This page will contain external links about Art Carney, as they become available.Art CarneyArt Carney (November 4, 1918 - November 9, 2003) was an American actor. Born Arthur William Matthew Carney in Mount Vernon, New York, he gained lifelong fame for his portrayal of upstairs neighbor and sewer worker Ed Norton opposite Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden in the popular television comedy show The Honeymooners. Art Carney also had many screen and stage roles, including the portrayal on Broadway of Felix Unger in The Odd Couple (opposite Walter Matthau as Oscar). He was nominated for seven Emmy Awards. In 1974 he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as an elderly man going on the road with his pet cat in Harry and Tonto. He also appeared in such films as W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings, The Late Show, House Calls, Movie Movie and Going in Style. Later movies included The Muppets Take Manhattan, Firestarter, and The Last Action Hero. Carney has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6627 Hollywood Blvd. This page about Art Carney includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Art Carney News stories about Art Carney External links for Art Carney Videos for Art Carney Wikis about Art Carney Discussion Groups about Art Carney Blogs about Art Carney Images of Art Carney |
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Carney has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6627 Hollywood Blvd. He is survived by his grandson, actor Keith Coogan. Later movies included The Muppets Take Manhattan, Firestarter, and The Last Action Hero. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery. and the Dixie Dancekings, The Late Show, House Calls, Movie Movie and Going in Style. He died of heart disease in 1984. He also appeared in such films as W.W. His most famous TV role was as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family television series. In 1974 he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as an elderly man going on the road with his pet cat in Harry and Tonto. After the war, Coogan returned to acting, taking mostly character roles and appearing on television. He was nominated for seven Emmy Awards. He served in Asia, and flew gliders for the transportation of Orde Wingate's Chindits in the Burma Campaign. Art Carney also had many screen and stage roles, including the portrayal on Broadway of Felix Unger in The Odd Couple (opposite Walter Matthau as Oscar). He left film entirely for several years, beginning in 1941, shortly before the United States entered World War II to serve as a flight officer in the Air Force. Born Arthur William Matthew Carney in Mount Vernon, New York, he gained lifelong fame for his portrayal of upstairs neighbor and sewer worker Ed Norton opposite Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden in the popular television comedy show The Honeymooners. As he grew older, Coogan's popularity as an actor waned, though he had several well-publicised love affairs with leading Hollywood starlets, including a three-year marriage to Betty Grable. Art Carney (November 4, 1918 - November 9, 2003) was an American actor. The legal battle did, however, bring attention to child actors and resulted in the state of California enacting the California Child Actor's Bill, sometimes known as the Coogan Bill. He sued them in 1935, but only received $126,000. As a child star, Coogan earned as much as $4 million, but the money was taken by his mother and step-father. As a child actor, he is best remembered for his role as Charlie Chaplin's irrascible sidekick in The Kid (1921) and for the title role in Oliver Twist by Frank Lloyd the following year. Coogan began his acting career as an infant in both vaudeville and film, with an uncredited role in the 1917 film Skinner's Baby. Jackie Coogan (October 26, 1914 - March 1, 1984) was a American actor who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. |