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Art Carney

Milestones

  • Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York, USA
  • Birthday: November 4, 1918
  • 1993

    Final feature appearace to date in "The Last Action Hero"

  • 1990

    Made last TV-movie to date "Where Pigeons Go to Die" (NBC)

  • 1988

    Hosted "Jackie Gleason: The Great One", a posthumous CBS tribute to Gleason

  • 1985

    Final onscreen teaming with Jackie Gleason in the title roles of the CBS TV-movie "Izzy and Moe"

  • 1984

    Had featured role in "The Muppets Take Manhattan"

  • 1984

    Won sixth Emmy for supporting role in "Terrible Joe Moran" (CBS), starring James Cagney

  • 1979

    Teamed with George Burns and Lee Strasberg for "Going in Style"

  • 1977

    Delivered one of his best film performances as an aging detective investigating his partner's murder in Robert Benton's "The Late Show"

  • 1977

    Starred in the short-lived NBC series "Lanigan's Rabbi"

  • 1974

    Won Best Actor Oscar for his performance as a senior citizen in "Harry and Tonto"

  • 1969

    Earned Tony Award nomination for his role in the stage play "Lovers" by Brian Friel

  • 1965

    Originated role of Felix Unger on Broadway in "The Odd Couple"

  • 1964

    First major screen role, "The Yellow Rolls-Royce"

  • 1951

    Introduced Ed Norton character on "The Honeymooners" skit on "Cavalcade of Stars"

  • 1951

    Was regular on the NBC variety series "Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt"

  • 1941

    Screen debut in a bit part, "Pot o' Gold"; last feature appearance for over 20 years

  • 1936 to 1939

    Began career as a mimic and novelty singer with Horace Heidt Orchestra

  • Broadway debut, "The Rope Dancers"

  • Co-starred on "The Jackie Gleason Show"; reprised character of Ed Norton in "The Honeymooners" sketches; won three back-to-back Emmy Awards in 1953, 1954 and 1955

  • Had recurring guest role as James Cavanaugh on the CBS sitcom "The Cavanaughs"

  • Headlined a series of TV specials for NBC

  • Left "The Odd Couple" when he suffered a nervous breakdown; briefly hospitalized

  • Played Norton in the sitcom "The Honeymooners" (CBS)

  • Returned to status as regular on "The Jackie Gleason Show" (CBS)

  • Served in US Army; hit by shrapnel at Normandy's Omaha Beach landing and suffered a leg wound which left him with a slight limp

  • TV series debut as Charlie the doorman and Newton the waiter on "The Morey Amsterdam Show" (CBS, 1948-1949; DuMont, 1949-1950)

  • Was a regular on DuMont Network's "Cavalcade of Stars"

  • Worked on radio with Horace Heidt, on "The March of Time" (doing impersonations of politicians in the news and often partnered with character actor Ollie O'Toole) and as second banana to Fred Allen, Edgar Bergen and Bert Lahr; interrupted in 1944-1945 for military service

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