Jerry Colonna

Jerry Colonna

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1904-09-17
Deathday: 1986-11-21 (82 years old)

Biography

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Gerardo Luigi "Jerry" Colonna (September 17, 1904 – November 22, 1986) was an American musician, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter and trombonist best remembered as the zaniest of Bob Hope's sidekicks in Hope's popular radio shows and films of the 1940s and 1950s.


With his pop-eyed facial expressions and walrus-sized handlebar moustache, Colonna was known for singing loudly "in a comic caterwaul," according to Raised on Radio author Gerald Nachman, and for his catchphrase, "Who's Yehudi?", uttered after many an old joke, although it usually had nothing to do with the joke. The line was believed to be named for violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin, and the search for Yehudi became a running gag on the Hope show.


Colonna featured in three of the popular Hope-Crosby Road films: Road to Singapore (1940) as Achilles Bombassa, Road to Rio (1947) as a Cavalry captain and The Road to Hong Kong (1962) in a cameo role. He can also be seen in the Fred Allen vehicle, It's in the Bag! (1945), as psychiatrist Dr. Greenglass, and he made a brief appearance with Hope in the "Wife, Husband and Wolf" sketch in Star Spangled Rhythm. In 1956 he performed the featured song "My Lucky Charm" in the film Meet Me in Las Vegas, starring Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse.


He provided the voice of the March Hare in the Walt Disney animated film version of Alice in Wonderland (1951) (another radio legend, Ed Wynn, voiced the Mad Hatter) and also lent his zany narration style to several Disney shorts, including Casey at the Bat (1946) and The Brave Engineer (1950).

Filmography

all 55

Movies 48

self 19

TV Shows 7

Narrator 5

Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope... (2017)

Movie
Narrator ('Brave Engineer')
Disney's American Legends

Disney's American Legends (2001)

Movie
Man Looking For a Match (uncredited)
The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong (1962)

Movie
4.78
Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?

What's My Line? (1950)

TV
Narrator (segment "Casey at the Bat")
Make Mine Music

Make Mine Music (1946)

Movie
6
Man on boat to Alaska (uncredited)
Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia (1946)

Movie
4.67
Dr. Greengrass - Psychiatrist
It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag! (1945)

Movie
Theophilus J. Twitchell
Ice Capades Revue

Ice Capades Revue (1942)

Movie
Pvt. 'Pinky' Fothergill
True to the Army

True to the Army (1942)

Movie
Singer-Freddie Rich Orchestra
The Star Reporter

The Star Reporter (1938)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1904-09-17

Deathday
1986-11-21 (82 years old)

Birth Place
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Gerardo Luigi Colonna

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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3 Movies
2 TV Shows
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3 Movies
2 TV Shows
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2 Movies
2 TV Shows
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1 TV Show
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1 TV Show
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3 Movies
1 TV Show
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