Tom Smothers

AKA: Thomas Smothers , Smothers Brothers
0.9355

1937-02-02

New York, New York, USA

Biography

Thomas Bolyn Smothers III (February 2, 1937 - December 26, 2023) was an American comedian, composer and musician, best known as half of the musical comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, alongside his younger brother Dick Smothers.

Crew Roles

Another Nice Mess
Producer
The Smothers Brothers: LIVE!
Writer
The Return of the Smothers Brothers
Writer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Additional Writing
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {99}

Dwayne Andreas

2009-09-18 6.139

The Informant!

A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whita ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy, Crime

Self (as The Smothers Brothers)

2005-07-29 5.9

The Aristocrats

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville. ...
Genre :Comedy, Documentary

Self

1987-10-16 7.2

Shake! Otis at Monterey

Renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captures Otis Redding in his ascendancy, singing at the historic Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967. Comedian Tom Smothers introduces Reddi ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

(voice)

1988-01-01 0

Ted E. Bear: Cub Reporter

Ted E. Bear and friends host a newscast. ...
Genre :Family

Randolph

1989-04-21 4.46

Speed Zone

An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many ...
Genre :Comedy, Action

King Sextimus

2005-12-18 5.8

Once Upon A Mattress

Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that come along. When Sir Harry and Lady Larken learn that th ...
Genre :Comedy, Music, Romance

Self

2010-10-26 7.1

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)

The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

2021-12-28 6.7

The Super Bob Einstein Movie

This documentary explores Bob Einstein’s unlikely discovery and enduring career, sharing the many evolving layers of his comedy from the people that knew him best. ...
Genre :Documentary

Cooper

1982-04-01 4.5

Pandemonium

A former high school student who always wanted to be a cheerleader decides to reopen the cheerleading program at her former high school after years of closure for being targeted by a serial killer. ...
Genre :Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Donald Beeman

1972-06-07 4.9

Get to Know Your Rabbit

A young businessman goes to a magic expert to learn hardness and skill with his cynical and greedy collaborators. He becomes a very good tap dancer, but will he be able to get free of his old boss? ...
Genre :Comedy

Spike

1980-03-28 5.173

Serial

A man resists the California fads that his wife, friends and wealthy Marin County neighbors embrace. ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance

Ted Edward Bear (voice)

1973-12-17 6.1

The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas

While the rest of the world is getting ready for Christmas, all the bears in Bearbank are getting ready to sleep… except for Ted E. Bear. Ted gets curious about the holiday, and sets out to learn the ...
Genre :Animation, Family, TV Movie

1991-08-23 0

Tribute to Harry Chapin

Tribute concert held in 1987 at Carnegie Hall (and later televised on PBS), commemorating Harry Chapin's posthumous receipt of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his humanitarian efforts. Featuring ...
Genre :TV Movie, Documentary, Music

Tweedledum

1966-11-06 6

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice returns to Wonderland through the looking glass in this TV musical. ...
Genre :Music, Fantasy, Adventure, Family, TV Movie

Self (uncredited)

1968-12-26 7.3

Monterey Pop

Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival ar ...
Genre :Music, Documentary

Self

1971-09-19 0

Goin' Back to Indiana

Jackson 5 TV special featuring comedic skits and live performances ...
Genre :

Self

1974-03-11 6.7

Free to Be… You and Me

Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated book first released in November 1972, featuring songs and stories from many current celebrities of ...
Genre :Animation, Family, TV Movie, Documentary

Bones Howard

1982-07-04 0

Terror at Alcatraz

Tom and Dick Smothers play Bones Howard and Ryan Fitzgerald, a TV cameraman and intrepid reporter, respectively, involved in the race to find the buried treasure of Al Capone on Alcatraz Island at the ...
Genre :Comedy, TV Movie

Himself

1968-10-20 4

Pat Paulsen for President

Before there were mockumentaries, there was this "Documentary/TV Movie" on the satirical 1968 Presidential campaign for comedy performer Pat Paulsen ...
Genre :Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie

1973-01-23 4

Alcohol Drugs Or Alternatives

This color 1973 educational film is about drug abuse. Tom Smothers and Christopher George are featured.This film shows how young people may attempt to deal with insecurities and inadequacies by taking ...
Genre :

Dudley (voice)

1993-12-19 2

Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas

An angel named Timmy with help of a dog and mouse tries to give a less fortunate Boy and Girl A Teddy bear and doll for Christmas. ...
Genre :Animation, Adventure, Family

Timothy Westerby

1980-07-07 0

There Goes The Bride

A nervous ad executive creates havoc on his daughter's wedding day and becomes obsessed with a dream girl he keeps seeing everywhere but whom he can't catch. ...
Genre :Romance, Comedy

1988-02-14 0

Rap Master Ronnie: A Report Card

A full musical comedy, originally done for the stage by Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury) and Elizabeth Swados. Sixteen interlinking musical numbers (mostly not rap) each attack some political position of 80 ...
Genre :Comedy, Music

Self

1990-01-01 0

Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous

A special examining America's fascination with celebrities. Based on the irreverent, satirical humor of "Spy Magazine." Comedian Jerry Seinfeld acts as spokesman for the humor magazine in a mock-scien ...
Genre :

Self

1996-04-29 0

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

A biography of comedian double act Bud Abbott & Lou Costello ...
Genre :Documentary, TV Movie

Self

2024-06-08 0

The Smothers Brothers: LIVE!

Recorded in 2006 at the Casino-Rama outside of Toronto, this live show features classic bits and songs (complete with comedic interruptions) as only the Smothers Brothers are able to perform. The sho ...
Genre :Comedy

2002-05-22 0

This Land Is Your Land - Folk Years

Filmed live at Carnegie Melon University in 2002, This Land is Your Land features the biggest names in folk music. ...
Genre :

Self

2007-10-13 6.8

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

The documentary consists of tape of Don's show (never been filmed before), interviews with Don's contemporaries, (Steve Lawrence, Bob Newhart, Debbie Reynolds, etc.), established comedians (Billy Crys ...
Genre :Documentary, Comedy

1988-11-08 0

Smothers Brothers Yo-Yo Man Instructional Video

A new craze is sweeping the nation! The “Yo-Yo” has come out of retirement and is back into the hearts and minds of every hard working, right thinking, up-and-coming, true blue American yo-yo lover. A ...
Genre :

Self

2015-04-16 3.5

Lewis Black & Friends - A Night to Let Freedom Laugh (Live in Washington D.C.)

Lewis Black hosts a night of stand-up comedy live from the Warner Theatre in D.C. to celebrate the Bill of Rights. ...
Genre :Comedy

Pudgy (voice)

1980-11-21 7.3

Hurray for Betty Boop

Betty Boop runs for president in a loose storyline assembled from Fleischer cartoons redrawn by Korean animators. ...
Genre :Animation, Comedy, Music

Self

2002-12-04 2

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network. ...
Genre :Documentary, TV Movie, Comedy

Ted E. Bear (voice)

1983-10-01 7

The Great Bear Scare

As Halloween approaches, the bears of Bearbank begin to fear an invasion of monsters from nearby Monster Mountain. As most of the bears prepare to leave the city, one brave little bear, Ted E. Bear, s ...
Genre :Family, Animation

Self (voice)

1970-04-07 6

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. After the Christmas special Frosty the Snowman (1969), it was Rankin/Bass' second hand-d ...
Genre :Animation, Comedy

Self

2003-11-29 0

Jack Paar: Smart Television

PBS documentary examining the work of Jack Paar. ...
Genre :Documentary, Comedy

Self (archive footage)

2019-08-30 0

Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music

Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of musicians who explain the ways bluegrass music transcends generational, cultural ...
Genre :Music, Documentary

Trailer (voice)

2006-01-01 5.3

Tales of the Rat Fink

This is an interesting look at the Life and Times of car customizer/cartoonist Ed "Big Daddy" Roth. Through the use of many graphically enhanced photographs and "talking" cars, it is a loving look at ...
Genre :Documentary

Donald Luckman

1977-06-03 5.919

Silver Bears

Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore to buy a bank in Switzerland in order to more easily launder their profits. When he arrives, Fletcher finds that the bank, acquired by h ...
Genre :Comedy, Crime

Alfredo

1979-08-31 1

A Pleasure Doing Business

In this comedy, three middle-aged men renew their boyhood friendship at a stag party and hatch a crazy scheme that involves making money off of a luscious prostitute. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

1979-06-15 7.338

The Who: The Kids Are Alright

Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us a comprehensive look at the British pioneer rock group, The Who. It captures their zany craziness and outrageous antics from the initia ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

1992-04-05 6.7

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Modern comedians share their thoughts about Laurel and Hardy. Also includes archival footage of contemporary comedians. Hosted by Dom DeLuise. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1969-03-24 7

Bed Peace

John and Yoko in the presidential suite at the Hilton Amsterdam, which they had decorated with hand-drawn signs above their bed reading "Bed Peace." They invited the global press into their room to di ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

2015-04-18 5

Roseanne for President!

Twenty-five years after Roseanne Barr’s groundbreaking number-one sitcom, Roseanne for President tells the tale of her 2012 grassroots campaign for President of the United States. While Roseanne may h ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

0

Off Your Duff

Spend a half-hour with fitness enthusiasts Tom Brokaw, Senator Ted Kennedy and others who will encourage, cajole, and even challenge you to get up and do something - anything! Featuring a common sense ...
Genre :Family, TV Movie

Self

1968-03-20 0

Carnival Nights

Jack Benny presents a variety hour with a carnival theme that stars Lucille Ball, Johnny Carson, Ben Blue, and Paul Revere and The Raiders. Cameos by The Smothers Brothers (as Joe-Joe, the two-headed ...
Genre :Comedy, Music

Self

1969-03-19 0

Andy’s Love Concert

Flower Power blooms as Andy presents his second special of the season. Joining him on the flower-bedecked stage are Jose Feliciano; Donovan (who recites a fable about the lost continent Atlantis in ad ...
Genre :Music

Self - Host

0

The Return of the Smothers Brothers

Tom and Dick Smothers are back in a network special after their separation last season from CBS! Written by Tom Smothers, David Steinberg, and Bob Einstein. Guests include Peter Fonda and Glen Campbel ...
Genre :Comedy, Music

Self - Host

0

The Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Special II

Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers host a special featuring Glen Campbell, Pat Paulsen, and the Flying Karamas Brothers. ...
Genre :Comedy, Music

Self / Comedian

0

Television: The Ultimate Drug

A close look at television, the ultimate drug, that keeps society turned on and what to expect of the future. ...
Genre :Documentary, Comedy

Self - Host

1981-12-11 0

The 6th Annual Young Comedians

Tom and Dick Smothers are joined by some of the nation's top rising young comedians, taped at the Roxy in Los Angeles. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self - Host

1982-05-12 0

The Kingston Trio and Friends: Reunion

The original Kingston Trio are joined by Tom Smothers, Mary Travers, Lindsey Buckingham, and current Trio members when they perform together for the first time in 20 years. ...
Genre :Music

1971-01-01 0

Premium

A man enjoys the salad days. ...
Genre :

2002-01-01 0

Mr. Bill Does Vegas

Mr. Bill heads west to cruise the strip in Las Vegas. ...
Genre :

Self (archive footage)

2007-04-10 0

Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

In the late 1950s, a fresh, unconventional style of standup comedy emerged in sharp contrast to the standard "Take my wife, please" approach. It tackled such previously taboo subjects as sex, religion ...
Genre :Comedy, Documentary

Ghys Rafer

1963-09-20 6

Burke's Law

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as Amos Burke, millionaire captain of Los Angeles police ...
Genre :Drama

Self

2003-01-26 5.458

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC. ...
Genre :Talk, Comedy

1979-09-13 7.1

Benson

A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion. ...
Genre :Comedy

Tom Smothers

2002-09-17 6.5

Life with Bonnie

The host of the local morning talk show Morning Chicago creatively balances family commitment—to her husband John, a hard-working family practice doctor, and their three young children— and career obl ...
Genre :Comedy

William

1979-03-24 6.674

Tales of the Unexpected

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plet ...
Genre :Drama

Self

1962-10-01 6.2

The Merv Griffin Show

Genre :Talk

Tom (voice)

1995-05-28 7.8

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

From living with his deadbeat son, Ben, to his day-to-day dealings with his stunningly sarcastic secretary, Laura, join therapist Jonathan Katz as he picks the brains of your favorite stand-up comedia ...
Genre :Animation, Comedy

Sam

1982-08-21 6.8

Hotel

Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the ser ...
Genre :Drama, Soap

Self (uncredited)

1968-01-22 6.6

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

1970-09-15 0

The Don Knotts Show

The Don Knotts Show was a variety program aired by NBC as part of its 1970-71 lineup. Long relegated to the role of sidekick, which he had portrayed for many years in several television series and fi ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

1969-01-22 5.8

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour is an American network television music and comedy variety show hosted by singer Glen Campbell from January 1969 through June 1972 on CBS. He was offered the show after ...
Genre :Comedy

1996-04-13 5

Saturday Night Special

Saturday Night Special is an American comedy-variety show that aired weekly on Saturday nights on Fox. ...
Genre :

1969-01-18 1

Playboy After Dark

Playboy After Dark is an American television show hosted by Hugh Hefner. It aired in syndication through Screen Gems from 1969 to 1970 and was taped at CBS Television City in Los Angeles. ...
Genre :

1970-07-08 8

The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

Genre :

Self

1975-02-16 6.2

Cher

Emmy Award nominated American variety show. ...
Genre :

Self

1980-11-18 5

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters is an American variety show hosted by Barbara, Louise, and Irlene Mandrell that aired on NBC for two season in 1980. ...
Genre :Comedy

1975-01-13 0

The Smothers Brothers Show

Genre :

Self / Oscar Smedley

1975-02-16 6.2

Cher

Emmy Award nominated American variety show. ...
Genre :

Bones Howard

1981-10-24 0

Fitz and Bones

Fitz and Bones is a short-lived American television series, starring Dick and Tom Smothers, that aired on NBC in 1981. Fitz and Bones details the investigative dynamic between reporter Ryan Fitzpatric ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure

Self - Co-Host

1967-02-05 6.9

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to 1969. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

1962-10-01 7.466

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carso ...
Genre :Talk

Himself

1965-09-17 5.5

The Smothers Brothers Show

The Smothers Brothers Show is an American fantasy sitcom featuring the Smothers Brothers that aired on CBS on Friday nights at 9:30 p.m. ET from September 17, 1965 to September 9, 1966, co-sponsored b ...
Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy

Self

1997-08-17 7.2

Behind the Music

An intimate look into the personal lives of pop music's greatest and most influential artists. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1963-12-08 8

The Judy Garland Show

The Judy Garland Show is an American musical variety television series that aired on CBS on Sunday nights during the 1963-1964 television season. Despite a sometimes stormy relationship with Judy Garl ...
Genre :Comedy

Self - Panelist

1998-09-14 7.3

Hollywood Squares

On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg served as the permanent center square, with series head ...
Genre :

Self - Mystery Guest

1950-02-02 6.9

What's My Line?

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions. ...
Genre :Family, Comedy

Self (uncredited)

1950-04-09 7

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night block known as "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (Sept. 1950 ...
Genre :Comedy, Family, Talk

Himself

1988-03-30 7

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Tom and Dick Smothers return to TV in this revival of the traditional variety show, mixing comedy skits, stand-up routines and musical numbers. Joining the Smothers each week were a number of aspiring ...
Genre :Comedy

Self - Co-Host

1961-12-11 5.4

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went in ...
Genre :Comedy, Talk

Self

1967-09-11 7.7

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from Septembe ...
Genre :Comedy, Family

Wilfred Davis

1977-09-24 6.3

The Love Boat

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

Scott Hanson

1977-09-24 6.3

The Love Boat

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

Spunky the Rabbit

1990-07-08 6.8

Dream On

The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from older black and white television series to punctuate Tu ...
Genre :Comedy

Self - Guest

1968-06-06 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks. ...
Genre :Talk

Self

1957-07-29 7

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired during late-night. During most of its run it was broadc ...
Genre :Talk

Attica

1996-09-19 5.786

Suddenly Susan

Susan Keane is a glamorous San Francisco magazine writer beginning to adjust to being single, who learns to be independent-minded, after being taken care of all her life. ...
Genre :Comedy

Marvin Castlemore

1979-03-24 6.674

Tales of the Unexpected

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plet ...
Genre :Drama

Tom Smothers (voice)

1989-12-17 8.012

The Simpsons

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands ...
Genre :Family, Animation, Comedy

The Kidnapper

1969-09-29 6.105

Love, American Style

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love ...
Genre :Comedy

Dad

1999-03-24 6.792

The Norm Show

Norm Henderson was once a fairly well-known -- but not particularly good -- professional hockey player. Norm's penchant for gambling and not paying taxes resulted in his permanent expulsion from the g ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

1974-10-21 6.7

Dinah!

Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home oriented show abo ...
Genre :

Self - Guest Host

1962-10-01 7.466

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carso ...
Genre :Talk

Self

1961-12-11 5.4

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went in ...
Genre :Comedy, Talk

Self

1950-10-28 7.8

The Jack Benny Program

Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days. ...
Genre :Comedy

1998-09-14 7.3

Hollywood Squares

On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg served as the permanent center square, with series head ...
Genre :