Alan Carney (Born David Boughal) (born December 22, 1909 in Brooklyn, New York; died May 2, 1973 in Van Nuys, California) was an American actor and comedian. December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Van Nuys is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A comedian (also comedienne, female) is a person who attempts to make people laugh through a variety of methods, normally through joke telling, or a stream of funny banter. ...

Alan Carney has performed in vaudeville for years as a comic dialectican. After making his first film, 1941's Convoy, Carney signed a contract at RKO, in choice supporting roles in such films as Mr. Lucky. Vaudeville was a style of multi-act theater which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. ... A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support. ...

In 1943, Carney teamed up with Wally Brown as RKO's answer to Abbott and Costello. In addition to their inexpensive starring vehicles, Brown and Carney co-starred in Step Lively, a musical remake of the Marx Brothers film Room Service. Wally played Chico's part, while Alan Carney filled in for Harpo; the "Groucho" role was essayed by Adolphe Menjou. The comedy team was also featured on a live USO tour arranged by the studio. Abbott and Costello is the name of an American comedy duo made up of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. ... The brothers in Hollywood: (left to right) Chico, Zeppo, Groucho, Harpo The Marx Brothers were a team of sibling comedians that played in vaudeville, stage plays, film and television. ... Room Service is a 1938 Marx Brothers comedy film in which they portray producers of a play, Hail and Farewell. ... February 18, 1890 - October 29, 1963 Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor. ...

After 1946's Genius at Work, RKO terminated the team's contracts. Alan Carney continued in films and TV as a supporting player, working prolifically as Disney Studios in the 1960's and 1970's. One of Carney's best latter-day roles was as Mayor Dawgmeat in the 1959 musical film Li'l Abner.

Filmography

• Convoy (1941) (movie)
• Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)
• Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943)
• Mr. Lucky (1943)
• The Adventures of a Rookie (1943)
• Ganway for Tomorrow (1943)
• Around the World (1943)
• Rookies in Burma (1943)
• Seven Days Ashore (1944)
• Step Lively (1944)
• Girl Rush (1944)
• Zombies on Broadway (1945)
• Radio Stars on Parade (1945)
• Genius at Work (1946)
• Vacation in Reno (1946)
• The Pretender (1947)
• Hideout (1949)
• Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
• Complusion (1959)
• Li'l Abner (1959)
• North to Alaska (1960)
• Swingin' Along (1961)
• The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
• The Comancheros (1961)
• Son of Flubber (1963)
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
• Sylvia (1965)
• Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)
• The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
• Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
• Wild Rovers (1971)

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External links

• Alan Carney at the Internet Movie Database