Blazing Saddles' Harvey Korman dies at age 81
Summary
Harvey Korman, the tall, versatile comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to The Carol Burnett Show and on the big screen in Blazing Saddles, died Thursday. Back to Article
Harvey Korman, the tall, versatile comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to The Carol Burnett Show and on the big screen in Blazing Saddles, died Thursday. Back to Article
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llmc1 writes: on May 29 2008 05:58 PM Rest in peace, Harvey. Thanks for all the laughs. (Reply to this) |
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chewie louie writes: on May 29 2008 07:47 PM "That's Hedley!" (Reply to this) |
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cgcbooks writes: on May 30 2008 05:06 AM Sad news indeed. A very funny man. He will be missed. Bye Harvey. (Reply to this) |
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sunsaz writes: on May 30 2008 09:40 AM Never watched "Carol Burnett," but "Blazing Saddles" is one of the films that got me into watching movies. RIP, Heddy... I mean Hedley. (Reply to this) |
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opTIMus Nerd writes: on May 30 2008 10:18 AM I adored this man! Favorite film roles were, naturally, Blazing Saddles AND I loved him in his similar role in History of The World Part I. However, the hardest I ever laughed at him was when he played Quint (Robert Shaw's character in Jaws) as a plumber on Carol Burnett. Too funny! Also a wee weird that he came up in an RT article just last week and was said to have been dead then... (Reply to this) |
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