Shecky Greene(1926-2023)

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Shecky Greene in When Jews Were Funny (2013)

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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

On March 24th, 2020, Shecky Greene was inducted into the National Comedy Hall of Fame . He was voted in by 100 Hollywood luminaries in various areas of entertainment along with many members of the esteemed Friar's Club for his induction. His induction ceremony took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Greene received an engraved plaque and his profile may now be seen at the National Comedy Hall of Fame Museum located in Holiday, Florida.

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Known for

History of the World: Part I

6.8

Marcus Vindictus

1981

Splash

6.3

Mr. Buyrite

1984

Combat!

8.4

TV Series

Braddock

Tony Rome

6.5

Catleg

1967

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Actor

Hollywood Off-Ramp
5.5
TV Series
- 2000
The Last Producer
4.6
- Poker Player (as Shecky Green)
- 2000
Beverly Hills Pizza Girls
6.0
Video
- Max
- 1997
Mad About You
6.8
TV Series
- Uncle Marty
- 1997
Roseanne
7.0
TV Series
- Uncle Sol
- 1995
The Law and Harry McGraw
7.5
TV Series
- Siggy Dreyfuss
- 1987
Trapper John, M.D.
6.6
TV Series
- Mickey O'Bannion
- 1986
The A-Team
7.5
TV Series
- Shecky Greene
- 1986
Lovelines
5.1
- Master of Ceremonies
- 1984
Splash
6.3
- Mr. Buyrite
- 1984
The Fall Guy
7.1
TV Series
- Lou Carnesco
- 1982–1983
Laverne & Shirley
7.0
TV Series
- Clayton Pike
- 1983
History of the World: Part I
6.8
- Marcus Vindictus
- 1981
Midnight Lace
5.5
TV Movie
- Lieutenant Sam Ackerman
- 1981
Fantasy Island
6.6
TV Series
- Roger Fox
- 1981

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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

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Alternative names
- Shecky Green
Height
- 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Born
- April 8, 1926
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
- December 31, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA(natural causes)
Spouses
Children
Other works
Unsold pilot: Starred in a sitcom pilot called "This Is a Hospital," where he played a hospital orderly who was anything but.
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Trivia
There is a famous story about an incident that happened to Greene in Las Vegas. He had gone out drinking after a show one night, got completely blitzed, hopped into his car and drove down the main street of Vegas. As he got to Caesars Palace, he lost control of the car, hit a post and bounced off it into the large gushing fountain in front of the Palace. When onlookers pulled him out of the car, he yelled "No spray wax!". Greene often told that story about himself, but in an interview he gave when he was 85 years old, he revealed that although the incident itself actually did happen, he never said "No spray wax"; his friend Buddy Hackett added that line when he told friends about it.