Harvey Korman

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Harvey Korman
Birth name	Harvey Herschel Korman
Born	February 15, 1927(1927-02-15) Chicago, Illinois
Died	May 29, 2008 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California
Years active	1950 - 2001
Spouse	Donna Ehlert (1960–1977) Deborah Korman (1982–2008)
Emmy Awards
Special Classification Achievements - Individuals (Variety Performances) 1969 The Carol Burnett Show Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement - Individuals 1971 The Carol Burnett Show Outstanding Achievement by a Performer in Music or Variety 1972 The Carol Burnett Show Best Supporting Actor in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music 1974 The Carol Burnett Show
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actor - Television 1975 The Carol Burnett Show

Harvey Herschel Korman (February 15, 1927 – May 29, 2008) was an American comedic actor who performed in television and movie productions beginning in 1960. His big break was being a featured performer on The Danny Kaye Show, but he is probably best remembered for his performances on the sketch comedy series The Carol Burnett Show and in the comedy films of Mel Brooks, most notably as Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles.

Contents 1 Life and career 1.1 Personal life and death 2 Other selected television series 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Life and career

Korman, who was of Russian Jewish descent,^[1] was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ellen (née Belcher) and Cyril Raymond Korman, who was a salesman.^[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.^[5] He was a member of the Peninsula Players summer theater program during the 1950, 1957, and 1958 seasons.^[6]

His early television work included voice-over work on Tom and Jerry and as the Great Gazoo on The Flintstones. He appeared on numerous television programs, including the role of Blake in the 1964 episode "Who Chopped Down the Cherry Tree?" on the NBC medical drama The Eleventh Hour. He frequently appeared as a supporting player on The Danny Kaye Show from 1963 through 1967. From 1964-1966, he appeared three times in consecutive years on the CBS's comedy The Munsters starring Fred Gwynne and Yvonne DeCarlo. He also starred in the short-lived Mel Brooks TV series The Nutt House. In later years he did voice work for the live-action movie The Flintstones as well as the animated The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue. In his final Mel Brooks film he starred as the zany Dr. Steward in the 1995 film Dracula: Dead and Loving It.

However, it was his work on the Carol Burnett Show which brought him his greatest fame. Korman was nominated for six Emmy Awards for his work on The Carol Burnett Show, and won four times - in 1969, 1971 (for "Outstanding Achievement" by a performer in music or variety), 1972 and 1974. He was also nominated for four Golden Globes for the series, winning in 1975. In later years he reunited with fellow Carol Burnett Show alumnus Tim Conway and toured the country reprising skits from the show as well as new material.^[7]

[edit] Personal life and death

He was married to Donna Ehlert from 1960 to 1977, and they had two children together (Maria and Chris) and three grandsons (Scott, Noah and Ethan). He married Deborah (née Fritz) in 1982 and was married to her until his death. They had two daughters together (Kate and Laura).

Korman died on May 29, 2008, at UCLA Medical Center as the result of complications from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm he had suffered four months previously.^[8][9] He was buried at Santa Monica's Woodlawn Cemetery.

[edit] Other selected television series

• Glynis with Glynis Johns (1963) -- Guest star
• The John Forsythe Show (1965) -- in the episode "Duty and the Beast"
• The Flintstones (1965-1966) — The Great Gazoo (voice)
• The Harvey Korman Show (1978) — Eponymous lead
• The Tim Conway Show (1980) — Regular
• Mama's Family (1983–1984) (spin-off of The Family sketches, from The Carol Burnett Show) — Alistair Quince/Host; Ed Higgins/Eunice's husband
• Leo And Liz In Beverly Hills (1986) — Leo Green
• Nutt House (1989) — Reginald Tarkington
• The Muppet Show, Season One - Himself
• Hey Arnold, (1996) - Don Reynolds^[10]

[edit] Filmography

• Lord Love a Duck (1966) - Weldon Emmett
• Blazing Saddles (1974) — Hedley Lamarr
• Huckleberry Finn (1974) — The King of France
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) (deleted scene) Professor Balls
• High Anxiety (1977) — Dr. Charles Montague
• The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) — Chef Gormaanda, Krelman, and Toy Video Instructor
• Americathon (1979) — Monty Rushmore
• Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) — Captain Blythe
• First Family (1980) — U.N. Ambassador Spender
• History of the World, Part I (1981) — Count de Monet
• Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) — Professor Balls
• Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) - Professor Balls
• The Longshot (1986)
• Munchies (1987) — Cecil Watterman, Simon Watterman
• Radioland Murders (1994)
• The Flintstones (1994) — Dictabird (voice)
• Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) — Dr. Jack Seward
• Together Again: Conway & Korman (2006) (DVD) — in various skits

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• "Harvey Korman, 81; versatile Emmy-winning comedian," Los Angeles Times, Friday, May 30, 2008.
• "Harvey Korman of 'Burnett Show' Dies at 81," The New York Times, Friday, May 30, 2008.
• Harvey Korman at the Internet Movie Database
• Harvey Korman at the Internet Broadway Database
• Harvey Korman at TV.com
• Harvey Korman at Find a Grave

v • d • e Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Harvey Korman / Brenda Vaccaro (1974) · Jack Albertson / Cloris Leachman (1975) · Chevy Chase / Vicki Lawrence (1976) · Tim Conway / Rita Moreno (1977) · Tim Conway / Gilda Radner (1978) · George Hearn (1985) · Whitney Houston (1986) · Robin Williams (1987) · Robin Williams (1988) · Linda Ronstadt (1989) · Tracey Ullman (1990) · Billy Crystal (1991) · Billy Crystal (1992) · Dana Carvey (1993) · Tracey Ullman (1994) · Barbra Streisand (1995) · Tony Bennett (1996) · Bette Midler (1997) · Billy Crystal (1998) · John Leguizamo (1999) · Eddie Izzard (2000) Complete list: (1974–2000) · (2001–present)

v • d • e Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film James Brolin (1970) · Edward Asner (1971) · James Brolin (1972) · McLean Stevenson (1973) · Harvey Korman (1974) · Edward Asner/Tim Conway (1975) · Edward Asner (1976) · Norman Fell (1978) · Danny DeVito/Vic Tayback (1979) · Pat Harrington, Jr./Vic Tayback (1980) · John Hillerman (1981) · Lionel Stander (1982) · Richard Kiley (1983) · Paul Le Mat (1984) · Edward James Olmos (1985) · Jan Niklas (1986) · Rutger Hauer (1987) · Barry Bostwick/John Gielgud (1988) · Dean Stockwell (1989) Complete List · (1970-1989) · (1990–2009)

Persondata
NAME	Korman, Harvey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Korman, Harvey Herschel
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Comedian, actor
DATE OF BIRTH	February 15, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago, Illinois
DATE OF DEATH	May 29, 2008
PLACE OF DEATH	Los Angeles, California