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Bert Wheeler

Bert Wheeler

Actor, Writer

Born April 6, 1895 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Died January 18, 1968

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Biography

After his mother died at the age of only 17 he was raised by his father and an aunt, and later a stepmother.

He later went to New York, where he tried to break into showbiz.

He got his first break with Gus Edwards, working later as actor in several shows, among them "The Gingerbread Man" and "When Dreams Come True". During this show he met his first wife, Margaret Grae, with whom he formed up a successful vaudeville team. Although being asked several times to make movies (among them a request by Harold Lloyd), he stayed with vaudeville. In 1926 they divorced and his wife soon married another actor.

In 1927 he was signed by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. for his show "Rio Rita", where he was teamed with Robert Woolsey. They clicked and formed a comedy team that lasted until 1938 when Woolsey died. When Ziegfeld sold the screen rights of Rio Rita to the newly formed RKO studio as their official debut, they were the only actors in the cast who repeated their stage roles. Further more, a young actress named Dorothy Lee joined the team.

During the 1930s, while they made many comedies in Hollywood, Wheeler married and was divorced twice.

After Woolsey's death, he continued as a single, mostly on the stage, but sometimes also on the screen.

His last years were darkened with financial difficulties and failing health.

Furthermore, two weeks before his own death on January 18, 1968 his daughter Patricia died of cancer.

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Kentucky Kernels (1934) - HD Clip "Kiss"

RIO RITA 1929 Complete Theatrical Trailer

Filmography

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Year

Classic Comedy Teams Poster

Classic Comedy Teams Documentary1986Self

Bob Hope's World of Comedy Poster

Bob Hope's World of Comedy TV Special1976Tribute Montage

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self

The Defenders Poster

The Defenders TV Series1961Mike Finn

The Robert Herridge Theater Poster

The Robert Herridge Theater TV Series19601 episode, 1960

Brains & Brawn TV Series1958Self

The Mike Wallace Interview TV Series1957Self - Comedian

The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom Poster

The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom TV Series1957Self

The NBC Comedy Hour TV Series1956Self - Comedian

Brave Eagle Poster

Brave Eagle TV Series1955Smokey Joe

Stage Show Poster

Stage Show TV Series1954Self

The Life of Riley Poster

The Life of Riley TV Series1953Thaddeus

Your Chevrolet Showroom TV Series1953Self

All Star Summer Revue TV Series1952Self - Co-Host

The U.S. Royal Showcase Poster

The U.S. Royal Showcase TV Series1952Self

The Awful Sleuth Poster

The Awful Sleuth Short Film1951Bert

The James Melton Show TV Series1951Self

Innocently Guilty Poster

Innocently Guilty Short Film1950Hodkinson G. Pogglebrewer

Musical Comedy Time Poster

Musical Comedy Time TV Series1950Chuck Bean

Robert Montgomery Presents Poster

Robert Montgomery Presents TV Series1950Chuck Bean

Showtime, U.S.A. TV Series1950Self

Star of the Family Poster

Star of the Family TV Series1950Self

The Arthur Murray Party Poster

The Arthur Murray Party TV Series1950Self - Comedian

The Stork Club TV Series1950Self

Cavalcade of Stars Poster

Cavalcade of Stars TV Series1949Self - Guest Comic

The Lamb's Gambol TV Series1949Self

This Is Show Business Poster

This Is Show Business TV Series1949Self

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948Self

The Milton Berle Show Poster

The Milton Berle Show TV Series1948Self - Comedian

Hollywood Bound Poster

Hollywood Bound Feature Film1947Edited from: A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 8: Looking Back Short Film1946Self

Las Vegas Nights Poster

Las Vegas Nights Feature Film1941Stu Grant

The Cowboy Quarterback Poster

The Cowboy Quarterback Feature Film1939Harry Lynn

A Vaudeville Interlude Short Film1938Bert

High Flyers Poster

High Flyers Feature Film1937Jerry Lane

On Again-Off Again Poster

On Again-Off Again Feature Film1937William Hobbs

Sunday Night at the Trocadero Poster

Sunday Night at the Trocadero Short Film1937Bert Wheeler

Mummy's Boys Poster

Mummy's Boys Feature Film1936Stanley Wright

Silly Billies Poster

Silly Billies Feature Film1936Roy Banks

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl Poster

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl Short Film1935Bert Wheeler

The Nitwits Poster

The Nitwits Feature Film1935Johnnie

The Rainmakers Poster

The Rainmakers Feature Film1935Billy

Cockeyed Cavaliers Poster

Cockeyed Cavaliers Feature Film1934Bert Winstanley

Hips, Hips, Hooray! Poster

Hips, Hips, Hooray! Feature Film1934Andy Williams

Kentucky Kernels Poster

Kentucky Kernels Feature Film1934Willie Doyle

Diplomaniacs Poster

Diplomaniacs Feature Film1933Willy Nilly

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 Poster

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 Short Film1933Self

Hollywood on Parade No. A-13 Short Film1933

Signing 'em Up Poster

Signing 'em Up Short Film1933Bert Wheeler

So This Is Africa Poster

So This Is Africa Feature Film1933Wilbur

Girl Crazy Poster

Girl Crazy Feature Film1932Jimmy Deegan

Hold 'Em Jail Poster

Hold 'Em Jail Feature Film1932Curley Harris

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 Poster

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 Short Film1932Self

The Hollywood Handicap Short Film1932Character

Caught Plastered Poster

Caught Plastered Feature Film1931Tommy Tanner

Cracked Nuts Poster

Cracked Nuts Feature Film1931Wendell Graham

Oh! Oh! Cleopatra Poster

Oh! Oh! Cleopatra Short Film1931Mark Antony

Peach O'Reno Poster

Peach O'Reno Feature Film1931Wattles

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 Short Film1931Self

The Stolen Jools Poster

The Stolen Jools Short Film1931Bert Wheeler

The Voice of Hollywood No. 26 Short Film1931Self

Too Many Cooks Poster

Too Many Cooks Feature Film1931Albert 'Al' Bennett

Dixiana Feature Film1930Peewee

Half Shot at Sunrise Poster

Half Shot at Sunrise Feature Film1930Tommy Turner

Hook, Line and Sinker Poster

Hook, Line and Sinker Feature Film1930Wilbur Boswell

The Cuckoos Poster

The Cuckoos Feature Film1930Sparrow

The Voice of Hollywood No. 9 Short Film1930Bert Wheeler - Guest Host

Rio Rita Poster

Rio Rita Feature Film1929Chick Bean

Small Timers Poster

Small Timers Short Film1929Bert Wheeler

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The Brown Derby Poster

The Brown Derby Feature Film1926

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