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Charlie Callas is a Actor American born on 20 december 1927 at Brooklyn (USA)

Charlie Callas

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Birth name Charles Callias
Nationality USA
Birth 20 december 1927 at Brooklyn (USA)
Death 27 january 2011 (at 83 years) at Las Vegas (USA)

Charlie Callas (born Charles Callias; December 20, 1927 – January 27, 2011) was an American comedian and actor most commonly known for his work with Mel Brooks, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin and his many stand-up appearances on television talk shows in the 1970s. He was also known for his role as Malcolm Argos, the restaurant owner and former con man, on the Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner television series Switch.

Tony Belmont, executive director of the National Comedy Hall of Fame in St. Petersburg, Florida, said of Callas: "There were two things he could do that made his career. He could think very fast on his feet, and he had an unbelievable number of sounds that he made with his voice. He would tell a joke about two guys hunting. If you or I told it, the joke wasn't so funny. But Charlie made it hysterical by sticking in these sounds; so you would hear the gun cocking, the duck flying overhead, the explosion of the shotgun and then the duck falling and screaming all the way to the ground."

Usually with

Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
(4 films)
Ron Clark
Ron Clark
(3 films)
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
(1 films)
Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman
(3 films)
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Filmography of Charlie Callas (11 films)

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Horrorween
Horrorween (2012)
, 1h40
Directed by Joe Estevez
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Lloyd Kaufman, William Shatner, Kathy Garver, Tom Savini, Jenna Jameson, Jay Thomas
Roles Himself
Rating42% 2.1395052.1395052.1395052.1395052.139505
A group of people hunt Zombies. Horrorween is a homage to John Carpenter's classic Halloween.
Dracula: Dead and Loving It, 1h35
Directed by Mel Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Dracula films, Vampires in film, Comedy horror films
Actors Leslie Nielsen, Peter MacNicol, Steven Weber, Amy Yasbeck, Lysette Anthony, Avery Schreiber
Roles Man in Straitjacket
Rating58% 2.903132.903132.903132.903132.90313
The year is 1893: solicitor Thomas Renfield travels all the way from London to "Castle Dracula" in Transylvania to finalize Count Dracula's purchase of Carfax Abbey in England. As the sun sets, and the stagecoach driver refuses to take him any further, Renfield continues on foot despite the villagers pleading with him to turn back.
Amazon Women on the Moon, 1h25
Directed by Joe Dante, John Landis, Peter Horton, Carl Gottlieb, Robert K. Weiss
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Films about television, Sur la Lune, Comedy science fiction films, Space opera
Actors Arsenio Hall, Lou Jacobi, Griffin Dunne, Steve Forrest, Robert Colbert, Michelle Pfeiffer
Roles Charlie Callas (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
Rating61% 3.0981953.0981953.0981953.0981953.098195
Fictional television station WIDB-TV (channel 8) experiences problems with its late-night airing of science-fiction classic Amazon Women on the Moon, a 1950s B movie in which Queen Lara (Sybil Danning) and Captain Nelson (Steve Forrest) battle exploding volcanoes and man-eating spiders on the moon. Waiting for the film to resume, an unseen viewer begins channel surfing—simulated by bursts of white noise—through late night cable, with the various segments and sketches of the film representing the programming found on different channels. The viewer intermittently returns to channel 8, where Amazon Women continues to resume airing before faltering once more.
Gallavants
Gallavants (1984)
, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about insects, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Vic Perrin, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Fred Travalena, Diane Pershing, Betty Jean Ward
Roles Azor (voice)
Rating65% 3.2760453.2760453.2760453.2760453.276045
Gallavants are ants living in their own fairy-tale land, Ganteville. The little ones have to go to school in preparation of their adult life as working ants. However, one pupil thinks he doesn't need to take lessons and work hard, in order to find his destination in life. He has to learn the hard way...
Hysterical
Hysterical (1983)
, 1h23
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Ghost films, Vampires in film, Zombie films
Actors Bill Hudson, Richard Kiel, Cindy Pickett, Julie Newmar, Bud Cort, Franklyn Ajaye
Roles Count Dracula
Rating53% 2.6549852.6549852.6549852.6549852.654985
Frederic "Casper" Lansing (Bill Hudson) is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview, Oregon; however, the lighthouse in which he's staying is haunted by the ghost of Venetia (Julie Newmar), who had killed herself 100 years ago and now wants to use Lansing as a vessel for her dead husband, Captain Howdy (Richard Kiel). When Howdy's ghost starts killing people, two bumbling scientists (Brett Hudson and Mark Hudson) are brought in to investigate the history of the lighthouse and solve the case.
Rooster
Rooster (1982)
, 1h25
Directed by Russ Mayberry
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, J. D. Cannon, Ed Lauter, Jill St John, Kathrine Baumann
Roles Francis A. Melville
Rating67% 3.393793.393793.393793.393793.39379
A physically small police psychologist (Paul Williams) and a physically large insurance detective (Pat McCormick) team up on an arson case.
History of the World: Part I, 1h32
Directed by Mel Brooks, Brian W. Cook
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films set in Africa, La préhistoire, Films about religion, Musical films, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Children's films, Histoire de France, French Revolution films
Actors Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman, Gregory Hines
Roles Soothsayer - The Roman Empire
Rating67% 3.399733.399733.399733.399733.39973
The film is a parody of the historical spectacular film genre anthology, including the sword and sandal epic and the period costume drama subgenres. The four main segments consist of stories set during the Stone Age, the Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition, and the French Revolution. Other intermediate skits include reenactments of the giving of the Ten Commandments and the Last Supper.
Pete's Dragon, 1h45
Directed by Don Bluth, Don Chaffey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Films about dragons, Musical films, Children's films, Films about child abuse
Actors Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Sean Marshall
Roles Elliott (voice)
Rating62% 3.149923.149923.149923.149923.14992
In the early 1900s, a young orphan named Pete flees his abusive adoptive hillbilly family, the Gogans. As Lena Gogan and company pursue him ("The Happiest Home in These Hills"), an unseen force, which Pete calls Elliott, knocks them into a mud pit. The next morning, Pete and Elliott, a green and purple dragon who has the power of invisibility, share breakfast ("I Love You, Too") and visit Passamaquoddy, a village where the unseen Elliott, performing clumsy antics, causes Pete to be labeled a source of ill luck. Lampie, the drunken old lighthouse keeper, stumbles out of a tavern and encounters Pete. A mischievous Elliott makes himself visible, and a terrified Lampie runs into the saloon to warn the townsfolk ("I Saw a Dragon"). In a seaside cave, Pete scolds Elliott for causing trouble. Just as they make up, Lampie's daughter Nora appears, having spotted Pete earlier. She says that due to the ongoing tides from the sea, that it's unsafe for Pete to stay, thus leaving Elliott to remain there. She offers him shelter at the lighthouse, and they talk ("It's Not Easy"). Pete learns the story of Nora's fiancé, Paul, whose ship was reported lost at sea the previous year. Pete promises to ask Elliott about Paul, and Nora accepts, believing Elliott to be an imaginary friend.
High Anxiety, 1h34
Directed by Mel Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Musical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Ron Carey, Howard Morris
Roles Cocker Spaniel
Rating65% 3.298473.298473.298473.298473.29847
The story begins at Los Angeles International Airport, where Dr. Richard Thorndyke (Mel Brooks) has several odd encounters (such as a homosexual man disguised as a police officer). He leaves for the institute with his driver, Brophy (Ron Carey). Upon his arrival, he is greeted by the staff, Dr. Charles Montague (Harvey Korman), Dr. Philip Wentworth (Dick Van Patten) and Nurse Charlotte Diesel (Cloris Leachman). When he goes to his room, a large rock is thrown through the window, with a message of welcome from the violent ward.
Silent Movie, 1h26
Directed by Mel Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about films
Actors Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Bernadette Peters, Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks, Harold Gould
Roles Blind Man
Rating66% 3.3482253.3482253.3482253.3482253.348225
The film is set in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Mel Funn (Mel Brooks), a great film director, is now recovering from a drinking problem and down on his luck. He sets out to Big Picture Studios to pitch a new script to the Chief, aided by his ever-present sidekicks Dom Bell (Dom DeLuise) and Marty Eggs (Marty Feldman). His big idea: the first silent motion picture in forty years. At first the Chief (Sid Caesar), who is in danger of losing the studio to the (literally) rabid and greedy New York conglomerate Engulf & Devour (Harold Gould and Ron Carey), rejects the idea, but Funn convinces him that if he can get Hollywood's biggest stars to be in the film, he could save the studio.
The Big Mouth, 1h45
Directed by Jerry Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Jerry Lewis, Harold J. Stone, Buddy Lester, Jeannine Riley, Susan Bay, Frank De Vol
Roles Rex
Rating55% 2.752212.752212.752212.752212.75221
Gerald Clamson (Lewis) is a bank examiner who loves fishing on his annual two week holiday. Unfortunately one day at the ocean he reels in an injured gangster in a scuba diving suit named Syd Valentine (also played by Lewis). Syd tells Gerald about diamonds he has stolen from the other gangsters and hands him a map. Gerald escapes as frogmen from a yacht machine gun the beach. They swim ashore and locate Syd where they machine gun him. Their leader Thor (Harold J. Stone) ensures Syd's demise by firing a torpedo from his yacht that goes ashore, blowing a crater into the beach.