Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-01-30

Deathday

1964-10-10 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Isidore Itzkowitz

Eddie Cantor

Biography

Eddie Cantor (born Isidore Itzkowitz; January 31, 1892 – October 10, 1964) was an American comedian, actor, dancer, singer, songwriter, film producer, screenwriter and author. Cantor was one of the prominent entertainers of his era.

Known For

6.1%

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Sep 25, 1943

7.3%

Hollywood Canteen

Dec 15, 1944

6.8%

What's My Line?

Feb 2, 1950

6.6%

The Ed Sullivan Show

Jun 20, 1948

6.0%

Roman Scandals

Nov 27, 1933

6.1%

Ali Baba Goes to Town

Oct 29, 1937

7.7%

The Jack Benny Program

Oct 28, 1950

6.5%

Whoopee!

Sep 26, 1930

5.5%

Glorifying the American Girl

Dec 7, 1929

7.0%

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Sep 10, 1950

7.0%

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Sep 10, 1950

6.3%

This Is Your Life

Oct 1, 1952

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Acting

2001

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies as Self (archive footage)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)

1971

The Great Radio Comedians as Self (Archive footage)

1959

Startime

1956

Playhouse 90 as Self - Host

1955		The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre
1955		The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater as Self - Host

1953		The Eddie Cantor Story as Himself (epilogue)
1953		Yesterday and Today as (archive footage)

1952		This Is Your Life as Self
1952		The Story of Will Rogers as Eddie Cantor

1950		The Jack Benny Program as Eddie Cantor
1950		The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1950		The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self - Host
1950		What's My Line? as Self

1948		The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1948		If You Knew Susie as Sam Parker

1944		Breakdowns of 1944 as Self
1944		Hollywood Canteen as Self
1944		Show Business as Eddie Martin

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars as Self / Joe Simpson

1940

Forty Little Mothers as Gilbert Jordan Thompson

1937

Ali Baba Goes to Town as Aloysius Babson/Ali Baba/Eddie Cantor

1936

Strike Me Pink as Eddie Pink

1934		Kid Millions as Eddie Wilson Jr.
1934		The Hollywood Gad-About as Self (uncredited)
1934		Screen Snapshots No. 11 as Himself

1933

Roman Scandals as Eddie aka Oedipus

1932

The Kid from Spain as Eddie Williams

1931

Palmy Days as Eddie Simpson

1930		Whoopee! as Henry Williams
1930		Insurance as Sidney B. Zwieback
1930		Getting a Ticket as Himself

1929		Glorifying the American Girl as Self
1929		A Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic as Self

1927

Special Delivery as Eddie Beagle - the Mail Carrier

1926

Kid Boots as Samuel (Kid) Boots

1923

A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor

Production

1948

If You Knew Susie as Producer

Writing

1931

Palmy Days as Story

1930

Caught Short as Book

1927

Special Delivery as Story