Cast & creator
Jack Paar
Best known for The Merv Griffin Show, What's My Line?, The Dick Cavett Show
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."
Also known as: Jack Harold Paar
15
film credits
11
television credits
25
1948–2022 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (26)
Showing 26 of 26 credits
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
What's My Line?
Self
1950
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Host
1957
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The Jack Benny Program
Jack Paar
1950
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
Startime
Self
1959Startime
Self – Host
1959Startime
Producer
1959Bob Hope's World of Comedy
(archive footage)
1976
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self (archive footage)
1990
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self (archive footage)
2006
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Self (archive footage)
2001
Easy Living
Scoop Spooner
1949
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
2003
Groucho & Cavett
Self (archive footage)
2022
Public Speaking
Self (archive footage)
2011
Sid & Judy
Self (archive footage)
2019
Walk Softly, Stranger
Ray Healy
1950
Love Nest
Ed Forbes
1951Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
Self
1997
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Lt. Mike Sloan
1953
Footlight Varieties
Himself - Host
1951
Variety Time
Master of Ceremonies
1948