Renowned comedian-actor Mitzi McCall passed away on Thursday in Burbank, as reported by Variety. She was 93 years old.
McCall is best known for her outstanding collaboration with her husband, comedian and actor Charlie Brill, as part of the comedy duo "McCall and Brill." The duo became a fixture on television, appearing in numerous variety shows, including a notable performance on The Ed Sullivan Show during The Beatles' first American appearance in 1964.
McCall began her entertainment career in the late 1940s with a stage debut at the Pittsburgh Playhouse in Strange Bedfellows in 1948. In the early 1950s, she hosted the Kiddie Castle program on KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, showcasing her versatility and charisma as a performer. By 1953, she was featured on Studio 10 on KGTV in San Diego, California, according to Variety.
Throughout her decades-long career, she appeared on shows such as Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, Life Goes On, Silk Stalkings, Seinfeld, Roseanne, Dharma and Greg, Becker, The Twilight Zone, and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. She also enjoyed a successful career as a voice-over artist, lending her voice to characters in animated series like Snorks, Mother Goose and Grimm, The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show, The Flintstones, and The Jetsons. She also voiced Glyptodon in the animated feature Ice Age.
McCall's film career included roles in The White Palace, The Cry Baby Killer, Machine-Gun Kelly, War of the Satellites, and Young at Heart. She worked with entertainment icons such as Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, and Robin Williams. She also contributed as a screenwriter on television shows like Eight is Enough, One Day at a Time, Alf, and Charles in Charge.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Charlie Brill, their daughter, Jenny, and nieces, Toni Howard and Wendy Goldberg.
