Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway (December 15, 1933 â€" May 14, 2019) was an
American actor, comedian, writer, and director. From 1966 to 2012 he
appeared in more than 100 TV shows, TV series and films. Among his
more notable roles, he portrayed the inept Ensign Parker in the 1960s
World War II TV situation comedy McHale's Navy, was a regular cast
member (1975â€"1978) on the TV comedy The Carol Burnett Show where he
portrayed his recurrent iconic characters Mister Tudball, the Oldest
Man and the Dumb Private, co-starred with Don Knotts in several films
(1975â€"80), was the title character in the Dorf series of eight
sports comedy direct-to-video films (1987â€"1996), and provided the
voice of Barnacle Boy in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants
(1999â€"2012). Twice, in 1970 and in 1980â€"1981, he had his own TV
series.Conway was admired for his ability to depart from scripts with
humorous ad libs and gestures, which frequently caused others in the
skit to break character while attempting to control their surprise and
laughter. He won six Primetime Emmy Awards during his career, four of
which were awarded for The Carol Burnett Show, including one for
writing.Conway was born Thomas Daniel Conway1 in Willoughby, Ohio, a
suburb of Cleveland, and grew up in nearby Chagrin Falls, the son of
Sophia Murgoiu and Daniel Conway, a groomer for polo ponies. His
father, who immigrated to the United States in 1927, was born in
Ireland to Scottish parents and his mother was a first-generation
Romanian-American. His legal name was Thomas, though he was also
referred to as Toma, the Romanian language analog,1 and was typically
known as Tom; he changed his stage name to Tim near the beginning of
his acting career (quipping that he "dotted the O") to avoid confusion
with actor Tom Conway.
American actor, comedian, writer, and director. From 1966 to 2012 he
appeared in more than 100 TV shows, TV series and films. Among his
more notable roles, he portrayed the inept Ensign Parker in the 1960s
World War II TV situation comedy McHale's Navy, was a regular cast
member (1975â€"1978) on the TV comedy The Carol Burnett Show where he
portrayed his recurrent iconic characters Mister Tudball, the Oldest
Man and the Dumb Private, co-starred with Don Knotts in several films
(1975â€"80), was the title character in the Dorf series of eight
sports comedy direct-to-video films (1987â€"1996), and provided the
voice of Barnacle Boy in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants
(1999â€"2012). Twice, in 1970 and in 1980â€"1981, he had his own TV
series.Conway was admired for his ability to depart from scripts with
humorous ad libs and gestures, which frequently caused others in the
skit to break character while attempting to control their surprise and
laughter. He won six Primetime Emmy Awards during his career, four of
which were awarded for The Carol Burnett Show, including one for
writing.Conway was born Thomas Daniel Conway1 in Willoughby, Ohio, a
suburb of Cleveland, and grew up in nearby Chagrin Falls, the son of
Sophia Murgoiu and Daniel Conway, a groomer for polo ponies. His
father, who immigrated to the United States in 1927, was born in
Ireland to Scottish parents and his mother was a first-generation
Romanian-American. His legal name was Thomas, though he was also
referred to as Toma, the Romanian language analog,1 and was typically
known as Tom; he changed his stage name to Tim near the beginning of
his acting career (quipping that he "dotted the O") to avoid confusion
with actor Tom Conway.
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