Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

The Man in the Funny Suit (Season 2, Episode 14)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

A behind-the-scenes drama concerning Ed Wynn's performance as Army in Requiem for a Heavyweight.

Director

Ralph Nelson

Writers

Ralph Nelson | Dorothy Hechtlinger (story editor)

Producer

Cinematographer

Editor

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 15, 1960

Release date

Apr 15, 1960 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

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49 cast members

Name	Known for
Desi Arnaz Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Ed Wynn Self Self See fewer	Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Keenan Wynn Self Self See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Seymour Berns Skelton's Director Skelton's Director See fewer	The Jack Benny Program (1950)
Robin Blake Script Girl Script Girl See fewer	Paternity (1981)
Joey Faye Joey Faye Joey Faye See fewer	Close-Up (1948)
Ned Glass Ed Wynn's Understudy Ed Wynn's Understudy See fewer	Charade (1963)
Charlene Glazer Secretary Secretary See fewer	Night Court U.S.A. (1958)
Drew Handley Assistant Director Assistant Director See fewer	ABC Stage 67 (1966)
Richard Joy Announcer Announcer See fewer	You Are There (1953)
Bob Mathias Self Self See fewer	The Bob Mathias Story (1954)
Ralph Nelson Self Self See fewer	Lilies of the Field (1963)
William Roerick Martin Manulis Martin Manulis See fewer	The Wasp Woman (1959)
Maxie Rosenbloom Self Self See fewer	Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Rod Serling Self Self See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Red Skelton Self Self See fewer	The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
Maxine Stuart Sharley Wynn Sharley Wynn See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Bill Walker Porter Porter See fewer	Big Jake (1971)
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