Liberace

Liberace

Known for
Acting
Born
May 16, 1919
Died
February 4, 1987 (aged 67)
Birthplace
West Allis, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

Władziu Valentino Liberace known mononymously as Liberace, was an American pianist, singer, and actor. A child prodigy and the son of working-class immigrants, Liberace enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements. At the height of his fame, from the 1950's to the 1970's, Liberace was the highest-paid entertainer in the world, with established concert residencies in Las Vegas, and an international touring schedule. Liberace embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage, acquiring the nickname "Mr. Showmanship".

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Liberace: The World's Greatest Showman poster

Liberace: The World's Greatest Showman

Movie · as Himself

2023
Commitment to Life poster

Commitment to Life

Movie · as Self (archive)

2021
Dark Eyes poster

Dark Eyes

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
Look Me Over: Liberace poster

Look Me Over: Liberace

Movie · as Self

2017
Lucky poster

Lucky

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2015
Do I Sound Gay? poster

Do I Sound Gay?

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
Good Night, and Good Luck. poster

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2003
Jack Paar: Smart Television poster

Jack Paar: Smart Television

Movie · as Self

2003
Cher: The Farewell Tour poster

Cher: The Farewell Tour

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1993
Liberace: Mr. Showmanship poster

Liberace: Mr. Showmanship

Movie · as Self

1990
Death In Hollywood poster

Death In Hollywood

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1988
Liberace: Behind the Music poster

Liberace: Behind the Music

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1988
American Experience poster

American Experience

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

1987
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports poster

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1986
Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills

Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills

TV · 1 ep

1985
Liberace Live poster

Liberace Live

Movie · as Self

1985
WrestleMania poster

WrestleMania

Movie · as Timekeeper

1985
Friday People

Friday People

TV · 1 ep

1984
Special People poster

Special People

Movie · as Self

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years poster

James Bond: The First 21 Years

Movie · as Self

1982
Hotel poster

Hotel

TV · as Liberace · 1 ep

1981
Lily: Sold Out poster

Lily: Sold Out

Movie · as Liberace

1981
Taxi to the Toilets poster

Taxi to the Toilets

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1979
Liberace: A Valentine Special poster

Liberace: A Valentine Special

Movie · as Himself

1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood poster

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1978
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! poster

Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!

Movie · as Himself

1977
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

Movie

1976
The Muppet Show poster

The Muppet Show

TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep

1975
Cher poster

Cher

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1973
The World of Liberace poster

The World of Liberace

Movie · as Himself

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Liberace · 1 ep

1972
Flight of the Seagull

Flight of the Seagull

Movie · as Liberace

1971
The Pearl Bailey Show

The Pearl Bailey Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max poster

The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max

Movie · as Self

1970
The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

The Smothers Brothers Summer Show

TV · 1 ep

1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1968
Here's Lucy poster

Here's Lucy

TV · as Liberace · 1 ep

1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

TV · as Self (uncredited) · 3 eps

1968
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1966
Batman poster

Batman

TV · as Chandell / Harry · 2 eps

1965
The Loved One poster

The Loved One

Movie · as M. Starker, Whispering Glades Funeral Salesman

1965
When the Boys Meet the Girls poster

When the Boys Meet the Girls

Movie · as Liberace

1964
The King of Carnaby Street poster

The King of Carnaby Street

Movie

1964
The Hollywood Palace poster

The Hollywood Palace

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1963
The Danny Kaye Show poster

The Danny Kaye Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 3 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self - Co-Host · 3 eps

1958
Kraft Music Hall poster

Kraft Music Hall

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1956
The Steve Allen Show poster

The Steve Allen Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1955
Spend the Holidays with Liberace poster

Spend the Holidays with Liberace

Movie · as Self

1955
Sincerely Yours poster

Sincerely Yours

Movie · as Anthony Warrin

1955
Liberace Easter Special poster

Liberace Easter Special

Movie

1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere poster

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Movie · as Self

1954
The Jimmy Durante Show

The Jimmy Durante Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1953
Liberace's Christmas Special poster

Liberace's Christmas Special

Movie · as Self

1952
The Liberace Show

The Liberace Show

TV · as Self · 10 eps

1951
Footlight Varieties poster

Footlight Varieties

Movie · as Himself

1950
South Sea Sinner poster

South Sea Sinner

Movie · as Maestro

1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1950
The Jack Benny Program poster

The Jack Benny Program

TV · as Liberace · 1 ep

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 5 eps