Acting · Boston, Massachusetts, USA · Born September 17, 1904
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerardo Luigi "Jerry" Colonna (September 17, 1904 – November 22, 1986) was an American musician, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter and trombonist best remembered as the zaniest of Bob Hope's sidekicks in Hope's popular radio shows and films of the 1940s and 1950s. With his pop-eyed facial expressions and walrus-sized handlebar moustache, Colonna was known for singing loudly "in a comic caterwaul," according to Raised on Radio author Gerald Nachman, and for his catchphrase, "Who's Yehudi?", uttered after many an old joke, although it usually had nothing to do with the joke. The line was believed to be named for violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin, and the search for Yehudi became a running gag on the Hope show. Colonna featured in three of the popular Hope-Crosby Road films: Road to Singapore (1940) as Achilles Bombassa, Road to Rio (1947) as a Cavalry captain and The Road to Hong Kong (1962) in a cameo role. He can also be seen in the Fred Allen vehicle, It's in the Bag! (1945), as psychiatrist Dr. Greenglass, and he made a brief appearance with Hope in the "Wife, Husband and Wolf" sketch in Star Spangled Rhythm. In 1956 he performed the featured song "My Lucky Charm" in the film Meet Me in Las Vegas, starring Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse. He provided the voice of the March Hare in the Walt Disney animated film version of Alice in Wonderland (1951) (another radio legend, Ed Wynn, voiced the Mad Hatter) and also lent his zany narration style to several Disney shorts, including Casey at the Bat (1946) and The Brave Engineer (1950).
MovieThis Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents
1996
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieDon't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
1977
as Self
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJoys
1976
as Self
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
TVThe Monkees
1966
as Dr. Mann
MovieThe Road to Hong Kong
1962
as Man Looking For Match (uncredited)
MovieAndy Hardy Comes Home
1958
as Doc
MoviePinocchio
1957
as Ringmaster
The Rosemary Clooney Show
1956
as Self
MovieMeet Me in Las Vegas
1956
as Jerry Colonna
MovieMusic Land
1955
as Narrator (archive footage)
TVClimax!
1954
as Stan
MovieEllis in Freedomland
1952
as The Waste-away (voice)
MovieAlice in Wonderland
1951
as March Hare (voice)
MovieOperation Wonderland
1951
as Self
MovieKentucky Jubilee
1951
as Jerry Harris
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MovieThe Brave Engineer
1950
as Narrator
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MovieRoad to Rio
1947
as Jerry Colonna
MovieCasey at the Bat
1946
as Narrator
MovieMake Mine Music
1946
as Narrator (segment "Casey at the Bat") (voice)
MovieRoad to Utopia
1946
as Man on Boat to Alaska (uncredited)
MovieIt's in the Bag!
1945
as Dr. Greengrass
G.I. Journal
1944
as Self
MovieAtlantic City
1944
as The Professor
MovieMusical Movieland
1944
as The Texas Tornado
MovieStars on Horseback
1943
MovieIce Capades Revue
1942
as Theophilus J. Twitchell
MoviePriorities on Parade
1942
as Jeep Jackson
MovieTrue to the Army
1942
as Pvt. 'Pinky' Fothergill
MovieStar Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Jerry Colonna
MovieHedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941
as Self (uncredited)
MovieIce-Capades
1941
as Colonna
MovieSis Hopkins
1941
as Professor
MovieYou're the One
1941
as Dr. Colonna
MovieMelody and Moonlight
1940
as Abner Kellogg
MovieComin' Round the Mountain
1940
as Argyle Phifft
MovieRoad to Singapore
1940
as Achilles Bombanassa
MovieNaughty but Nice
1939
as Allie Gray
MovieSweepstakes Winner
1939
as Nick, the Chef
MovieSwingtime in the Movies
1938
as The Texas Tornado
MovieGarden of the Moon
1938
as Musician
MovieValley of the Giants
1938
as Saloon Singer
MovieLittle Miss Broadway
1938
as Band Member
MoviePort of Seven Seas
1938
as Arab Rug Dealer
The Star Reporter
1938
as Singer-Freddie Rich Orchestra
MovieRosalie
1937
as Joseph
MovieSong Hits on Parade
1936
