Charlie Callas, who was the actor has died at age 83 in Las Vegas. Charlie Callas was better known in years 60 and 70 of his works with Mel Brooks, Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. The spciality Charlie Callas was to have sound effects such as stuttering, the phone rings, and whistles and facial expressions of many Charllie Callas.Callas served in the U.S. Army during World War II and then worked as a drummer before turning to comedy. He became known for his television appearances, including regular slots on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, before finally banned by the host to push in order to generate laughs.
Mark Callas said her father knew all the members of the Rat Pack, a group of actors, including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford.A native of Brooklyn, the thin reed Callas minor films roles Brooks Silent Movie (1976), High Anxiety (1977, as a cocker spaniel), the history of the World: Part I (1981) and Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995). He landed a role opposite Jerry Lewis in The Big Mouth (1967) after a meeting with the actor in a show and was the voice of Elliot in Pete's Dragon Disney (1977).
Callas on tour with Sinatra and Tom Jones, played a role in the movie Jerry Lewis, Boca Grande, in 1967, and was a guest on various television programs presented by Jackie Gleason, Ed Sullivan, Merv Griffin, and Andy Williams Flip Wilson. Callas guests staying at the "Joey Bishop Show.He also played a restaurant owner Malcolm Argos in the 1970 TV series" Switch "with Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert.He also toured with Frank Sinatra and was famous for using sound effects cleaner production, such as telephone stuttering and whistles, and many facial expressions.
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