Jack Paar

Actor

Born: May 1, 1918
Died: January 27, 2004 (age 85)
From: Canton, Ohio, USA

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."

Filmography (15)

Groucho & Cavett (2022)
Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Public Speaking (2011)
Self (archive footage)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)
Self (archive footage)
Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003)
Self
50 Years of NBC Late Night (2001)
Self (archive footage)
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...' (1997)
Self
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990)
Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
Self (archive footage)
Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953)
Lt. Mike Sloan
Love Nest (1951)
Ed Forbes
Footlight Varieties (1951)
Himself - Host
Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
Ray Healy
Easy Living (1949)
Scoop Spooner
Variety Time (1948)
Master of Ceremonies