Editing Milton Berle (section)

===Life after ''The Milton Berle Show''===
[[File:Leavelaugh.jpg|right|thumb|Poster of Berle's film ''[[Always Leave Them Laughing]]'']]
In Las Vegas, Berle played to packed showrooms at [[Caesars Palace]], [[Sands Hotel|the Sands]], the [[Desert Inn]], and other casino hotels. Berle had appeared at the [[El Rancho Vegas|El Rancho]], the first Las Vegas Strip full service resort, starting in the late 1940s. In addition to constant club appearances, Berle performed on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in [[Herb Gardner]]'s ''[[The Goodbye People]]'' in 1968. He also became a commercial spokesman for the thriving [[Lum's|Lum's restaurant]] chain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bionicdisco.com/2017/02/08/70s-spots-milton-berle-for-lums-restaurants-1975/|title=70s Spots: Milton Berle For Lums Restaurants (1975)|last=Moore|first=David|date=February 8, 2017|website=Bionic Disco|language=en-US|access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>

He appeared in numerous films, including ''[[Always Leave Them Laughing]]'' (released in 1949, shortly after his TV debut) with [[Virginia Mayo]] and [[Bert Lahr]]; ''[[Let's Make Love]]'' with [[Marilyn Monroe]] and [[Yves Montand]]; ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]];'' ''[[The Loved One (film)|The Loved One]];'' ''[[The Oscar (film)|The Oscar]];'' ''[[Who's Minding the Mint?]];'' ''[[Lepke]];'' [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Broadway Danny Rose]];'' and ''[[Trabbi Goes to Hollywood|Driving Me Crazy]]''.

Freed in part from the obligations of his NBC contract, Berle was signed in 1966 to a new weekly variety series on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1966/09/10/archives/milton-berle-yesterdays-mr-television-returns-the-vitality-is-there.html "Milton Berle, Yesterday's 'Mr. Television,' Returns; The Vitality Is There, but the Material Isn't"], by Jack Gould, ''The New York Times'', September 10, 1966, p.59</ref> Unrelated to the 1950s Texaco Star show, the new 1966 ABC series was also called ''The Milton Berle Show''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060008/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_8_nm_0_q_The%2520Milton%2520Berle%2520Show "The Milton Berle Show (1966-1967)"]</ref> made its debut on September 9, 1966, and ABC announced its cancellation within two months.<ref>"Berle Show Canceled", by Matt Messina, ''Daily News'' (New York), October 31, 1966, p.56</ref> The show failed to capture a large audience and was canceled after half a season.<ref>"ABC Cancels Latest Losers", NYT News Service report in ''Austin (TX) American-Statesman'', December 4, 1966, p.T17</ref> with the final show running on January 6, 1967.<ref>"Miltie Spoofs Old Radio", ''Dayton (O.) Daily News'', January 6, 1967, p.59</ref> Berle later appeared as guest villain [[List of Batman (TV series) episodes#Season 3|Louie the Lilac]] on ABC's ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' series. Other appearances included stints on ''[[The Barbara Stanwyck Show]]'', ''[[The Lucy Show]]'', ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'', ''[[Get Smart]]'', ''[[Laugh-In]]'', ''[[The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]]'', ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]'', ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]'', ''[[F Troop]]'', ''[[Fantasy Island]]'', ''[[The Mod Squad]]'', ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'', ''[[CHiPs]]'', ''[[The Muppet Show]],'' and ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]''.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Like his contemporary [[Jackie Gleason]], Berle proved a solid dramatic actor and was acclaimed for several such performances, most notably his lead role in "Doyle Against the House" on ''[[The Dick Powell Show]]'' in 1961, a role for which he received an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] nomination. He also played the part of a blind survivor of an airplane crash in ''Seven in Darkness'', the first in ABC's ''[[ABC Movie of the Week|Movie of the Week]]'' series. He also played a dramatic role as a [[talent agent]] in ''[[The Oscar (film)|The Oscar]]'' (1966) and was one of the few actors in that movie to get good notices from critics.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

During this period, Berle was named to the ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' for the greatest number of charity performances made by a show-business performer. Unlike the high-profile shows done by [[Bob Hope]] to entertain the troops, Berle did more shows, over a period of 50 years, on a lower-profile basis. Berle received an award for entertaining at stateside military bases in [[World War I]] as a child performer, in addition to traveling to foreign bases during [[World War II]] and the [[Vietnam War]]. The first charity [[telethon]] (for the [[Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation]]) was hosted by Berle in 1949.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000926/|title=Milton Berle|work=IMDb}}</ref> A permanent fixture at charity benefits in the Hollywood area, he was instrumental in raising millions for charitable causes.