This Is Your Life

Premise

This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience, including special guest appearances by colleagues, friends and family.

Edwards revived the show in 1971-72, while Joseph Campanella hosted a version in 1983. Edwards returned for some specials in the late 1980s, before his death in 2005. The show originated as a radio show on NBC Radio airing from 1948 to 1952.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

• Ralph Edwards as Self - Host
• Tommy Sands as Self
• Dinah Shore as Self
• Charles 'Buddy' Rogers as Self
• Glenn Ford as Self
• Spike Jones as Self
• Harold Lloyd as Self
• Tennessee Ernie Ford as Self

Supporting cast

• Fran Allison as Self
• Stephen Boyd as Self
• Richard Arlen as Self
• Rory Calhoun as Self
• James Gleason as Self
• Edward G. Robinson as Self
• Edgar Bergen as Self
• Harriet Nelson as Self
• Jean Hersholt as Self
• Johnny Weissmüller as Self
• Stanley Kramer as Self
• Ken Murray as Self

Guest cast

• Tommy Sands as Self
• Dinah Shore as Self
• Charles 'Buddy' Rogers as Self
• Glenn Ford as Self
• Spike Jones as Self
• Harold Lloyd as Self
• Tennessee Ernie Ford as Self
• Fran Allison as Self
• Stephen Boyd as Self
• Richard Arlen as Self
• Rory Calhoun as Self
• James Gleason as Self

Episodes

This series spans 9 seasons with 289 episodes.

Production

Release

References

1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
2. IMDb
3. EpisodeTime Show Page