Alan Carney

Alan Carney
Carney in Mr. Lucky (1943)
Born	David Boughal (1909-12-22)December 22, 1909 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	May 2, 1973(1973-05-02) (aged 63) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	1941–1973

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

Biography

Alan Carney was born David Boughal in Brooklyn, New York, on December 22, 1909. (The actor's own resumé gave his real surname as Bougal and his birthdate as December 22, 1911.) His parents, Edward and Nellie (Kearney) Boughal, were Irish immigrants.

He performed in vaudeville for years. After making his first film, 1941's Convoy, Carney signed a contract with RKO Radio Pictures and appeared 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. the "Groucho" role was essayed by George Murphy with Brown & Carney as his assistants. 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 television as a supporting player, working prolifically for Walt Disney the 1960s and 1970s. One of Carney's best latter-day roles was as Mayor Dawgmeat in the 1959 musical film Li'l Abner. On television he played Harry Nolan in "Have Gun Will Travel" S1 E32 "The Five Books of Owen Deaver" which aired 4/25/1958.

Carney appeared with Wally Brown in Who Was That Lady? (1960) and in Walt Disney's The Absent-Minded Professor (1961), but they never appeared in the same scenes together. The duo was slated to be reunited for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), but Brown died not long before filming began.

Alan Carney made his last film appearance in Walt Disney Productions' Herbie Rides Again, released in 1974 after his death.

He died in Van Nuys, California, of a heart attack at the age of 63 from the excitement of winning the daily double at Hollywood Park Racetrack.

Filmography

• Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943) as Toad
• Mr. Lucky (1943) as Crunk
• Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943) as Navajo Room Bartender
• The Adventures of a Rookie (1943) as Mike Strager
• Gangway for Tomorrow (1943) as Swallow
• Around the World (1943) as Joe Gimpus
• Rookies in Burma (1943) as Mike Strager
• Seven Days Ashore (1944) as Orval 'Handsome' Martin
• Step Lively (1944) as Harry
• Girl Rush (1944) as Mike Strager
• Zombies on Broadway (1945) as Mike Strager
• Radio Stars on Parade (1945) as Mike Strager
• Genius at Work (1946) as Mike Strager
• Vacation in Reno (1946) as Angel
• The Pretender (1947) as Victor Korrin
• Hideout (1949) as Evans
• Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958) as Bartender / Owner (uncredited)
• Compulsion (1959) as Globe Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
• Li'l Abner (1959) as Mayor Daniel D. Dogmeat
• Who Was That Lady? (1960) as Building Superintendent (uncredited)
• North to Alaska (1960) as Bartender (uncredited)
• Swingin' Along (1961) as Officer Sullivan
• The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) as First Referee
• The Comancheros (1961) as Stillwater Bartender (uncredited)
• Son of Flubber (1963) as Referee
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) as a sergeant with the Santa Rosita Police Department
• Sylvia (1965) as Gus
• Monkeys, Go Home! (1967) as Grocer
• The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967) as Joe Turner
• Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) as Bartender
• Flap (1970) as Member of Circus Train (uncredited)
• Wild Rovers (1971) as Palace Bartender
• Herbie Rides Again (1974) as Judge with Cigar at Chicken Run (final film role)

External links

• Alan Carney at IMDb
• Alan Carney at the Internet Broadway Database