
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Genres
Overview
PBS documentary examining the work of Jack Paar.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
60 min
Release Date
2003-11-29
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
0
Vote Average
0
Fred Applegate
Narrator (voice)
Jack Paar
Self
Dick Cavett
Self
Hugh Downs
Self
Regis Philbin
Self
Tom Shales
Self
Tom Smothers
Self
Dick Smothers
Self
Hal Gurnee
Self
Richard Kennedy
Self
Woody Allen
Self
Muhammad Ali
Self
Liberace
Self
Fidel Castro
Self
Bill Cosby
Self
John F. Kennedy
Self
Richard Nixon
Self
Oscar Levant
Self
Jonathan Winters
Self
Robert Goulet
Self
Peggy Cass
Self
Vaughn Meader
Self
Judy Garland
Self
Robert F. Kennedy
Self
Nat King Cole
Self
Liza Minnelli
Self
Shirley MacLaine
Self
Dick Van Dyke
Self
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