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Ernest Edward Kovacs was an American comedian, actor, and writer.
Birth Name
Ernest Edward Kovacs
Born
Thursday, 23 January 1919
Died
Saturday, 13 January 1962
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Story of Late Night | Self | 2021 |
I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special | (archive footage) | 2001 |
Friends | Nairobi Trio | 1994 |
Death Scenes 2 | Self | 1992 |
Death in Hollywood | Self | 1990 |
Biography | Subject | 1987 |
Sail a Crooked Ship | Bugsy G. Foglemeyer aka The Captain | 1961 |
Five Golden Hours | Aldo Bondi | 1961 |
Pepe | Immigration Inspector | 1960 |
North to Alaska | Frankie Canon / Frankie Cannon | 1960 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Story of Late Night | Self | 2021 |
I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special | (archive footage) | 2001 |
Friends | Nairobi Trio | 1994 |
Death Scenes 2 | Self | 1992 |
Death in Hollywood | Self | 1990 |
Biography | Subject | 1987 |
Sail a Crooked Ship | Bugsy G. Foglemeyer aka The Captain | 1961 |
Five Golden Hours | Aldo Bondi | 1961 |
Pepe | Immigration Inspector | 1960 |
North to Alaska | Frankie Canon / Frankie Cannon | 1960 |
Silents Please | Self - Host | 1960 |
Strangers When We Meet | Roger Altar | 1960 |
Wake Me When It's Over | Capt. Charlie Stark | 1960 |
Our Man in Havana | Capt. Segura | 1960 |
Shotgun Slade | Hack Hackberry | 1959 |
Take a Good Look | Host / Self - Host | 1959 |
Startime | Self | 1959 |
It Happened to Jane | Harry Foster Malone | 1959 |
Bell Book and Candle | Sidney Redlitch | 1958 |
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Arthur Witten | 1958 |
The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show | Self | 1958 |
Make Me Laugh | Self - brief appearance | 1958 |
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour | Self | 1957 |
Goodyear Theatre | Maximilian Frederick Krob | 1957 |
The Eddie Fisher Show | Self | 1957 |
The Polly Bergen Show | Self | 1957 |
The Big Record | Self | 1957 |
America After Dark | Self - Guest | 1957 |
Operation Mad Ball | Capt. Paul Lock | 1957 |
The Walter Winchell Show | Self | 1956 |
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
Playhouse 90 | Topaze | 1956 |
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - in audience | 1956 |
The NBC Comedy Hour | Percy Dovetonsils / Self | 1956 |
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch | Man in Bar | 1956 |
Producers' Showcase | Self - commercial for Ford Motor Cars / Self - Host | 1954 |
The George Gobel Show | Himself | 1954 |
The Tonight Show | Self - Guest Host / Himself - Guest Host / Self - Host / Self - Guest star / Himself - Host | 1954 |
The United States Steel Hour | 1953 | |
Take a Guess | Self | 1953 |
General Electric Theater | Barney Colby / Sam Lund | 1953 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
Schlitz Playhouse | Hack | 1951 |
Ernie in Kovacsland | Self - Host | 1951 |
It's Time for Ernie | Self - Host | 1951 |
The Jack Benny Program | Ernie Kovacs / Killer Kovacs | 1950 |
You Bet Your Life | Self - Contestant | 1950 |
The Arthur Murray Party | Self | 1950 |
What's My Line? | Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest / Self - Guest Panelist / Himself / Himself - Panelist | 1950 |
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Tonight Show | 1954 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1962 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Camerawork | Won |
1958 | Emmy | Best Comedy Writing | Nominated |
1957 | Emmy | Best Continuing Performance by a Comedian in a Series | Nominated |
1957 | Emmy | Best Comedy Writing - Variety or Situation Comedy | Nominated |