Filmography
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Known For
A Night at the Opera Otis B. Driftwood (1935) -
Duck Soup Rufus T. Firefly (1933) -
A Day at the Races Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush (1937) -
Known For
Monkey Business Groucho (1931) -
Actor
The Candidate Cameo (1972) -
Julia Mr. Flywheel (1968) -
Skidoo 'God' (1968) -
Birds Do It Man Looking Through Window at Melvin Flying (1966) -
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Ed Davis (1964) -
General Electric Theater John Graham (1959-1962) -
The Bell Telephone Hour Koko (1960) -
The Story of Mankind Peter Minuit (1957) -
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? George Schmidlap (1957) -
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch Cameo appearance (Stage conductor) (1956) -
![The Jack Benny Program]( "The Jack Benny Program")
The Jack Benny Program Groucho Marx (1955) -
![All Star Revue]( "All Star Revue")
All Star Revue Guest Comic (1952) -
![A Girl in Every Port]( "A Girl in Every Port")
A Girl in Every Port Benjamin Franklin 'Benny' Linn (1952) -
![Double Dynamite!]( "Double Dynamite!")
Double Dynamite! Emile J. Keck (1951) -
![Mr. Music]( "Mr. Music")
Mr. Music Groucho Marx (1950) -
The Popsicle Parade of Stars Brandee (1950)
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![Love Happy]( "Love Happy")
Love Happy Detective Sam Grunion - Narrator of the Story (1949) -
![Copacabana]( "Copacabana")
Copacabana Lionel Q. Devereaux (1947) -
![A Night in Casablanca]( "A Night in Casablanca")
A Night in Casablanca Kornblow (1946) -
![The Big Store]( "The Big Store")
The Big Store Wolf J. Flywheel (1941) -
![Go West]( "Go West")
Go West S. Quentin Quale (1940) -
![At the Circus]( "At the Circus")
At the Circus Attorney Loophole (1939) -
![Room Service]( "Room Service")
Room Service Gordon Miller (1938) -
![Sunday Night at the Trocadero]( "Sunday Night at the Trocadero")
Sunday Night at the Trocadero Groucho Marx (1937) -
![A Day at the Races]( "A Day at the Races")
A Day at the Races Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush (1937) -
![Magician Mickey]( "Magician Mickey")
Magician Mickey Gorilla Donald Duck (1937) -
![Yours for the Asking]( "Yours for the Asking")
Yours for the Asking Sunbather (1936) -
![A Night at the Opera]( "A Night at the Opera")
A Night at the Opera Otis B. Driftwood (1935) -
![Duck Soup]( "Duck Soup")
Duck Soup Rufus T. Firefly (1933) -
![Horse Feathers]( "Horse Feathers")
Horse Feathers Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff (1932) -
![Monkey Business]( "Monkey Business")
Monkey Business Groucho (1931) -
![Animal Crackers]( "Animal Crackers")
Animal Crackers Captain Jeffrey Spaulding (1930) -
![The Cocoanuts]( "The Cocoanuts")
The Cocoanuts Hammer (1929) -
ActorHumor Risk Villain (1921)
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Soundtrack
![Breaking Bad]( "Breaking Bad")
Breaking Bad (2013) -
![Hello I Must Be Going]( "Hello I Must Be Going")
Hello I Must Be Going (2012) -
![Whatever Works]( "Whatever Works")
Whatever Works (2009) -
![Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical]( "Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical")
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![Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show]( "Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show")
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![The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg]( "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg")
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![Hannah and Her Sisters]( "Hannah and Her Sisters")
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) -
![That's Entertainment, Part II]( "That's Entertainment, Part II")
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![Music Scene]( "Music Scene")
Music Scene (1970) -
![You Bet Your Life]( "You Bet Your Life")
You Bet Your Life (1950-1960) -
![A Girl in Every Port]( "A Girl in Every Port")
A Girl in Every Port (1952) -
![Double Dynamite!]( "Double Dynamite!")
Double Dynamite! (1951) -
![Mr. Music]( "Mr. Music")
Mr. Music (1950) -
![Copacabana]( "Copacabana")
Copacabana (1947) -
![The Big Store]( "The Big Store")
The Big Store (1941) -
![Go West]( "Go West")
Go West (1940) -
![At the Circus]( "At the Circus")
At the Circus (1939) -
![A Day at the Races]( "A Day at the Races")
A Day at the Races (1937) -
![A Night at the Opera]( "A Night at the Opera")
A Night at the Opera (1935) -
![Duck Soup]( "Duck Soup")
Duck Soup (1933) -
![Horse Feathers]( "Horse Feathers")
Horse Feathers (1932) -
![Monkey Business]( "Monkey Business")
Monkey Business (1931) -
Soundtrack
![Animal Crackers]( "Animal Crackers")
Animal Crackers (1930) -
Writer
![Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]( "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre")
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![The Life of Riley]( "The Life of Riley")
The Life of Riley (1953) -
![Kraft Theatre]( "Kraft Theatre")
Kraft Theatre (1949) -
![The Life of Riley]( "The Life of Riley")
The Life of Riley (1949) -
Writer
![The King and the Chorus Girl]( "The King and the Chorus Girl")
The King and the Chorus Girl (1937) -
DirectorGroucho Marx's Home Movies (1933)
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Archive footage
![The Movies]( "The Movies")
The Movies (2019) -
![The History of Comedy]( "The History of Comedy")
The History of Comedy (2018) -
![Game Changers]( "Game Changers")
Game Changers (2018) -
![Zaz: Mind Your Tongue]( "Zaz: Mind Your Tongue")
Zaz: Mind Your Tongue (2018) -
![The Michael Knowles Show]( "The Michael Knowles Show")
The Michael Knowles Show (2017) -
![The Dead Sullivan Show]( "The Dead Sullivan Show")
The Dead Sullivan Show (2017) -
![Geno in the Evening]( "Geno in the Evening")
Geno in the Evening (2016) -
![The Last Laugh]( "The Last Laugh")
The Last Laugh (2016) -
![Le Fossoyeur de Films]( "Le Fossoyeur de Films")
Le Fossoyeur de Films (2015) -
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![The Sixties]( "The Sixties")
The Sixties (2014) -
![Un jour, une histoire]( "Un jour, une histoire")
Un jour, une histoire (2014) -
![Life's A Dive]( "Life's A Dive")
Life's A Dive (2014) -
![And the Oscar Goes To...]( "And the Oscar Goes To...")
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) -
![Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon]( "Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon")
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![Glickman]( "Glickman")
Glickman (2013) -
![Welcome to the Basement]( "Welcome to the Basement")
Welcome to the Basement (2013) -
![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (2012) -
![Love, Marilyn]( "Love, Marilyn")
Love, Marilyn (2012) -
![Special Collector's Edition]( "Special Collector's Edition")
Special Collector's Edition (2011-2012) -
![Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man]( "Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man")
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![10 Things You Don't Know About]( "10 Things You Don't Know About")
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![Hollywood Invasion]( "Hollywood Invasion")
Hollywood Invasion (2011) -
![Beatles Stories]( "Beatles Stories")
Beatles Stories (2011) -
![These Amazing Shadows]( "These Amazing Shadows")
These Amazing Shadows (2011) -
![Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America]( "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America")
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Morir de humor (2008)
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![Pioneers of Television]( "Pioneers of Television")
Pioneers of Television (2008) -
![Cartola, the Samba Legend]( "Cartola, the Samba Legend")
Cartola, the Samba Legend (2007) -
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¿De qué te ríes? (2006)
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![The 50 Greatest Comedy Films]( "The 50 Greatest Comedy Films")
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) -
![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances (2005) -
![The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards]( "The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards")
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![Filmmakers vs. Tycoons]( "Filmmakers vs. Tycoons")
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005) -
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The Comedians' Comedian (2005)
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![Broadway: The American Musical]( "Broadway: The American Musical")
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![Comedy Connections]( "Comedy Connections")
Comedy Connections (2004) -
Remarks on Marx (2004)
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![On Your Marx, Get Set, Go!]( "On Your Marx, Get Set, Go!")
On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004) -
![Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling]( "Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling")
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![Marilyn's Man]( "Marilyn's Man")
Marilyn's Man (2004) -
Hit Celebrity TV Commercials (2004)
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![Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show]( "Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show")
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![Inside the Marx Brothers]( "Inside the Marx Brothers")
Inside the Marx Brothers (2003) -
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![The Beatles... Off the Record: Newsreel Footage 1964-1966]( "The Beatles... Off the Record: Newsreel Footage 1964-1966")
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![E! Mysteries & Scandals]( "E! Mysteries & Scandals")
E! Mysteries & Scandals (2000) -
Film Breaks (1999)
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![The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation]( "The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation")
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![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (1997) -
![We Remember Marilyn]( "We Remember Marilyn")
We Remember Marilyn (1996) -
![Beatles Diary]( "Beatles Diary")
Beatles Diary (1996) -
![Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies]( "Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies")
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![The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen]( "The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen")
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The Our Gang Story (1994)
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![100 Years at the Movies]( "100 Years at the Movies")
100 Years at the Movies (1994) -
![The Unknown Marx Brothers]( "The Unknown Marx Brothers")
The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993) -
![Funny Business]( "Funny Business")
Funny Business (1992) -
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]( "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson")
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The One, the Only... Groucho (1991)
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![Phil Collins: I Wish It Would Rain Down]( "Phil Collins: I Wish It Would Rain Down")
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![The Wonder Years]( "The Wonder Years")
The Wonder Years (1990) -
![Muppet Babies]( "Muppet Babies")
Muppet Babies (1988) -
![Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend]( "Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend")
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![Classic Comedy Teams]( "Classic Comedy Teams")
Classic Comedy Teams (1986) -
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
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![The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell]( "The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell")
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![Hooray for Hollywood]( "Hooray for Hollywood")
Hooray for Hollywood (1982) -
![Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter]( "Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter")
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![This Is Elvis]( "This Is Elvis")
This Is Elvis (1981) -
![Hollywood Greats]( "Hollywood Greats")
Hollywood Greats (1979) -
![The 50th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 50th Annual Academy Awards")
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TV: The Fabulous Fifties (1978)
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America at the Movies (1976)
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![That's Entertainment, Part II]( "That's Entertainment, Part II")
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![Brother Can You Spare a Dime]( "Brother Can You Spare a Dime")
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975) -
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![The Mike Douglas Show]( "The Mike Douglas Show")
The Mike Douglas Show (1974) -
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
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![The Dick Cavett Show]( "The Dick Cavett Show")
The Dick Cavett Show (1970-1971) -
![The Hollywood Palace]( "The Hollywood Palace")
The Hollywood Palace (1970) -
Here's Dick Cavett (1969)
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![The Legend of Marilyn Monroe]( "The Legend of Marilyn Monroe")
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1965) -
![The Big Parade of Comedy]( "The Big Parade of Comedy")
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) -
![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1963-1964) -
![Hollywood Without Make-Up]( "Hollywood Without Make-Up")
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) -
![Hollywood: The Great Stars]( "Hollywood: The Great Stars")
Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963) -
![The DuPont Show of the Week]( "The DuPont Show of the Week")
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961) -
The NBC Comedy Hour (1956)
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![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1954) -
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![The Miracle of Sound]( "The Miracle of Sound")
The Miracle of Sound (1940) -
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From the Ends of the Earth (1939)
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Archive footage
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
When he died in 1977, he left an estate valued at $2 million.
Quotes
People are most likely to listen to reason when in bed.
Trademark
In Marx Brothers movies, he almost always played characters with unusual first names, a middle initial and unlikely last names; i.e.: Rufus T. Firefly, Hugo Z. Hackenbush and Otis B. Driftwood.
Star Sign
Libra
Personal Details
Born
Julius Henry Marx
New York City, New York, USA
Died
(age 86)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
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