Search results
Howard Jerome Morris (September 4, 1919 – May 21, 2005) 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).
Actor: The Andy Griffith Show. Comedic actor Howard ("Howie") Jerome Morris, of Jewish heritage, was born in The Bronx, New York, on September 4, 1919. This short, quicksilver comic of TV's "Golden Age" also went on to possess one of the finest vocal instruments for animation.
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Howard Morris. Actor: The Andy Griffith Show. Comedic actor Howard ("Howie") Jerome Morris, of Jewish heritage, was born in The Bronx, New York, on September 4, 1919. This short, quicksilver comic of TV's "Golden Age" also went on to possess one of the finest vocal instruments for animation.
- September 4, 1919
- May 21, 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 “The Andy...
May 24, 2005 · Comic actor Howard Morris, best known for his portrayal of Ernest T. Bass on the Andy Griffith Show, died in Los Angeles of natural causes. He was 85.
People also ask
Who is Howard Morris?
Did Howard Morris play Ernest on 'the andy griffith show'?
What TV shows did Andy Griffith voice?
What TV shows did Howard Morris direct?
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...