Art Carney Overview:

Legendary actor, Art Carney, was born Arthur William Matthew Carney on Nov 4, 1918 in Mount Vernon, NY. Carney died at the age of 85 on Nov 9, 2003 in Chester, CT .

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Art Carney was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Actor for Harry and Tonto (as Harry) in 1974.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1974Best ActorHarry and Tonto (1974)HarryWon
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television. In addition, Carney was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame and was immortalized on a US postal stamp in 2009.

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Harry and Tonto (1974) with

By Greg Orypeck on Jan 15, 2015 From Classic Film Freak

Share This! ?You never really feel somebody?s suffering, you only feel their death.??? Harry Coombes When retired, elderly widower Harry Coombes is forced from his New York City apartment, he and his cat Tonto make a leisurely, often improvisational trek across the country toward Los Angeles. To be ... Read full article


Harry and Tonto (1974) with

By Greg Orypeck on Jan 15, 2015 From Classic Film Freak

Share This! ?You never really feel somebody?s suffering, you only feel their death.??? Harry Coombes When retired, elderly widower Harry Coombes is forced from his New York City apartment, he and his cat Tonto make a leisurely, often improvisational trek across the country toward Los Angeles. To be ... Read full article


The Art of

By Aurora on Nov 4, 2012 From How Sweet It Was

Arthur William Matthew ?Art? Carney would have turned 94 years old today. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Carney started his career as an entertainer by doing imitations and performing comedy bits with Horace Heidt‘s orchestra. ?He was also a regular on a variety of radio programs and appear... Read full article


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Father of actor Brian Carney.

In playing the 72 year old Harry character in Harry and Tonto (1974), the 55-year-old Carney convinced director Paul Mazursky by growing his own mustache, whitening his hair, wearing his own hearing aid and not trying to mask the limp he received from a World War II injury.

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 93-94. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

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