Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-01-23

Deathday

1962-01-13 (42 years old)

Place of Birth

Trenton, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Ernest Edward Kovacs

Ernie Kovacs

Biography

Ernie Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was an American comedian and actor.

Known For

6.5%

Bell, Book and Candle

Dec 25, 1958

6.5%

North to Alaska

Nov 7, 1960

6.7%

Our Man in Havana

Jan 27, 1960

6.9%

The Oscars

Mar 19, 1953

6.1%

It Happened to Jane

May 24, 1959

6.1%

Pepe

Dec 21, 1960

6.3%

Strangers When We Meet

Jun 29, 1960

6.8%

What's My Line?

Feb 2, 1950

6.8%

What's My Line?

Feb 2, 1950

6.6%

The Ed Sullivan Show

Jun 20, 1948

6.4%

Operation Mad Ball

Aug 17, 1957

7.7%

The Jack Benny Program

Oct 28, 1950

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Acting

1992

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

1961		Sail A Crooked Ship as Bugsy G. Foglemeyer aka The Captain
1961		Five Golden Hours as Aldo Bondi

1960		Pepe as Immigration Inspector
1960		North to Alaska as Frankie Canon
1960		Strangers When We Meet as Roger Altar
1960		Wake Me When It's Over as Capt. Charlie Stark
1960		Our Man in Havana as Capt. Segura

1959		Shotgun Slade as Hacks
1959		It Happened to Jane as Harry Foster Malone
1959		Kovacs on Music as Self
1959		The David Susskind Show as Self

1958		Bell, Book and Candle as Sidney Redlitch
1958		Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1957		The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour as Ernie Kovacs
1957		Operation Mad Ball as Capt. Paul Lock

1956		The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956		Showdown at Ulcer Gulch as Man in bar

1953		The Oscars as Self
1953		General Electric Theater as Sam Lund
1953		General Electric Theater as Barney Colby

1952

This Is Your Life as Self

1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Hack
1951		The Ernie Kovacs Show
1951		Baseball Film as Everybody

1950		The Jack Benny Program as Ernie Kovacs
1950		What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
1950		What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self

Directing

1959

Kovacs on Music as Director

1951

Baseball Film as Director

Writing

1959

Kovacs on Music as Writer