Alan Carney

Alan Carney
Born	David Boughal December 22, 1909(1909-12-22) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	May 2, 1973 (aged 63) Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Comedian
Years active	1941–1973

Alan Carney (December 22, 1909 – May 2, 1973) was an American actor and comedian.

Alan Carney was born David Boughal in Brooklyn, New York. He had performed in vaudeville for years as a comic dialectican. After making his first film, 1941's Convoy, Carney signed a contract at RKO Pictures, in choice supporting roles in such films as Mr. Lucky.

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.

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 1960s and 1970's. One of Carney's best latter-day roles was as Mayor Dawgmeat in the 1959 musical film Li'l Abner.

He died from a heart attack in Van Nuys, California, aged 63.

Filmography

• Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)
• Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943)
• Mr. Lucky (1943)
• The Adventures of a Rookie (1943)
• Gangway 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)
• Herbie Rides Again (1974)

See also

• Brown and Carney

External links

• Alan Carney at the Internet Movie Database