The Ed Sullivan Show 75 years old

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Fred Astaire He was 49 , 88 years old when he died
Joel Grey He was 16 , now 91 years old
Don Rickles He was 22 , 90 years old when he died
Julie Andrews She was 12 , now 88 years old
Rip Taylor He was 17 , 88 years old when he died
Cecil B. DeMille He was 66 , 77 years old when he died
Frank Sinatra, Jr. He was 4 , 72 years old when he died
Tom Poston He was 26 , 85 years old when he died
Dick Shawn He was 24 , 63 years old when he died
Sean Connery He was 17 , now 93 years old
J. Carrol Naish He was 52 , 77 years old when he died
Joanne Woodward She was 18 , now 94 years old
Reginald Gardiner He was 45 , 77 years old when he died
Eleanor Parker She was 25 , 91 years old when she died
Shirley Booth She was 49 , 94 years old when she died
Theodore Bikel He was 24 , 91 years old when he died
Joan Collins She was 15 , now 90 years old
James Earl Jones He was 17 , now 93 years old
Woody Allen He was 12 , now 88 years old
Charlton Heston He was 24 , 84 years old when he died
William Shatner He was 17 , now 93 years old
Richard Harris He was 17 , 72 years old when he died
Shelley Berman He was 23 , 92 years old when he died
Clark Gable He was 47 , 59 years old when he died
Lauren Bacall She was 23 , 89 years old when she died
Édith Piaf She was 32 , 47 years old when she died
Pat Henning He was 39 , 64 years old when he died
Gloria DeHaven She was 22 , 91 years old when she died
Ernest Borgnine He was 31 , 95 years old when he died
Shelley Winters She was 27 , 85 years old when she died
Anthony Quinn He was 33 , 86 years old when he died
Bobby Darin He was 12 , 37 years old when he died
Jackie Gleason He was 32 , 71 years old when he died
Albert Brooks He was 0 , now 76 years old
Susan Hayward She was 30 , 57 years old when she died
Joan Rivers She was 15 , 81 years old when she died
Bill Dana He was 17 , 86 years old when he died
Georgia Brown She was 32 , 12 years old when she died
Charles Boyer He was 48 , 78 years old when he died
Dana Andrews He was 39 , 83 years old when he died
William Conrad He was 27 , 73 years old when he died
George Carlin He was 11 , 71 years old when he died
Tommy Sands He was 10 , now 86 years old
James Stewart He was 40 , 89 years old when he died
Yul Brynner He was 27 , 65 years old when he died
Vincent Price He was 37 , 82 years old when he died
Elvis Presley He was 13 , 42 years old when he died
John Carradine He was 42 , 82 years old when he died
Mickey Shaughnessy He was 27 , 64 years old when he died
Walter Pidgeon He was 50 , 87 years old when he died

Crew

Name Job title
Andrew Solt Production He was 0 , now 76 years old Executive Producer
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The Ed Sullivan Show (75 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1948-06-20
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 1068