Tim Conway

Birthday: 15 December 1933, Willoughby, Ohio, USA

Birth Name: Thomas Daniel Conway

Height: 168 cm

Funny man Tim Conway was born on December 15th, 1933 in Willoughby, Ohio. He was a fraternity man at Bowling Green State University, served in the army, and started his career working for a radio station.Conway got into comedy when he started writing and performing comedy skits between morning movies on CBS. Later, Rose Marie "discovered" him and he became a regular performer on The Steve Allen Show (1956). However, Conway would not earn true fame until starring as "Ensign Charles Parker" on McHale's Navy (1962). Conway sought further success in several shows that were failures, including the embarrassingly short-lived, Turn-On (1969), with only one episode. The producers did not even want it back on after the commercial break! Even his own show, The Tim Conway Show (1970) flopped, with only 12 episodes.Conway starred in the Disney film, The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975), and also the films, The Prize Fighter (1979) and The Private Eyes (1980).Conway became a comical performer on The Carol Burnett Show (1967), with characters such as "The Old Man" and "Mr. Tudball". Even though it is widely thought he was always a regular performer throughout the whole show, he only became a regular performer in 1975. He was a hysterical addition to the team and memorably made co-star Harvey Korman laugh on-screen live many times.Conway had continued comedic roles such as "Dorf", and also in many more television appearances and films. Show less «

[in 2013, at his friend Carol Burnett's Mark Twain Award ceremony] Ms. Lawrence [Vicki Lawrence] and...Show more »

[in 2013, at his friend Carol Burnett's Mark Twain Award ceremony] Ms. Lawrence [Vicki Lawrence] and I go wherever Carol's being honored. This is the sixth city this week. Show less «

It's been such a great ride because I've got to do all the great things I respect in comedy, and met...Show more »

It's been such a great ride because I've got to do all the great things I respect in comedy, and met the people I respect in comedy. Show less «

[of the late Harvey Korman, his friend and co-star on The Carol Burnett Show (1967)] Harvey was one ...Show more »

[of the late Harvey Korman, his friend and co-star on The Carol Burnett Show (1967)] Harvey was one of the brightest people I've ever met, but the man could not tie his own shoes. He looked at life from an entirely different angle. I would put him on constantly. We were on an airplane one time, coming back [to Los Angeles] from New York, and we had to land in Arizona to refuel. We were taxiing out to the next runway, and I said to Harvey, "I don't know if the guy put the gas cap back on. It was on the wing and now it's not". Harvey got worried. So he got up and went to the pilot and said, "Your gas cap's not on". And the pilot just looked at him. There is no gas cap! Show less «

[on his favorite comic heroes of all time] Jackie Gleason, Steve Allen, Tom Poston, Don Knotts. Don ...Show more »

[on his favorite comic heroes of all time] Jackie Gleason, Steve Allen, Tom Poston, Don Knotts. Don Knotts was a really big influence, especially on The Steve Allen Show (1956). I mean, look at the guy, his entire life is in his face. And you can't TV surf without coming across an The Andy Griffith Show (1960) episode, where you've just got to watch Don as "Barney Fife". And that's why I put Don in several of my movies. Show less «

People come up to me and start conversations. Dogs sniff me. It's quite an easy life, actually.

[Of Ernest Borgnine] Yeah, I'm afraid--he's unbelievable. He lives not too far from us. And I also d...Show more »

[Of Ernest Borgnine] Yeah, I'm afraid--he's unbelievable. He lives not too far from us. And I also do a SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) with him and we do a couple of voice-overs on it. And he'll, you know, he comes running down the hall like a 12-year-old, he grabs me, he gives me a hug, breaks a couple of ribs and I see him again in a couple of weeks. But he just is--it's wonderful, he's what 90 now and he just gets in his tractor--or a tractor--his trailer and drives around the country. He'll stop someplace for a week and just sit out in front of a store and talk to people. He loves people; he loves just, you know . . . being himself. And what a talent, I mean, to go from, you know, a [Marty (1955)] and an Oscar winner . . . to Fatso Judson. Show less «

[of his on- and off-screen chemistry with Ernest Borgnine on McHale's Navy (1962)] And I went out an...Show more »

[of his on- and off-screen chemistry with Ernest Borgnine on McHale's Navy (1962)] And I went out and did it--Ernie was sensational. I mean, here's an Oscar-winner, dealing with a guy who should be in Cleveland. And to go from Marty (1955) to From Here to Eternity (1953) and Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), I mean, the Alpha-Omega of acting and here's me, who didn't know anything about this. So, one day I thought I would impress Ernie and see what I know what I'm doing, and I said, "Before we're doing a shot", I said, "Ernie, what is my motivation in this particular scene?' He said, "If you don't get this shot by 5 P.M., I'm going to kick you in the ass". So that was my acting lesson; and that's the only one I've ever had. Show less «

[about his childhood dyslexia] People thought that I was kidding when I would read out loud in schoo...Show more »

[about his childhood dyslexia] People thought that I was kidding when I would read out loud in school, so they started laughing. For instance, the book "They Were Expendable" I read as "They Were Expandable". People were going, "This guy is great! Expandable! What are you talking about, rubber people?" I thought, "I must be funny, so I might as well continue with this." Show less «

[When asked if he runs into Ernest Borgnine a lot] I run into Ernie fairly frequently. He has a grea...Show more »

[When asked if he runs into Ernest Borgnine a lot] I run into Ernie fairly frequently. He has a great feeling for seeing and being with people. He travels around the country in a trailer, stops at little towns, jumps in, speaks to people, and moves on. He loves to do that kind of thing. Show less «

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