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Despite this wishful thinking, the show was pulled just one week before the real Christmas in 1970.įor much of the early 1970s, Conway remained active in television movies and theatrical releases, including several genial kids' comedy for Disney like 'The Apple Dumpling Gang' (1975), which partnered him with another TV star struggling to find his footing, Don Knotts.

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That series also disappeared quickly, though the network gave him another shot with a variety program called 'The Tim Conway Comedy Hour' (CBS, 1970), which co-starred McLean Stevenson and Sally Struthers and featured Conway's entire family gathered together to celebrate Christmas in the pilot episode - the gag being that none of Conway's previous shows lasted long enough for them to do so. The series lasted less than one season and Conway soon moved on to 'The Tim Conway Show' (CBS, 1970), a sitcom which partnered him with former 'McHale's Navy' star Joe Flynn as employees of a low-rent airline.

The first attempt was the comic Western 'Rango' (ABC, 1967), which cast Conway as an inept Texas Ranger assigned to a remote outpost in order to avoid trouble. But the role of star proved to be an uncomfortable fit for the actor. A success in its four seasons, 'McHale's Navy' thrust Conway into the national spotlight, sparking plans to put him in his own series. In 1962, Conway returned to Hollywood for 'McHale's Navy,' a WWII-era comedy with Ernest Borgnine as the captain of a rule-breaking PT crew and Conway as his eager, yet bumbling second-in-command.

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They also collaborated on 'Shock Theater,' a popular Friday night monster movie TV slot which featured Anderson as its hipster host, Ghoulardi. Conway and Anderson appeared together on radio and television, and recorded two comedy albums together. After Allen's program went off the air, Conway returned to Cleveland, where he teamed with local radio and television announcer Ernie Anderson (father of director Paul Thomas Anderson). At some point prior to being cast, he changed his first name from Thomas to Tim to avoid confusion with actor Tom Conway of 'The Falcon' fame. In 1956, he relocated to New York City and eventually landed his first role on television as a cast member on 'The Steve Allen Show' (NBC, 1956-1961). After returning to civilian life, he worked his way up from the mail department to writer at a Cleveland radio station. 15, 1933, Conway studied speech and radio at Bowling Green University before joining the Army in the mid-1950s.

Nonetheless, Conway remained a legendary comic performer who attracted new generations of fans throughout the years.īorn in Willoughby, OH on Dec. But after 'The Carol Burnett Show,' Conway struggled in trying to branch out on his own, though he did find some success in several films with Don Knotts and playing the hapless, height-challenged Dorf in a string of popular direct-to-video comedies. Conway's work with Burnett was richly rewarded with four Emmy Awards - three for performance and one for writing. His peerless timing and pantomime skills easily reduced audiences - and often his castmates - into helpless laughter with little or no dialogue. But Conway's true gifts were in physical comedy and improvisation, which were put to excellent use on 'The Carol Burnett Show' (CBS, 1967-1978). As a comic actor, he displayed a knack for playing easily confused and clumsy characters, like the naïve Ensign Parker on 'McHale's Navy' (ABC, 1962-1966). Actor Tim Conway's unassuming frame and easygoing Midwestern demeanor served as the perfect baffle for his formidable comedic talents.