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Overview

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:
When he died, he owed the IRS several hundred thousand dollars in back... more
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Sony Releases 6-dvd Jack Lemmon Collection
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On DVD: "Our Man in Havana," "The Singing Revolution"
 (From IFC. 3 February 2009, 6:55 AM, PST)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Writer, Editor, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Sail a Crooked Ship (1961) .... Bugsy G. Foglemeyer aka The Captain
  2. The Ernie Kovacs Special (1961) (TV) .... Eugene
  3. "The United States Steel Hour" (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
        - Private Eye, Private Eye (1961) TV episode
  4. Five Golden Hours (1961) .... Aldo Bondi
    ... aka Cinque ore in contanti (Italy)
  5. Pepe (1960) .... Immigration Inspector
  6. North to Alaska (1960) .... Frankie Canon
  7. Strangers When We Meet (1960) .... Roger Altar
  8. "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
  9. Wake Me When It's Over (1960) .... Capt. Charlie Stark
  10. "Silents Please" (1960) TV series .... Host

  11. "Shotgun Slade" .... Hack Hackberry (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Salted Mine (1959) TV episode .... Hack Hackberry
  12. It Happened to Jane (1959) .... Harry Foster Malone
    ... aka Jane from Maine (USA)
    ... aka Twinkle and Shine (USA: reissue title)
  13. "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
  14. "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
  15. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Arthur Witten (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Desilu Playhouse"
        - Symbol of Authority (1959) TV episode .... Arthur Witten
  16. Our Man in Havana (1959) .... Capt. Segura
  17. Bell Book and Candle (1958) .... Sidney Redlitch
    ... aka Bell, Book and Candle (USA: poster title)
  18. "Playhouse 90" .... Topaze (1 episode, 1957)
        - Topaze (1957) TV episode .... Topaze
  19. Operation Mad Ball (1957) .... Capt. Paul Lock
  20. The Ernie Kovacs Show (1957) (TV) .... Eugene
  21. "The Ernie Kovacs Show" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Kovacs Unlimited"
        - Episode dated 13 August 1956 (1956) TV episode
  22. Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956) .... Cameo appearance (Man in bar)
  23. "Time for Ernie" (1951) TV series .... Host
Director:
  1. The Ernie Kovacs Special (1961) (TV)

  2. The Ernie Kovacs Show (1957) (TV)
Writer:
  1. The Ernie Kovacs Special (1961) (TV) (writer)

  2. The Ernie Kovacs Show (1957) (TV) (writer)
Editor:
  1. The Ernie Kovacs Special (1961) (TV)

  2. The Ernie Kovacs Show (1957) (TV)
Self:
  1. "Open End" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "The David Susskind Show" (USA: new title)
        - Television Tempest (1960) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "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
  3. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Mervyn LeRoy (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  4. "Take a Good Look" (1959) TV series .... Himself/Host
  5. "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Ford Startime"
    ... aka "Lincoln-Mercury Startime"
        - The Wonderful World of Entertainment (1959) TV episode .... Himself
  6. The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards
  7. "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
  8. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "The Ford Show"
        - Episode #3.3 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  9. "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
  10. "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
  11. "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #4.8 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "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
  13. "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)
  14. "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
  15. "What's It For" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode dated 12 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  16. "The Polly Bergen Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode dated 5 October 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  17. "Producers' Showcase" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1957)
        - Festival of Magic (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  18. "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)
  19. The Jerry Lewis Show (1957) (TV) .... Himself
  20. "The Walter Winchell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #1.1 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode dated 25 July 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "The NBC Comedy Hour" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #1.2 (1956) TV episode .... Himself/Percy Dovetonsils
  23. "Time Will Tell" (1954) TV series .... Emcee
  24. "Gamble on Love" (1954) TV series .... Himself (host, August, 1954)
  25. "One Minute Please" (1954) TV series .... Himself/panelst
  26. "Take a Guess" (1953) TV series .... Himself/panelist
  27. "Ernie in Kovacsland" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode #1.1 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Host
Archive Footage:
  1. I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV)
  2. "Biography"
        - Ernie Kovacs: Please Stand By (1998) TV episode .... 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
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Non Fiction | Quiz Show | Beautiful Woman more

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