Chico Marx (1887–1961)

Actor | Soundtrack

As a kid trying to negotiate his way through various gang territories to a floating crap game or a ...

Born: March 22, 1887
Died: October 11, 1961 (age 74)

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Filmography

Known For

Duck Soup Chicolini (1933)
A Night at the Opera Fiorello (1935)
Animal Crackers Signor Emanuel Ravelli (1930)
Known For

The Cocoanuts Chico (1929)
Actor

General Electric Theater Harry (1959)
Playhouse 90 Mr. Kramer (1958)
The Story of Mankind Monk (1957)
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch Cameo appearance (Piano player) (1956)
The College Bowl Chico Ravelli (1950-1951)
The Bigelow Theatre Papa Romani (1950)
The Silver Theatre Papa Romani (1950)
Love Happy Faustino the Great (1949)
A Night in Casablanca Corbaccio (1946)
The Big Store Ravelli (1941)
Go West Joe Panello (1940)
At the Circus Antonio (1939)
Room Service Harry Binelli (1938)
A Day at the Races Tony (1937)
Hollywood - The Second Step Chico Marx (1936)
A Night at the Opera Fiorello (1935)
Duck Soup Chicolini (1933)
Horse Feathers Baravelli (1932)
Monkey Business Chico (1931)
Animal Crackers Signor Emanuel Ravelli (1930)
The Cocoanuts Chico (1929)
Actor

Humor Risk Henchman (1921)
Soundtrack

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Love Happy (1949)
A Night in Casablanca (1946)
The Big Store (1941)
Go West (1940)
At the Circus (1939)
A Day at the Races (1937)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Betty Boop (1934-1935)
Duck Soup (1933)
Stoopnocracy (1933)
If I Had a Million (1932)
Horse Feathers (1932)
Monkey Business (1931)
Animal Crackers (1930)
Soundtrack

The Cocoanuts (1929)
Archive footage

V.O.S.: Lo que NO te cuentan (2021)
The Sparks Brothers (2021)
The Movies (2019)
Geno in the Evening (2016)
Can We Take a Joke? (2015)
Welcome to the Basement (2013)
Special Collector's Edition (2011-2012)
Great Performances (2005)
The Great Man: W.C. Fields (2005)
Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (2004)
Remarks on Marx (2004)
On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004)
Hit Celebrity TV Commercials (2004)
Inside the Marx Brothers (2003)
Film Breaks (1999)
American Masters (1997)
Century of Cinema (1997)
The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993)
Funny Business (1992)
A Tribute to Lucy (1989)
Celebrity Commercials (1987)
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
Moviestar Cartoons (1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Showbiz Ballyhoo (1982)
Oops, those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982)
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
Hollywood on Parade (1978)
Newsfront (1978)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
America at the Movies (1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)
Milton Berle's Mad Mad Mad World of Comedy (1974)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
The Dick Cavett Show (1970-1971)
Hollywood My Home Town (1965)
Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look at... (1965)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
Hollywood and the Stars (1963)
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians (1952)
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Famous Feet (1950)
The Miracle of Sound (1940)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)
From the Ends of the Earth (1939)
Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 1 (1937)
Archive footage

Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 11 (1937)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)

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Awards

1 win.

Did You Know

Trivia

Brother-in-law of Barbara Marx, Ruth Johnson, Eden Hartford, Susan Fleming, and Kay Marvis.

Quotes

[on his gambling habit] How much money have I lost from gambling in the past ten years? Find out how much money Harpo's got... that's how much I've lost.

Trademark

With his brothers, he usually played a rakish con artist with an Italian accent. He often had a scene where he would play the piano in his own unique comedy way.