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Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius (1982)
TV Movie | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

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Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius (1982)

TV Movie | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

A look at the career of comedian Ernie Kovacs, considered a pioneer in the early days of television, and whose innovative TV show spawned the careers of many of today's comics and comedy writers.

Director

Keith Burns

Writer

John Barbour

Producer

John Barbour

Editors

Richard Schwadel | Jayme Wing

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Updated Nov 13, 1982

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Nov 13, 1982 (United States)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Edie Adams Self Self See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Steve Allen Self Self See fewer	The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
John Barbour Narrator Narrator See fewer	The JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes (1992)
Jolene Brand Various characters (archive footage) Various characters (archive footage) See fewer	Zorro (1957)
Chevy Chase Self Self See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Ernie Kovacs Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Ernie Kovacs Show (1961)
Kippie Kovacs Self Self See fewer	Take a Good Look (1959)
Bob Lauher Various Characters (archive footage) (as Bobby Lauher) Various Characters (archive footage) (as Bobby Lauher) See fewer	Mickie Finn's (1966)
Jack Lemmon Self Self See fewer	The Apartment (1960)
Gene Lukowski Self Self See fewer	An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe (1970)
Jean Shepherd Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Christmas Story (1983)
Robert Wagner Self Self See fewer	The Towering Inferno (1974)