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{{Short description|American actor and comedian (1933–2019)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Tim Conway
| image              = Tim Conway Rango 1966 (cropped).JPG
| caption            = Conway in a publicity photo for ''[[Rango (TV series)|Rango]]'', 1966
| birth_name         = Thomas Daniel Conway
| birth_date         = December 15, 1933
| birth_place        = [[Chagrin Falls, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age |2019|5|14|1933|12|5|mf=yes}}
| death_place        = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| resting_place      = [[Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary|Westwood Village Memorial Park]], [[Westwood, Los Angeles|Westwood, California]], U.S.
| alias              = {{ubl|Tim Daniel Conway|Thomas Conway|Toma Daniel Conway{{ref|1|1}}}}
| alma_mater         = [[Bowling Green State University]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|writer|director}}
| years_active       = 1956–2016
| spouse             = {{ubl|{{Marriage|Mary Anne Dalton|1961|1978|end=div}}|{{Marriage|Charlene Fusco Del Sardo Beatty|1984}}}}
| children           = 7
}}

'''Thomas Daniel''' "'''Tim'''" '''Conway''' (December 15, 1933 – May 14, 2019)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Adir |first1=Karin |title=The Great Clowns of American Television |date=2001 |publisher=McFarland Classics |isbn=9780786413034 |page=108}}</ref><ref>''Ohio, Birth Index, 1908–1964''</ref><ref name=Lednicer>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tim-conway-uninhibited-crack-up-artist-on-the-carol-burnett-show-dies-at-85/2019/05/14/5f1e8eba-7664-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html|title=Tim Conway, uninhibited crack-up artist on 'The Carol Burnett Show,' dies at 85|first=Lisa Grace|last=Lednicer|date=May 14, 2019|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519130817/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tim-conway-uninhibited-crack-up-artist-on-the-carol-burnett-show-dies-at-85/2019/05/14/5f1e8eba-7664-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html|archive-date=May 19, 2019|access-date=May 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Li">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/legendary-comic-tim-conway-dead-85-n1005486|title=Legendary comic Tim Conway dead at 85|first=David K.|last=Li|work=[[NBC News]]|publisher=[[NBC]]|location=New York City|date=May 14, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2019}}</ref> 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 show|variety]] series ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' where he portrayed his recurrent iconic characters [[Mrs. Wiggins|Mister Tudball]] and the [[The Oldest Man (character)|Oldest Man]]. 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.

Conway started his career acting in ''[[The Garry Moore Show]]'' and ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]''. He then gained recognition for his role as the inept [[McHale's Navy#Ensign Parker|Ensign Parker]] in the World War II TV situation comedy ''[[McHale's Navy]]'' from 1962 to 1966. The role garnered him a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]]. Conway starred on ''The Carol Burnett Show'', where he was admired for his ability to depart from scripts with humorous ad libs and gestures, which frequently caused others in the skit to break character with laughter.

Conway helmed his own series twice, ''[[The Tim Conway Comedy Hour]]'' (1970) and ''[[The Tim Conway Show (1980 TV series)|The Tim Conway Show]]'' (1980–1981). He also co-starred with [[Don Knotts]] in several films including ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang (film)|The Apple Dumpling Gang]]'' (1975), [[The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again|its 1979 sequel]], ''[[Gus (1976 film)|Gus]]'' (1976), and ''[[The Private Eyes (1980 film)|The Private Eyes]]'' (1980). He played ''[[Dorf (character)|Dorf]]'' in [[Dorf (character)|eight films from 1987 to 1996]], and voiced [[Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy#Barnacle Boy|Barnacle Boy]] in ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' (1999–2012). He received two [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]] for his roles in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy series ''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]'' in 1996 and the [[NBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[30 Rock (TV series)|30 Rock]]'' in 2008.

== Early life and education ==
Conway was born Thomas Daniel Conway{{ref|1|1}} on December 15, 1933, in [[Willoughby, Ohio]], a suburb of [[Cleveland]], and grew up in nearby [[Chagrin Falls, Ohio|Chagrin Falls]], the son of Daniel and Sophia (née Murgoiu) Conway. Daniel was a groomer for [[Polo pony|polo ponies]].<ref name=Lednicer/><ref name=nyt1/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5jr9L--C4tMC&q=%22Tim+Conway+is+one+of+those%22&pg=PA108|title=The Great Clowns of American Television|first=Karin|last=Adir|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|location=New York City|year=1988|edition=1st|isbn=978-0899503004}}</ref>{{sfn|Conway|Scovell|2013|}} His father, who emigrated to the United States in 1927,<ref>''Ohio, Naturalization Petition and Record Books, 1888–1946''</ref> was born in Ireland to Scottish parents, and his mother was a first-generation [[Romanian-American]].<ref name=Lednicer/>

Conway's legal name was Thomas, though he was also referred to as Toma, the Romanian-language analog,{{ref|1|1}} and was typically known as Tom; he changed his stage name to Tim near the beginning of his acting career (quipping he "[[Dot (diacritic)|dotted the O]]") to avoid confusion with British actor [[Tom Conway]].<ref name=nyt1/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tim Conway says today's TV depresses him in new memoir|first=Nicki |last= Gostin |work=[[Fox News]]|date=November 4, 2013|access-date=October 21, 2014 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/whats-so-funny-tim-conway-says-todays-tv-depresses-him-in-new-memoir}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://bostonist.com/2011/04/08/bostonist_interview_tim_conway.php |title=Interview Tim Conway – To Appear at the Wilbur on Sunday |date=April 8, 2011 |access-date=May 21, 2011 |publisher=bostonist.com |first=Thomas Attila |last=Lewis |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409142443/http://bostonist.com/2011/04/08/bostonist_interview_tim_conway.php |archive-date=April 9, 2011 }}</ref>

Conway attended [[Bowling Green State University]] in [[Bowling Green, Ohio]], where he majored in television and radio and was a disc jockey,<ref name="Biography" /> and he was a member of the [[Phi Delta Theta]] fraternity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://our.hanover.edu/phi-delta-theta|title=PHI DELTA THETA AFFINITY GROUP|work=[[Hanover College]]|location=[[Hanover, Indiana]]|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref> When he graduated, Conway enlisted in the [[United States Army]], where he served between 1956 and 1958.<ref name="Biography" /><ref name="King">{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-tim-conway-20131112-story.html|title=Tim Conway's life off script|first=Susan|last=King|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 11, 2013|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
===1960–1966: Rise to prominence ===
After his discharge from the Army, Conway returned to Cleveland and worked with [[Ernie Anderson]] on [[WKYC|KYW-TV]], an [[NBC]] affiliate, in 1958 and 1959. Early on, Conway and Anderson acted in TV commercials that built on their quirky brand of humor to supplement their income.<ref>See, for example, a series of six Christmas-themed TV commercials [[Cinécraft Productions, Inc.]] made with Conway and Anderson for [[Ohio Bell]] in 1960. https://digital.hagley.org/FILM_2019227_FC087</ref>

From 1960 to 1962, Conway was on [[WJW (TV)|WJW-TV]] (then a [[CBS]] affiliate, now a [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate) on a weekday morning film show (under the ''Ernie's Place'' banner), where he also wrote material for the comedic skits shown during film intermissions. Conway also recorded a comedy album with Anderson, who gained national prominence as a voice-over announcer for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Television]] beginning in the 1970s.<ref>Gitlin, Bob. "Ghoulardi, Then and Now." Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 18, 1990.</ref>

WJW-TV dismissed Conway in 1962, in part because he (and Anderson) misled station management into thinking he had experience as a director.<ref>{{Citation|last=EWTN|title=Tim Conway EXCLUSIVE on EWTN's World Over Live with Raymond Arroyo&nbsp;— 2013-01-09|date=January 10, 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqCyx1EtVUE|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> Because of this move, which deprived Anderson of his co-host and comic foil, the station asked Anderson if he could host a B-grade (and lower) horror film show on Friday nights instead. Conway continued to make many appearances alongside Anderson's alter ego ''[[Ghoulardi]]'', in addition to "Big Chuck" Schodowski, a station engineer who Anderson got to assume much of Conway's sidekick status (and who ultimately succeeded Anderson as co-host of the horror film program).{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}

After he became famous, Conway resurfaced periodically on Cleveland television on the ''[[Big Chuck and Lil' John|Hoolihan and Big Chuck]]'' and ''[[Big Chuck and Lil' John]]'' shows on WJW-TV, in guest spots and occasional skits. Conway also made regular guest appearances at numerous "Ghoulardifest" functions held by WJW over the years, along with former Cleveland TV personality [[Bob "Hoolihan" Wells]], in tribute to Anderson, who died in 1997.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}

Comedic actress [[Rose Marie]] visited [[WJW (TV)|WJW]] in 1961, as part of CBS's promotional practice of sending their major show stars directly to local affiliates: in this case, it was for ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]''. She viewed tapes of some of Anderson and Conway's skits and proceeded to take Conway under her wing. Following his departure from WJW, Conway moved to New York City, where, with Rose Marie's assistance, he auditioned for, and gained a spot on, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The Steve Allen Show]]'' as a regular player.<ref name="ap19750706" /> During this time he also appeared on ''[[The Garry Moore Show]]'' and ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'', and ''[[That's Life (1968 TV series)|Thats Life]]''.

''' ''McHale's Navy'' ''' 
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[[File:Ernest Borgnine Tim Conway McHales Navy 1962.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Conway and Ernest Borgnine in a photograph of ''[[McHale's Navy]]'', 1962]]
Conway gained a national following from his role as the bumbling, naive Ensign Charles Parker, Executive Officer of the World War II PT-73, in the 1960s sitcom ''[[McHale's Navy]]'', alongside [[Ernest Borgnine]] and [[Joe Flynn (American actor)|Joe Flynn]]. Borgnine became a mentor and a good friend. Conway appeared at Borgnine's 90th birthday celebration and, four years later, paid tribute to his friend at the 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]].<ref name="Dawidziak43">{{cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/index.ssf/2011/01/tim_conway_to_introduce_ernest_borgnine_tribute.html|title=Tim Conway to introduce Ernest Borgnine tribute|date=January 28, 2011|work=[[The Plain Dealer#cleveland.com|Cleveland.com]]|first=Mark|last=Dawidziak|access-date=August 24, 2012}}</ref>

Afterwards, he starred in a string of short-lived television series, starting with 1967's ''[[Rango (TV series)|Rango]]'' which starred Conway as an incompetent [[Texas Ranger Division|Texas Ranger]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061288/ |title=Rango|work=IMDb|access-date=May 15, 2019 }}</ref> Conway was part of an infamous network TV programming catastrophe, ''[[Turn-On]]'', a [[counterculture|counter-cultural]] [[sketch comedy]] show on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] that was derided as a rip-off of NBC's ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]]''. The show was in fact created and directed by ''Laugh-In''{{'}}s creator [[George Schlatter]]. Even though Conway was listed only as a guest star on the pilot, which ABC broadcast on February 5, 1969, it was the [[List of television series canceled after one episode|only episode that ever aired]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->  |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TuNKAAAAIBAJ&pg=2528,1721666 |title=Turn-On |work=[[The Daily Gazette]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=February 10, 1969 |pages=16 |access-date=May 15, 2019 }}</ref>

[[File:Tim Conway and Robert Morse - 1968.jpg|thumb|right|Conway as an angel with [[Robert Morse]] on ''[[That's Life (1968 TV series)|That's Life]]'', 1968]]
In 1963, Conway guest-starred in ''[[Channing (TV series)|Channing]]'' playing a job applicant. In 1968, he made two guest appearances on ''[[That's Life (1968 TV series)|That's Life]]''. From 1970 to 1971, Conway made four appearances on ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]]''.

''Turn-On'' received enough immediate, negative reaction to force several ABC affiliates, including [[WEWS-TV]] in Conway's hometown of Cleveland, to refuse to return to the program after the first commercial break. WEWS management also sent an angrily worded telegram to the network's headquarters. Many West Coast affiliates received advance warning and refused to air the show. Conway remarked that the show's premiere party he attended was also the program's cancellation party,<ref>{{Cite AV media |people= Conway, Tim |title=Pioneers of Television: Tim Conway on "Turn-On" (#104) |url= http://www.iptv.org/video/detail.cfm/1429/pitv_20080111_tim_conway_turn_on |medium= Web |publisher= [[PBS|Public Broadcasting Service]] |access-date= February 23, 2009 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090308130751/http://www.iptv.org/video/detail.cfm/1429/pitv_20080111_tim_conway_turn_on |archive-date= March 8, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-11-26-0611260025-story.html|title=O.J. blunder hardly a first for television|last=Rosenthal|first=Phil|date=November 26, 2006|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=April 15, 2007|quote=Tim Conway ... has joked the cancellation of the 1969 ABC comedy program came during the cast's post-debut party.}}</ref> but ABC did not officially cancel the program until February 9.<ref>"ABC Cancels 'Turn-On' Hit----as Vulgar." Fresno [CA] Bee, February 10, 1969.</ref>

=== 1967–1978: ''The Carol Burnett Show'' ===
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[[File:Tim Conway Carol Burnett Dick Van Dyke Carol Burnett Show 1977.JPG|thumb|left|150px|(L to R): Conway, [[Carol Burnett]], and [[Dick Van Dyke]] in the final season]]
Starting with the [[1975–76 United States network television schedule|1975–76 season]], Conway became a regular on ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' (replacing [[Lyle Waggoner]]), after having been a frequent guest for the show's first eight seasons.<ref name="ap19750706" /> Conway's work on the show earned him four [[Emmy Award]]s&nbsp;— one for writing and three for performance, one of which was before he became a regular. Two of Conway's memorable characters on the Burnett Show were [[The Oldest Man]], whose shaggy white hair, slow speech, and shuffling gait ran counter to the much-needed energy levels of the various occupations in which he was usually found, and Mr. Tudball, a businessman whose intentions of running a "ship-shape" office were usually sunk by the bored indifference of his secretary, [[Mrs. Wiggins]] (Burnett). Although the character was widely thought to be Swedish, Conway used a Romanian accent learned from his mother.<ref>King, Susan. "[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-tim-conway-20131112-story.html Tim Conway's life off script]", ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', November 11, 2013. Accessed September 6, 2016.</ref>

Conway often made his co-stars on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' break character and laugh in the middle of a scene, usually without speaking a line of dialogue.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jarvis |first1=Zeke |title=Make 'em Laugh!: American Humorists of the 20th and 21st Centuries |date=7 April 2015 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-4408-2995-6 |page=112 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6hfHEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA112 |access-date=3 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref> According to Burnett, the characters breaking and laughing did not happen as often as many people later remembered, but because the laughter was real and added even more comedic value to a scene, those breaks became a defining characteristic of the show.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burnett |first1=Carol |title=In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox |date=13 September 2016 |publisher=Crown |isbn=978-1-101-90466-4 |page=91 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XW5QCwAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Bernadette Peters on Tim Conway Show.JPG|thumb|right|Conway with [[Bernadette Peters]] in a skit]]
A prime example of his ability to make his co-stars laugh uncontrollably involved Lyle Waggoner as a captured American airman, with Conway as a stereotypical blond-haired Gestapo agent charged with his interrogation. Stating that "the Fuhrer" had taken particular interest, Conway produced a small Hitler hand puppet. Conway suggested to the puppet that singing might relax Waggoner's character to the point he is willing to talk. In a long, drawn-out fashion, the Hitler puppet (Conway providing a falsetto voice, with German accent) sings "I've Been Working on the Railroad," and with each passing verse, Waggoner loses more of his composure, finally laughing hysterically when puppet-Hitler screeches, "FEE-FI-Fiddely-I-O!".<ref>The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978) Season 7 Episode 21 (Feb 23, 1974)</ref>

Another example of his ability to make his co-stars break up in laughter is exemplified in the "Elephant Story" outtake from one of the "Family" sketches. Conway tells an increasingly absurd story about his visit to the circus; as he continues, the other cast members (Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, and Dick van Dyke) are soon having trouble staying in character, looking away from him and the cameras. Conway eventually finishes his story, and Lawrence (in character as Mama) quips: "Are you sure that little asshole is through?", causing the others - even Conway  - to break out in hysterical laughter.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Storc |first1=Matt |title=Vicki Lawrence Breaks Down The Hilarious Elephant Story From The Carol Burnett Show |url=https://www.looper.com/1161922/vicki-lawrence-breaks-down-the-hilarious-elephant-story-from-the-carol-burnett-show |website=Looper |access-date=June 16, 2023 |date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> Conway remained a regular cast member of ''The Carol Burnett Show'' until the program's run ended in 1978.<ref>"Brough, Rick. "CBS Says Good Bye to Miss Wiggins and Eunice." Daily Utah Chronicle, March 30, 1978.</ref>

=== 1970–1989: Established work ===
''' ''The Tim Conway Show'' (1970) ''' 
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[[File:Tim Conway Joe Flynn Tim Conway Show 1970.JPG|thumb|right|upright|Conway and Joe Flynn pose in front of ''Lucky Linda'' in a publicity photo for [[The Tim Conway Show (1970 TV series)|''The Tim Conway Show'']] taken on January 9, 1970]]
In 1970, ''[[The Tim Conway Show (1970 TV series)|The Tim Conway Show]]'' paired Conway with [[Joe Flynn (American actor)|Joe Flynn]] of ''[[McHale's Navy]]'' in a sitcom as owner-pilots of a one-plane (a [[Beechcraft Model 18]] named ''Lucky Linda'') airline operated by the duo. Having "nowhere to run", this pressurized situation was ideal for the fast [[Wit|repartee]] of the lead actors. It debuted in January 1970 and the last new show aired in June 1970.<ref name="brooks-marsh-8th">{{Cite book |last1= Brooks| first1= Tim| last2= Marsh|first2=Earl|author-link1=Tim Brooks (television historian)|title=[[The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present|The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present]] |edition=8th|year=2003|publisher=[[Ballantine Books]]|location=New York|isbn=0-345-45542-8 |page=1203}}</ref> In the fall of the same year, Conway was given his own hour-long variety show, ''The Tim Conway Comedy Hour'',<ref name="brooks-marsh-8th" /> or ''The Tim Conway Comedy House'',<ref name="ap19750706">{{Cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sIYsAAAAIBAJ&pg=7282%2C886685 | title=Comedian Tim Conway Will Join 'The Carol Burnett Show' As Regular Member | date=July 6, 1975 | newspaper=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]] | access-date=June 30, 2013 | agency=Associated Press|page=C10}}</ref> which, as his other series had, folded quickly, lasting only 13 weeks.<ref name="brooks-marsh-8th" /> Typical of his self-effacing humor, he ordered his car's license plate to reflect the short duration of the series: "13 WKS".<ref name="ap19750706" /> (Conway was given another one-hour variety show ten years later, which revived the title ''The Tim Conway Show''.)<ref name="brooks-marsh-8th" />

In 1973, Conway guest-starred in ''[[The New Scooby Doo Movies]]'', voiced himself in the episode "The Spirited Spooked Sports Show". In 1974, he was in the ''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]'' as a janitor in the episode: "[[ABC Afterschool Special#Season Two (1973–74)|The Crazy Comedy Concert]]". In 1987, Conway guest-starred in ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]'' as a mayoral candidate in the episode: "[[List of Faerie Tale Theatre episodes#Season 6 (1987)|Rip Van Winkle]]". Beginning in 1975, Conway was often paired with [[Don Knotts]] in family films from [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], including ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang (film)|The Apple Dumpling Gang]]'' and its 1979 sequel, ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again]].'' They also starred in two independent films, a boxing comedy called ''[[The Prize Fighter]]'' in 1979, and a 1980 mystery comedy film called ''[[The Private Eyes (1980 film)|The Private Eyes]]''.

''' ''The Tim Conway Show'' (1980–1981)'''
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In 1980, Conway again was given his own one-hour variety program, titled ''[[The Tim Conway Show (1980 TV series)|The Tim Conway Show]]'' (the title that was previously used for his 1970 sitcom). It aired on CBS, as his previous shows had, and debuted on March 22, 1980.<ref name="brooks-marsh-8th" /> It was originally a full hour but was reduced to half an hour in summer 1980. It lasted longer than any of his earlier self-titled series, ending in August 1981.<ref name="brooks-marsh-8th" /> The format was similar to that of ''The Carol Burnett Show'', with several regular cast members performing in comedy sketches, interspersed with the occasional musical performance by a guest musician. Among the regulars in the cast were [[Maggie Roswell]], [[Miriam Flynn]], Eric Boardman, [[Jack Riley (actor)|Jack Riley]], and [[Dick Orkin]]. Former ''Burnett'' cast member [[Harvey Korman]] also became a ''Tim Conway Show'' regular in late 1980, after having earlier made guest appearances on the show, as had [[Carol Burnett]] and [[Vicki Lawrence]].<ref name="brooks-marsh-8th" />

In the spring of 1983, Conway starred in another situation comedy, ''[[Ace Crawford, Private Eye]]''; a spoof of detective shows, it lasted only a month. In the summer of 1990, he starred in ''[[Tim Conway's Funny America]]'', playing pranks in disguise on unsuspecting passersby around the United States while [[hidden camera]]s recorded the results, which Conway presented to a studio audience; it, too, lasted only a few weeks.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}

''' ''Dorf'' '''

In the 1980s, Conway began appearing in a series of satirical how-to videos in which he played a diminutive, dark-haired Scandinavian known as [[Dorf (character)|Dorf]] (a variation on "dwarf"), reprising his goofy Mr. Tudball accent. The Dorf character first appeared on the January 3, 1986, episode of ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]''. In that episode, he portrayed a horse jockey. Dorf also appeared in the [[1987 in film|1987 film]] ''[[Dorf on Golf]]'' and later appeared in eight other films on a variety of sports from baseball to auto racing. ''Dorf on Golf'' was remastered for DVD in 2007. In 2010, all of the ''Dorf'' films were remastered in a DVD Collection featuring all eight films, a behind-the-scenes with Dorf, and a commentary track by Tim Conway on "The Legend of the Paddle: The Oldie Hollis Story." Dorf also appeared on an episode of ''Tim Conway{{'}}s Funny America'' in the summer of 1990, leading an [[aerobics]] class on his impossibly short legs.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} In 2009, Conway's Dorf character started "helping" [[Santa Claus]] on the website iSpotSanta.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ispotsanta.com/press.html |title=THIS YEAR'S SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217154742/http://www.ispotsanta.com/press.html |archive-date=December 17, 2010 |website=Ispotsanta.com |access-date=August 24, 2012}}</ref> Each year, Dorf had three sketches; in 2009, he tried to give Santa his Christmas list, failing and accidentally hitting Santa with a golf ball. Then, in 2010, he tried to give all of the world's letters to Santa directly using jet rockets to fly to his sleigh, cannonballs, and more.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}

Conway starred in [[List of Walt Disney Pictures films|Disney films]] such as ''[[The World's Greatest Athlete]]'' (1973), ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang (film)|The Apple Dumpling Gang]]'' (1975), ''[[Gus (1976 film)|Gus]]'' (1976), and ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again]]'' (1979), his work with the company earning him a Disney Legend award in 2004. He starred in the 1977 comedy film ''[[The Billion Dollar Hobo]]''. Conway also co-starred with [[Don Knotts]] in ''[[The Prize Fighter]]'' (1979) and ''[[The Private Eyes (1980 film)|The Private Eyes]]'' (1980). He starred in the 1986 [[Horse racing|equestrian]] comedy, ''[[The Longshot]]''. Conway also appeared with [[Dick Martin (comedian)|Dick Martin]] in ''[[Air Bud: Golden Receiver]]'' (1998) as Fred Davis, the main announcer for the Timberwolves' final game, with Martin as his co-announcer, Phil Phil. He was postal employee Herman Dooly in the 1996 film, ''[[Dear God (film)|Dear God]]''.

=== 1990–2012: Voice work and resurgence ===
In 1990, he guest-starred in ''[[Newhart]]'' as himself in the episode: "[[List of Newhart episodes#Season 8 (1989–90)|Dick and Tim]]". In 1991, Conway made a [[cameo appearance]] in ''[[Carol & Company]]'' as an audience member in the episode "That Little Extra Something". From 1995 to 1996, he guest-starred in ''[[Married... with Children]]'' as Ephraim Wanker, the hillbilly father of Peg Bundy in four episodes. In 1996 and 1997, Conway guest-starred in [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]'', for which he received the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]], playing Kenny Montague in the 1996 episode "The Gardener."<ref>{{Cite book|title=[[The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present]]|year=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8|page=1447}}</ref> In 1997, Conway guest-starred in ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'' as Tim Conrad in the episode: "[[Diagnosis: Murder (season 4)#Episodes|Comedy Is Murder]]" where he teamed back up with [[Dick Van Dyke]] and [[Harvey Korman]] where Conway and Korman (Harvey Huckaby) are former comedy partners. In the episode, a clip of the well-known dentist sketch from ''The Carol Burnett Show'' was used to illustrate their partnership. In 1998, Conway guest-starred in ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]'' as a comedian in the episode: "[[Ellen (season 5)#Episodes|Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute, Part 1]]".
[[File:Tim Conway 2002.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Conway in 2002]]
In 1999, Conway and his good friend [[Ernest Borgnine]] reunited to become the first guest stars of Nickelodeon's ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', voicing the roles of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. Series creator [[Stephen Hillenburg]] and creative director [[Derek Drymon]] visioned the voices of the characters with the two actors in mind from the very beginning, having been fans of their work in ''McHale's Navy''. Hillenberg and Drymon directly approached Borgnine and Conway, and the actors both accepted.<ref name=HammondHA>{{cite news | author = Hammond, Jennie Monica | title = The Oral History of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' | work = [[Hogan's Alley (magazine)|Hogan's Alley]] #17 | year = 2010 | access-date = September 21, 2012 | url = http://cartoonician.com/the-oral-history-of-spongebob-squarepants/ | publisher = Bull Moose Publishing Corporation | archive-date = August 31, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150831044034/http://cartoonician.com/the-oral-history-of-spongebob-squarepants/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> Conway lent his voice to other television shows including ''[[The Simpsons]]'', the Disney spin-off ''[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|Hercules]]'', ''[[Lloyd in Space]]'', ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'', ''[[Cybill]]'', ''[[The Proud Family]]'', ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'', ''[[WordGirl]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!]]'', ''[[Caillou]]'' and ''[[What's with Andy?]]''. He also narrated ''The Secret Shortcut'' in ''[[Reading Rainbow]]'' and hosted ''[[The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration]]''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} He also provided the voice of Freddy the Frog in the direct-to-DVD film ''[[Garfield's Fun Fest]]''. From 2003 to 2010, Conway starred as Hermie in [[Max Lucado]]'s animated video series, ''[[Hermie and Friends]]'' alongside his co-star, [[Don Knotts]] as Wormie. His final voice acting role was one of the talking seagulls in ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]''. In 1999, he guest-starred again in ''Diagnosis: Murder'' as Tim Conrad in the episode: "[[Diagnosis: Murder (season 7)#Episodes|The Roast]]". From 2001 to 2005, Conway guest-starred in ''[[Yes Dear]]'' as Tom Warner, the father of Greg, with ''Carol Burnett Show'' co-star [[Vicki Lawrence]] playing his wife.

Conway and [[Harvey Korman]] created a Collector's Edition DVD of new comedy sketches, titled ''Together Again''; it was produced by Pasquale Murena and sold through Conway's official website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timconway.com/|title=Home|website=Tim Conway|access-date=May 14, 2019|archive-date=July 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714103706/http://www.timconway.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Starting in 2003, Conway teamed up with good friend [[Don Knotts]] again to provide voices for the direct-to-video children's series ''[[Hermie and Friends]]'', which continued with both until Knotts died in 2006. Conway continued to do the series afterwards.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} In 2007, he hosted ''Thou Shalt Laugh 2: The Deuce'', a collection of Christian stand-up comedians.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} In 2012–13, he voiced the character Mulch in DreamWorks' ''[[DreamWorks Dragons]]'' subtitled  Riders of Berk series.<ref>{{Citation|title=Dragons: Riders of Berk (TV Series 2012–2014)&nbsp;— IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2325846/fullcredits|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> In 2016, he played Professor VanVanguard, a knowledgeable character of the lives, characteristics and treating of zombies in the award-winning feature film ''Chip & Bernie's Zomance''.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=IMDb: Chip & Bernie's Zomance|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3599652/|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref>

On his 75th birthday in 2008, Conway was interviewed as a guest on ''[[The Bonnie Hunt Show]]'' and given a surprise cake by [[Bob Newhart]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} He won another Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Bucky Bright in the ''[[30 Rock]]'' episode "[[Subway Hero]]," which initially aired on April 17, 2008. From 2010 to 2014, Conway guest-starred on ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'', ''[[WordGirl]]'', ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'', ''[[Mike & Molly]]'', ''[[Major Crimes (TV series)|Major Crimes]]'', ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'', and ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''. In 2018, Conway was seen promoting ''The Carol Burnett Show'' and other classic television series on the [[MeTV]] television network.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}

==Collaborators==
Conway collaborated with many notable performers and maintained long-term professional relationships with many of them.

===Ernie Anderson===
Conway first pitched the idea of [[Ernie Anderson]] and himself doing a late night show together in Cleveland during the 1960s. That is where [[Rose Marie]] found Conway and got him a role on ''The Steve Allen Show''. Before that, the duo recorded two comedy albums together: ''Are We On?'' (1966) and ''Bull'' (1967).<ref name="Dawidziak">{{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/tv/2019/05/tim-conway-cleveland-legend-and-six-time-emmy-winner-dies-at-85.html|first=Mark|last=Dawidziak|title=Tim Conway, Cleveland legend and six-time Emmy winner, dies at 85|work=[[The Plain Dealer#cleveland.com|Cleveland.com]]|date=May 14, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2019}}</ref> Anderson turned to doing voiceovers after Conway moved on, but their collaborations continued with Conway's string of shows and Anderson's career as "The Voice of ABC". Anderson performed on sketches and was the voiceover talent for ''The Carol Burnett Show''.<ref name="Strauss">{{cite news|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2019/05/14/from-mchales-navy-and-the-carol-burnett-show-to-dorf-spongebob-and-30-rock-tim-conway-was-like-everybodys-favorite-goofy-uncle-just-way-more-talented/|title=From 'McHale's Navy' and 'The Carol Burnett Show' to 'Dorf,' 'SpongeBob' and '30 Rock,' Tim Conway was like everybody's favorite, goofy uncle. Just way more talented.|first=Bob|last=Strauss|work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|date=May 14, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2019}}</ref>

Anderson become a cult icon in Cleveland as the character Ghoulardi during his own late night television show, where he showed horror [[B movie]]s to viewers. In 2013, Conway went to the Ghoulardi Fest to promote his book and show his love for his friend Anderson.<ref name="Mark">{{cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/index.ssf/2013/10/tim_conway_talks_about_ghoulardi_his_new_book_and_a_ghoulardifest_appearance.html|title=Tim Conway talks about Ghoulardi, his new book and a GhoulardiFest appearance|first=Mark|last=Dawidziak|work=[[The Plain Dealer#cleveland.com|Cleveland.com]]|date=October 31, 2013|access-date=August 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2018/10/cleveland_tv_legend_ghoulardi_1.html|first=John|last=Petkovic|title=Cleveland TV legend Ghoulardi: Cool ghoul lives on with cult of followers (photos)|work=[[The Plain Dealer#cleveland.com|Cleveland.com]]|date=October 1, 2018|access-date=June 25, 2019}}</ref>

===Harvey Korman===
Conway first met [[Harvey Korman]] in 1966 during the first of Conway's three appearances on ''[[The Danny Kaye Show]]''. Korman was a four-year series regular on Kaye's CBS variety hour. 1967 saw the end of the Kaye show and the debut of ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]''. With Korman available, he stepped into a regular role there. Conway appeared as a guest during that first Burnett season and the two men immediately became friends starting a lifetime of working together until Korman's death in 2008. One of their most famous sketches was from ''The Carol Burnett Show'' called "The Dentist Sketch." In this sketch, Korman goes to the just-graduated dentist Conway for a toothache. Conway proceeds to remove Korman's tooth, but before he can inject the [[novocaine]] into Korman, he injects it into himself, causing his hand, leg, and head to go numb.<ref name="Berman"/>

Korman and Conway performed together for 10 years on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' before Korman left to pursue his own show. Korman joined Conway on Conway's shows and then later on in the 1986 film ''[[The Longshot]]'', which Conway wrote for the two men.<ref name="Dawidziak"/> Conway also wrote the direct-to-video films ''Tim and Harvey in The Great Outdoors'' and ''Together Again with Tim and Harvey'', which the comedy pair starred in together. The duo also toured the U.S. performing together.  The DVD ''Together Again with Tim and Harvey'' is a recording of their touring stage show that ran over 10 years to sold out markets until Korman's death in 2008.<ref name="Berman">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2019/05/14/im-so-glad-we-had-this-time-together-tim-conway/#ad12ff331a8e|title=I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together, Tim Conway|first=Marc|last=Berman|magazine=[[Forbes]]|location=United States|date=May 14, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.knbc.com/entertainment/16430024/detail.html|title=Entertainment News, Celebrity News, and Arts & Entertainment|work=[[KNBC]]|publisher=NBC Telemundo License LLC ([[NBCUniversal]])|location=Los Angeles|access-date=June 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080529/ap_on_en_tv/obit_korman|title='Carol Burnett' star Harvey Korman dies at 81 (similar to the above)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603000723/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080529/ap_on_en_tv/obit_korman|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[Yahoo! News]]|publisher=[[Oath Inc.]] ([[Verizon Communications]])|location=United States|date=May 29, 2008|archive-date=June 3, 2008|access-date=June 25, 2019}}</ref> When interviewed in 2004, Conway said of Korman, "We're friends; He's a bright guy; he can do The New York Times crossword puzzle in about five minutes, but he can't tie his shoes."<ref>{{citation |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/2019/05/14/comedian-tim-conway-promised-make-carol-burnett-show-fans-feel-home-during-sc-performance/3667921002/ |author=Donna Isbell Walker |newspaper=The Greenville News |date=February 9, 2004 |title=When the late Tim Conway promised to make 'Carol Burnett Show' fans in SC feel at home}}</ref>

===Don Knotts===
When Conway was starting his career in Hollywood, so was [[Don Knotts]]. Both men were regulars on ''[[The Steve Allen Show]]'', though at different times. They didn't have the chance to work together until [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney Studios]] paired the two men on the Apple Dumpling Gang series of films, and their comedy clicked; Knotts's boisterous, [[Barney Fife]]-style bungling both contrasted and meshed with Conway's quieter form of physical comedy. The first film starred [[Bill Bixby]] and [[Susan Clark]] in 1975 and was called ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang (film)|The Apple Dumpling Gang]]''. In it, Bixby is tricked into taking care of a trio of orphans as a pair of lovable holdup men named Amos Tucker (Conway) and Theodore Ogelvie (Knotts) attempts to steal a gold nugget the children find. The film was a commercial success and a sequel, starring the pair, was made in 1979, called ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again]]''. The sequel did not have the other cast members but was hugely profitable for Disney.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=appledumplinggangridesagain.htm |title=The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=January 1, 1982 |access-date=August 25, 2018}}</ref>

Conway wrote two other films for the pair to star in together starting with ''[[The Prize Fighter]]'' in 1979 and ''[[The Private Eyes (1980 film)|The Private Eyes]]'' in 1980. Both were independently produced and the highest grossing independent films of those years. They had a cameo in the ''[[Cannonball Run II]]'' film together and in later years voiced the characters of Hermie and Wormie the [[caterpillars]] in numerous shows from [[Max Lucado]]'s Christian children's series, "[[Hermie and Friends]]".<ref name="Dawidziak1">{{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/tv/2019/05/tim-conway-time-line-comedy-stars-life-and-career.html|first=Mark|last=Dawidziak|title=Tim Conway time line: comedy star's life and career|work=[[The Plain Dealer#cleveland.com|Cleveland.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=May 14, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2019}}</ref>

===Pasquale Murena===
In 2007, Conway met filmmaker Pasquale Murena when Murena was brought in to direct additional scenes and edit the direct-to-DVD film ''Legend of the Paddle'', starring Conway.<ref>{{Citation|title=Legend of the Paddle: The Oldie Hollis Story|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1773539/|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> The two men subsequently worked together on numerous productions, including Murena producing the DVD releases of ''Together Again with Tim and Harvey'', the re-releases of ''Tim and Harvey in The Great Outdoors'', ''[[Dorf on Golf]]'', and ''[[Dorf Goes Fishing]]''. Murena directed, produced and co-wrote with Conway six ''Dorf'' comedy sketches for the DVD release of ''The Ultimate Dorf DVD Collection'', which has sold over 3 million copies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sowrongbutfunny.com/my-new-dvd-release-of-tim-conway-in-the-ultimate-dorf-dvd-collection/|title=My New Dvd Release of Tim Conway in "The Ultimate Dorf Dvd Collection"|website=Pasquale Murena|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref>

Starting in 2009, the two men collaborated on their first sketches for the website iSpotSanta, where Dorf helps Santa deliver presents, and works at the North Pole as Santa's #1 elf. The two men did over 25 comedy sketches and three short films for the website, while garnering over 35 million viewers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ispotsanta.com/dorf.html|title=ISpotSanta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429112547/http://www.ispotsanta.com/dorf.html|archive-date=April 29, 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=August 12, 2015}}</ref> Conway was quoted in an interview on the Disney Channel, stating that, "Pasquale has done more with Dorf than I ever imagined. We love making these films for kids." Continuing their success, Murena cast Conway as Professor VanVanGuard in his award-winning first feature film in 2014 called, ''Chip & Bernie's Zomance'', with Conway adding his unique humor to this zombie film.<ref name=":0" />

==Personal life==
===Family===
[[File:R.I.P. the great Tim Conway.jpg|alt=Tim Conway|thumb|Tim Conway]]
Conway was married to Mary Anne Dalton from 1961 until 1978, and they had six children together.<ref name="Biography">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/people/tim-conway-9542241|title=Tim Conway Biography|author=Biography Staff|work=[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]]|publisher=[[A&E Networks]]|location=United States|access-date=March 27, 2019|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328024658/https://www.biography.com/people/tim-conway-9542241|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was married to Charlene Fusco from May 18, 1984, until his death. Her daughter, Jacqueline "Jackie" Beatty, became Tim's stepdaughter, giving him seven children altogether.

===Autobiography===
Conway's memoir ''What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life''{{sfn|Conway|Scovell|2013|}} was on ''[[The New York Times]]'' Best Seller list its first week on sale.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tim-conway-talks-new-memoir-655682|title=Tim Conway Talks New Memoir, 'What's So Funny,' With Carol Burnett at Beverly Hills Event|work=The Hollywood Reporter|location=Los Angeles|date=November 13, 2013|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/11/15/tim-conways-hilarious-life/3578751/|title=Comic Tim Conway on why he doesn't like young comedians|first=Daniel|last=Lefferts|work=[[USA Today]] |location=McLean, Virginia|date=November 15, 2013|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>

===Religion===
Tony Rossi interviewed Conway<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.patheos.com/blogs/christophers/author/tonyrossi/ |title=About Tony Rossi | publisher=[[Patheos]] |access-date=May 16, 2019}}</ref> on November 20, 2013, on his podcast ''Christopher Closeup'' (on ''[[Patheos]]''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.patheos.com/blogs/christophers/2013/11/tim-conways-hilarious-and-spiritual-life/chris-closeup-ep-195-tim-conway-mono/ |title=Christopher Closeup podcast – Guest: Tim Conway | website=[[Patheos]] |date=November 20, 2013 |first=Tony|last=Rossi |access-date=May 16, 2019}}</ref> and Conway revealed that he had converted to [[Catholicism]]. This was also reported in an interview with [[Raymond Arroyo]] on his [[EWTN]] program ''The World Over''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqCyx1EtVUE |title=Tim Conway EXCLUSIVE on EWTN's World Over Live with Raymond Arroyo – 2013-01-09 |date=January 10, 2014 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=May 16, 2019}}</ref>

===Philanthropy===
[[File:Tim Conway Brick.jpg|thumb|A brick sponsored by Tim Conway in the Student Union at Bowling Green State University.]]
In June 2010, Conway returned to his hometown of [[Chagrin Falls, Ohio]], to put on fund-raising performances at the [[Chagrin Valley Little Theatre]] to kick off its capital campaign.<ref name="Betz">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/chagrinsolonsun/index.ssf/2010/06/post_19.html|title=Tim Conway to return to Chagrin Falls for three performances at Chagrin Valley Little Theater|first=Lindsay|last=Betz|work=[[The Plain Dealer#cleveland.com|Cleveland.com]]|date=June 3, 2010|access-date=August 24, 2012}}</ref>

He was a spokesperson for the United [[Leukodystrophy]] Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ulf.org/spokesperson.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615085907/http://www.ulf.org/spokesperson.html|url-status=dead|title=Spokesperson Tim Conway|archive-date=June 15, 2010}}</ref>

===Interests===
A fan of [[thoroughbred]] [[horse racing]] and an occasional racehorse owner, Conway was the co-founder and vice-president of the board of directors of the [[Don MacBeth|Don MacBeth Memorial Jockey Fund]].<ref>"Aout", MacBeth Fund website. {{Cite web |title=Why Do We Need The Fund? |url=http://www.macbethfund.org/about.htm |website=Don MacBeth Memorial Jockey Fund |access-date=September 22, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813162139/http://www.macbethfund.org/about.htm |archive-date=August 13, 2006 }}</ref>

==Illness and death==
In September 2018, ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' executive producer [[Vincent Waller]] commented that during the time Conway was recording dialogue for the seagull in ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'' (which was released in 2015), he was having trouble recording due to health issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1045387469565227008|title=No, sadly not. Mr.Conway is having health issues. He came in for the 2nd SB movie and voiced a seagull, but it wasn't easy for him.|first=Vincent|last=Waller|date=September 27, 2018}}</ref> These issues led to his complete retirement from acting in 2016; he had previously retired from playing Barnacle Boy in 2012, following his and Mermaid Man's retirement due to Ernest Borgnine's death.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

In 2018, Conway was diagnosed with [[dementia]] due to [[normal pressure hydrocephalus]]. He had surgery to have a [[cerebral shunt|ventricular shunt]] placed.<ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine|url=https://people.com/tv/tim-conway-dementia-daughter-asking-conservatorship/|title=Tim Conway, 84, Suffering from Dementia: He's 'Almost Entirely Unresponsive,' Says Daughter|first=Robyn|last=Merrett|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|location=United States|date=August 24, 2018|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref> His daughter Kelly and his wife Char both wanted sole conservatorship over his health, and a suit was filed at the Superior Court of Los Angeles.  Kelly wanted him to be in his home, not in a facility, for privacy reasons.<ref name="Maria">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/08/27/tim-conway-suffering-dementia-daughter-seeks-guardianship/1110694002/|title=Comedian Tim Conway suffering from dementia; family feuds in court over care|first=Maria|last=Puente|work=USA Today |location=McLean, Virginia|date=August 27, 2018|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref> Judge Robert Wada ruled against Kelly, and in March 2019 his wife was appointed as his conservator.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite magazine|url=https://people.com/tv/tim-conway-conservatorship-wife/|title=Tim Conway 'Unable to Make His Own Healthcare Decisions,' Conservatorship Granted to His Wife|first=Helen|last=Murphy|magazine=People|location=United States|date=March 27, 2019|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>

Conway died on May 14, 2019, at the age of 85 from complications of normal pressure hydrocephalus at a care facility in Los Angeles.<ref name=Lednicer/><ref name="variety.com">{{cite magazine|author=Carmel Dagan|date=May 14, 2019|title=Tim Conway, Comedian and 'Carol Burnett Show' Star, Dies at 85|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/tim-conway-comedian-and-carol-burnett-show-star-dies-at-85-1203214644/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|location=United States|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516083900if_/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/tim-conway-dies-at-85-1203214644/|archive-date=May 16, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref>

===Tributes===
Numerous actors and celebrities paid tribute to Conway following his death, including [[Dick Van Dyke]], [[Patton Oswalt]], [[Ben Stiller]], [[Billy Gardell]], [[Ed Asner]], [[Buzz Aldrin]], [[Neil Patrick Harris]], [[Tom Kenny]], [[Jamie Lee Curtis]], [[Larry King]], [[Judd Apatow]], [[Wayne Brady]], [[Marlee Matlin]], [[Al Jean]], [[John Scalzi]], [[Richard Lewis (comedian)|Richard Lewis]], [[Marsha Warfield]], [[Patricia Heaton]], [[Tony Hale]], [[Larry Wilmore]], [[Vicki Lawrence]], [[Yvette Nicole Brown]], [[Andy Richter]], and [[Conan O'Brien]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/comedian-tim-conway-dead-at-age-85/|title=Comedian Tim Conway dead at age 85|date=May 14, 2019|website=triblive.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/tim-conway-dies-at-85-1203214644/|title=Tim Conway, Comedian and 'Carol Burnett Show' Star, Dies at 85|first1=Carmel|last1=Dagan|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|location=United States|date=May 14, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/05/14/tim-conway-remembered-celebrities-mourn-carol-burnett-show-star/3667046002/|title=Remembering Tim Conway: Carol Burnett, Judd Apatow, RuPaul, more stars pay tribute|website=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/tim-conway-carol-burnett-hollywood-reactions-social-media-1202614672/|title=Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence Remember Tim Conway; Conan O'Brien, Patricia Heaton Among Many Praising The Comic Icon – Update|first1=Greg|last1=Evans|date=May 14, 2019|work=Deadline}}</ref><ref name=peopletim>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/carol-burnett-more-stars-react-tim-conway-death/|date=May 14, 2019|title=Carol Burnett and More Stars Mourn Tim Conway: 'He Was One in a Million'|website=People}}</ref>

Close friend [[Bob Newhart]] made the following statement:

{{Blockquote|"We lost one of the greatest today – Tim Conway may be the greatest ever. I will never forget on an Emmy Awards when Harvey Korman won and Tim did not. Harvey went up to accept his award, Tim went up and stood right next to him, not saying a word. Ginnie and I will miss him greatly."<ref name="auto1"/>}}

Close friend [[Carol Burnett]] made the following statement:

{{Blockquote|“I'm heartbroken. He was one in a million, not only as a brilliant comedian but as a loving human being. I cherish the times we had together both on the screen and off. He'll be in my heart forever.”<ref name=peopletim/>}}

==Filmography==
{{Main|Tim Conway filmography}}

==Accolades and recognition==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
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|-
| [[15th Primetime Emmy Awards|1963]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]]
| rowspan="2" | ''[[McHale's Navy]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1963|title= 15th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmys.com]]|accessdate= January 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1965
| [[Laurel Awards]]
| New Faces, Male
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[25th Primetime Emmy Awards|1973]]
| rowspan="4" | Primetime Emmy Award
| rowspan="4" | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program|Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program]]
| rowspan="13" | ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]''
| {{win}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1973|title= 25th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmys.com]]|accessdate= January 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[26th Primetime Emmy Awards|1974]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1974|title= 26th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmys.com]]|accessdate= January 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[27th Primetime Emmy Awards|1975]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1975|title= 27th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmys.com]]|accessdate= January 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[28th Primetime Emmy Awards|1976]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1976|title= 28th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmys.com]]|accessdate= January 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[34th Golden Globe Awards|1976]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Golden Globe Award]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
| {{win}}
| rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://goldenglobes.com/person/tim-conway/|title= Tim Conway|website= [[Golden Globe Awards|goldenglobes.com]]|accessdate= January 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" | [[35th Golden Globe Awards|1977]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[29th Primetime Emmy Awards|1977]]
| rowspan="5" | Primetime Emmy Award
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series|Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1977|title= 29th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmys.com]]|accessdate= January 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
| {{win}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[30th Primetime Emmy Awards|1978]]
| rowspan="2"| Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1978|title= 30th Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmys.com]]|accessdate= January 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{win}}
|-
| Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1978
| rowspan="2" | [[Writers Guild of America Award]]
| Outstanding Variety: Series or Special: Musical or Comedy
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1979
| Variety Script, Musical or Comedy{{ref|5|5}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[32nd Primetime Emmy Awards|1980]]
| Primetime Emmy Award
| Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series{{ref|6|6}}
| ''[[Carol Burnett & Company]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1980|title= 32nd Primetime Emmy Awards|website= [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmys.com]]|accessdate= January 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[48th Primetime Emmy Awards|1996]]
| Primetime Emmy Award
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]]
| ''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]: The Gardener''
| {{won}}
| <ref name="tvg" />
|-
| 1997
| rowspan="2" | [[American Comedy Awards]]
| Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
|  ''[[Dear God (film)|Dear God]]''
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=2|<ref name="tvg">{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tim-conway/bio/176843/ |title=Tim Conway |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=May 14, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118002736/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tim-conway/bio/176843/|archive-date=November 18, 2016 |access-date=May 15, 2019 }}</ref>
|-
| 2000
| Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series
| ''[[Mad About You]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2003
| rowspan="2" | [[TV Land Award]]
| Favorite Second Banana{{ref|7|7}}
| rowspan="2"| ''The Carol Burnett Show''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/22/arts/television/tv-land-awards-honoring-nostalgia-and-classic-television.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=7144B710F4CE1979AA6005C546F4849C&gwt=pay|title='TV Land Awards': Honoring Nostalgia and Classic Television|first=Felicia R.|last=Lee|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 22, 2006|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2005
| Legend Award{{ref|8|8}}
| {{win}}
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2005-03-16-0503140272-story.html|title=TV LAND AWARD SALUTES A LEGEND, CAROL BURNETT|first=Jay|last=Bobbin|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|location=[[Deerfield Beach, Florida]]|date=March 16, 2005|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[60th Primetime Emmy Awards|2008]]
| Primetime Emmy Award
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
| ''[[30 Rock]]: Subway Hero''
| {{win}}
| <ref name="tvg" />
|-
| 2011
| Horror Host Hall of Fame
| Behind The Screams
| ''[[Shock Theater]]'' ({{small|[[Ghoulardi]]}})
| {{win}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.horror-host.com/|title=2011 Inductees|work=Horror-Host.com|first=Jason|last=Hignite|publisher=March Horrorhound Weekend|location=United States|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|}

'''Honors'''
* 1989 - [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6740 Hollywood Blvd<ref name="Dawidziak2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/2013/10/tim_conway_timeline_year_to_year_through_life_and_career.html|title=Tim Conway timeline: year to year through life and career|first=Mark|last=Dawidziak|work=[[The Plain Dealer#cleveland.com|Cleveland.com]]|date=October 31, 2013|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>
* 2002 - [[Television Hall of Fame]] Lifetime achievement <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/hall-of-fame-honorees|title=Honorees|website=[[Emmy Award]]|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|ATAS]]/[[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|NATAS]]/[[International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|IATAS]]|location=New York City|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
''' Notes '''
# {{note|1}} ''[[The New York Times]]'' has his name as '''Toma Daniel Conway'''.<ref name=nyt1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/obituaries/tim-conway-dead.html|title=Tim Conway, Beloved TV Bumbler, Is Dead at 85|first=Bruce|last=Weber|date=May 14, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref> All other sources, including the Ohio Birth Index, state '''Thomas Daniel Conway'''.<ref name=Lednicer/><ref name="Li"/>
# {{note|2}} Shared with [[Ed Simmons (screenwriter)|Ed Simmons]], [[Roger Beatty]], [[Rick Hawkins (television producer)|Rick Hawkins]], [[Liz Sage]], [[Robert Illes|Bob Illes]], [[James R. Stein]], [[Franelle Silver]], [[Larry Siegel]], [[Bill Richmond (writer)|Bill Richmond]], [[Gene Perret]], [[Dick Clair]], and [[Jenna McMahon]]. The episode with [[Eydie Gormé]].
# {{note|3}} Shared with Ed Simmons, Roger Beatty, Rick Hawkins, Liz Sage, Bob Illes, James R. Stein, Franelle Silver, Larry Siegel, Bill Richmond, Gene Perret, Dick Clair, and Jenna McMahon. The episode with [[Ken Berry]].
# {{note|4}} Shared with Ed Simmons, Roger Beatty, Rick Hawkins, Liz Sage, Bob Illes, James R. Stein, Franelle Silver, Larry Siegel, Bill Richmond, Gene Perret, Dick Clair, and Jenna McMahon.
# {{note|5}} Shared with Roger Beatty, Rick Hawkins, Liz Sage, Bob Illes, James R. Stein, Franelle Silver, Larry Siegel, Bill Richmond, Gene Perret, Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon, and Ed Simmons (supervising). The episode with [[Steve Martin]] and [[Betty White]] guest-star.
# {{note|6}} Shared with [[Bob Arnott (screenwriter)|Bob Arnott]], Roger Beatty, Dick Clair, [[Ann Elder]], [[Arnie Kogen]], [[Buz Kohan]], Jenna McMahon, and [[Kenny Solms]]. The episode with [[Sally Field]].
# {{note|7}} Shared with [[Harvey Korman]].
# {{note|8}} Shared with [[Carol Burnett]], Harvey Korman, [[Vicki Lawrence]], [[Lyle Waggoner]], and [[Bob Mackie]] ([[costume designer]]).

''' Citations '''
{{Reflist}}

''' Sources '''
* {{Cite book|title=What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life|first1=Tim|last1=Conway|author-link1=Tim Conway|first2=Jane|last2=Scovell|author-link2=Jane Scovell|publisher=[[Howard Books]]|edition=1st|location=[[Brentwood, Tennessee]]|year=2013|isbn=978-1476726502}}

==External links==
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* [http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Tim+Conway Disney Legends profile]
* {{YouTube|3qqE_WmagjY|Two takes on "The Elephant Story"}}
* [http://www.deardoctor.com/inside-the-magazine/issue-8/tim-conway/ Q&A with Tim Conway]
* [https://famousclowns.org/tv-clowns/tim-conway-quotes/ Tim Conway Quotes]

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