Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 1, 1918
Died
January 27, 2004
Age
85
Place of Birth
Canton, Ohio, USA
Popularity
0.6
Jack Paar
Acting
Biography
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."
Also known as
Jack Harold Paar
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Known For
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV
7.0
What's My Line?
1950 · TV
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · TV
7.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · TV
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV
6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · TV
7.8
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · TV
6.8
Startime
1959 · TV
6.6
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006 · Movie
6.5
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953 · Movie
5.7
Easy Living
1949 · Movie
Filmography
2022
Groucho & Cavett
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.0
2019
Sid & Judy
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.4
2011
Public Speaking
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.0
2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.6
2003
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Movie · Self
8.0
2001
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Movie · Self (archive footage)
5.0
1997
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
Movie · Self
5.2
1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Movie · Self (archive footage)
8.3
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie · (archive footage)
0.0
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · Self - Guest
6.8
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · Self
6.8
1959
Startime
TV · Self
6.8
1959
Startime
TV · Self – Host
6.8
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · Host
7.5
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · Self
6.4
1953
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Movie · Lt. Mike Sloan
6.5
1951
Love Nest
Movie · Ed Forbes
5.5
1951
Footlight Varieties
Movie · Himself - Host
3.3
1950
The Jack Benny Program
TV · Jack Paar
7.8
1950
Walk Softly, Stranger
Movie · Ray Healy
5.1
1950
The Bob Hope Show
TV · Self
7.0
1950
What's My Line?
TV · Self
7.0
1949
Easy Living
Movie · Scoop Spooner
5.7
1948
Variety Time
Movie · Master of Ceremonies
10.0