Posted on 05/14/2019 9:33:30 AM PDT by Red Badger
The beloved actor is best known for characters like the Oldest Man and Mr. Tudball
Tim Conway has died at the age of 85.
He passed away at 8:45 a.m. in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday, his rep Howard Bragman confirms to PEOPLE.
Prior to his death, he suffered complications from Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) and had no signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s.
Conway is survived by his wife of 35 years, his stepdaughter, his six biological children and two granddaughters. In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family would like donations to be made to The Lou Ruvo Brain Center at the Cleveland Clinic in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The beloved actor is best known for his work on The Carol Burnett Show, winning viewers over with characters like the Oldest Man and Mr. Tudball, whose accent he has said was inspired by his Romanian mother. He was known to ad-lib his sketches — even surprising his scene partners — and won a Golden Globe Award for the series in 1976, along with Emmys in 1973, 1977 and 1978.
At a 2013 event promoting his memoir, What’s So Funny? My Hilarious Life, Burnett, now 86, painted her collaborator as an on-set prankster.
“Tim’s goal in life was to destroy [costar] Harvey Korman,” she told the crowd, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Harvey wet his pants,” Conway bragged.
It’s an anecdote he also recalled in a 2013 interview with the Los Angeles Times.
“Harvey never saw what I was going to do until he was actually doing the sketch,” he said. “As a matter of fact in the dentist sketch you can actually see Harvey wet his pants from laughing.”
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Sigh. I have so many good memories of watching him and Harvey Korman when I was a wee lad.
I had heard he had been struggling with Alzheimers.
Gave me a lot of laughs, Mr. Conway. Rest in peace.
Two good ones passed away in two days.
RIP Barnacle Boy, say hello to Mermaid Man.
Wow. So many in the last week, it seems.
Loved Tim Conway. I read his book, didn’t think it was that great, but...for sight gags, he was hilarious!
That’s two. Who’s going to be the third?
4, Lena Horne and Peggy Lipton died over the weekend............
Many of my Super-Duper Entertainment Heroes are leaving the stage; first Doris, now Tim.
Of course Tim has been ill with alzheimers for a very long time.
4..................Lena Horne and Peggy Lipton died over the weekend................
When Tim Conway wanted to make the cast of the Carol Burnett show laugh on stage in the middle of the performance, they were completely helpless.
Not even a fair fight! They would all try to look away from the camera...I remember watching one where Carol Burnett had her face covered, was looking away, but her shoulders were jumping up and down.
Lena Horne was in 2010, somebody accidentally printed the obit.
Oh, I didn’t know. She’s been dead for 9 years..................
Lena Horne died in 2010
I didn’t know Tim had alzheimers. What a horrible way to go, called the ‘Long Goodbye’................
And ad libbing. He was a comic genius..................
Great, great comedian. RIP, Tim.
Awww man...
Godspeed good sir and entertain God with Harvey Korman up there.
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