# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/charlie-callas
# Generated: 2026-08-15T03:39:47.926Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/charlie-callas"
name: "Charlie Callas"
slug: "charlie-callas"
description: "Charlie Callas was an American actor and comedian. He was most commonly known for his work with Mel Brooks, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin, and his many stand-up appearances on television talk shows in the 1970s. He was also known for his role as Malcolm Argos, the restaurant owner and former con man, on the Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner television series Switch (1975–1978). Callas was also known as the voice of Elliott the Dragon in Disney's live-action/animated musical film Pete's Dragon (1977)."
tagline: "American actor, comedian, and jazz drummer (1927-2011)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/54/Callas-Charlie.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Comedians"
  slug: "comedians"
profileType:
  name: "Comedian"
  slug: "comedian"
birthDate: "1927-12-20"
deathDate: "2011-01-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.88
  momentum:             14.17162707249106
  historical:           17.01095466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130324/"
    handle:    "nm0130324"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
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    title: "چارلی کالاس"
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    title: "Charlie Callas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Callas"
    title: "Charlie Callas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Charlie Callas"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Callas"
    title: "Charlie Callas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Callas"
    title: "Charlie Callas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Charlie Callas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Callas"
    title: "Charlie Callas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Каллас, Чарли"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Charlie Callas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump