Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway (December 15, 1933 – May 14, 2019) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. Conway is perhaps best known as a regular cast member (1975–1978) on the TV comedy-variety series The Carol Burnett Show where he portrayed his recurrent iconic characters Mister Tudball and the Oldest Man. Conway was known for his physical comedy. Over his career he received numerous accolades, including five Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2002.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Major Crimes (2012)
Guest starring as Howard Grey
- Episode 2x09: There's No Place Like Home (Aug 5, 2013)
DreamWorks Dragons (2012)
Guest starring as Mulch
(15 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: A View to a Skrill (Part 1) (Dec 5, 2013)
- Episode 1x19: We Are a Family (Part 1) (Mar 13, 2013)
- Episode 1x18: Gem of a Different Color (Mar 6, 2013)
- Episode 1x14: What Flies Beneath (Feb 6, 2013)
- Episode 1x13: When Lightning Strikes (Dec 5, 2012)
- Episode 1x12: Thawfest (Nov 28, 2012)
- Episode 1x09: Dragon Flower (Oct 17, 2012) [Credit Only]
- Episode 1x08: Portrait of Hiccup as a Buff Young Man (Oct 10, 2012)
- Episode 1x07: How to Pick Your Dragon (Oct 3, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: Alvin and the Outcasts (Sep 25, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: In Dragons We Trust (Sep 18, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: The Terrible Twos (Sep 11, 2012) [Credit Only]
- Episode 1x03: Animal House (Sep 4, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Viking for Hire (Aug 7, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: How to Start a Dragon Academy (Aug 7, 2012)
Anderson Live (2011)
Guest starring as Tim Conway
- Episode 2x15: Co-Host Rosanna Scotto | Carol Burnett | Vicki Lawrence | Tim Conway | Reality-TV stars Bridgette & Brad (Sep 28, 2012)
Mike & Molly (2010)
Guest starring as Brian
- Episode 3x22: School Recital (May 13, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
Guest starring as Nick
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x14: Canoga Falls (Jun 26, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x07: It's Not That Complicated (Jul 28, 2010)
Glee (2009)
Guest starring as Marty Rogers
- Episode 5x19: Old Dog, New Tricks (May 6, 2014) [Special Guest Star]
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
Guest starring as Tim Conway
- Episode 2013-10-29: Kate Bosworth, Tim Conway, Chromeo (Oct 29, 2013)
30 Rock (2006)
Guest starring as Bucky Bright
- Episode 2x12: Subway Hero (Apr 17, 2008) [Special Guest Star]
Two and a Half Men (2003)
Guest starring as Tim
- Episode 11x13: Bite Me, Supreme Court (Jan 30, 2014) [Special Guest Star]
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Guest starring as Knuckles Pratt
- Episode 10x20: Take My Life, Please! (Apr 29, 2010)
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
Starring as Barnacle Boy
- Episode 1x12: Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (Aug 21, 1999)
7th Heaven (1996)
Guest starring as Rocky / Santa Claus
- Episode 3x10: Here Comes Santa Claus (Dec 14, 1998)
The Daily Show with Craig Kilborn (1996)
Guest starring as Tim Conway
- Episode 1998-12-07: Tim Conway (Dec 7, 1998)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Guest starring as Freddy
- Episode 4x10: The Comeback (Nov 23, 1997) [Co-Star]
Mad About You (1992)
Guest starring as Clerk / Justice of Peace
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x22: The Final Frontier (2) (May 24, 1999)
- Episode 7x21: The Final Frontier (1) (May 24, 1999)
The Golden Palace (1992)
Guest starring as Milton
- Episode 1x10: Marriage on the Rocks, with a Twist (Nov 20, 1992)
Diagnosis: Murder (1992)
Guest starring as Tim Conrad
- Episode 7x01: The Roast (Sep 23, 1999) [Special Guest Star]
The Simpsons (1989)
Guest starring as Tim Conway
- Episode 8x24: The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase (May 11, 1997)
Married... with Children (1987)
Guest starring as Ephraim Wanker
(4 episodes)
- Episode 10x26: The Joke's on Al (May 26, 1996) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 10x12: Love Conquers Al (Dec 10, 1995) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 10x11: Bearly Men (Dec 3, 1995) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 10x01: Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (Sep 17, 1995) [Special Guest Star]
Ace Crawford... Private Eye (1983)
Starring as Ace Crawford
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: The Gentleman Bandit (Apr 12, 1983)
- Episode 1x04: The Microchip Caper (Apr 5, 1983)
- Episode 1x03: Inch in a Pinch (Mar 29, 1983)
- Episode 1x02: Bull Bates (Mar 22, 1983)
- Episode 1x01: Murder at Restful Hills (Mar 15, 1983)
The Tim Conway Show (1980)
Starring as Tim Conway
(31 episodes)
- Episode 2x22: Final Show (Mar 7, 1981)
- Episode 2x21: Murder on the Accidental Express (Feb 28, 1981)
- Episode 2x20: Vortex Industries Mightee Glue (Feb 21, 1981)
- Episode 2x19: Prison Warden (Feb 14, 1981)
- Episode 2x18: Harvey Korman Dances Cheek to Cheek (Jan 24, 1981)
- Episode 2x17: Harvey Korman as Snow White & Carol Burnett as the Evil Queen (Jan 17, 1981)
- Episode 2x16: Vampire with Bad Aim (Jan 10, 1981)
- Episode 2x15: The Empire Strikes Out (Jan 3, 1981)
- Episode 2x14: The Courtroom (Dec 27, 1980)
- Episode 2x13: The Trial of Captain John Smith (Dec 20, 1980)
- Episode 2x12: Washington Crossing The Delaware (Dec 13, 1980)
- Episode 2x11: Vicki Lawrence (Dec 6, 1980)
- Episode 2x10: Harvey Korman & Carol Burnett (Nov 29, 1980)
- Episode 2x09: Jonathan Winters (Nov 15, 1980)
- Episode 2x08: Surprise Guest Harvey Korman (Nov 8, 1980)
- Episode 2x07: Don Knotts (Nov 1, 1980)
- Episode 2x06: Coping with Teenage Girls (Oct 25, 1980)
- Episode 2x05: The Gun Moll (Oct 18, 1980)
- Episode 2x04: Satire on TV Commercials (Oct 11, 1980)
- Episode 2x03: Carol Burnett (Oct 4, 1980)
- Episode 2x02: Superguy (Sep 27, 1980)
- Episode 2x01: Dallas (Sep 20, 1980)
- Episode 1x09: Mel Tillis (May 17, 1980)
- Episode 1x08: The Village People (May 10, 1980)
- Episode 1x07: Helen Reddy & David Copperfield (May 3, 1980)
- Episode 1x06: Bernadette Peters (Apr 26, 1980)
- Episode 1x05: Barbara Mandrell & Dick Martin (Apr 19, 1980)
- Episode 1x04: Susan Anton & Suzanne Somers (Apr 12, 1980)
- Episode 1x03: Melba Moore (Apr 5, 1980)
- Episode 1x02: K.C. and the Sunshine Band (Mar 29, 1980)
- Episode 1x01: Michele Lee & Burt Reynolds (Mar 22, 1980)
Carol Burnett & Company (1979)
Starring as Tim Conway
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Sally Field (Sep 8, 1979)
- Episode 1x03: Penny Marshall (Sep 1, 1979)
- Episode 1x02: Alan Arkin (Aug 25, 1979)
- Episode 1x01: Cheryl Ladd (Aug 18, 1979)
The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
Guest starring as Tim Conway
- Episode 2x04: The Spirited Spooked Sports Show (Sep 29, 1973) [Special Guest Star]
The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970)
Starring as Tim Conway
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Connie Stevens & Walter Brennan (Dec 13, 1970)
- Episode 1x12: Mickey Rooney & Dorothy Lamour (Dec 6, 1970)
- Episode 1x11: Eydie Gormé & Steve Allen (Nov 29, 1970)
- Episode 1x10: Merv Griffin & Judy Carne (Nov 22, 1970)
- Episode 1x09: Steve Lawrence & Carol Burnett (Nov 15, 1970)
- Episode 1x08: Shelley Winters & John Forsythe with Jackie DeShannon (Nov 8, 1970)
- Episode 1x07: Imogene Coca & Dan Blocker with Sérgio Mendes (Nov 1, 1970)
- Episode 1x06: Tony Randall & Janet Leigh (Oct 25, 1970)
- Episode 1x05: Jane Powell & Carl Reiner (Oct 18, 1970)
- Episode 1x04: Audrey Meadows & Peter Graves (Oct 11, 1970)
- Episode 1x03: Dick Martin & Joan Crawford (Oct 4, 1970)
- Episode 1x02: Barbara Feldon & David Janssen (Sep 27, 1970)
- Episode 1x01: Dan Rowan & Lana Turner (Sep 20, 1970)
The Tim Conway Show (1970)
Starring as Tim "Spud" Barrett
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: All of Our Aircraft Is Missing (Feb 27, 1970)
- Episode 1x02: Mail Contract (Feb 6, 1970)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Starring as Tim Conway
Guest starring as Tim Conway
- Episode 1x04: with Lucille Ball, Tim Conway, Gloria Loring (Oct 2, 1967)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Guest starring as Tim Conway
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x26: Fernando Lamas, Dinah Shore (Mar 15, 1971) [Uncredited]
- Episode 1x03: Tim Conway, Cher, Sheldon Leonard, Tiny Tim, Flip Wilson, Paul Gilbert (Feb 5, 1968)
Rango (1967)
Starring as Rango
(17 episodes)
- Episode 1x17: The Rustlers (May 5, 1967)
- Episode 1x16: You Can't Scalp a Bald Indian (Apr 28, 1967)
- Episode 1x15: If You Can't Take It With You, Don't Go (Apr 21, 1967)
- Episode 1x14: In a Little Mexican Town (Apr 14, 1967)
- Episode 1x13: Shootout at Mesa Flats (Apr 7, 1967)
- Episode 1x12: It Ain't the Principle, It's the money (Mar 31, 1967)
- Episode 1x11: Viva Rango (Mar 24, 1967)
- Episode 1x10: The Not So Good Train Robbery (Mar 17, 1967)
- Episode 1x09: My Teepee Runneth Over (Mar 10, 1967)
- Episode 1x08: Diamonds Look Better Around Your Neck Than a Rope (Mar 3, 1967)
- Episode 1x07: Requiem for a Ranger (Feb 24, 1967)
- Episode 1x06: What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing Holding Up a Place Like This? (Feb 17, 1967)
- Episode 1x05: The Spy Who Was Out Cold (Feb 10, 1967)
- Episode 1x04: Gunfight at the K. O. Saloon (Feb 3, 1967)
- Episode 1x03: The Town Tamer (Jan 27, 1967)
- Episode 1x02: The Daring Holdup of the Deadwood Stage (Jan 20, 1967)
- Episode 1x01: Rango the Outlaw (Jan 13, 1967)
McHale's Navy (1962)
Starring as Ensign Charles Beaumont Parker
(119 episodes)
- Episode 4x29: Binghamton, at 20 Paces (Apr 5, 1966)
- Episode 4x28: An Ensign's Best Friend (Mar 29, 1966)
- Episode 4x27: The McHale Grand Prix (Mar 22, 1966)
- Episode 4x25: Little Red Riding Doctor (Mar 8, 1966)
- Episode 4x22: Secret Chimp 007 (Feb 15, 1966)
- Episode 4x19: The Wacky WAC (Jan 18, 1966)
- Episode 4x18: The Fugitive Ensign (Jan 11, 1966)
- Episode 4x17: Fire in the Liquor Locker (Jan 4, 1966)
- Episode 4x05: A Nip in Time (Oct 12, 1965)
- Episode 4x02: The Bathtub Thief (Sep 21, 1965)
- Episode 4x01: War, Italian Style (Sep 14, 1965)
- Episode 3x36: Make Room for Orvie (Jun 1, 1965)
- Episode 3x35: A Star Falls on Taratupa (May 18, 1965)
- Episode 3x34: Birth of a Salesman (May 11, 1965)
- Episode 3x33: The Vampire of Taratupa (May 4, 1965)
- Episode 3x32: All Ahead, Empty (Apr 27, 1965)
- Episode 3x31: Rumble on Taratupa (Apr 20, 1965)
- Episode 3x30: Hello, McHale? Colonna! (Apr 13, 1965)
- Episode 3x29: Will the Real Admiral Please Stand Up? (Apr 6, 1965)
- Episode 3x28: The Great Necklace Caper (Mar 30, 1965)
- Episode 3x27: Chuckie Cottontail (Mar 23, 1965)
- Episode 3x26: By the Numbers, Paint (Mar 16, 1965)
- Episode 3x25: Send This Ensign to Camp (Mar 9, 1965)
- Episode 3x24: The Return of Maggie (Mar 2, 1965)
- Episode 3x23: The Seven Faces of Ensign Parker (Feb 23, 1965)
- Episode 3x22: Pumpkin Takes Over (Feb 16, 1965)
- Episode 3x21: All Chiefs and No Indians (Feb 9, 1965)
- Episode 3x20: McHale's Floating Laundromat (Feb 2, 1965)
- Episode 3x19: The Late Captain Binghamton (Jan 26, 1965)
- Episode 3x18: The Truth Hurts (Jan 19, 1965)
- Episode 3x17: The PT 73 Follies (Jan 12, 1965)
- Episode 3x16: The Stool Parrot (Jan 5, 1965)
- Episode 3x15: Fuji's Big Romance (Dec 29, 1964)
- Episode 3x14: The Missing Link (Dec 22, 1964)
- Episode 3x13: Christy Goes Traveling (Dec 15, 1964)
- Episode 3x12: McHale and His Jet Set (Dec 8, 1964)
- Episode 3x11: The Great Eclipse (Dec 1, 1964)
- Episode 3x10: Fountain of Youth (Nov 24, 1964)
- Episode 3x09: Senator Parker, Suh! (Nov 17, 1964)
- Episode 3x08: The British Also Have Ensigns (Nov 10, 1964)
- Episode 3x07: Will the Alligator Take the Stand? (Oct 27, 1964)
- Episode 3x06: Laugh, Captain, Laugh (Oct 20, 1964)
- Episode 3x05: McHale's Floating Harem (Oct 13, 1964)
- Episode 3x04: McHale, the Desk Commando (Oct 6, 1964)
- Episode 3x03: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad War (Sep 29, 1964)
- Episode 3x02: Lester, the Skipper (Sep 18, 1964)
- Episode 3x01: The Ghosts of 73 (Sep 15, 1964)
- Episode 2x36: A Da-Da for Christy (May 19, 1964)
- Episode 2x35: The Dart Gun Wedding (May 12, 1964)
- Episode 2x34: Marryin' Chuck (May 5, 1964)
- Episode 2x33: Carpenter in Command (Apr 28, 1964)
- Episode 2x32: The McHale Mob (Apr 21, 1964)
- Episode 2x31: Ensign Parker, E.S.P. (Apr 14, 1964)
- Episode 2x30: The Rage of Taratupa (Apr 7, 1964)
- Episode 2x29: Alias PT 73 (Mar 31, 1964)
- Episode 2x28: The Return of Big Frenchy (Mar 24, 1964)
- Episode 2x27: Comrades of PT 73 (Mar 17, 1964)
- Episode 2x26: Stars Over Taratupa (Mar 10, 1964)
- Episode 2x25: The Novocain Mutiny (Mar 3, 1964)
- Episode 2x24: Babette Go Home (Feb 25, 1964)
- Episode 2x23: Dear Diary (Feb 18, 1964)
- Episode 2x22: Urulu's Paradise West (Feb 11, 1964)
- Episode 2x21: The Great Impersonation (Feb 4, 1964)
- Episode 2x20: Evil-Eye Parker (Jan 28, 1964)
- Episode 2x19: Who'll Buy My Sarongs? (Jan 21, 1964)
- Episode 2x18: The Balloon Goes Up (Jan 14, 1964)
- Episode 2x17: A Medal for Parker (Jan 7, 1964)
- Episode 2x16: The Creature from McHale's Lagoon (Dec 31, 1963)
- Episode 2x15: Orange Blossoms for McHale (Dec 24, 1963)
- Episode 2x14: My Ensign, the Lawyer (Dec 17, 1963)
- Episode 2x13: A Letter for Fuji (Dec 10, 1963)
- Episode 2x12: The Happy Sleepwalker (Dec 3, 1963)
- Episode 2x11: French Leave for McHale (Nov 26, 1963)
- Episode 2x10: The August Teahouse of Quint McHale (Nov 19, 1963)
- Episode 2x09: Scuttlebutt (Nov 12, 1963)
- Episode 2x08: Jolly Wally (Nov 5, 1963)
- Episode 2x07: Today I Am a Man! (Oct 29, 1963)
- Episode 2x06: Have Kimono, Will Travel (Oct 22, 1963)
- Episode 2x05: To Binghamton with Love (Oct 15, 1963)
- Episode 2x04: Is There a Doctor in the Hut? (Oct 8, 1963)
- Episode 2x03: McHale and His Schweinhunds (Oct 1, 1963)
- Episode 2x02: The Binghamton Murder Plot (Sep 24, 1963)
- Episode 2x01: The Day the War Stood Still (Sep 17, 1963)
- Episode 1x36: Uncle Admiral (Jun 27, 1963)
- Episode 1x35: The Monster of McHale's Island (Jun 13, 1963)
- Episode 1x34: The Hillbillies of PT 73 (Jun 6, 1963)
- Episode 1x33: McHale's Millions (May 30, 1963)
- Episode 1x32: Parents Anonymous (May 23, 1963)
- Episode 1x31: Alias Captain Binghamton (May 16, 1963)
- Episode 1x30: Camera, Action, Panic (May 9, 1963)
- Episode 1x29: Instant Democracy (May 2, 1963)
- Episode 1x28: Portrait of a Peerless Leader (Apr 25, 1963)
- Episode 1x27: A Wreath for McHale (Apr 18, 1963)
- Episode 1x26: H.M.S. 73 (Apr 11, 1963)
- Episode 1x25: The Mothers of PT 73 (Apr 4, 1963)
- Episode 1x24: One Enchanted Weekend (Mar 28, 1963)
- Episode 1x23: Nippon Nancy Calling (Mar 21, 1963)
- Episode 1x22: Washing Machine Charlie (Mar 14, 1963)
- Episode 1x21: Six Pounds from Paradise (Mar 7, 1963)
- Episode 1x20: The Confidence Game (Feb 28, 1963)
- Episode 1x19: The Natives Get Restless (Feb 21, 1963)
- Episode 1x18: One of Our Engines is Missing (Feb 14, 1963)
- Episode 1x17: The Big Raffle (Feb 7, 1963)
- Episode 1x16: The Ensign Gets a Zero (Jan 31, 1963)
- Episode 1x15: The Captain Steals a Cook (Jan 24, 1963)
- Episode 1x14: Send Us a Hero (Jan 17, 1963)
- Episode 1x13: The Captain's Mission (Jan 10, 1963)
- Episode 1x12: Beauty and the Beast (Jan 3, 1963)
- Episode 1x11: The Day They Captured Santa Claus (Dec 27, 1962)
- Episode 1x10: The Battle of McHale's Island (Dec 20, 1962)
- Episode 1x09: McHale's Paradise Motel (Dec 6, 1962)
- Episode 1x08: Three Girls on an Island (Nov 29, 1962)
- Episode 1x07: Who Do the Voodoo? (Nov 22, 1962)
- Episode 1x06: Operation Wedding Party (Nov 15, 1962)
- Episode 1x05: Movies Are Your Best Diversion (Nov 8, 1962)
- Episode 1x04: PT 73, Where Are You? (Nov 1, 1962)
- Episode 1x03: McHale and His Seven Cupids (Oct 25, 1962)
- Episode 1x02: A Purple Heart for Gruber (Oct 18, 1962)
- Episode 1x01: An Ensign for McHale (Oct 11, 1962)
Guest starring as General Smythe-Pelly
- Episode 2x21: The Great Impersonation (Feb 4, 1964) [Uncredited]
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Tim Conway
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1992-01-09: Tim Conway, Jeff Dunham, Diane Reeves (Jan 9, 1992)
- Episode 1987-03-17: Tim Conway, Harry Anderson (Mar 17, 1987)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as Tim Conway
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x49: Nov 10, 1966 (Nov 10, 1966)
- Episode 2x196: June 3, 1963 (Jun 3, 1963)
- Episode 2x193: May 29, 1963 (May 29, 1963)
Crew Credits
Ace Crawford... Private Eye (1983)
Show crew as Creator
- Episode 1x01: Murder at Restful Hills (Mar 15, 1983)
Episode crew as Writer
- Episode 1x02: Bull Bates (Mar 22, 1983)
The Tim Conway Show (1980)
Episode crew as Writer
- Episode 1x01: Michele Lee & Burt Reynolds (Mar 22, 1980)
The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970)
Episode crew as Writer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Audrey Meadows & Peter Graves (Oct 11, 1970)
- Episode 1x01: Dan Rowan & Lana Turner (Sep 20, 1970)



