Madeline Kahn
Madeline Gail Kahn (née Wolfson; September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian and singer, known for comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including What's Up, Doc? (1972), Young Frankenstein (1974), High Anxiety (1977), History of the World, Part I (1981), and her Academy Award–nominated roles in Paper Moon (1973) and Blazing Saddles (1974).
Kahn made her Broadway debut in Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1968, and received Tony Award nominations for the play In the Boom Boom Room in 1974 and for the original production of the musical On the Twentieth Century in 1978. She starred as Madeline Wayne on the short-lived sitcom Oh Madeline (1983–84) and won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1987 for an ABC Afterschool Special. She received a third Tony Award nomination for the revival of the play Born Yesterday in 1989, before winning the 1993 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the comedy The Sisters Rosensweig. Her other film appearances included The Cheap Detective (1978), City Heat (1984), Clue (1985), and Nixon (1995).
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.4265 |
| Birthday | 1942-09-29 |
| Place of Birth | Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA |
| Also Known As | Madeleine Kahn, Madeliene Kahn, Madeline Gail Wolfson, |
1981
History of the World: Part I
6.751/945
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
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History of the World: Part I
1974
Young Frankenstein
7.856/3477
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a prett...
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Young Frankenstein
1975
At Long Last Love
5.081/31
Four socialites unexpectedly clash: heiress Brooke Carter runs into gambler Johnny Spanish at the race track while playboy Michael O. Pritchard nearly...
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At Long Last Love
1995
Nixon
6.818/411
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spa...
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Nixon
1986
An American Tail
6.757/1492
A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel en...
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An American Tail
1979
The Muppet Movie
7.219/720
The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp...
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The Muppet Movie
1974
Blazing Saddles
7.238/2151
Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railro...
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Blazing Saddles
1973
Paper Moon
7.9/864
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partn...
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Paper Moon
1994
Mixed Nuts
5.359/227
The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.
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Mixed Nuts
1983
Yellowbeard
5.591/160
For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sent...
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Yellowbeard
1972
What's Up, Doc?
7.376/475
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
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What's Up, Doc?
1977
High Anxiety
6.436/416
A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their pati...
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High Anxiety
1980
Wholly Moses
4.72/40
Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from G...
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Wholly Moses
1998
A Bug's Life
6.982/9905
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of fre...
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A Bug's Life
2022
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
5.222/9
Clue (1985) has become a cult classic film and is loved by multiple generations. Yet there has never been a documentary created to tell the behind the...
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Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
1999
Judy Berlin
5.929/14
Judy Berlin is an aspiring actress whose idealism is at odds with her small suburban community, where a solar eclipse induces town inhabitants (a lone...
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Judy Berlin
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
8.071/14
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows —...
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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
1975
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
5.98/175
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes is called upon to help sol...
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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1978
The Cheap Detective
6.349/109
A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of...
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The Cheap Detective
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
4.4/17
A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1985
Clue
7.211/2053
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackm...
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Clue
2009
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
0/0
Documentary on the making of Mel Brooks' classic comedy "History of the World, Part 1."
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Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
0/0
Documentary on the making of Mel Brooks' classic comedy "History of the World, Part 1."
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Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
1984
City Heat
5.534/221
Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer. Reynolds plays a former cop turned private eye na...
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City Heat
2001
Back in the Saddle
6.5/4
The cast of "Blazing Saddles" discusses salient points of the movie and its place in modern culture.
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Back in the Saddle
1990
Betsy's Wedding
5.713/54
Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell just want an intimate little wedding reception, but B...
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Betsy's Wedding
1985
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
8.5/2
Gonzo hosts this collection of some of the weirdest moments from The Muppet Show at his trailer home, assisted by Camilia and visited by Kermit The Fr...
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Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
1982
Slapstick of Another Kind
3.146/24
A rich, beautiful couple give birth to deformed alien twins who, when their heads are together, are the smartest kids on the planet.
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Slapstick of Another Kind
1996
London Suite
5.1/7
On one day at an English hotel, four different stories are shown. Diana is in London to promote her television series and her ex-husband Sydney shows...
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London Suite
1991
They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
0/0
With the infamous Dalton Brothers behind bars, Luke plans on getting a little rest. On returning to Daisy Town, Luke finds out that the outlaw’s sweet...
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They call me Lucky Luke - Ma Dalton
1992
For Richer, for Poorer
5.769/13
Fresh out of college, a young man lazes about his family's estate, which irritates his father, a self-made millionaire who hatches a bankruptcy plan t...
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For Richer, for Poorer
1980
First Family
3.375/8
When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep them from sacrificing her.
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First Family
1973
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
6.667/12
A precocious young girl and her younger brother run away from home and hide in the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
2010
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
0/0
A look back at 40 years of Seasame Street.
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Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
1968
The Dove
5.87/23
De Düva is a 1968 Oscar-nominated American short film that parodies the films of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, including Wild Strawberries and The...
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The Dove
1972
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
5/1
A documentary about the making of Peter Bogdanovich's screwball comedy "What's Up Doc?" starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal.
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Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
1986
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
8/1
Sensing his mom is lonely and looking for companionship, a 13-year-old places a personal ad for 'The Perfect Guy'
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Wanted: The Perfect Guy
1992
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
9/5
This program features the music of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim in a 1992 performance at Carnegie Hall. An American Musical Theatre writer for o...
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Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
2007
The Pixar Story
7.54/249
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of it...
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The Pixar Story
1996
For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
9/1
Follows the triumphs and tragedies of Katrinka Kovár, a young Czechoslovakian ski prodigy who discovers high-society splendor in the arms of a wealthy...
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For Love Alone: The Ivana Trump Story
1986
My Little Pony: The Movie
6.341/85
The first day of Spring is on its way and the Little Ponies are preparing for it with a big festival. But all the fun may come to an end if the witch...
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My Little Pony: The Movie
1987
Sesame Street: Sing Along
6/1
Your Sesame Street friends are getting together to sing their favorite songs, and they're inviting you to join all the fun. So sing along with Big Bir...
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Sesame Street: Sing Along
1988
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
8/1
The life, career, and music of Irving Berlin are celebrated live on stage with musical performances.
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Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1980
Simon
6.333/24
A group of scientists take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwashing experiment and try to convince him that he is a living b...
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Simon
1993
Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
0/0
Catch a case of the yawns with Dr. Seuss in this classic rhyming picture book. Bedtime has never been more fun. A yawn is quite catching, you see.
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Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book
1972
Harvey
6.636/11
Elwood P. Dowd's constant companion is Harvey, a six-foot tall invisible rabbit. To his sister, his obsession with Harvey has been a thorn in her plan...
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Harvey
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
8.1/10
A collection of classic Saturday Night Live sketches featuring Dan Aykroyd.
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
1980
Happy Birthday, Gemini
3.857/7
A poor Harvard student's romance with a girl hits a rough spot when he realizes, on his 21st birthday, that he's in love with her brother.
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Happy Birthday, Gemini
2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
6.429/8
At the age of 91, Mel Brooks is unstoppable, with his musical "Young Frankenstein" opening to great critical acclaim in London in late 2017. Alan Yent...
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Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
1983
Group Madness
9/1
A behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of 1983's Yellowbeard
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Group Madness
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
0/0
The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips fro...
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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
6.75/4
The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration!
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Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1994
The World of Jim Henson
7.429/7
In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a...
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The World of Jim Henson
1996
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
8.286/7
Via reminiscences from writer/actor Gene Wilder and others, this documentary recalls the making of the 1974 film Young Frankenstein.
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Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
8/1
Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #4: FOLLOW YOUR OWN STAR is a brand new compilation of...
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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
1981
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
6/1
Burt Reynolds is honored by more than 100 of his fellow celebrities and co-workers.
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All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1982
Scrambled Feet
8/1
Madeline Kahn stars in this zany musical revue that pokes fun at punk rock, theatre critics, the British theatre and much more!
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Scrambled Feet
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
6/4
Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar,...
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Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
2014
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
1/1
A documentary about Mel Brooks' legendary 1974 comedy «Blazing Saddles».
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Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
0/0
THE AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE VAULT is a 2-disc, 500-minute odyssey that collects eight feature-length VHS mixtapes from the crackpots at AGFA—including tw...
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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
1995
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
0/0
A corrupt mayoress fakes a miracle to save her bankrupt town, and the romance between a rational nurse and an easygoing doctor caught in the chaos. A...
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Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
2014
The Last Impresario
5.5/4
Michael White might just be the most famous person you’ve never heard of. A notorious London theatre and film impresario, he produced over 300 shows a...
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The Last Impresario
2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
7.6/5
Elmo's World celebrates 35 years of Sesame Street. Elmo wants to know more about the street he lives on, so Grover takes him on a trip back in time to...
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Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2019
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
5.5/2
A compilation of various segments and plots from the iconic edutainment series' history, with one disc containing 75 individual segments (presented in...
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Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
6.895/19
A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts ret...
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