--- title: "Eddie Cantor: Stand-Up Comedian, TV Roles | D.O.C." description: "Eddie Cantor: 2 albums and 23 screen credits. An American vaudeville, Broadway and radio comedian from New York City. With sources, on D.O.C." url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-eddie-cantor.html updated: 2026-11-11 --- Stand-up comedian · 1892–1964 # Eddie Cantor ## Who Eddie Cantor is Eddie Cantor was an American vaudeville, Broadway and radio comedian from New York City. He made his stage debut at the Clinton Music Hall in 1907, won a vaudeville talent show at Miner's Bowery Theater in 1908, and from 1917 starred for Ziegfeld in the Midnight Frolic and the Follies, then on Broadway in Kid Boots (1923) and Whoopee (1928). He recorded "That's the Kind of Baby for Me" from the Ziegfeld Follies of 1917 for Victor in 1917, and his "Makin' Whoopee", from his Broadway show, was a hit record in 1929. In September 1931 he began his first network show, The Chase and Sanborn Hour on NBC; by the early 1930s, in the Radio Hall of Fame's words, he had become the highest-rated star on radio, and on television he starred in The Colgate Comedy Hour from 1950 to 1954. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2000. ## Vote for Eddie Cantor Put Eddie Cantor in My D.O.C. Legends: your twelve for their era, counted with every reader’s on [the Legends page](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/greatest-comedians.html). ## At a glance **Born** 1892 **Died** 1964 **From** New York City **Albums** That's the Kind of Baby for Me and Makin' Whoopee **On screen** Midnight Frolic, Ziegfeld Follies, Midnight Rounders and 20 more ## Specials, shows and podcasts ### Albums - **That's the Kind of Baby for Me** 78 rpm record, Victor 18342, 1917 - **Makin' Whoopee** record, 1929 ### On screen - **Midnight Frolic** Ziegfeld revue, 1917 - **Ziegfeld Follies** Broadway, 1917–1919, 1927 - **Midnight Rounders** stage, 1920–1921 - **Make It Snappy** Broadway, 1922 - **Kid Boots** Broadway, 1923–1926 - **Whoopee** Broadway, 1928–1930 - **Kid Boots** film, 1926 - **Whoopee!** film, 1930 - **Palmy Days** film, 1931 - **The Kid from Spain** film, 1932 - **Roman Scandals** film, 1933 - **Kid Millions** film, 1934 - **Strike Me Pink** film, 1936 - **Ali Baba Goes to Town** film, 1937 - **Thank Your Lucky Stars** film, 1943 - **Hollywood Canteen** film, 1944 - **If You Knew Susie** film, 1948 - **The Chase and Sanborn Hour** radio, NBC, 1931–1934 - **The Eddie Cantor Show** radio, 1935–1954 - **Take It or Leave It** radio, 1949–1950 - **The Big Show** radio, 1950–1952 - **The Colgate Comedy Hour** television, 1950–1954 - **The Eddie Cantor Story** film, 1953 ## Comedians like Eddie Cantor Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town. - [W. C. Fields](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-w-c-fields.html) also in Ziegfeld Follies - [Jerry Lewis](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jerry-lewis.html) also in The Colgate Comedy Hour - [Jimmy Durante](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jimmy-durante.html) also in The Chase and Sanborn Hour - [Will Rogers](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-will-rogers.html) also in Ziegfeld Follies [Six Degrees of Komic Bacon: how they connect to anyone →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/six-degrees-of-komic-bacon.html) [Every stand-up comedian with a page, A to Z →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedians.html) ## Career timeline 1. **1892** Born 2. **1917** Midnight Frolic (Ziegfeld revue, 1917) On screen 3. **1917** Ziegfeld Follies (Broadway, 1917–1919, 1927) On screen 4. **1917** That's the Kind of Baby for Me (78 rpm record, Victor 18342, 1917) Album 5. **1920** Midnight Rounders (stage, 1920–1921) On screen 6. **1922** Make It Snappy (Broadway, 1922) On screen 7. **1923** Kid Boots (Broadway, 1923–1926) On screen 8. **1926** Kid Boots (film, 1926) On screen 9. **1928** Whoopee (Broadway, 1928–1930) On screen 10. **1929** Makin' Whoopee (record, 1929) Album 11. **1930** Whoopee! (film, 1930) On screen 12. **1931** Palmy Days (film, 1931) On screen 13. **1931** The Chase and Sanborn Hour (radio, NBC, 1931–1934) On screen 14. **1932** The Kid from Spain (film, 1932) On screen 15. **1933** Roman Scandals (film, 1933) On screen 16. **1934** Kid Millions (film, 1934) On screen 17. **1935** The Eddie Cantor Show (radio, 1935–1954) On screen 18. **1936** Strike Me Pink (film, 1936) On screen 19. **1937** Ali Baba Goes to Town (film, 1937) On screen 20. **1943** Thank Your Lucky Stars (film, 1943) On screen 21. **1944** Hollywood Canteen (film, 1944) On screen 22. **1948** If You Knew Susie (film, 1948) On screen 23. **1949** Take It or Leave It (radio, 1949–1950) On screen 24. **1950** The Big Show (radio, 1950–1952) On screen 25. **1950** The Colgate Comedy Hour (television, 1950–1954) On screen 26. **1953** The Eddie Cantor Story (film, 1953) On screen 27. **1964** Died ## Questions and answers ### What TV shows and films is Eddie Cantor in? Midnight Frolic (Ziegfeld revue, 1917), Ziegfeld Follies (Broadway, 1917–1919, 1927), Midnight Rounders (stage, 1920–1921), Make It Snappy (Broadway, 1922), Kid Boots (Broadway, 1923–1926) and Whoopee (Broadway, 1928–1930), among 23 credits. ### Where is Eddie Cantor from? From New York City. ### How old was Eddie Cantor? Eddie Cantor was born in 1892 and died in 1964. ### Who are some comedians like them? [W. C. Fields](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-w-c-fields.html) (also in Ziegfeld Follies), [Jerry Lewis](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jerry-lewis.html) (also in The Colgate Comedy Hour), [Jimmy Durante](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jimmy-durante.html) (also in The Chase and Sanborn Hour) and [Will Rogers](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-will-rogers.html) (also in Ziegfeld Follies). ## The D.O.C. letter, free Who’s on the road, festival dates as they are announced and entry windows as they open, with the news of the comedians, rooms and towns you follow: one short comedy newsletter, free every Sunday. ## The full SUCDb record The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to vote them into My D.O.C. Legends. [Their SUCDb record →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-eddie-cantor.html) ### Sources - [Museum of Broadcast Communications — Radio Encyclopedia entry, Eddie Cantor ↗](https://www.museum.tv/radio-encyclopedia-2/cantor-eddie) U.S. radio comedian; born Isidor Iskowitz, New York City, 31 January 1892; stage debut at the Clinton Music Hall, 1907; vaudeville talent show at Miner's Bowery Theater, 1908; stage list (Midnight Frolic 1917, Ziegfeld's Follies 1917-19 and 1927, Midnight Rounders 1920-21, Make It Snappy 1922, Kid Boots 1923-26,… - [Radio Hall of Fame (Museum of Broadcast Communications) — Eddie Cantor inductee profile ↗](https://www.radiohalloffame.com/eddie-cantor) Born in New York City in 1892; a hit in vaudeville; Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolics and Follies; Fleischmann Hour 1931; Chase & Sanborn Hour on NBC; the highest-rated star on radio by the early 1930s; inducted 2000; died 10 October 1964 (as of 10 November 2026) - [Library of Congress, National Jukebox — That's the kind of baby for me (Victor 18342) ↗](https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-24498/) Eddie Cantor, vocalist, with King's Orchestra; Victor 18342; recorded in New York on 12 July 1917; from the Ziegfeld Follies of 1917 (as of 10 November 2026) - [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cantor) died 10 October 1964 Updated 11 November 2026 · the record checked 10 November 2026