Gene Shalit

Acting

Biography

Eugene Shalit (March 25, 1926 — June 12, 2026) was an American retired journalist, television personality, film and book critic, and author. After starting to work part-time on NBC's The Today Show in 1970, he filled those roles from January 15, 1973, until retiring on November 11, 2010. Shalit was known for his frequent use of puns, his oversized handlebar moustache and fuzzy hair, and for wearing colourful bow ties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Shalit, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 13

Movies (8)

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
Self (archive footage)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
2020
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
Self
An Amazin' Era
1986
Self
Let's Go Mets
1986
Self
Tootsie
1982
Self (uncredited)
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
1973
Self

Shows (5)

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
Self (archive footage)
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Gene Scallop (voice)
The Critic
1994
Gene Shalit (voice)
Cribb
1980
Self – Host
Masterpiece Mystery
1980
Self