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Date of Birth:

23 January 1919, Trenton, New Jersey, USA more

Date of Death:

13 January 1962, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Author, actor, comedian, composer and producer. He was educated at the... more

Trivia:

The car in which he was killed was a new 1962 Chevrolet Corvair. more

STARmeter:

Down 3% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more

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(4 articles)

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On DVD: "Our Man in Havana," "The Singing Revolution"
(From IFC. 3 February 2009, 6:55 AM, PST)

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Sail a Crooked Ship (1961)	Bugsy G. Foglemeyer aka The Captain	1961	-	6.1 (66)

2.	The Ernie Kovacs Special (1961) (TV)	Eugene	1961	-	-

3.	"The United States Steel Hour" (1953)	(1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	8.4 (32)
	AKAs: The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "The United States Steel Hour: Private Eye, Private Eye (#8.14)"
4.	Five Golden Hours (1961)	Aldo Bondi	1961	-	5.2 (47)
	AKAs: Cinque ore in contanti (Italy)
5.	Pepe (1960)	Immigration Inspector	1960	-	4.9 (283)

6.	North to Alaska (1960)	Frankie Canon	1960	-	6.9 (2,087)

7.	Strangers When We Meet (1960)	Roger Altar	1960	-	6.7 (651)

8.	"Goodyear Theatre" (1957)	Maximilian Frederick Krob (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.2 (10)
	AKAs: Award Theatre (USA: syndication title) Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title) 1 TV episode: "Goodyear Theatre: Author at Work (#3.15)" Maximilian Frederick Krob
9.	Wake Me When It's Over (1960)	Capt. Charlie Stark	1960	-	6.6 (104)

10.	"Silents Please" (1960)	Host	1960	-	-

11.	"Shotgun Slade" (1959)	Hack Hackberry (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.7 (20)
	1 TV episode: "Shotgun Slade: The Salted Mine (#1.2)" Hack Hackberry
12.	It Happened to Jane (1959)	Harry Foster Malone	1959	-	6.6 (616)
	AKAs: Jane from Maine (USA: alternative title) Twinkle and Shine (USA: reissue title)
13.	"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)	Hack (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.1 (48)
	AKAs: Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title) Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title) The Playhouse (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: The Salted Mine (#8.14)" Hack
14.	"General Electric Theater" (1953)	Barney Colby / Sam Lund (2 episodes, 1958-1959)	1959	-	8.1 (72)
	AKAs: G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title) G.E. True Theater (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: "General Electric Theater: I Was a Bloodhound (#7.20)" Barney Colby "General Electric Theater: The World's Greatest Quarterback (#7.5)" Sam Lund
15.	"Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958)	Arthur Witten (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.4 (26)
	AKAs: Desilu Playhouse 1 TV episode: "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse: Symbol of Authority (#1.15)" Arthur Witten
16.	Our Man in Havana (1959)	Capt. Segura	1959	-	7.1 (1,520)

17.	Bell Book and Candle (1958)	Sidney Redlitch	1958	-	6.8 (3,162)
	AKAs: Bell, Book and Candle (USA: poster title)
18.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	Topaze (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	8.5 (67)
	1 TV episode: "Playhouse 90: Topaze (#2.3)" Topaze
19.	Operation Mad Ball (1957)	Capt. Paul Lock	1957	-	6.2 (256)

20.	The Ernie Kovacs Show (1957) (TV)	Eugene	1957	-	8.9 (9)

21.	"The Ernie Kovacs Show" (1952)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	8.5 (39)
	AKAs: Kovacs Unlimited 1 TV episode: "The Ernie Kovacs Show: (1956-08-13)"
22.	Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956)	Cameo appearance (Man in bar)	1956	-	8.0 (19)

23.	"Time for Ernie" (1951)	Host	1951	-	-

		Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Ernie Kovacs Special (1961) (TV)	1961	-	-

2.	The Ernie Kovacs Show (1957) (TV)	1957	-	8.9 (9)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Ernie Kovacs Special (1961) (TV)	(writer)	1961	-	-

2.	The Ernie Kovacs Show (1957) (TV)	(writer)	1957	-	8.9 (9)

		Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Ernie Kovacs Special (1961) (TV)	1961	-	-

2.	The Ernie Kovacs Show (1957) (TV)	1957	-	8.9 (9)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Open End" (1958)	Himself (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	6.7 (7)
	AKAs: The David Susskind Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Open End: Television Tempest" Himself
2.	"The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" (1957)	Himself (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	8.6 (160)
	AKAs: The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show We Love Lucy (USA: syndication title) 1 TV episode: "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour: Lucy Meets the Mustache (#3.3)" Himself
3.	"This Is Your Life" (1952)	Himself (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	7.0 (41)
	1 TV episode: "This Is Your Life: Mervyn LeRoy" Himself
4.	"The Bob Hope Show" (1952)	Himself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.3 (8)
	1 TV episode: "The Bob Hope Show: (1959-12-11)" Himself
5.	"Take a Good Look" (1959)	Himself/Host	1959	-	-

6.	"Startime" (1959)	Himself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.2 (29)
	AKAs: Ford Startime Lincoln-Mercury Startime 1 TV episode: "Startime: The Wonderful World of Entertainment (#1.1)" Himself
7.	The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV)	Himself - Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards	1959	-	4.9 (54)

8.	"The Jack Benny Program" (1950)	Himself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	8.8 (191)
	AKAs: The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title) The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "The Jack Benny Program: Ernie Kovacs Show (#9.10)" Himself
9.	"The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1956)	Himself (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	4.8 (8)
	AKAs: The Ford Show 1 TV episode: "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show: (#3.3)" Himself
10.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)	1958	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: "Toast of the Town: (#11.44)" Himself "Toast of the Town: (#10.43)" Himself
11.	"You Bet Your Life" (1950)	Himself - Contestant (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.8 (112)
	AKAs: The Groucho Show (USA: last season title) 1 TV episode: "You Bet Your Life: (#8.28)" Himself - Contestant
12.	"The George Gobel Show" (1954)	Himself (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	6.4 (15)
	1 TV episode: "The George Gobel Show: (#4.8)" Himself
13.	"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956)	Himself (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	7.7 (26)
	AKAs: The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title) 1 TV episode: "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: (#2.5)" Himself
14.	"What's My Line?" (1950)	Guest Panelist / 3 characters not shown (12 episodes, 1956-1957)	1957	-	8.9 (268)
	12 TV episodes: "What's My Line?: (1957-11-03)" Guest Panelist "What's My Line?: (1957-10-27)" Guest Panelist "What's My Line?: (1957-10-13)" Guest Panelist "What's My Line?: (1957-10-06)" Guest Panelist "What's My Line?: (1957-09-29)" Guest Panelist 7 episodes not shown.
15.	"The Perry Como Show" (1948)	Himself (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	7.6 (24)
	AKAs: Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title) The Chesterfield Supper Club 1 TV episode: "The Perry Como Show: (1957-10-26)" Himself
16.	"What's It For" (1957)	Himself - Host (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	-
	1 TV episode: "What's It For: (1957-10-12)" Himself - Host
17.	"The Polly Bergen Show" (1957)	Himself (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The Polly Bergen Show: (1957-10-05)" Himself
18.	"Producers' Showcase" (1954)	Himself - Host (1 episode, 1957)	1957	-	8.5 (20)
	1 TV episode: "Producers' Showcase: Festival of Magic" Himself - Host
19.	"Tonight!" (1953)	Himself - Guest Host (9 episodes, 1955-1957)	1957	-	9.7 (15)
	AKAs: Knickerbocker Beer Show (USA: summer title) The Knickerbocker Beer Presents The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title) The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title) Tonight (USA: syndication title) Tonight Starring Steve Allen (USA: alternative title) 9 TV episodes: "Tonight!: Ernie Kovacs Guest Host Finale (#5.107)" Himself - Guest Host "Tonight!: Ernie Kovacs Guest Host (#5.106)" Himself - Guest Host "Tonight!: Kovacs Guest Host (#5.67)" Himself - Guest Host "Tonight!: Ernie Kovacs Guest Host (#5.66)" Himself - Guest Host "Tonight!: Kovacs (#5.41)" Himself - Guest Host 4 episodes not shown.
20.	The Jerry Lewis Show (1957) (TV)	Himself	1957	-	-

21.	"The Walter Winchell Show" (1956)	Himself (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The Walter Winchell Show: (#1.1)" Himself
22.	"I've Got a Secret" (1952)	Himself (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	8.3 (89)
	1 TV episode: "I've Got a Secret: (1956-07-25)" Himself
23.	"The NBC Comedy Hour" (1956)	Himself / Percy Dovetonsils (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The NBC Comedy Hour: (#1.2)" Himself/Percy Dovetonsils
24.	"Time Will Tell" (1954)	Emcee	1954	-	-

25.	"Gamble on Love" (1954)	Himself (host, August, 1954)	1954	-	-

26.	"One Minute Please" (1954)	Himself/panelst	1954	-	-

27.	"Take a Guess" (1953)	Himself/panelist	1953	-	-

28.	"Ernie in Kovacsland" (1951)	Himself - Host (1 episode, 1951)	1951	-	6.6 (6)
	1 TV episode: "Ernie in Kovacsland: (#1.1)" Himself - Host


1.	I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV)

2.	"Biography"
	1 TV episode: Ernie Kovacs: Please Stand By (1998) Subject
3.	TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984) (TV)	Himself

4.	Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius (1982) (TV)	Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

In 1962, he co-starred in a pilot for a proposed CBS sitcom called, "Medicine Man" which also featured Buster Keaton. Kovacs died a week after the pilot was completed and the pilot was never broadcast. more

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies | 1 Portrayal | 1 Print Biography more

Genres:

Comedy | Family | Game-Show | Music more

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Character Name In Title | Non Fiction | Quiz Show | Variety more

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