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Jerry Colonna

Jerry Colonna

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Born September 17, 1904 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died November 21, 1986

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Gerardo Luigi "Jerry" Colonna (September 17, 1904 – November 22, 1986) was an American musician, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter and trombonist best remembered as the zaniest of Bob Hope's sidekicks in Hope's popular radio shows and films of the 1940s and 1950s.

With his pop-eyed facial expressions and walrus-sized handlebar moustache, Colonna was known for singing loudly "in a comic caterwaul," according to Raised on Radio author Gerald Nachman, and for his catchphrase, "Who's Yehudi?", uttered after many an old joke, although it usually had nothing to do with the joke. The line was believed to be named for violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin, and the search for Yehudi became a running gag on the Hope show.

Colonna featured in three of the popular Hope-Crosby Road films: Road to Singapore (1940) as Achilles Bombassa, Road to Rio (1947) as a Cavalry captain and The Road to Hong Kong (1962) in a cameo role. He can also be seen in the Fred Allen vehicle, It's in the Bag! (1945), as psychiatrist Dr. Greenglass, and he made a brief appearance with Hope in the "Wife, Husband and Wolf" sketch in Star Spangled Rhythm. In 1956 he performed the featured song "My Lucky Charm" in the film Meet Me in Las Vegas, starring Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse.

He provided the voice of the March Hare in the Walt Disney animated film version of Alice in Wonderland (1951) (another radio legend, Ed Wynn, voiced the Mad Hatter) and also lent his zany narration style to several Disney shorts, including Casey at the Bat (1946) and The Brave Engineer (1950).

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Jim McKay: My World in My Words Poster

Jim McKay: My World in My Words Documentary2003Self

Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO Documentary2002Self

American Legends Poster

American Legends Video2001Narrator

Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star Poster

Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star Documentary1996Self

Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents Poster

Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents Documentary1996Self

Bob Hope: Memories of World War II Poster

Bob Hope: Memories of World War II Documentary1995Self

The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song Documentary1992The March Hare

Entertaining the Troops Poster

Entertaining the Troops Documentary1988Self

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC Poster

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC TV Special1988Self

Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Poster

Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Video1986March Hare

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter Poster

Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter Documentary1982Actor - 'Star Spangled Rhhythm'

Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 Poster

Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 Documentary1980Self

Hollywood at War: A Compilation of War Time Shorts Documentary1980Self

Bob Hope's World of Comedy Poster

Bob Hope's World of Comedy TV Special1976Self

Joys! TV Special1976Jerry Colonna

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television TV Special1975Self

Dinah! TV Series1974Self

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready Poster

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready TV Movie1971Self

The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show Poster

The Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show Documentary1966Self

The Monkees Poster

The Monkees TV Series1966Dr. Mann

The Bing Crosby Show Poster

The Bing Crosby Show TV Special1964Self - spokesman for Pepsodent

Bob Hope Christmas Show TV Special1962Self

McHale's Navy Poster

McHale's Navy TV Series1962Jerry Colonna

The Road to Hong Kong Poster

The Road to Hong Kong Feature Film1962Man Looking for a Match

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962Self

Here's Hollywood Poster

Here's Hollywood TV Series1960Self

Frances Langford Presents TV Series1959Self

The Bing Crosby Show Poster

The Bing Crosby Show TV Series1959Self

Andy Hardy Comes Home Poster

Andy Hardy Comes Home Feature Film1958Doc

Shirley Temple's Storybook Poster

Shirley Temple's Storybook TV Series1958Gonzales

Pinocchio Poster

Pinocchio TV Movie1957Ringmaster

The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar TV Series1957Self

Meet Me in Las Vegas Poster

Meet Me in Las Vegas Feature Film1956Jerry Colonna

Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Small Fry Short Film1956Self

Screen Snapshots: Mr. Rhythm's Holiday Short Film1956Self

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna Poster

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna TV Series1956Mischa Morningstar

The Rosemary Clooney Show TV Series1956Self

Val Parnell's Startime TV Series1956Self

Dateline: Disneyland Poster

Dateline: Disneyland Documentary1955Self

Music Land Poster

Music Land Feature Film1955Narrator

The Mickey Mouse Club Poster

The Mickey Mouse Club TV Series1955Self

Climax! TV Series1954Stan

Musical Chairs TV Series1954Self - Guest Star

Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Invisible Man Short Film1954Self

Stage Show Poster

Stage Show TV Series1954Self

The Magical World of Disney Poster

The Magical World of Disney TV Series1954Self

Screen Snapshots: Out West in Hollywood Documentary1953Self

Ellis in Freedomland Poster

Ellis in Freedomland Feature Film1952The Waste-away

I've Got a Secret Poster

I've Got a Secret TV Series1952Self - Guest

Screen Snapshots: Meet Mr. Rhythm, Frankie Laine Short Film1952Self

Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians Documentary1952

The Bob Hope Show Poster

The Bob Hope Show TV Series1952Self

The Christophers TV Series19521 episode

Alice in Wonderland Poster

Alice in Wonderland Feature Film1951March Hare

Chesterfield Sound Off Time Poster

Chesterfield Sound Off Time TV Series1951Self

Kentucky Jubilee Poster

Kentucky Jubilee Feature Film1951Jerry Harris

Operation Wonderland Poster

Operation Wonderland Documentary1951Self

The Jerry Colonna Show Poster

The Jerry Colonna Show TV Series1951Self - Host

The Name's the Same Poster

The Name's the Same TV Series1951Self - Contestant

Star of the Family Poster

Star of the Family TV Series1950Self

The Brave Engineer Poster

The Brave Engineer Short Film1950Narrator

The Colgate Comedy Hour Poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Series1950Self - Comedian

The Ken Murray Show Poster

The Ken Murray Show TV Series1950Self

Treasury Bond Drive TV Special1950Self

What's My Line? Poster

What's My Line? TV Series1950Self - Mystery Guest

Super Circus Poster

Super Circus TV Series1949Ringmaster

The Faye Emerson Show Poster

The Faye Emerson Show TV Series1949Self

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall Poster

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall TV Series1948Self

Screen Snapshots: Smiles and Styles Short Film1948Self

We, the People TV Series1948Self - Comedian

KTLA Premiere TV Movie1947Self

Road to Rio Poster

Road to Rio Feature Film1947Jerry Colonna

Casey at the Bat Poster

Casey at the Bat Short Film1946Narrator

Make Mine Music Poster

Make Mine Music Feature Film1946Narrator

Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 10: Famous Fathers and Sons Documentary1946Self

Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 6: Wendell Niles and Don Prindle Show Short Film1946Self

Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 7: Hollywood Victory Show Documentary1946Self

It's in the Bag! Poster

It's in the Bag! Feature Film1945Dr. Greengrass - Psychiatrist

Road to Utopia Poster

Road to Utopia Feature Film1945Man on boat to Alaska

Atlantic City Poster

Atlantic City Feature Film1944The Professor

G.I. Journal Poster

G.I. Journal Short Film1944Self

Musical Movieland Poster

Musical Movieland Short Film1944The Texas Tornado

Screen Snapshots Series 24, No. 4 Short Film1944Self

Stars on Horseback Poster

Stars on Horseback Short Film1943Self

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 Poster

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 Documentary1942Self

Ice Capades Revue Poster

Ice Capades Revue Feature Film1942Theophilus J. Twitchell

Priorities on Parade Poster

Priorities on Parade Feature Film1942Jeep Jackson

Star Spangled Rhythm Poster

Star Spangled Rhythm Feature Film1942Colonna - Bob Hope Skit

True to the Army Poster

True to the Army Feature Film1942Pvt. 'Pinky' Fothergill

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 Poster

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 Short Film1941Self

Ice-Capades Poster

Ice-Capades Feature Film1941Colonna

Sis Hopkins Poster

Sis Hopkins Feature Film1941Professor

You're the One Poster

You're the One Feature Film1941Dr. Colonna

Comin' Round the Mountain Poster

Comin' Round the Mountain Feature Film1940Argyle Phifft

Melody and Moonlight Poster

Melody and Moonlight Feature Film1940Abner Kellogg

Road to Singapore Poster

Road to Singapore Feature Film1940Achilles Bombanassa

Screen Snapshots: Seeing Hollywood Short Film1940Self - Rodeo Parade Participant

Naughty But Nice Poster

Naughty But Nice Feature Film1939Allie Gray

Sweepstakes Winner Poster

Sweepstakes Winner Feature Film1939Nick

College Swing Poster

College Swing Feature Film1938Professor Yascha Koloski

Garden of the Moon Poster

Garden of the Moon Feature Film1938Musician

Little Miss Broadway Poster

Little Miss Broadway Feature Film1938Member of band

Port of Seven Seas Poster

Port of Seven Seas Feature Film1938Arab Rug Dealer

Swingtime in the Movies Poster

Swingtime in the Movies Short Film1938The Texas Tornado

The Star Reporter Short Film1938Singer-Freddie Rich Orchestra

Valley of the Giants Poster

Valley of the Giants Feature Film1938Saloon singer

52nd Street Poster

52nd Street Feature Film1937Specialty Vocalist

Rosalie Feature Film1937Joseph

Song Hits on Parade Poster

Song Hits on Parade Short Film1936Self

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Alice in Wonderland Poster

Alice in Wonderland Feature Film1951

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