Acting credits
34
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Shari Lewis
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 13Series: 22Crew credits: 8
TMDB ID: 186821
IMDb ID: nm0507741
Known for: Acting
Born: January 17, 1933
Died: August 2, 1998
Age: 65
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2025
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 7.28
Wikidata: Q440604
Also known as
Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop • Lamb Chop • Shari & Jeremy • Jeremy & Shari • Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz
Other jobs
Producer (5)Creator (1)Executive Producer (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz (January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998), better known as Shari Lewis, was an American ventriloquist, puppeteer, children's entertainer and television show host. She was best known as the original puppeteer of the sock puppet Lamb Chop, first appearing on Captain Kangaroo in March 1956 and then Hi Mom, a local morning television show that aired on WRCA-TV (now WNBC-TV) in New York City. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Shari Lewis.
as Self (archival footage)
Shari & Lamb Chop
2025 • Movie
as Shari / Lamb Chop / Hush Puppy / Charlie Horse (voice)
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
1996 • Movie
as Self/Self - Lamb Chop/Self - Charlie Horse/Self - Hush Puppy
Kids for Character
1996 • Movie
as Shari
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
1995 • Movie
as Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
1994 • Movie
One-Minute Bible Stories
1994 • Movie
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 • Movie
as Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Kooky Classics
1984 • Movie
as Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Have I Got a Story For You
1984 • Movie
as Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
You Can Do It
1984 • Movie
as Additional Muppet Performer
The Muppet Movie
1979 • Movie
as Herself
The Shari Show
1975 • Movie
as Honey Halfwitch
The Defiant Giant
1966 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Shari Lewis.
as Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice) • 20 eps
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza
1998 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 • Series
as Shari Lewis • 1 eps
The Nanny
1993 • Series
as Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice) • 31 eps
Lamb Chop's Play-Along
1992 • Series
1 eps
The Alan Thicke Show
1980 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
1979 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Dinah!
1974 • Series
as Diane • 1 eps
Love, American Style
1969 • Series
as Princess Nida (voice) • 18 eps
Arabian Knights
1968 • Series
as Self • 4 eps
Hollywood Squares
1966 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Star Trek
1966 • Series
as Janet Jerrod • 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 • Series
as Self - Singer / Ventriloquist • 1 eps
The Hollywood Palace
1964 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 • Series
as Self • 7 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Self - Co-Host • 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Kraft Music Hall
1958 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 • Series
as Shari Lewis • 1 eps
The Jack Benny Program
1950 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 • Series