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Overview
Mini Biography:
Author, actor, comedian, composer and producer. He was educated at the... moreTrivia:
When he died, he owed the IRS several hundred thousand dollars in back... moreAwards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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Filmography
Actor:
- Sail a Crooked Ship (1961) .... Bugsy G. Foglemeyer aka The Captain
- The Ernie Kovacs Special (1961) (TV) .... Eugene
- "The United States Steel Hour" (1 episode, 1961)
... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
- Private Eye, Private Eye (1961) TV episode - Five Golden Hours (1961) .... Aldo Bondi
... aka Cinque ore in contanti (Italy) - Pepe (1960) .... Immigration Inspector
- North to Alaska (1960) .... Frankie Canon
- Strangers When We Meet (1960) .... Roger Altar
- "Goodyear Theatre" .... Maximilian Frederick Krob (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "Award Theatre" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Golden Years of Television" (USA: cable TV title)
- Author at Work (1960) TV episode .... Maximilian Frederick Krob - Wake Me When It's Over (1960) .... Capt. Charlie Stark
- "Silents Please" (1960) TV series .... Host
- "Shotgun Slade" .... Hack Hackberry (1 episode, 1959)
- The Salted Mine (1959) TV episode .... Hack Hackberry - It Happened to Jane (1959) .... Harry Foster Malone
... aka Jane from Maine (USA)
... aka Twinkle and Shine (USA: reissue title) - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... Hack (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "Herald Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "Schlitz Playhouse" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Playhouse" (USA: syndication title)
- The Salted Mine (1959) TV episode .... Hack - "General Electric Theater" .... Barney Colby / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
- I Was a Bloodhound (1959) TV episode .... Barney Colby
- The World's Greatest Quarterback (1958) TV episode .... Sam Lund - "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Arthur Witten (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "Desilu Playhouse"
- Symbol of Authority (1959) TV episode .... Arthur Witten - Our Man in Havana (1959) .... Capt. Segura
- Bell Book and Candle (1958) .... Sidney Redlitch
... aka Bell, Book and Candle (USA: poster title) - "Playhouse 90" .... Topaze (1 episode, 1957)
- Topaze (1957) TV episode .... Topaze - Operation Mad Ball (1957) .... Capt. Paul Lock
- The Ernie Kovacs Show (1957) (TV) .... Eugene
- "The Ernie Kovacs Show" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka "Kovacs Unlimited"
- Episode dated 13 August 1956 (1956) TV episode - Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956) .... Cameo appearance (Man in bar)
- "Time for Ernie" (1951) TV series .... Host
Writer:
- The Ernie Kovacs Special (1961) (TV) (writer)
- The Ernie Kovacs Show (1957) (TV) (writer)
Self:
- "Open End" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "The David Susskind Show" (USA: new title)
- Television Tempest (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show"
... aka "We Love Lucy" (USA: syndication title)
- Lucy Meets the Mustache (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
- Mervyn LeRoy (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "Take a Good Look" (1959) TV series .... Himself/Host
- "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "Ford Startime"
... aka "Lincoln-Mercury Startime"
- The Wonderful World of Entertainment (1959) TV episode .... Himself - The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards
- "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "The Jack Benny Show" (USA: informal title)
... aka "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
- Ernie Kovacs Show (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "The Ford Show"
- Episode #3.3 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #11.44 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #10.43 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "You Bet Your Life" .... Himself - Contestant (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "The Groucho Show" (USA: last season title)
- Episode #7.28 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Contestant - "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode #4.8 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #2.5 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (12 episodes, 1956-1957)
- Episode dated 3 November 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 27 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 13 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 6 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 29 September 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
(7 more) - "The Perry Como Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
... aka "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Chesterfield Supper Club"
- Episode dated 26 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "What's It For" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode dated 12 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "The Polly Bergen Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode dated 5 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "Producers' Showcase" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1957)
- Festival of Magic (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "Tonight!" .... Himself - Guest Host (9 episodes, 1955-1957)
... aka "Knickerbocker Beer Show" (USA: summer title)
... aka "The Knickerbocker Beer Presents The Steve Allen Show" (USA: second season title)
... aka "The Steve Allen Show" (USA: second season title)
... aka "Tonight Starring Steve Allen" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "Tonight" (USA: syndication title)
- Ernie Kovacs Guest Host Finale (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
- Ernie Kovacs Guest Host (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
- Kovacs Guest Host (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
- Ernie Kovacs Guest Host (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
- Kovacs (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
(4 more) - The Jerry Lewis Show (1957) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Walter Winchell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode #1.1 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode dated 25 July 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "The NBC Comedy Hour" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode #1.2 (1956) TV episode .... Himself/Percy Dovetonsils - "Time Will Tell" (1954) TV series .... Emcee
- "Gamble on Love" (1954) TV series .... Himself (host, August, 1954)
- "One Minute Please" (1954) TV series .... Himself/panelst
- "Take a Guess" (1953) TV series .... Himself/panelist
- "Ernie in Kovacsland" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1951)
- Episode #1.1 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Host
Archive Footage:
- I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV)
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"Biography"
- Ernie Kovacs: Please Stand By (1998) TV episode .... Subject - TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984) (TV) .... Himself
- 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. morePublicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 1 Portrayal | 1 Print Biography moreMessage Boards
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