Overview
Milton Berle
Known For
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
Worlds collide in this unconventional essay film, when filmmaker, film...
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
His career started in the glory days of vaudeville. More...
Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
Featuring a host of archival appearances, interviews and performances, this...
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Nostalgic history of the Friars Club. Aired on Cinemax Reel...
Television: The First Fifty Years
Trace the history of television and its impact on American...
Biography
Milton Berle (July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948–55), in 1948 he was the first major star of US television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr. Television to millions during TV's golden age.