Jack Paar: Smart Television

Jack Paar: Smart Television

Jack Paar: Smart Television

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Jack Paar: Smart Television

2003

1h 0m

8.0(1 votes)

Documentary

Comedy

Overview

PBS documentary examining the work of Jack Paar.

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Cast & Crew

28 members

Acting

Fred Applegate

Narrator (voice)

Fred Applegate

Acting

Jack Paar

Self

No Image

Acting

Dick Cavett

Self

Dick Cavett

Acting

Hugh Downs

Self

Hugh Downs

Acting

Regis Philbin

Self

Regis Philbin

Acting

Tom Shales

Self

No Image

Acting

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

Acting

Liberace

Self

Liberace

Acting

Fidel Castro

Self

Fidel Castro

Acting

Bill Cosby

Self

Bill Cosby

Acting

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Acting

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

Acting

Judy Garland

Self

Judy Garland

Acting

Robert F. Kennedy

Self

Robert F. Kennedy

Acting

Nat King Cole

Self

Nat King Cole

Acting

Liza Minnelli

Self

Liza Minnelli

Acting

Shirley MacLaine

Self

Shirley MacLaine

Acting

Dick Van Dyke

Self

Dick Van Dyke

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