Alan Carney
Biography
Alan Carney was an American actor and comedian who began in vaudeville before moving to the screen in 1943 with Gildersleeve's Bad Day. Born in Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn, he first took to the stage after an amateur night performance led to a vaudeville act. At RKO he had a breakthrough as Cary Grant's bodyguard Crunk in Mr. Lucky (1943), then was paired with comic Wally Brown as the studio's answer to Abbott and Costello. The team made inexpensive starring vehicles and appeared together in Step Lively. After 1946's Genius at Work, RKO ended their contracts, and Carney continued as a supporting player, working often for Walt Disney in the 1960s and 1970s. His later roles included Mayor Dawgmeat in Li'l Abner, and he appeared with Brown in Who Was That Lady? (1960) and The Absent-Minded Professor (1961). He died in 1973; his final film, Herbie Rides Again, was released in 1974.
63years old at death
- Born Brooklyn
- Died Van Nuys
- Star sign: CapricornFirst day of the sign, on the Sagittarius cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 25 years1943 to 1968
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First role
Alan Carney got his start in show business after appearing on an amateur night program, which led to a spot in a vaudeville act at Proctor's Theater in Yonkers, New York.
Big break
Hempstead happened to see Carney's act at the Crystal Terrace Room of St. Louis's Park Plaza Hotel, and was impressed enough to leave a calling card and invite him to Hollywood. Carney took him up on it, which led to an extended RKO contract.
Alan Carney movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Robert Stevenson directed three of these films. Elliott Reid appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Elliott Reid's page
Bess Flowers's page
John Wayne's page
Keenan Wynn's page
Fred MacMurray's page
Leon Ames's page
Robert StevensonDirector, 3 films, 1961 to 1968
All films by Robert Stevenson
Also two films together11 more actors
- Don BrodieThe Comancheros (1961) and Mr. Lucky (1943)
- James WesterfieldSon of Flubber (1963) and The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- Edward AndrewsSon of Flubber (1963) and The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- Dean JonesBlackbeard's Ghost (1968) and Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)
- Alan HewittSon of Flubber (1963) and The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- Suzanne PleshetteBlackbeard's Ghost (1968) and The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
- Tommy KirkSon of Flubber (1963) and The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- Forrest LewisSon of Flubber (1963) and The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- Nancy OlsonSon of Flubber (1963) and The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- Wally BrownThe Absent-Minded Professor (1961) and Zombies on Broadway (1945)
- Joby BakerBlackbeard's Ghost (1968) and The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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