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May 25, 2005 · Howard Morris, a character actor in the Golden Age of television best known for his work with Sid Caesar and for his brief, memorable role as the manic hillbilly poet Ernest T. Bass on "The...
May 23, 2005 · Prolific actor, writer, director and producer Howard Morris died on Saturday, May 21, at age 85. Morris’ son David announced his father’s passing online at www.ernestt.com, a website devoted to Ernest T. Bass, the eccentric, hill-dwelling bumpkin Morris played in five episodes of The Andy Griffith Show in 1963 and ’64.
Biography. Born in the Bronx in 1919, acclaimed comedy actor Howard Morris had a chance meeting with Carl Reiner in a radio workshop, and once the two entered World War II they spent their time entertaining the troops.
Howard Jerome Morris was an American actor, comedian, and director. He was best known for his role in The Andy Griffith Show as Ernest T. Bass, and as "Uncle Goopy" in a celebrated comedy sketch on Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows (1954).
May 24, 2005 · Howard Morris, the comedic actor who provided memorable support for Sid Caesar on the landmark “Your Show of Shows” in the 1950s and later played rock-throwing hillbilly Ernest T. Bass on...
May 24, 2005 · Howard Morris, the character actor known for everything from cartoon voices and "The Andy Griffith Show" to musicals and Shakespeare, died May 21 at age 85, according to The Los Angeles Times.
Diminutive (5'7") comic actor Howard Morris was in his teens when, while attending the National Youth Administration's radio workshop in New York City, he befriended another aspiring actor named Carl Reiner.
