Pat harrington jack paar biography
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Pat Harrington, Jr. has passed away.
I never watched him on One Day at a Time, which is probably what almost everyone beneath 55 knows him for. I remember seeing him on reruns of The Danny Thomas Show(in the photo to the right, that’s him on the left with Hans Conried and Thomas) and on various comedy shows; maybe the most obscure one I recall is when F Troopparodied Get Smartwith a character called “B. Wise” played by Harrington. Animation fans will know he provided French accents on DePatie-Freleng’s The Inspectorcartoons and appeared on Filmation’s Aquamanseries, among other places. His röst was unmistakeable in what must have been hundreds and hundreds of commercials.
But he first made his name as a fake Italian, a routine he did for buddies at Toot Shor’s before he ever ended up on camera.
Here are a couple of newspaper feature stori
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Pat Harrington Jr., four-time nominee and Golden Globe winner in 1982 as Best Supporting Actor in a TV Comedy has died at age 86, in Los Angeles. A true show-business trooper, the popular comedian won the statuette for his most famous role – building superintendent Schneider on the CBS sitcom One Day at a Time (1975-1984).
Harrington was born in Manhattan,where his father was a song and dance man who appeared in vaudeville, sang in cafes and acted on Broadway. Pat Sr. did not want Pat Jr. to follow him in show business, and the son earned a master's in political philosophy, enlisted and served in Korea as an Intelligence officer with the US Air Force.
When he was discharged in his late twenties the young lieutenant returned to New York, went to work for NBC as a salesman, but thanks to a lucky break ended up following his father into show business. Family lore has it that he was goofing around at a bar, when comedian Jonathan Winters saw him, urged him to try out ̵
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Harrington, Pat, Jr. 1929–
(Pat Harrington)
PERSONAL
Full name, Daniel Patrick Harrington, Jr.; born August 13, 1929, in New York, NY; son of Daniel Patrick "Pat" (an actor) and Anne Francis (maiden name, Hunt) Harrington; married Marjorie "Marge" Gortner, November 19, 1955 (divorced 1985); married Sally Cleaver (an insurance executive), May 12, 2001; children: (first marriage) Patrick, Michael, Terry, Tresa-Caitlin. Education: Fordham University, B.A., 1950, M.A., political philosophy, 1952; studied acting.
Addresses:
Agent—The Barry Freed Company, 468 North Camden Ave., Suite 201, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; (voice) Cunningham/Escott/Slevin and Doherty Talent Agency, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Manager—Studio Talent Group, 1328 12th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.
Career:
Actor, voice artist, and comedian. National Broadcasting Company (NBC), time salesperson, 1954-58; worked as a comedian and nightclub performer. Appeared in advertisement