Isaac Sidney "
Sid"
Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comic actor and writer, best known for the pioneering 1950s live television series
Your Show of Shows, a 90-minute weekly show watched by 60 million people and its successor,
Caesar's Hour, both of which influenced later generations of comedians. He also acted in movies; he played Coach Calhoun in
Grease (1978) and its sequel
Grease 2 (1982) and appeared in the films
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963),
Silent Movie (1976),
History of the World, Part I (1981), and
Cannonball Run II (1984).