Jack Paar: Smart Television
Jack Paar: Smart Television

Jack Paar: Smart Television

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2003
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Comedy

Overview

PBS documentary examining the work of Jack Paar.

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28 members
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Fred Applegate

Narrator (voice)

Fred Applegate
Acting

Jack Paar

Self

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Dick Cavett

Self

Dick Cavett
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Hugh Downs

Self

Hugh Downs
Acting

Regis Philbin

Self

Regis Philbin
Acting

Tom Shales

Self

No Image
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Tom Smothers

Self

Tom Smothers
Acting

Dick Smothers

Self

Dick Smothers
Production

Hal Gurnee

Self

No Image
Acting

Richard Kennedy

Self

No Image
Directing

Woody Allen

Self

Woody Allen
Acting

Muhammad Ali

Self

Muhammad Ali
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Liberace

Self

Liberace
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Fidel Castro

Self

Fidel Castro
Acting

Bill Cosby

Self

Bill Cosby
Acting

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy
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Richard Nixon

Self

Richard Nixon
Acting

Oscar Levant

Self

Oscar Levant
Acting

Jonathan Winters

Self

Jonathan Winters
Acting

Robert Goulet

Self

Robert Goulet
Acting

Peggy Cass

Self

Peggy Cass
Acting

Vaughn Meader

Self

Vaughn Meader
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Judy Garland

Self

Judy Garland
Acting

Robert F. Kennedy

Self

Robert F. Kennedy
Acting

Nat King Cole

Self

Nat King Cole
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Liza Minnelli

Self

Liza Minnelli
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Shirley MacLaine

Self

Shirley MacLaine
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Dick Van Dyke

Self

Dick Van Dyke

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