One of the greatest comedic talents to ever appear on TV and in movies has passed away....Harvey Korman died Thursday in Los Angeles of complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm four months ago, his family said. He was 81.
From 1967-1978 the 4-time Emmy winner was a regular on "The Carol Burnett Show" playing various characters in hundreds of sketches...His funniest bits though were when he would work on the series with Tim Conway and Conway always found a way to make Korman crack up in front of the live studio audience...
He also provided the voice for the alien interloper The Great Gazoo on "The Flintstones" He also appeared on "The Munsters" a few times and even directed a episodes of the Carol Burnett Show spin off "Mama's Family"
On film Korman made me laugh whenever he worked with Mel Brooks. Like when he played Hedley Lamarr in the western spoof Blazing Saddles or the evil yet sniveling Dr. Charles Montague in High Anxiety. Heck, his performances in both the uneven Dracula: Dead and Loving It and History of the World: Part I as Count de Monet were the bright spots...
He will be fondly remembered but sorely missed
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