Memphis Years & The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
2002
Dementia
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1955
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Self
1999
Gridlock
Henry Sherman
1980
The Star Maker
Lou Parker
1981
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
Self
2003The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
2007
Pitch People
Self
1999
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night
Self
1994
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Self
2000
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs!
Self
1994
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
Self
1994
The Vegas Connection
Al Ross
1999
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny!
Self
1994
Something in the Air: The Words Four Two Story
Self (Archive Footage)
2024