Biography
Albert Jerome Wheeler (April 7, 1895 – January 18, 1968) was an American comedian who performed in Broadway theatre, American comedy feature films, and vaudeville acts. He was the comedy partner of Robert Woolsey, and together they formed a successful double act called Wheeler & Woolsey. Wheeler was born in Paterson, New Jersey on April 7, 1895. He began his career performing in vaudeville in an act with Russ Brown.He worked with Robert Woolsey on Broadway until their film debut in 1929, Rio Rita, established them in the Hollywood film industry.In the early 1940s, after Robert Woolsey had died, Bert Wheeler struggled to restart his career. Their friend and former film costar Dorothy Lee agreed to tour with him in a vaudeville act. He also worked on radio on programs starring Frank Sinatra.He continued to work off and on through the 1960s. In 1950 he appeared with Jackie Gleason on the early TV variety hour Cavalcade of Stars. His last theatrical films were two slapstick short films for Columbia Pictures, filmed in 1950 and produced by Jules White. He also kept up a busy schedule of live performances in nightclubs and on the legitimate stage, in such plays as Harvey (in the leading role of Elwood P. Dowd) and Three Wishes for Jamie. In 1955 Wheeler co-starred with Keith Larsen in the CBS western series Brave Eagle; Wheeler played the "half-breed" Smokey Joe, known for his tall tales and tribal wisdom.
Bert Wheeler died of emphysema in New York City on January 18, 1968. He had been a member of The Lambs Club since 1927.
Filmography
all 37
Movies 33
self 9
TV Shows 4
Writer 1
Brains & Brawn (1958)
Brave Eagle (1955)
The Awful Sleuth (1951)
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Las Vegas Nights (1941)
The Cowboy Quarterback (1939)
High Flyers (1937)
Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)
On Again—Off Again (1937)
Mummy's Boys (1936)
Silly Billies (1936)
The Rainmakers (1935)
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935)
The Nitwits (1935)
Kentucky Kernels (1934)
Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
Signing 'em Up (1933)
Diplomaniacs (1933)
So This Is Africa (1933)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 (1932)
Hold 'Em Jail (1932)
Hollywood on Parade (1932)
Girl Crazy (1932)
Peach-o-Reno (1931)
Caught Plastered (1931)
Oh! Oh! Cleopatra (1931)
Too Many Cooks (1931)
Cracked Nuts (1931)
The Stolen Jools (1931)
Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)
Half Shot at Sunrise (1930)
Dixiana (1930)
The Cuckoos (1930)
Rio Rita (1929)
The Brown Derby (1926)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1895-04-07
Deathday1968-01-18 (72 years old)
Birth PlacePaterson, United States of America
Relationshipshttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/bab2a7b48e48178444a03704eea27909 (1928-04-15 - 1936-02-19), http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/51dac7596f83e2f2f7e46121e6a2cd10 (1951-01-01 - 1966-08-08), http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/2318c1950e24e3e1bf4068fa967acee7 (1915-04-27 - 1926-11-15), http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/010dfc7b834eb8f4249d5be623021ac4 (1937-02-26 - 1939-01-01), http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/714700c0388c54621ed70cf89009928e
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsAlbert Jerome Wheeler
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