Bert Kalmar (1884–1947)

Writer | Music Department | Actor

Vaudevillian, song-and-dance man, tent show magician and juggler Bert Kalmar turned to writing ...

Born: February 16, 1884
Died: September 17, 1947 (age 63)

Filmography

Known For

Duck Soup Writer (1933)
Patch Adams Soundtrack (1998)
Whatever Works Soundtrack (2009)
Known For

Sleepless in Seattle Soundtrack (1993)
Soundtrack

Angelyne (2022)
The Simpsons (2020)
Sylvie's Love (2020)
For All Mankind (2019)
Titans (2018)
Get Shorty (2018)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
Greenleaf (2017)
Gotham (2015)
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2015)
Esio Trot (2015)
Grantchester (2014)
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Delivery Man (2013)
Grand Piano (2013)
Boardwalk Empire (2010-2012)
Moeder, ik wil bij de revue (2012)
Love, Marilyn (2012)
Midnight's Children (2012)
So You Think You Can Dance (2012)
Smash (2012)
Hello I Must Be Going (2012)
Tu cara me suena (2011)
Nobody Else But You (2011)
The Defenders (2010)
You Again (2010)
Willkommen Österreich (2009)
Whatever Works (2009)
The Cry of the Owl (2009)
Dancing on Ice (2009)
The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend (2009)
French Film (2008)
Vita da Star: Cristiano Malgioglio (2008)
Leatherheads (2008)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)
Cathouse: The Musical (2008)
Korolevstvo krivykh zerkal (2007)
Hoge bomen: Pioniers (2007)
Brothers & Sisters (2007)
Nip/Tuck (2007)
Dancing with the Stars (2006)
Idol (2005)
Lord of War (2005)
Wedding Crashers (2005)
The Comeback (2005)
Dean Martin: Encore (2004)
The Wire (2004)
Queer as Folk (2004)
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
SuperStar KZ (2004)
Chooch (2003)
Jonathan Creek (2003)
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
The West Wing (2002)
Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (2002)
The Good Girl (2002)
Changi (2001)
Great Performances: Dance in America (2001)
Lukas (2001)
Blonde (2001)
Monkeybone (2001)
Gilmore Girls (2000)
The Last Patrol (2000)
American Women (2000)
The Green Mile (1999)
Zwei Männer am Herd (1999)
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
At First Sight (1999)
The Sopranos (1999)
Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1998)
Patch Adams (1998)
Little Voice (1998)
Unmarried Couples: A Comedy That Will Break You Up (1997)
Breaking Up (1997)
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996)
Muppets Tonight (1996)
Home for the Holidays (1995)
Chanel No. 5: Number 5! (1994)
Oh! Europa (1994)
Stars in Their Eyes (1994)
The Critic (1994)
Florida Lady (1994)
The Kennedy Years: JFK Remembered (1993)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1989-1993)
Household Saints (1993)
Aqui na Terra (1993)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
King of the Hill (1993)
Alleyn Mysteries (1993)
Black to the Promised Land (1992)
Die Hausmeisterin (1992)
The Golden Girls (1992)
The House of Eliott (1991)
Come See the Paradise (1990)
Day by Day (1989)
Boon (1989)
Three Seats for the 26th (1988)
The Best of Bandstand: The Superstars (1987)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The Romance of Betty Boop (1985)
The Telephone Always Rings Twice (1985)
That's Dancing! (1985)
Der Andro-Jäger (1983)
Lianna (1983)
Losin' It (1982)
Saturday Night Live (1981)
Big Blonde (1980)
Stardust Memories (1980)
M*A*S*H (1980)
All That Jazz (1979)
Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
The Muppet Show (1977)
All You Need Is Love (1977)
The Captain and Tennille (1977)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Hearts of the West (1975)
The Ernie Sigley Show (1975)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
The Age of Ballyhoo (1973)
The Benny Hill Show (1973)
The Brady Bunch (1973)
Chevrolet Presents the Golddiggers (1973)
The Dick Cavett Show (1971)
The Lawrence Welk Show (1970)
Bandstand (1966)
The Hollywood Palace (1966)
The Wednesday Play (1965)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1965)
The Love Goddesses (1965)
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1965)
The Danny Kaye Show (1964)
Petticoat Junction (1964)
The Danny Thomas Show (1953-1963)
The Arthur Haynes Show (1963)
Hawaiian Eye (1962)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1961)
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1958-1960)
The Untouchables (1959)
Startime (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Dick Clark Show (1958)
The Edsel Show (1957)
You Bet Your Life (1956)
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
The Jack Benny Program (1955)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1951)
The Strip (1951)
The Kate Smith Hour (1950)
Mister 880 (1950)
Three Little Words (1950)
Wabash Avenue (1950)
The Milton Berle Show (1949)
Copacabana (1947)
The Egg and I (1947)
Community Sing 7662: One-zy, Two-zy (1946)
A Night in Casablanca (1946)
Daffy Doodles (1946)
Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
The Sky's the Limit (1943)
Flight for Freedom (1943)
Journey Into Fear (1943)
Unexpected Uncle (1941)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941)
Let's Make Music (1940)
Kitty Foyle (1940)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
You're an Education (1938)
Cocoanut Grove (1938)
Everybody Sing (1938)
Behind the Headlines (1937)
She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937)
Too Many Wives (1937)
Cinema Circus (1937)
Walking on Air (1936)
Alpine Antics (1936)
Little Dutch Plate (1935)
Bright Lights (1935)
Kentucky Kernels (1934)
Happiness Ahead (1934)
Listening In (1934)
Beauty and the Beast (1934)
Betty Boop (1934)
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
Duck Soup (1933)
Cynara (1932)
Time on My Hands (1932)
The Kid from Spain (1932)
Night After Night (1932)
Horse Feathers (1932)
The Roadhouse Murder (1932)
Carnival Boat (1932)
Manhattan Parade (1931)
The Smart Set-Up (1931)
Smart Woman (1931)
The Reckless Hour (1931)
Behind Office Doors (1931)
Kept Husbands (1931)
Check and Double Check (1930)
Top Speed (1930)
Animal Crackers (1930)
The Cuckoos (1930)
Angora Love (1929)
Soundtrack

Rhythms in Blue (1929)
Writer

Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
Ship Ahoy (1942)
Everybody Sing (1938)
The Life of the Party (1937)
Walking on Air (1936)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Bright Lights (1935)
Kentucky Kernels (1934)
The Circus Clown (1934)
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
Duck Soup (1933)
The Kid from Spain (1932)
Horse Feathers (1932)
Broadminded (1931)
Check and Double Check (1930)
Top Speed (1930)
Animal Crackers (1930)
The Cuckoos (1930)
Knights in Venice (1929)
Writer

False Alarm Fire Co. (1929)
Actor

Confidential Agent Man at Table (1945)
Music Department

Cocoanut Grove (1938)
Kentucky Kernels (1934)
Happiness Ahead (1934)
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
Duck Soup (1933)
So This Is Africa (1933)
Horse Feathers (1932)
Music Department

Check and Double Check (1930)
The Cuckoos (1930)
Archive footage

Two Swell Guys (2006)

All Filmography

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Another 1 nomination.

Did You Know

Trivia

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

Star Sign

Aquarius

Personal Details

Born

Albert Kalmar
February 16, 1884
New York, USA

Died

September 17, 1947 (age 63)
Los Angeles, California, USA

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