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. Other comic roles include the lead role in sitcom The Peter Principle and occasional guest appearances in Not The Nine O'Clock News. Later movies included The Muppets Take Manhattan, Firestarter, and The Last Action Hero. He had originally been offered the lead role of Del Trotter in the series, but turned it down due to other commitments. and the Dixie Dancekings, The Late Show, House Calls, Movie Movie and Going in Style. The character appeared in three episodes over an eight-year period. He also appeared in such films as W.W. He is best known to television audiences as DCI Roy 'The Slag' Slater, an associate character in the enormously popular sitcom Only Fools and Horses. 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 is regarded as the one of the cinema's most reliable character actors and has a reputation of being very easy to work with. He was nominated for seven Emmy Awards. 2001 proved to be a breakthrough year for Broadbent, who starred in three of the year's most succesful films: Bridget Jones' Diary (2001), Moulin Rouge (2001), for which he won a BAFTA and Iris (2001), for which won an Oscar for his portrayal of John Bayley. 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 proved his ability as a character actor in films including The Crying Game (1992), Enchanted April (1992), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), The Borrowers (1997) and Little Voice (1998) before taking a leading role in another Mike Leigh film, Topsy-Turvy (1999). 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. He went on to work with Stephen Frears (for television, and in The Hit (1984)) and Terry Gilliam (in Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985)) before establishing himself in Mike Leigh's Life is Sweet (1990). Art Carney (November 4, 1918 - November 9, 2003) was an American actor. He made his film debut in 1978 with a tiny role in Jerzy Skolimowski's The Shout, and made his television debut the following year. He also founded the comedy group, the National Theatre of Brent with Patrick Barlow. He graduated in 1972 and went on to work for the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company as well as acting in Ken Campbell's epic Illuminatus (1976). Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, the son of a furniture maker (his twin sister died at birth), he was educated at a Quaker school in Reading and briefly attended art college before transferring to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Jim Broadbent (born May 24, 1949) is an English television and film actor. |