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Harvey Korman

November 11, 2023

For the Scrubs character, see List of Scrubs characters § Harvey Corman.

Harvey Herschel Korman (February 15, 1927 – May 29, 2008) was an American actor and comedian who performed in television and film productions. His big break was being a featured performer on CBS's The Danny Kaye Show, but he is best remembered for his performances on the sketch comedy series The Carol Burnett Show, for which he won four Emmy Awards, as well as his partnership with Tim Conway. Korman also appeared in several comedy films by Mel Brooks.

Harvey Korman
Born
Harvey Herschel Korman

(1927-02-15)February 15, 1927
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 29, 2008(2008-05-29) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica, California
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1950–2008
Spouses
Donna Ehlert
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(m. 1960; div. 1977)​
Deborah Fritz Korman
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(m. 1982)​
Children4

Early life edit

Korman was of Russian-Jewish descent and born in Chicago, the son of Ellen (née Blecher) and Cyril Raymond Korman, a salesman.[1][2][3] He served in the United States Navy during World War II.[4] After being discharged, he studied at the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University) and at HB Studio.[5][6] He was a member of the Peninsula Players summer theater program during the 1950, 1957, and 1958 seasons.[7]

Career edit

Early years edit

Korman's first television role was as a head waiter in The Donna Reed Show episode, "Decisions, Decisions, Decisions". He appeared as a comically exasperated public relations man in a January 1961 episode of the CBS drama Route 66. He was seen on numerous television programs afterwards including the role of Blake in the 1964 episode "Who Chopped Down the Cherry Tree?" on the NBC medical drama The Eleventh Hour and a bartender in the 1962 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle." He frequently appeared as a supporting player on The Danny Kaye Show from 1963 through 1967. He was cast three times, including the role of Dr. Allison in "Who Needs Glasses?" (1962), on ABC's The Donna Reed Show. He also guest-starred on Dennis the Menace and on the NBC contemporary western series Empire.

From 1964 to 1966, he appeared three times in consecutive years on the CBS comedy The Munsters starring Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo. During the 1965–1966 season, Korman appeared regularly on ABC's The Flintstones as the voice of The Great Gazoo in its final season on network television.

The Carol Burnett Show edit

 
Carol Burnett, guest star Madeline Kahn, and Harvey Korman in one of a series of "The Family" sketches on The Carol Burnett Show, 1976

The 1967 debut of The Carol Burnett Show gave Korman his greatest recognition. During his ten-year run on the show, he received six Emmy Award nominations and won four, in 1969, 1971, 1972, and 1974. The exact name of the category changed slightly during the period, but the award was for Outstanding Achievement by a supporting performer in music or variety show. He was also nominated for four Golden Globes for the series, winning that award in 1975. In 1977, he left The Carol Burnett Show to headline his own sitcom on ABC, The Harvey Korman Show, which lasted only five episodes.

Other work edit

While appearing on The Carol Burnett Show, Korman gained further fame by appearing as the villainous Hedley Lamarr in the 1974 Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles. He also starred in Brooks' High Anxiety (1977) as Dr. Charles Montague. In 1978 he appeared in the CBS Star Wars Holiday Special providing levity in three of the special's variety segments: a cantina skit with Bea Arthur in which he plays a barfly who drinks through a hole in the top of his head, another as Chef Gormaanda, a four-armed parody of Julia Child, and one as a malfunctioning Amorphian android in an instruction video. In 1980, he played Captain Blythe in the Disney comedy, Herbie Goes Bananas. The following year, he portrayed Count de Monet in Brooks' History of the World, Part 1. In later years he did voice work for the live-action film The Flintstones as well as for the animated The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue. He also starred in the short-lived Mel Brooks TV series The Nutt House, and in his final Mel Brooks film, as the zany Dr. Seward, in Dracula: Dead and Loving It. In 1986, he starred in the failed CBS comedy series Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills with Valerie Perrine.[8]

In 1982 he reunited with Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence in the TV movie Eunice reprising his role of Ed Higgins from “The Family” sketches from The Carol Burnett Show. He continued the portrayal on the spin-off series, Mama’s Family in addition to introducing each episode of the series during its initial two-season NBC network run, portraying fictional television host Alistair Quince as well as directing 31 episodes of the series.

He also reunited with fellow Carol Burnett Show alumnus Tim Conway, making a guest appearance on Conway's 1980–1981 comedy-variety series The Tim Conway Show. The two later toured the U.S., reprising skits from the show and performing new material.[9] A DVD of new comedy sketches by Korman and Conway, Together Again, was released in 2006.[10] Korman and Conway had been jointly inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2002.[11]

Personal life edit

Korman was married to Donna Ehlert from 1960 to 1977 and they had two children, Maria and Christopher Korman. He married Deborah Korman (née Fritz) in 1982 and was married to her until he died in 2008. They had two daughters together, Kate and Laura Korman.

Death edit

Korman died at age 81 on May 29, 2008, at UCLA Medical Center as the result of complications from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm he had suffered four months earlier.[12][6] He is interred at Santa Monica's Woodlawn Cemetery.

Filmography edit

Film edit

Television edit

Video games edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bloom, Nate (December 26, 2003). J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17.
  2. ^ Nelson, Valerie J. (May 30, 2008). "Harvey Korman, 81; versatile Emmy-winning comedian". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ "Harvey Korman". The Daily Telegraph. London. June 3, 2008. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  4. ^ Cheng, Jim (May 29, 2008). "Carol Burnett Show' veteran Harvey Korman dies at 81". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  5. ^ "Alumni". HB Studio.
  6. ^ a b Thomas, Bob (May 30, 2008). "Harvey Korman, 81: Carol Burnett Sidekick". Toronto Star. Associated Press. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  7. ^ "Harvey Korman and Bob Thompson Serve as Honorary Chairmen of Capital Campaign" (Press release). Peninsula Players. June 26, 2005. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  8. ^ O'Connor, John J. (April 24, 1986). "'LEO AND LIZ' AND 'BRIDGES TO CROSS'". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Klein, Marty; Svetkey, Benjamin (May 20, 2019). "Tim Conway's Longtime Agent Reveals Origins of Actor's Live Comedy Tours With Harvey Korman". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  10. ^ "Tim Conway Harvey Korman Together Again DVD". Amazon. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  11. ^ "Television Hall of Fame Honorees: Complete List". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  12. ^ Berman, Marc (May 14, 2019). "I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together, Tim Conway". Forbes. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "Dumb and Dumber: The Animated Series". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  14. ^ "Comic Actor Harvey Korman Dies:Korman voiced roles on shows like HEY ARNOLD!". Animation World Network. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  15. ^ "Harvey Korman". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved 2017-11-30.

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Cemetery in Santa Monica CaliforniaOccupation s Actor comedianYears active1950 2008SpousesDonna Ehlert m 1960 div 1977 wbr Deborah Fritz Korman m 1982 wbr Children4 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Early years 2 2 The Carol Burnett Show 2 3 Other work 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Filmography 5 1 Film 5 2 Television 5 3 Video games 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editKorman was of Russian Jewish descent and born in Chicago the son of Ellen nee Blecher and Cyril Raymond Korman a salesman 1 2 3 He served in the United States Navy during World War II 4 After being discharged he studied at the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago now at DePaul University and at HB Studio 5 6 He was a member of the Peninsula Players summer theater program during the 1950 1957 and 1958 seasons 7 Career editEarly years edit Korman s first television role was as a head waiter in The Donna Reed Show episode Decisions Decisions Decisions He appeared as a comically exasperated public relations man in a January 1961 episode of the CBS drama Route 66 He was seen on numerous television programs afterwards including the role of Blake in the 1964 episode Who Chopped Down the Cherry Tree on the NBC medical drama The Eleventh Hour and a bartender in the 1962 Perry Mason episode The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle He frequently appeared as a supporting player on The Danny Kaye Show from 1963 through 1967 He was cast three times including the role of Dr Allison in Who Needs Glasses 1962 on ABC s The Donna Reed Show He also guest starred on Dennis the Menace and on the NBC contemporary western series Empire From 1964 to 1966 he appeared three times in consecutive years on the CBS comedy The Munsters starring Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo During the 1965 1966 season Korman appeared regularly on ABC s The Flintstones as the voice of The Great Gazoo in its final season on network television The Carol Burnett Show edit nbsp Carol Burnett guest star Madeline Kahn and Harvey Korman in one of a series of The Family sketches on The Carol Burnett Show 1976The 1967 debut of The Carol Burnett Show gave Korman his greatest recognition During his ten year run on the show he received six Emmy Award nominations and won four in 1969 1971 1972 and 1974 The exact name of the category changed slightly during the period but the award was for Outstanding Achievement by a supporting performer in music or variety show He was also nominated for four Golden Globes for the series winning that award in 1975 In 1977 he left The Carol Burnett Show to headline his own sitcom on ABC The Harvey Korman Show which lasted only five episodes Other work edit While appearing on The Carol Burnett Show Korman gained further fame by appearing as the villainous Hedley Lamarr in the 1974 Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles He also starred in Brooks High Anxiety 1977 as Dr Charles Montague In 1978 he appeared in the CBS Star Wars Holiday Special providing levity in three of the special s variety segments a cantina skit with Bea Arthur in which he plays a barfly who drinks through a hole in the top of his head another as Chef Gormaanda a four armed parody of Julia Child and one as a malfunctioning Amorphian android in an instruction video In 1980 he played Captain Blythe in the Disney comedy Herbie Goes Bananas The following year he portrayed Count de Monet in Brooks History of the World Part 1 In later years he did voice work for the live action film The Flintstones as well as for the animated The Secret of NIMH 2 Timmy to the Rescue He also starred in the short lived Mel Brooks TV series The Nutt House and in his final Mel Brooks film as the zany Dr Seward in Dracula Dead and Loving It In 1986 he starred in the failed CBS comedy series Leo amp Liz in Beverly Hills with Valerie Perrine 8 In 1982 he reunited with Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence in the TV movie Eunice reprising his role of Ed Higgins from The Family sketches from The Carol Burnett Show He continued the portrayal on the spin off series Mama s Family in addition to introducing each episode of the series during its initial two season NBC network run portraying fictional television host Alistair Quince as well as directing 31 episodes of the series He also reunited with fellow Carol Burnett Show alumnus Tim Conway making a guest appearance on Conway s 1980 1981 comedy variety series The Tim Conway Show The two later toured the U S reprising skits from the show and performing new material 9 A DVD of new comedy sketches by Korman and Conway Together Again was released in 2006 10 Korman and Conway had been jointly inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2002 11 Personal life editKorman was married to Donna Ehlert from 1960 to 1977 and they had two children Maria and Christopher Korman He married Deborah Korman nee Fritz in 1982 and was married to her until he died in 2008 They had two daughters together Kate and Laura Korman Death editKorman died at age 81 on May 29 2008 at UCLA Medical Center as the result of complications from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm he had suffered four months earlier 12 6 He is interred at Santa Monica s Woodlawn Cemetery Filmography editFilm edit Carving Magic 1959 as Al industrial short Living Venus 1961 as Ken Carter Gypsy 1962 as Gypsy s press agent Lord Love a Duck 1966 as Weldon Emmett The Man Called Flintstone 1966 as Chief Boulder voice Don t Just Stand There 1968 as Merriman Dudley The April Fools 1969 as Matt Benson Blazing Saddles 1974 as Hedley Lamarr Huckleberry Finn 1974 as The King of France The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976 as Prof Auguste Balls scenes deleted High Anxiety 1977 as Dr Charles Montague Bud and Lou 1978 as Bud Abbott Americathon 1979 as Monty Rushmore Herbie Goes Bananas 1980 as Captain Blythe First Family 1980 as U N Ambassador Spender History of the World Part I 1981 as Count de Monet Trail of the Pink Panther 1982 as Prof Auguste Balls Curse of the Pink Panther 1983 as Prof Auguste Balls Gone Are the Dayes 1984 as Charlie Mitchell Alice in Wonderland 1985 as White King The Longshot 1986 as Lou Munchies 1987 as Cecil Watterman Simon Watterman The Flintstones 1994 as Dictabird voice Radioland Murders 1994 as Jules Cogley Dracula Dead and Loving It 1995 as Dr Jack Seward Jingle All the Way 1996 as President Diagnosis Murder 1997 as Harvey Huckaby The Secret of NIMH 2 Timmy to the Rescue 1998 Floyd voice Baby Huey s Great Easter Adventure 1999 Direct to video as Prof von Klupp The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 2000 as Col Slaghoople Together Again Conway amp Korman 2006 DVD in various skits Television edit Dennis the Menace October 29 1961 as realtor in Haunted House The Donna Reed Show 1960 as Head Waiter in Decisions Decisions Decisions Hennesey 1961 as Dr Don Spright in The Gossip Go Round The Red Skelton Hour 1961 as Artie in Appleby s Office Party Route 66 1961 1963 as Len Statler in The Quick and the Dead and as Mr Mills in Suppose I Said I Was the Queen of Spain Perry Mason 1962 as the bartender in The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle I m Dickens He s Fenster 1962 as Mr Rembar in The Acting Game The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor 1962 as Gibson Holly in The Jagged Edge Empire 1962 as Bunce in Pressure Lock Dennis the Menace 1961 as Bowers in Haunted House 1963 as Mr Griffin in My Four Boys Sam Benedict 1963 as a reporter in Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows Saints and Sinners 1963 as Jerry Grant in The Year Joan Crawford Won the Oscar Glynis 1963 with Glynis Johns as Ken Bradford in Three Men in a Tub The Munsters 1964 as Journalist Lennie Bates in Family Portrait The Lucy Show 1964 1965 three episodes Hazel 1964 as Max Denton in Maid for a Day Gidget 1965 as Joe Hanley in Daddy Come Home The John Forsythe Show 1965 in Duty and the Beast The Munsters 1965 as Dr Leinbach in Yes Galen There Is a Herman The Munsters 1966 as Professor Fagenspahen in Prehistoric Munster The Flintstones 1965 1966 as The Great Gazoo voice Alice in Wonderland or What s a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This 1966 as the Mad Hatter voice F Troop 1966 as Col Heindreich von Zeppel in Bye Bye Balloon The Carol Burnett Show 1967 1977 series regular The Wild Wild West 1968 as Baron Hinterstoisser in The Night of the Big Blackmail The Sonny amp Cher Comedy Hour 1971 guest appearance Tattletales 1974 as himself The Muppet Show 1976 as himself The Carpenters at Christmas 1977 as Harvey the coffee guy America 2 Night 1978 as himself The Harvey Korman Show 1978 eponymous lead Snavely 1978 as Henry Snavely Star Wars Holiday Special 1978 as Chef Gormaanda Krelman and Toy Video Instructor The Tim Conway Show 1980 1981 guest star and regular Eunice 1982 The Invisible Woman 1983 as Carlisle Edwards Carpool 1983 Mama s Family 1983 1984 spin off of The Family sketches from The Carol Burnett Show as Alistair Quince Host and Ed Higgins Eunice s husband Leo amp Liz in Beverly Hills 1986 as Leo Green Nutt House 1989 as Reginald Tarkington The Golden Palace 1992 as Bill in Marriage on the Rocks with a Twist Garfield and Friends 1994 as Professor Lamar voice What a Cartoon 1995 as O Ratz voice in Rat in a Hot Tin Can Dumb and Dumber The Animated Series 1995 as Man 2 Manager and Officer Doohickey voice 13 Hey Arnold 1996 as Don Reynolds voice 14 Diagnosis Murder Comedy Is Murder 1997 Guest star The Wild Thornberrys 1999 as Earl voice The Brothers Flub 1999 voice Happily Ever After Fairy Tales for Every Child 2000 as The Lion voice in Aesop s Fables Buzz Lightyear of Star Command 2000 as Gularis voice Video games edit The Flintstones pinball 1994 as the Dictabird voice The Flintstones Bedrock Bowling 2000 as The Great Gazoo voice 15 References edit Bloom Nate December 26 2003 It s a Happy New Year For MIKE NICHOLS ITZHAK PERLMAN TONY KUSHNER HARVEY KORMAN J The Jewish News of Northern California Archived from the original on 2010 12 17 Nelson Valerie J May 30 2008 Harvey Korman 81 versatile Emmy winning comedian Los Angeles Times Harvey Korman The Daily Telegraph London June 3 2008 Archived from the original on 2022 01 12 Retrieved 2008 06 03 Cheng Jim May 29 2008 Carol Burnett Show veteran Harvey Korman dies at 81 USA Today Retrieved 2008 05 29 Alumni HB Studio a b Thomas Bob May 30 2008 Harvey Korman 81 Carol Burnett Sidekick Toronto Star Associated Press Retrieved 2019 10 19 Harvey Korman and Bob Thompson Serve as Honorary Chairmen of Capital Campaign Press release Peninsula Players June 26 2005 Retrieved 2019 10 19 O Connor John J April 24 1986 LEO AND LIZ AND BRIDGES TO CROSS The New York Times Klein Marty Svetkey Benjamin May 20 2019 Tim Conway s Longtime Agent Reveals Origins of Actor s Live Comedy Tours With Harvey Korman The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 2019 10 19 Tim Conway Harvey Korman Together Again DVD Amazon Retrieved 2019 10 19 Television Hall of Fame Honorees Complete List Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences Retrieved 2019 10 19 Berman Marc May 14 2019 I m So Glad We Had This Time Together Tim Conway Forbes Retrieved June 25 2019 Dumb and Dumber The Animated Series Behind The Voice Actors Retrieved 2020 04 26 Comic Actor Harvey Korman Dies Korman voiced roles on shows like HEY ARNOLD Animation World Network Retrieved September 22 2009 Harvey Korman Behind the Voice Actors Retrieved 2017 11 30 External links edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp Illinois portal nbsp California portal nbsp Theatre portal nbsp Film portal nbsp Television portal nbsp Comedy portal nbsp World War II portal nbsp Judaism portalHarvey Korman at The Interviews An Oral History of Television Harvey Korman at IMDb Harvey Korman at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp Harvey Korman on Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harvey Korman amp oldid 1182805509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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