In the '70s and '80s, Dangerfield's appearances on "The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" were major television events, whether in college dorms or, who knows, retirement villages.

Rodney Dangerfield, the bug-eyed comic whose self-deprecating one-liners brought him stardom in clubs, television and movies and made his lament "I don't get no respect" a catchphrase, died Oct. 5 ...

Dangerfield returned to comedy at the age of 42 and began to attract attention, appearing on the Ed Sullivan show seven times and was a regular on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson . After his first ...

Rodney Dangerfield knew “I don’t get no respect” was funny when it cracked up New Yorkers, notorious for being tough. From there on out, the one-liner became his catchphrase — and the ...

Carson’s final show, on May 22, 1992, drew an estimated 55 million viewers, ... YouTube clips of Carson with Rodney Dangerfield are part of everyone’s comedy education.

THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON — Pictured: (l-t) Comedian Rodney Dangerfield during an interview with host Johnny Carson on July 14, 1977 — (Photo by: Tom Ron/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via ...

Carson already was growing a legion of famous ... Robin Williams, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Arsenio Hall, Jeff Foxworthy, Ellen DeGeneres, Rodney Dangerfield, Joan Rivers, David Brenner, Tim ...

Al Czervik from the movie "Caddyshack," played by Rodney Dangerfield, gets a call on the golf course: "Hello. It's my broker ... Carson Last updated July 22 2008: 11:27 AM ET. Email ...

Rodney Dangerfield was born Jacob Cohen in Babylon, Long Island, in 1921. ... he made 97 appearances on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, had his own spot on The Dean Martin Show ...

LOS ANGELES Rodney Dangerfield, the bug-eyed comic whose self-deprecating one-liners brought him stardom in clubs, television and movies and made his lament, "I don t get no respect," a ...