Cast & creator
Alan King
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Law & Order
Alan King (born Irwin Alan Kniberg; December 26, 1927 – May 9, 2004) was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious actor who appeared in a number of movies and television shows. King wrote several books, produced films, and appeared in plays. In later years, he helped many philanthropic causes.
55
film credits
39
television credits
85
1948–2015 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (94)
Showing 94 of 94 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Jonathan Shapiro
1990
Family Guy
The Don (voice)
1999
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Chicago Hope
Larry Lensky
1994
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Great Performances
Self
1971Great Performances
Executive Producer
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956Tony Awards
Self - Co-Host / Presenter
1956Tony Awards
Self - Presente
1956
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967
The Golden Girls
Mel Bushman
1985
Blue Heelers
1993
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
American Masters
Self
1986
Family Law
Hy Adlin
1999
Blossom
1990
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
The Oscars
Self
1953
thirtysomething
1987
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958Kraft Music Hall
Self - Host
1958
Casino
Andy Stone
1995
Love & War
1992
Rush Hour 2
Steve Reign
2001
ABC Stage 67
Leo
1966
Baseball
Various (voice)
1994Baseball
(voice)
1994
Cat's Eye
Dr. Donatti
1985That's Life
1968The Big Party
Self
1959
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Wolfen
Executive Producer
1981
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Arthur Ruskin
1990
Night and the City
Ira "Boom Boom" Grossman
1992
The Anderson Tapes
Pat Angelo
1971
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
Supreme Commander (voice)
1998
Author! Author!
Kreplich
1982The Corner Bar
Producer
1972
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
Producer
1981
Judy Garland: The Concert Years
Self
1985
Pleasure Palace
Himself (uncredited)
1980
The Helen Morgan Story
Benny Weaver
1957
I, the Jury
Charles Kalecki
1982
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
Self
2001
Miracle in the Rain
Gil Parker
1956
The Infiltrator
1995
You Talkin' to Me?
Self
1987
Just Tell Me What You Want
Max Herschel
1980
Enemies, a Love Story
Rabbi Lembeck
1989
Memories of Me
Abe
1988
Dad, the Angel & Me
Bernie
1995
On the Fiddle
Top Sgt. Buzzer
1961On the Fiddle
T/Sgt Buzzer
1961
Steve Martin Live!
Self
1984
Hit the Deck
Shore Patrol
1955
How to Pick Up Girls!
Manny Shiller
1978How to Pick Up Girls!
Executive Producer
1978
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Alan King
1988
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
Self
1998
The Girl He Left Behind
Maguire
1956
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self - Actor (voice)
2004
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Self - Performer
1984
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
Self (uncredited)
1995
Bye Bye Braverman
The Rabbi
1968
Sunshine State
Murray Silver
2002
Joys
Self
1976Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
Self /Self - Narrator
1996
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
Leo
1968
Lovesick
Lionel Gross, M.D.
1983
The 7th Annual Young Comedians Show
1982
Funny
Self
1988
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Self
1999
Friars Club Roast of Don Rickles
Self
1970
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Executive Producer
1980
Uncovering Wolfen
Self (archive footage)
2015
Mystics
Donal
2003The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast
Self
1989Energy Crisis
Self - Host/Comedian
1974Energy Crisis
Writer
1974
Pinocchio's Christmas
Maestro Fire-Eater (voice)
1980
Mind the Gap
Herb Schweitzer
2004
An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall
Self
1987An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall
Executive Producer
1987An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall
Writer
1987