Arte Johnson

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Arte Johnson
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Years active at Hanna-Barbera 1980-1994

Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson, known professionally as Arte Johnson, was an American comic actor.

Johnson died on July 3, 2019 from bladder and prostate cancer at the age of 90.

Roles

20th century

Other roles

Johnson was a cast member on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. He and Ruth Buzzi adapted their characters of Tyrone and Gladys for the DFE series Baggy Pants and the Nitwits (1977).

He was the voice of Misterjaw on the 90-minute Pink Panther show in 1976.

He was the host of the game show Knockout (1977), which was paired with Tom Kennedy's To Say the Least.

Behind the scenes

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