Charlie Callas

Charlie Callas Dies at 86

Charlie Callas has died.

The rubber-faced comedian was 86.

Callas had opened for Frank Sinatra in Las Vegas, and was a favorite of Mel Brooks, who cast him in a number of films including Silent Movie and High Anxiety.

He also starred on the TV series “Switch.”

The funnyman was married to Eve Velac and had two children. ( Read Charlie Callas more... )

Charlie Callas, zany, character-oriented comedian, dies at 83

Charlie Callas, the veteran comedian who punctuated his zany, character-oriented comedy routines with a bizarre array of facial expressions and sound effects, has died. He was 83.

Callas, a resident of Las Vegas, died Thursday evening of natural causes in a hospice, said his son Mark. ( Read Charlie Callas more... )

Comedian Charlie Callas Dies at 83

The zany comedian best known for his work with Mel Brooks, Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, along with his many stand-up appearances on television in the 1960s and '70s, has passed away in Las Vegas at the age of 83. ( Read Charlie Callas more... )

Remembering Comedian Charlie Callas

Charlie Callas, a zany comedian who made his mark on television and the nightclub circuit in the 1960s, 70′s, and 80′s, often using sound effects as punch lines to his jokes, died on Thursday (Jan. 27) in Nevada. He was 83. ( Read Charlie Callas more... )

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