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Harvey Herschel Korman (February 15, 1927 – May 29, 2008) was an American actor and comedian who performed in television and film productions. He is best remembered as a main cast member alongside Carol Burnett, Tim Conway and Vicki Lawrence on the CBS sketch comedy series The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1977) for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
The Harvey Korman Show was created as a star vehicle for Harvey Korman when he was offered a contract by ABC to headline his own television series. Following his successful run as a supporting player on CBS's The Carol Burnett Show from 1967 to 1977, Korman by this time had grown restless of the variety-show routine and was keen to pursue lead-character roles.
Conway first met Harvey Korman in 1966 during the first of Conway's three appearances on The Danny Kaye Show. Korman was a four-year series regular on Kaye's CBS variety hour. 1967 saw the end of the Kaye show and the debut of The Carol Burnett Show. With Korman available, he stepped into a regular role there.
A soap opera parody taking place in the fictional town of Canoga Falls with Burnett as the main character Marian Clayton. Other recurring residents of Canoga Falls include Conway as different variations of the Oldest Man, Korman as Mother Marcus and Lawrence as Marian's daughter, who always comes home with a baby and hands it over to Marian, who shortly thereafter almost always ensconces it in ...
"The Doctor" – The Oldest Man is a doctor who makes a house call for a man (Harvey Korman) home sick with a bad cold. 13 Ep 12 December 6, 1975 "The Torturer" – The Oldest Man is a royal torturer summoned by HRH (Harvey Korman) to convince a lady (Vicki Lawrence) to accept his marriage proposal. 14 Ep 15 December 20, 1975
Gone Are the Dayes is a 1984 American made-for-television crime comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions directed by Gabrielle Beaumont and starring Harvey Korman, Susan Anspach and Robert Hogan. It originally aired in May 1984 on the Disney Channel as their second feature film. [2]
The sketch also marks the first appearances of Harvey Korman's Mother Marcus character, who had also become a recurring resident of Canoga Falls, as well as Tim Conway's Oldest Man character, who within the confines of the series, played several characters, including Marian's grandfather, her Uncle Waldo, insurance agent Duane Toddleberry, and ...
The Great Gazoo, or simply Gazoo, is a fictional character from the animated series The Flintstones.He first appeared on the show on October 29, 1965. The Great Gazoo was voiced by actor Harvey Korman.