Quick Facts
- NAME: Arthur William Matthew Carney
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian
- BIRTH DATE: November 04, 1918
- DEATH DATE: November 09, 2003
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Mount Vernon, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: Chester, Connecticut
Best Known For
Art Carney was an American actor best known for his role as Ed Norton on the long-running sitcom The Honeymooners (1955–6).
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Synopsis
winning an Oscar for Harry and Tonto (1974).
Profile
Comedian and actor, born in Mount Vernon, New York, USA. After working as ??second banana?? for Fred Allen, Edgar Bergen, and Bert Lahr, he served in the US Army and was wounded during the Normandy landing (Jun 1944). He later performed on Broadway and television, gaining his greatest success as Jackie Gleason's sewer-cleaner sidekick, Ed Norton, in The Honeymooners (1955??6). He created the role of slovenly Oscar in Broadway's The Odd Couple (1960), and after recovering from a mental breakdown he returned to work on stage, television, and films, winning an Oscar for Harry and Tonto (1974).
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