– ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁com ic ▁actor ▁and ▁writer , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁two ▁pione ering ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁live ▁television ▁series : ▁Your ▁Show ▁of ▁Sh ows , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁ 9 0 - min ute ▁week ly ▁show ▁watched ▁by ▁ 6 0 ▁million ▁people , ▁and ▁its ▁successor , ▁Ca esar ' s ▁H our , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁influenced ▁later ▁gener ations ▁of ▁com ed ians . ▁Your ▁Show ▁of ▁Sh ows ▁and ▁its ▁cast ▁received ▁seven ▁Em my ▁nomin ations ▁between ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁tal lied ▁two ▁wins . ▁He ▁also ▁acted ▁in ▁mov ies ; ▁he ▁played ▁Co ach ▁Cal h oun ▁in ▁Gre ase ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁and ▁its ▁sequ el ▁Gre ase ▁ 2 ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁films ▁It ' s ▁a ▁Mad , ▁Mad , ▁Mad , ▁Mad ▁World ▁( 1 9 6 3 ), ▁Sil ent ▁Movie ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁World , ▁Part ▁I ▁( 1 9 8 1 ), ▁C annon ball ▁Run ▁II ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁and ▁Veg as ▁V ac ation ▁( 1 9 9 7 ). ▁ ▁Ca esar ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁" sk etch ▁com ic " ▁and ▁actor , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁stand - up ▁com ed ian . ▁He ▁also