Editing Tim Conway (section)

{{Short description|American actor and comedian (1933–2019)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Tim Conway
| image              = Tim Conway Rango 1966 (cropped).JPG
| caption            = Conway in a publicity photo for ''[[Rango (TV series)|Rango]]'', 1966
| birth_name         = Thomas Daniel Conway
| birth_date         = December 15, 1933
| birth_place        = [[Chagrin Falls, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age |2019|5|14|1933|12|5|mf=yes}}
| death_place        = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| resting_place      = [[Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary|Westwood Village Memorial Park]], [[Westwood, Los Angeles|Westwood, California]], U.S.
| alias              = {{ubl|Tim Daniel Conway|Thomas Conway|Toma Daniel Conway{{ref|1|1}}}}
| alma_mater         = [[Bowling Green State University]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|writer|director}}
| years_active       = 1956–2016
| spouse             = {{ubl|{{Marriage|Mary Anne Dalton|1961|1978|end=div}}|{{Marriage|Charlene Fusco Del Sardo Beatty|1984}}}}
| children           = 7
}}

'''Thomas Daniel''' "'''Tim'''" '''Conway''' (December 15, 1933 – May 14, 2019)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Adir |first1=Karin |title=The Great Clowns of American Television |date=2001 |publisher=McFarland Classics |isbn=9780786413034 |page=108}}</ref><ref>''Ohio, Birth Index, 1908–1964''</ref><ref name=Lednicer>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tim-conway-uninhibited-crack-up-artist-on-the-carol-burnett-show-dies-at-85/2019/05/14/5f1e8eba-7664-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html|title=Tim Conway, uninhibited crack-up artist on 'The Carol Burnett Show,' dies at 85|first=Lisa Grace|last=Lednicer|date=May 14, 2019|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519130817/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tim-conway-uninhibited-crack-up-artist-on-the-carol-burnett-show-dies-at-85/2019/05/14/5f1e8eba-7664-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html|archive-date=May 19, 2019|access-date=May 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Li">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/legendary-comic-tim-conway-dead-85-n1005486|title=Legendary comic Tim Conway dead at 85|first=David K.|last=Li|work=[[NBC News]]|publisher=[[NBC]]|location=New York City|date=May 14, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2019}}</ref> was an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. Conway is perhaps best known as a regular cast member (1975–1978) on the TV comedy ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' where he portrayed his recurrent iconic characters [[Mrs. Wiggins|Mister Tudball]] and the [[The Oldest Man (character)|Oldest Man]]. Over his career he received numerous accolades including five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] and a [[Golden Globe Award]]. He received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 1999 and was inducted into the [[Television Hall of Fame]] in 2002.

Conway started his career acting in ''[[The Garry Moore Show]]'' and ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]''. He then gained recognition for his role as the inept [[McHale's Navy#Ensign Parker|Ensign Parker]] in the World War II TV situation comedy ''[[McHale's Navy]]'' from 1962 to 1966. The role garnered him a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]]. Conway starred on ''The Carol Burnett Show'', where he 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 with laughter.

Conway helmed his own series twice, ''[[The Tim Conway Comedy Hour]]'' (1970) and ''[[The Tim Conway Show (1980 TV series)|The Tim Conway Show]]'' (1980–1981). He also co-starred with [[Don Knotts]] in several films including ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang (film)|The Apple Dumpling Gang]]'' (1975), [[The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again|its 1979 sequel]], ''[[Gus (1976 film)|Gus]]'' (1976), and ''[[The Private Eyes (1980 film)|The Private Eyes]]'' (1980). He played ''[[Dorf (character)|Dorf]]'' in [[Dorf (character)|eight films from 1987 to 1996]], and voiced [[Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy#Barnacle Boy|Barnacle Boy]] in ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' (1999–2012). He received two [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]] for his roles in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy series ''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]'' in 1996 and the [[NBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[30 Rock (TV series)|30 Rock]]'' in 2008.