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".

Filmography

• 2008Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas — Narrator
• 2007The Best of The Tonight Show: Stand - Up Comedians
• 2006Carson Country
• Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
• 2006The Best of Carson, Volume 1
• 2005Bewitched — Ed McMahon
• Alf's Hit Talk Show
• Higglytown Heroes
• Las Vegas — Ed McMahon
• That '80s Show — Ed McMahon
• 2002The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
• Scrubs — Ed McMahon
• Family Guy — Ed McMahon (voice)
• Popular — Ed McMahon
• 1999The Vegas Connection — Al Ross
• 1998Amazing Stories: The Movie III — Ed McMahon
• 1998Safety Patrol! — Grandpa Bozell
• Cow and Chicken — Governor #1 / Eugene Oregon / Beaver #5 (voice)
• I Am Weasel — Governor #1 / Eugene Oregon / Beaver #5 (voice)
• Just Shoot Me! — Ed McMahon
• 1997Just Write — Luncheon Chairman
• The Tom Show — Charles 'Charlie' Dickerson
• Bruno the Kid
• Malcolm & Eddie
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch — Ed McMahon
• Suddenly Susan — Ed McMahon
• Pinky and the Brain — Ed McMahon (voice)
• Burke's Law — Hank Whittaker
• Adventures in Wonderland — Ed McMahon
• The Larry Sanders Show — Ed McMahon
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Nurses
• Baywatch
• The Simpsons — Ed McMahon (voice)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark
• Roseanne
• Sidewalks Entertainment
• Full House
• ALF — Ed McMahon
• Amazing Stories — Ed McMahon
• Puttin' on the Hits — Host
• 1982Butterfly — Mr. Gillespie
• Newhart
• 1981Full Moon High — Dad - Col. William P. Walker
• The Nashville Palace
• 1981The Star Maker — Lou Parker
• 1980Gridlock — Henry Sherman
• 1980The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story — Marvin 'Marv' Jordan
• Legends of the Superheroes — Host
• 1979The Kid from Left Field — Fred Walker
• 1978Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
• 1977Fun with Dick and Jane — Charlie Blanchard
• 1977Lucy Calls the President — Floyd Whittaker
• 1977The Last Remake of Beau Geste — Arab Horseman
• 1976Bob Hope's World of Comedy — (archive footage)
• The Jacksons — El mismo
• The Sonny and Cher Show
• Ellery Queen — Lamont Franklin
• 1973Slaughter's Big Rip-Off — Duncan
• The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
• 1970Swing Out, Sweet Land — Narrator (voice) / Bartender
• Here's Lucy — Ed McMahon
• Snap Judgment — Host
• 1967The Incident — Bill Wilks
• Concentration — Host
• 1955Dementia — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• Two for the Money
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Appearances as themselves (54)

• 2024Something in the Air: The Words Four Two Story — Self (Archive Footage)
• The New York Times Presents — Self (archive footage)
• Biography: Comedy Icons — Self
• Celebrity Family Feud — Self
• 2008Game Show Moments Gone Bananas — Self (archive footage)
• 2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project — Self
• 2005The Weather Man — Himself
• Dog Whisperer — Self - Owner of Gus
• The Tony Danza Show — Self
• 2003Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer — Self
• E!'s 101 — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest Co-Host
• The New Tom Green Show — Self
• 2002The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 1 The Memphis Years & The Television Years — Self (archive footage)
• 2002The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years — Self
• 2002The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s — Self (archive footage)
• 200150 Years of NBC Late Night — Self (archive footage)
• 2000Frank Sinatra Memorial — Self
• 1999Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club — Self
• 1999Pitch People — Self
• 1999Television: The First Fifty Years — Self (archive footage)
• 1998Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time — Self
• 1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's — Self
• 1996'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home — Self
• Muppets Tonight — Self
• Star Search — Self - Host
• 1994Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '60s & '70s: Heeere's Johnny! — Self
• 1994Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '70s & '80s: The Master of Laughs! — Self
• 1994Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - '80s & '90s: The King of Late Night — Self
• 1994Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell — Self
• 1994Love Affair — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Living Single — Himself
• 1992Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade — Self - Host
• 1988Mickey's 60th Birthday — Self
• 1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years — Self (archive footage)
• TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes — Self
• 1979Legends of the Super Heroes — Self
• 1978Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic — Self - Host
• CHiPs — Himself
• 1977US Against the World — Self - Host
• The Captain and Tennille — Self - Guest
• The Midnight Special — Self
• The Flip Wilson Show — Self
• The Barbara McNair Show — Self
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self (uncredited)
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre — Self
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self - Announcer, Self - Substitute Host & Announcer
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• Kraft Music Hall — Self, Self - Host
• Today — Self
• The Bob Hope Show — Self
• What's My Line? — Self