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Art Carney

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Art Carney

Arthur William Matthew Carney (November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an American actor and comedian. A recipient of an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and six Primetime Emmy Awards, he was best known for his role as Ed Norton on the sitcom The Honeymooners (1955–1956). His film roles include Harry and Tonto (1974), The Late Show (1977), House Calls (1978), Going in Style (1979), Firestarter, The Muppets Take Manhattan (both 1984), Last Action Hero (1993), and the Star Wars Holiday Special.

Infobox

Born
Arthur William Matthew Carney(1918-11-04)November 4, 1918Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Died
November 9, 2003(2003-11-09) (aged 85)Chester, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting place
Riverside Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupations
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Years active
1939–1993
Spouses
mw- Jean Myers (m. 1940; div. 1965) (m. 1980) Barbara Isaac (m. 1966; div. 1977)
Children
3
Family
Reeve Carney (grand-nephew)
Allegiance
United States
Branch
United States Army
Years of service
1943–1945
Rank
Private
Unit
28th Infantry Division
Battles / wars
World War II Battle of Normandy
Awards
Purple Heart American Campaign Medal European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal
Conflicts
World War II Battle of Normandy
Service years
1943–1945

Tables

· Filmography
1941
Pot o' Gold
Role(s)
Band member / Radio Announcer
Notes
Uncredited
1949-50
Role(s)
Morey Amsterdam Show
1950
PM Picnic
Role(s)
The Narrator
1955–56
Role(s)
The Honeymooners
Notes
Ed Norton
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Role(s)
Cyril T. Jones
Notes
Episode: "Safety for the Witness"
1960
The Twilight Zone
Role(s)
Henry Corwin
Notes
Episode: "The Night of the Meek"
1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Role(s)
Joey Friedlander
1967
A Guide for the Married Man
Role(s)
"Joe X", Married Man
1972
The Snoop Sisters: 'Female Instinct'
Role(s)
Barney
Notes
with Helen Hayes and Mildred Natwick
1974
Harry and Tonto
Role(s)
Harry Coombes
Notes
Academy Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
1975
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
Role(s)
Deacon John Wesley Gore
Death Scream
Role(s)
Mr. Jacobs
Notes
TV movie (aka Street Kill)
Katherine
Role(s)
Thornton Alman
Notes
TV movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Comedy or Drama Special
1976
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Role(s)
J.J. Fromberg
1977
The Late Show
Role(s)
Ira Wells
Notes
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Scott Joplin
Role(s)
John Stark
1978
House Calls
Role(s)
Dr. Amos Willoughby
Movie Movie
Role(s)
Dr. Blaine / Dr. Bowers
Notes
Segments: "Dynamite Hands" and "Baxter's Beauties of 1933"
Star Wars Holiday Special
Role(s)
Trader Saun Dann
1979
Ravagers
Role(s)
Sergeant
You Can't Take It With You
Role(s)
Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
Steel
Role(s)
"Pignose" Moran
Sunburn
Role(s)
Marcus
Going in Style
Role(s)
Al
Notes
Pasinetti Award for Best Actor
1980
Defiance
Role(s)
Abe
Roadie
Role(s)
Corpus C. Redfish
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Role(s)
Robert Stroud
Notes
TV movie
Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story
Role(s)
Art Rooney
Notes
TV movie
1981
Bitter Harvest
Role(s)
Walter Peary
Notes
TV movie
Take This Job and Shove It
Role(s)
Charlie Pickett
St. Helens
Role(s)
Harry Truman
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
Role(s)
The Narrator / Blarney Kilakilarney
Notes
TV movie, Voice
1982
Better Late Than Never
Role(s)
Charley Dunbar
1983
The Last Leaf
Role(s)
Mr. Behrman
1984
Terrible Joe Moran
Role(s)
Tony
Notes
TV movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
Firestarter
Role(s)
Irv Manders
The Naked Face
Role(s)
Morgens
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Role(s)
Bernard Crawford
The Night They Saved Christmas
Role(s)
Santa Claus
Notes
TV movie
1985
The Undergrads
Role(s)
Mel Adler
Izzy and Moe
Role(s)
Moe Smith
Notes
TV movie
The Blue Yonder
Role(s)
Henry Coogan
Notes
TV movie
1986
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story
Role(s)
Father Michael T. O'Halloran
1987
Night Friend
Role(s)
Monsignor O'Brien
1990
Where Pigeons Go to Die
Role(s)
Da
Notes
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
1993
Last Action Hero
Role(s)
Frank
Notes
Final film role
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1941
Pot o' Gold
Band member / Radio Announcer
Uncredited
1949-50
Morey Amsterdam Show
1950
PM Picnic
The Narrator
1955–56
The Honeymooners
Ed Norton
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1956)
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Cyril T. Jones
Episode: "Safety for the Witness"
1960
The Twilight Zone
Henry Corwin
Episode: "The Night of the Meek"
1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Joey Friedlander
1967
A Guide for the Married Man
"Joe X", Married Man
1972
The Snoop Sisters: 'Female Instinct'
Barney
with Helen Hayes and Mildred Natwick
1974
Harry and Tonto
Harry Coombes
Academy Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
1975
and the Dixie Dancekings
Deacon John Wesley Gore
Death Scream
Mr. Jacobs
TV movie (aka Street Kill)
Katherine
Thornton Alman
TV movie Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Comedy or Drama Special
1976
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Fromberg
1977
The Late Show
Ira Wells
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Scott Joplin
John Stark
1978
House Calls
Dr. Amos Willoughby
Movie Movie
Dr. Blaine / Dr. Bowers
Segments: "Dynamite Hands" and "Baxter's Beauties of 1933"
Star Wars Holiday Special
Trader Saun Dann
1979
Ravagers
Sergeant
You Can't Take It With You
Grandpa Martin Vanderhof
Steel
"Pignose" Moran
Sunburn
Marcus
Going in Style
Al
Pasinetti Award for Best Actor
1980
Defiance
Abe
Roadie
Corpus C. Redfish
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Robert Stroud
TV movie
Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story
Art Rooney
TV movie
1981
Bitter Harvest
Walter Peary
TV movie
Take This Job and Shove It
Charlie Pickett
St. Helens
Harry Truman
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold
The Narrator / Blarney Kilakilarney
TV movie, Voice
1982
Better Late Than Never
Charley Dunbar
1983
The Last Leaf
Mr. Behrman
1984
Terrible Joe Moran
Tony
TV movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
Firestarter
Irv Manders
The Naked Face
Morgens
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Bernard Crawford
The Night They Saved Christmas
Santa Claus
TV movie
1985
The Undergrads
Mel Adler
Izzy and Moe
Moe Smith
TV movie
The Blue Yonder
Henry Coogan
TV movie
1986
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story
Father Michael T. O'Halloran
1987
Night Friend
Monsignor O'Brien
1990
Where Pigeons Go to Die
Da
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
1993
Last Action Hero
Frank
Final film role
· Awards and nominations
1954
Primetime Emmy Awards
Role(s)
Best Series Supporting Actor
Notes
The Jackie Gleason Show
1955
Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series
Role(s)
Won
1956
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Role(s)
The Honeymooners
Notes
Won
Best Comedian
Role(s)
Nominated
1957
Best Supporting Performance by an Actor
Role(s)
The Jackie Gleason Show
Notes
Nominated
1966
Special Classification of Individual Achievements
Role(s)
The Jackie Gleason Show
Notes
Nominated
1967
Won
1968
Won
1969
Tony Awards
Role(s)
Best Leading Actor in a Play
Notes
Lovers
1974
Academy Awards
Role(s)
Best Actor
Notes
Harry and Tonto
Golden Globe Awards
Role(s)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Notes
Harry and Tonto
1976
Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Comedy or Drama Special
Role(s)
Katherine
Notes
Nominated
1977
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Role(s)
Best Actor
Notes
The Late Show
1980
Venice Film Festival
Role(s)
Best Actor (Pasinetti Award)
Notes
Going in Style
1984
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
Role(s)
Terrible Joe Moran
Notes
Won
1985
CableACE Awards
Role(s)
Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
Notes
The Undergrads
1987
Actor in a Comedy Series
Role(s)
Faerie Tale Theatre (for "The Emperor's New Clothes")
Notes
Nominated
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
Role(s)
The Cavanaughs (for "He Ain't Heavy")
Notes
Nominated
1990
American Comedy Awards
Role(s)
Lifetime Achievement Award – Male
Notes
Won
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
Role(s)
Where Pigeons Go to Die
Notes
Nominated
2003
TV Land Awards
Role(s)
Favorite Second Banana
Notes
The Honeymooners
2004
Television Hall of Fame
Role(s)
Hall of Fame Award
Notes
Inducted
Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Result
Ref.
1974
Academy Awards
Best Actor
Harry and Tonto
Won
1990
American Comedy Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award – Male
Won
1985
CableACE Awards
Actor in a Movie or Miniseries
The Undergrads
Won
1987
Actor in a Comedy Series
Faerie Tale Theatre (for "The Emperor's New Clothes")
Nominated
1974
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Harry and Tonto
Won
1977
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Best Actor
The Late Show
Won
1954
Primetime Emmy Awards
Best Series Supporting Actor
The Jackie Gleason Show
Won
1955
Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series
Won
1956
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The Honeymooners
Won
Best Comedian
Nominated
1957
Best Supporting Performance by an Actor
The Jackie Gleason Show
Nominated
1966
Special Classification of Individual Achievements
The Jackie Gleason Show
Nominated
1967
Won
1968
Won
1976
Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Comedy or Drama Special
Katherine
Nominated
1984
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
Terrible Joe Moran
Won
1987
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
The Cavanaughs (for "He Ain't Heavy")
Nominated
1990
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
Where Pigeons Go to Die
Nominated
2004
Television Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame Award
Inducted
1969
Tony Awards
Best Leading Actor in a Play
Lovers
Nominated
2003
TV Land Awards
Favorite Second Banana
The Honeymooners
Nominated
1980
Venice Film Festival
Best Actor (Pasinetti Award)
Going in Style
Won

References

  1. Tied with Pat Paulsen for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
  2. Carney, Arthur William, Pvt. army.togetherweserved.com. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
    https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=BattleMemoryExt&ID=207623
  3. "'Honeymooners' actor Art Carney dies." China Daily, Beijing. November 12, 2003.
    http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-11/12/content_280780.htm
  4. Art Carney Yahoo! Movies: Biography Archived May 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
    https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800035040/bio
  5. Wilkins, Barbara. Art Carney Wins in a Film—and Over Alcoholism. People magazine, Vol. 2, Issue 17 via Internet Archive.
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150923034342/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20064591,00.html
  6. Stewart-Warner Refrigerator Sales Film
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB_JsoNb8PY&t=203s
  7. What's My Line? - Walter Cronkite; Art Carney; PANEL: Steve Allen, Anne Douglas (Mar 27, 1966)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erwkiGQUrLE&t=1414
  8. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445979/fullcredits
  9. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhUqto784sI
  10. museum.tv
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121005193942/http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=nbcmysterym
  11. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/12/obituaries/12CARN.html
  12. Chicago Tribune
    https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-carney-story.html
  13. The Connecticut Examiner
    https://ctexaminer.com/2019/12/06/state-rep-devin-carney-on-hartford-party-lines-and-his-view-of-the-coming-session/
  14. Grazia USA
    https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/five-questions-reeve-carney/
  15. Dignity Memorial - Swan Funeral Home
    http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=JEAN-CARNEY&lc=2681&pid=160785137&mid=5293296
  16. "The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners"
    http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975
  17. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1990/03/18/american-comedy-awards/90da5dfb-9c54-4434-a363-ec7d366826b9/
  18. "Art Carney"
    https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/art-carney/
  19. "Past Awards"
    https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/
  20. "Art Carney"
    https://www.emmys.com/bios/art-carney/
  21. "Hall of Fame Honorees: Complete List"
    https://www.emmys.com/awards/hall-of-fame/honorees
  22. "The 1969 Tony Awards"
    https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1969/category/any/show/any/
  23. "Venice Film Festival 1980"
    https://mubi.com/en/awards-and-festivals/venice?year=1980
  24. "Art Carney"
    https://walkoffame.com/art-carney/
  25. Off the Wall at Sardi's
    https://books.google.com/books?id=DdmOOIVFyNMC&q=carney
  26. Variety
    https://variety.com/2002/tv/reviews/gleason-1200545545/
  27. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-art-carney-20031113-story.html
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