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Overview

Date of Birth:
23 January 1919, Trenton, New Jersey, USA suite
Date of Death:
13 January 1962, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA suite
Mini Biography:
Author, actor, comedian, composer and producer. He was educated at the... suite
Anecdotes:
Portrayed by Jeff Goldblum in Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984) (TV). suite
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations suite

Filmographie

Jump to filmography as: Acteur, Réalisateur, Scénariste, Monteur, Self, Archive Footage
Acteur:
  1. Sail a Crooked Ship (1961) .... Bugsy G. Foglemeyer aka The Captain
  2. The Ernie Kovacs Special (1961) (TV) .... Eugene
  3. "The United States Steel Hour" (1 episode, 1961)
    ... autre titre : "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
        - Private Eye, Private Eye (1961) TV episode
  4. Five Golden Hours (1961) .... Aldo Bondi
    ... autre titre : Cinque ore in contanti (Italy)
  5. Pepe (1960) .... Immigration Inspector
  6. North to Alaska (1960) .... Frankie Canon
    ... autre titre : À nous la bagarre (Belgium: French title) [fr]
    ... autre titre : Le grand Sam (France) [fr]
  7. Strangers When We Meet (1960) .... Roger Altar
  8. "Goodyear Theatre" .... Maximilian Frederick Krob (1 episode, 1960)
    ... autre titre : "Award Theatre" (USA: syndication title)
    ... autre titre : "Golden Years of Television" (USA: cable TV title)
        - Author at Work (1960) TV episode .... Maximilian Frederick Krob
  9. Wake Me When It's Over (1960) .... Capt. Charlie Stark
    ... autre titre : L'île des sans soucis (France) [fr]
  10. "Silents Please" (1960) Série TV .... Host

  11. "Shotgun Slade" .... Hack Hackberry (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Salted Mine (1959) TV episode .... Hack Hackberry
  12. It Happened to Jane (1959) .... Harry Foster Malone
    ... autre titre : Jane from Maine (USA)
    ... autre titre : Twinkle and Shine (USA: reissue title)
    ... autre titre : Train, amour et crustacés (France) [fr]
  13. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Hack (1 episode, 1959)
    ... autre titre : "Herald Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
    ... autre titre : "Schlitz Playhouse" (USA: new title)
    ... autre titre : "The Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Salted Mine (1959) TV episode .... Hack
  14. "General Electric Theater" .... Barney Colby / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... autre titre : "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
    ... autre titre : "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
        - I Was a Bloodhound (1959) TV episode .... Barney Colby
        - The World's Greatest Quarterback (1958) TV episode .... Sam Lund
  15. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Arthur Witten (1 episode, 1959)
    ... autre titre : "Desilu Playhouse"
        - Symbol of Authority (1959) TV episode .... Arthur Witten
  16. Our Man in Havana (1959) .... Capt. Segura
    ... autre titre : Notre agent à La Havane (France) [fr]
  17. Bell Book and Candle (1958) .... Sidney Redlitch
    ... autre titre : Bell, Book and Candle (USA: poster title)
    ... autre titre : Adorable voisine (Belgium: French title: dubbed version) [fr]
    ... autre titre : L'adorable voisine (France) [fr]
  18. "Playhouse 90" .... Topaze (1 episode, 1957)
        - Topaze (1957) TV episode .... Topaze
  19. Operation Mad Ball (1957) .... Capt. Paul Lock
    ... autre titre : Le bal des cinglés (France) [fr]
  20. The Ernie Kovacs Show (1957) (TV) .... Eugene
  21. "The Ernie Kovacs Show" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... autre titre : "Kovacs Unlimited"
        - Episode dated 13 August 1956 (1956) TV episode
  22. Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956) .... Cameo appearance (Man in bar)
  23. "Time for Ernie" (1951) Série TV .... Host
Réalisateur:
  1. The Ernie Kovacs Special (1961) (TV)

  2. The Ernie Kovacs Show (1957) (TV)
Scénariste:
  1. The Ernie Kovacs Special (1961) (TV) (writer)

  2. The Ernie Kovacs Show (1957) (TV) (writer)
Monteur:
  1. The Ernie Kovacs Special (1961) (TV)

  2. The Ernie Kovacs Show (1957) (TV)
Self:
  1. "Open End" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... autre titre : "The David Susskind Show" (USA: new title)
        - Television Tempest (1960) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... autre titre : "The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show"
    ... autre titre : "We Love Lucy" (USA: syndication title)
        - Lucy Meets the Mustache (1960) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Mervyn LeRoy (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  4. "Take a Good Look" (1959) Série TV .... Himself/Host
  5. "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... autre titre : "Ford Startime"
    ... autre titre : "Lincoln-Mercury Startime"
        - The Wonderful World of Entertainment (1959) TV episode .... Himself
  6. The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards
  7. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... autre titre : "The Jack Benny Show" (USA: informal title)
    ... autre titre : "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
        - Ernie Kovacs Show (1959) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... autre titre : "The Ford Show"
        - Episode #3.3 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  9. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... autre titre : "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #11.44 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #10.43 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "You Bet Your Life" .... Himself - Contestant (1 episode, 1958)
    ... autre titre : "The Groucho Show" (USA: last season title)
        - Episode #7.28 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Contestant
  11. "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #4.8 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... autre titre : "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
        - Episode #2.5 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (12 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - Episode dated 3 November 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 27 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 13 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 6 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 29 September 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
          (7 more)
  14. "The Perry Como Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... autre titre : "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall" (USA: new title)
    ... autre titre : "The Chesterfield Supper Club"
        - Episode dated 26 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "What's It For" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode dated 12 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  16. "The Polly Bergen Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode dated 5 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  17. "Producers' Showcase" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1957)
        - Festival of Magic (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  18. "Tonight!" .... Himself - Guest Host (9 episodes, 1955-1957)
    ... autre titre : "Knickerbocker Beer Show" (USA: summer title)
    ... autre titre : "The Knickerbocker Beer Presents The Steve Allen Show" (USA: second season title)
    ... autre titre : "The Steve Allen Show" (USA: second season title)
    ... autre titre : "Tonight Starring Steve Allen" (USA: alternative title)
    ... autre titre : "Tonight" (USA: syndication title)
        - Ernie Kovacs Guest Host Finale (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
        - Ernie Kovacs Guest Host (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
        - Kovacs Guest Host (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
        - Ernie Kovacs Guest Host (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
        - Kovacs (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
          (4 more)
  19. The Jerry Lewis Show (1957) (TV) .... Himself
  20. "The Walter Winchell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #1.1 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode dated 25 July 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "The NBC Comedy Hour" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #1.2 (1956) TV episode .... Himself/Percy Dovetonsils
  23. "Time Will Tell" (1954) Série TV .... Emcee
  24. "Gamble on Love" (1954) Série TV .... Himself (host, August, 1954)
  25. "One Minute Please" (1954) Série TV .... Himself/panelst
  26. "Take a Guess" (1953) Série TV .... Himself/panelist
  27. "Ernie in Kovacsland" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode #1.1 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Host
Archive Footage:
  1. I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV)
  2. "Biography"
        - Ernie Kovacs: Please Stand By (1998) TV episode .... Subject
  3. TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984) (TV) .... Himself
  4. Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius (1982) (TV) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
In 1962, he co-starred in a pilot for a proposed CBS sitcom called, "Medicine Man" which also featured Buster Keaton. Kovacs died a week after the pilot was completed and the pilot was never broadcast. suite
Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 1 Portrayal | 1 Print Biography suite
Genres:
Comedie | Family | Game-Show | Music suite
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Non Fiction | Quiz Show | Beautiful Woman suite

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