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Tim Conway
American actor and comedian (1933–2019)
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About
Tim Conway, born Thomas Daniel Conway on December 15, 1933, in Willoughby, Ohio, was an American actor and comedian. After graduating from Bowling Green State University and serving in the U.S. Army, he gained national recognition as Ensign Charles Parker on McHale's Navy (1962–1966). He is best known for his ad-libbed comedy on The Carol Burnett Show (1975–1978), creating characters like 'The Old Man' and Mr. Tudball. He won six Primetime Emmy Awards, including four for that show. He voiced Barnacle Boy on SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–2019) and starred in Disney films such as The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2002.
* 1933-12-15 — † 2019-05-14
Major works
- McHale's Navy (1962)TV series
- The Carol Burnett Show (1975)TV show
- The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)film
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)animated series
- 30 Rock (2008)TV series
Key milestones
- 1999Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 2002Inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
- 2019Died in Los Angeles at age 85.
Themes
Improvisational comedyComic charactersAmerican televisionVoice actingFamily films
Sources: televisionacademy.com · reuters.com · projects.latimes.com
“I never had a plan. I just fell into things.”
— Tim ConwayTheme · Life
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