
Ernie Kovacs
Known for Acting · 32 credits
- Born
- 1919-01-23
- Died
- 1962-01-13
- Place of birth
- Trenton, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Ernest Edward Kovacs
Biography
Ernie Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was an American comedian and actor.
Known For
TV Shows (14)

What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist / Self - Mystery Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The Oscars
1953
as Self

The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Ernie Kovacs

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958

Startime
1959
as Self

This Is Your Life
1952
as Self

The David Susskind Show
1959
as Self

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Ernie Kovacs

General Electric Theater
1953
as Sam Lund / Barney Colby

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Hack

Shotgun Slade
1959
as Hacks
The Ernie Kovacs Show
1951
Movies (18)

North to Alaska
1960
as Frankie Canon

Bell, Book and Candle
1958
as Sidney Redlitch

Pepe
1960
as Immigration Inspector

Strangers When We Meet
1960
as Roger Altar

It Happened to Jane
1959
as Harry Foster Malone

Our Man in Havana
1960
as Capt. Segura
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)

Operation Mad Ball
1957
as Capt. Paul Lock

Death Scenes 2
1992
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Death In Hollywood
1990

Wake Me When It's Over
1960
as Charlie Stark

Five Golden Hours
1961
as Aldo Bondi

Sail a Crooked Ship
1961
as Bugsy G. Foglemeyer aka The Captain

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956
as Man in bar

Topaze
1957
as Topaze
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
1982
as Self - archival footage
Baseball Film
1951
as Everybody

Kovacs on Music
1959
as Self
About Ernie Kovacs
Ernie Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was an American comedian and actor. With 32 credits spanning from 1948 to 1992, Ernie Kovacs has appeared in 18 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ernie Kovacs Movies
- North to Alaska (1960) — as Frankie Canon
- Bell, Book and Candle (1958) — as Sidney Redlitch
- Pepe (1960) — as Immigration Inspector
- Strangers When We Meet (1960) — as Roger Altar
- It Happened to Jane (1959) — as Harry Foster Malone
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