Woody Woodbury

Robert Dennis Woodbury (born February 9, 1924) is an American comedian, actor, television personality and talk show host. He is known for his best-selling comedy albums of risqué stories, most of which were released in the early 1960s. He was among the first standup comedians to receive a gold record. Woodbury was born February 9, 1924, in Saint Paul, Minnesota,. He was a U.S. Marine Corps flight instructor in World War II and Korean War. Appearing at a night club in Florida, Woodbury met Fletcher Smith, who recorded Woody's material and through his connections in Hollywood led Woodbury to appear in a few films. By 1948, he was working at the Clover Club in Miami. Woodbury's most substantial film role was that of "Uncle Woody" in 1964's For Those Who Think Young (with James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Tina Louise and Paul Lynde). Among Woodbury's other film appearances: Safe at Home! (with Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, 1962); Beyond the Bermuda Triangle (TV movie with Fred MacMurray and Donna Mills, 1975); Super Fuzz (with Ernest Borgnine, 1981); and Hardly Working (with Jerry Lewis, 1981).In 1962, Woodbury replaced Johnny Carson as host of the game show Who Do You Trust? when Carson left to succeed Jack Paar in helming The Tonight Show, a job for which Woodbury had also been competing.In the mid to late 1960s, Woodbury often performed at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, touring nationally and performing in charity golf tournaments with Hope, Gleason, and others. He hosted a beauty pageant in West Virginia with Gordon MacRae and Troy Donahue. In the 1970s, Woodbury performed standup comedy, mostly in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, area, his home base for many years. He performed at the Bahama Hotel.The Woody Woodbury Show was on television from 1967 to 1968, a 90-minute talk/variety show which aired weekday afternoons in most markets.