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[[File:Carol Burnett Madeline Kahn Harvey Korman The Family 1976.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Carol Burnett]], guest star [[Madeline Kahn]], and Harvey Korman in one of a series of "[[The Family (sketch)|The Family]]" sketches on ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'', 1976 ]] |
[[File:Carol Burnett Madeline Kahn Harvey Korman The Family 1976.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Carol Burnett]], guest star [[Madeline Kahn]], and Harvey Korman in one of a series of "[[The Family (sketch)|The Family]]" sketches on ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'', 1976 ]] |
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The 1967 debut of ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' gave Korman his greatest recognition. Korman starred alongside [[Carol Burnett]], [[Vicki Lawrence]], and |
The 1967 debut of ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' gave Korman his greatest recognition. Korman starred alongside [[Carol Burnett]], [[Vicki Lawrence]], and [[Tim Conway]]. During his ten-year run on the show, he received six [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations and winning 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 Globe Award|Golden Globe]]s 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. |
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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]]'' starring [[Cleavon Little]], [[Gene Wilder]], and [[Madeline Kahn]]. Ron Pennington of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' praised his performance writing, "The performances are all comedy gems, with Korman especially delightful as Hedley Lamarr, scheming and plotting with all the finesse of a precocious brat."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/blazing-saddles-review-1974-movie-924228/|title= ‘Blazing Saddles’: THR’s 1974 Review|website= The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate= January 20, 2024}}</ref> He also starred in Brooks' ''[[High Anxiety]]'' (1977) as Dr. Charles Montague. |
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]]'' starring [[Cleavon Little]], [[Gene Wilder]], and [[Madeline Kahn]]. Ron Pennington of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' praised his performance writing, "The performances are all comedy gems, with Korman especially delightful as Hedley Lamarr, scheming and plotting with all the finesse of a precocious brat."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/blazing-saddles-review-1974-movie-924228/|title= ‘Blazing Saddles’: THR’s 1974 Review|website= The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate= January 20, 2024}}</ref> He also starred in Brooks' ''[[High Anxiety]]'' (1977) as Dr. Charles Montague. |
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===1978–2006 === |
===1978–2006 === |
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Harvey Korman | |
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Born | Harvey Herschel Korman February 15, 1927 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | May 29, 2008 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 81)
Resting place | Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica, California |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1950–2008 |
Spouses | Donna Ehlert
(m. 1960; div. 1977)Deborah Fritz Korman
(m. 1982) |
Children | 4 |
Harvey Herschel Korman (February 15, 1927 – May 29, 2008) was an American actor and comedian who performed in television and film productions. He is best remembered as a main cast member alongside Carol Burnett, Tim Conway and Vicki Lawrence on the CBS sketch comedy series The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1977) for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
His early roles were on The Danny Kaye Show and The Lucy Show. Korman briefly starred in his own sitcom The Harvey Korman Show (1980) and continued to work with his The Carol Burnett Show cast mates in projects such as The Tim Conway Show (1980), and Mama's Family (1983–1984). He starred in several comedy films by Mel Brooks including Blazing Saddles (1974), High Anxiety (1977), and History of the World, Part 1 (1981). His other notable film include Herbie Goes Bananas (1980), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), and Curse of the Pink Panther (1983).
Korman is known for his voice work, taking on roles such as The Great Gazoo in The Flintstones (1965–1966). He is also known for voice roles in Garfield and Friends, Alice in Wonderland, Dumb and Dumber, Hey Arnold!, The Wild Thornberrys, and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
Early life and education
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
1959–1966: Early years
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.
1967–1977: The Carol Burnett Show
The 1967 debut of The Carol Burnett Show gave Korman his greatest recognition. Korman starred alongside Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, and Tim Conway. During his ten-year run on the show, he received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations and winning 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.
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 starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, and Madeline Kahn. Ron Pennington of The Hollywood Reporter praised his performance writing, "The performances are all comedy gems, with Korman especially delightful as Hedley Lamarr, scheming and plotting with all the finesse of a precocious brat."[8] He also starred in Brooks' High Anxiety (1977) as Dr. Charles Montague.
1978–2006
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.[9]
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.[10] A DVD of new comedy sketches by Korman and Conway, Together Again, was released in 2006.[11] Korman and Conway had been jointly inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2002.[12]
Personal life
Marriages
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
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.[13][6] He is interred at Santa Monica's Woodlawn Cemetery.
Filmography
Film
Year | Project | Role | Notes |
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1959 | Carving Magic | Al | Industrial short |
1961 | Living Venus | Ken Carter | |
1962 | Gypsy | Gypsy's press agent | |
1966 | Lord Love a Duck | Weldon Emmett | |
1966 | The Man Called Flintstone | Chief Boulder | voice |
1968 | Don't Just Stand There! | Merriman Dudley | |
1969 | The April Fools | Matt Benson | |
1974 | Blazing Saddles | Hedley Lamarr | |
1974 | Huckleberry Finn | The King | |
1976 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Prof. Auguste Balls | Scenes deleted |
1977 | High Anxiety | Dr. Charles Montague | |
1978 | Bud and Lou | Bud Abbott | |
1979 | Americathon | Monty Rushmore | |
1980 | Herbie Goes Bananas | Captain Blythe | |
1980 | First Family | U.N. Ambassador Spender | |
1981 | History of the World, Part I | Count de Monet | |
1982 | Trail of the Pink Panther | Prof. Auguste Balls | |
1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther | Prof. Auguste Balls | |
1984 | Gone Are the Dayes | Charlie Mitchell | |
1985 | Alice in Wonderland | White King | |
1986 | The Longshot | Lou | |
1987 | Munchies | Cecil Watterman Simon Watterman |
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1994 | The Flintstones | Dictabird | Voice |
1994 | Radioland Murders | Jules Cogley | |
1995 | Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Dr. Jack Seward | |
1996 | Jingle All the Way | President | |
1997 | Diagnosis: Murder | Harvey Huckaby | |
1998 | The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | Floyd | Voice |
1999 | Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure | Prof. von Klupp | Direct-to-video |
2000 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | Col. Slaghoople | |
2006 | Together Again: Conway & Korman | Various | DVD release |
Television
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1960 | The Donna Reed Show | Head Waiter | Episode: "Decisions, Decisions, Decisions" |
1961 | Hennesey | Dr. Don Spright | Episode: "The Gossip Go-Round" |
1961 | The Red Skelton Hour | Artie | Episode: "Appleby's Office Party" |
1961 | Dennis the Menace | Realtor | Episode: "Haunted House" |
1961-1963 | Route 66 | Len Statler | 2 episodes |
1962 | Perry Mason | Bartender | Episode: "The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle" |
1962 | I'm Dickens, He's Fenster | Mr. Rembar | Episode: "The Acting Game" |
1962 | The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor | Gibson Holly | Episode: "The Jagged Edge" |
1962 | Empire | Bunce | Episode: "Pressure Lock" |
1963 | Dennis the Menace | Mr. Griffin | Episode: "My Four Boys" |
1963 | Sam Benedict | Reporter | Episode: "Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows" |
1963 | Saints and Sinners | Jerry Grant | Episode: "The Year Joan Crawford Won the Oscar" |
1963 | Glynis | Ken Bradford | Episode: "Three Men in a Tub" |
1964 | The Munsters | Journalist Lennie Bates | Episode: "Family Portrait" |
1964–1965 | The Lucy Show | Various | 3 episodes |
1964 | Hazel | Max Denton | Episode: "Maid for a Day" |
1965 | Gidget | Joe Hanley | Episode: "Daddy Come Home" |
1965 | The John Forsythe Show | H.H. Hopper | Episode: "Duty and the Beast" |
1965 | The Munsters | Dr. Leinbach | Episode: "Yes Galen, There Is a Herman" |
1966 | The Munsters | Professor Fagenspahen | Episode: "Prehistoric Munster" |
1965–1966 | The Flintstones | The Great Gazoo | Voice; 13 episodes |
1966 | Alice in Wonderland | Mad Hatter | Voice; Television movie |
1966 | F Troop | Col. Heindreich von Zeppel | Episode: "Bye, Bye, Balloon" |
1967–1977 | The Carol Burnett Show | Various roles | Main cast; 244 episodes |
1968 | The Wild Wild West | Baron Hinterstoisser | Episode: "The Night of the Big Blackmail" |
1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | Himself | Guest appearance |
1976 | The Muppet Show | Himself | Episode: Harvey Korman |
1978 | America 2-Night | Himself | Episode: Celebrity Night |
1978 | The Harvey Korman Show | Himself | Talk series |
1978 | Star Wars Holiday Special | Chef Gormaanda, Krelman, Toy Video Instructor |
TV special |
1980-1981 | The Tim Conway Show | Himself | 8 episodes |
1982 | Eunice | Ed | Television special |
1983 | The Invisible Woman | Carlisle Edwards | Television movie |
1983 | Carpool | Wendell Brooks | Television movie |
1983–1984 | Mama's Family | Eunice's husband / Various | 26 episodes |
1986 | Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills | Leo Green | 6 episodes |
1989 | Nutt House | Reginald Tarkington | 10 episodes |
1992 | The Golden Palace | Bill | Episode: "Marriage on the Rocks with a Twist" |
1994 | Garfield and Friends | Professor Lamar | Voice; 2 episodes |
1995 | What a Cartoon! | O. Ratz | Voice; Episode: "Rat in a Hot Tin Can" |
1995 | Dumb and Dumber: The Animated Series | Officer Doohickey | Voice; 2 episodes[14] |
1996 | Hey Arnold! | Don Reynolds | Voice; 2 episodes[15] |
1997 | Diagnosis: Murder' | Guest star | Episode: "Comedy Is Murder" |
1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Earl | Voice; Episode: "No Laughing Matter" |
1999 | The Brothers Flub | Voice; 16 episodes | |
2000 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | The Lion | Voice; Episode: "Aesop's Fables" |
2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Gularis | Voice |
Theatre
Year | Project | Role | Playwright | Notes |
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1950 | The Tower Beyond Tragedy | The King's Guard | Robinson Jeffers | ANTA Playhouse, Broadway |
1950 | Captain Brassbound's Conversion | Ensemble | George Bernard Shaw | City Center, Broadway |
Video games
- The Flintstones (pinball) (1994) as the Dictabird (voice)
- The Flintstones: Bedrock Bowling (2000) as The Great Gazoo (voice)[16]
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
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1969 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | The Carol Burnett Show | Won | |
1971 | Won | ||||
1972 | Won | ||||
1973 | Nominated | ||||
1974 | Won | ||||
1976 | Nominated | ||||
1977 | Nominated | ||||
1972 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Nominated | ||
1973 | Nominated | ||||
1974 | Won | ||||
1975 | Nominated |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "'Blazing Saddles': THR's 1974 Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ 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 & 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.
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