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The Vent Event (1978)
Character: Willie Tyler/Lester
Steve Allen hosts famous ventriloquists and puppets including Edgar Bergan, Charlie McCarthy, Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop, and The Muppets.
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All the Money in the World (1983)
Character: Self - Host
A young boy gets a wish from a leprechaun, and wishes for all the money in the world. He then learns about the real-life ramifications of such a wish.
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Character: Self - Ventriloquist (archive footage)
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.
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Americathon (1979)
Character: N/A
In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.
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I'm No Dummy (2009)
Character: Himself
Explores and examines the world of ventriloquism through clips, photos and interviews with many of the greatest vents from today and yesterday, illustrating that this perceived novelty act is truly an extraordinary art form.
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Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit (1982)
Character: Himself - Host
When strange accidents happen at the factory where Mr. Monroe works, and vegetables are drained of their juices, the neighbors as well as Harold the dog and Chester the cat suspect that the new-found family bunny is really a vampire.
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Blockheads (1982)
Character: N/A
Mariette Hartley hosts performances by top ventriloquists.
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Adam Sandler: Love You (2024)
Character: Willie Tyler and Lester
Adam Sandler hits the stage for a thrillingly unpredictable comedy special featuring songs, jokes, party-crashing dogs and plenty of love.
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Coming Home (1978)
Character: Virgil
In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.
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A Christmas Dream (1984)
Character: Self
In this NBC Christmas Special from 1984, Mr. T plays a street Santa Claus who meets a young boy, played by Emmanuel Lewis of TV's Webster, who doesn't share the spirit of Christmas. Mr. T sets out to change Billy's mind, taking him around the city to FAO Schwartz, where he gets a magic lesson from David Copperfield, and then to Radio City Music Hall, where he listens to Christmas songs sung by Maureen McGovern, imagines himself as one of the toy soldiers in the Rockettes' Christmas Show, meets Willie Tyler and his dummy Lester, and finally is moved to realize the true meaning of Christmas, before being reunited with his parents.
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