Filmography
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Known For
Walk Softly, Stranger Ray Healy (1950) -
The Jack Paar Tonight Show Himself - Host (1957-1962) -
Down Among the Sheltering Palms Lt. Mike Sloan (1952) -
Known For
Love Nest Ed Forbes (1951) -
Producer
Jack Paar Is Alive and Well (1987) -
Jack Paar Comes Home (1986)
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The Jack Paar Diary (1970)
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Jack Paar and His Lions (1969)
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Jack Paar in Africa (1969)
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ABC Stage 67 (1966) -
The Jack Paar Program (1963-1965)
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Jack Paar Presents (1960) -
Producer
![Startime]( "Startime")
Startime (1960) -
Actor
![The Joey Bishop Show]( "The Joey Bishop Show")
The Joey Bishop Show Jack Paar (1961) -
![Down Among the Sheltering Palms]( "Down Among the Sheltering Palms")
Down Among the Sheltering Palms Lt. Mike Sloan (1952) -
![Love Nest]( "Love Nest")
Love Nest Ed Forbes (1951) -
![Walk Softly, Stranger]( "Walk Softly, Stranger")
Walk Softly, Stranger Ray Healy (1950) -
![Easy Living]( "Easy Living")
Easy Living Scoop Spooner (1949) -
ActorVariety Time Master of Ceremonies (1948)
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WriterJack Paar Comes Home (1986)
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The Jack Paar Diary (1970)
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Jack Paar and His Lions (1969)
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Jack Paar in Africa (1969)
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Writer
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Archive footage
![Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey]( "Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey")
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![Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind]( "Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind")
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![Race Through New York with Jimmy Fallon]( "Race Through New York with Jimmy Fallon")
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![The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins]( "The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins")
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![The Sixties]( "The Sixties")
The Sixties (2014) -
![Pioneers of Television]( "Pioneers of Television")
Pioneers of Television (2008-2014) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2012) -
![Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl]( "Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl")
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![Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work]( "Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work")
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) -
![The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond]( "The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond")
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![Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami]( "Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami")
Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami (2008) -
![Certifiably Jonathan]( "Certifiably Jonathan")
Certifiably Jonathan (2007) -
![Stardust: The Bette Davis Story]( "Stardust: The Bette Davis Story")
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![The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards]( "The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards")
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Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003)
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![Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible]( "Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible")
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![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1997-2000) -
![The Iron Giant]( "The Iron Giant")
The Iron Giant (1999) -
![But... Seriously]( "But... Seriously")
But... Seriously (1994) -
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![The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic]( "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic")
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![Bob Hope's World of Comedy]( "Bob Hope's World of Comedy")
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) -
Archive footage
![Marilyn]( "Marilyn")
Marilyn (1963) -
![The DuPont Show of the Week]( "The DuPont Show of the Week")
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961) -
EditorThe Jack Paar Diary (1970)
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EditorJack Paar and His Lions (1969)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
One of his first TV hosting jobs was on the game show Up to Paar (1952). Around the same time, he had a minor role as Marilyn Monroe's boyfriend in Love Nest (1951), one of her early films.
Quotes
[on Steve Allen] I'm fond of Steve Allen, but not so much as he is.
Nickname
The Boss
Star Sign
Taurus
Personal Details
Born
Jack Harold Paar
Canton, Ohio, USA
Died
(age 85)
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Height:
6' (1.83 m)User Polls
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