Ernie Kovacs: movies and TV shows
Ernie Kovacs has 36 credits in the archive: 21 films and 15 TV series, from 1948 to 1992. Highest rated: The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (8.7/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 1992 · busiest year: 1959 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Death Scenes 2 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 73 |
| 1990 | Death In Hollywood | Film | 6.8 | 71 | |
| 1982 | Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius | Self - archival footage | Film | — | 63 |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 57 |
| 1961 | Sail a Crooked Ship | Bugsy G. Foglemeyer aka The Captain | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1961 | Five Golden Hours | Aldo Bondi | Film | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1960 | North to Alaska | Frankie Canon | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1960 | Our Man in Havana | Captain Segura | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1960 | Pepe | Immigration Inspector | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1960 | Strangers When We Meet | Roger Altar | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1960 | Wake Me When It's Over | Charlie Stark | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1959 | Startime | Self | TV | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1959 | The David Susskind Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade | Hacks | TV | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1959 | It Happened to Jane | Harry Foster Malone | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1959 | Kovacs on Music | Self | Film | — | 40 |
| 1959 | Kovacs on Music | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1959 | Kovacs on Music | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | TV | 6.3 | 39 | |
| 1958 | Bell, Book and Candle | Sidney Redlitch | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1957 | The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour | Ernie Kovacs | TV | 8.7 | 38 |
| 1957 | Operation Mad Ball | Capt. Paul Lock | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1957 | Topaze | Topaze | Film | — | 38 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 37 |
| 1956 | Showdown at Ulcer Gulch | Man in bar | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Sam Lund | TV | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Barney Colby | TV | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self | TV | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Hack | TV | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1951 | The Ernie Kovacs Show | TV | 7.1 | 32 | |
| 1951 | Baseball Film | Everybody | Film | — | 32 |
| 1951 | Baseball Film | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Ernie Kovacs | TV | 7.8 | 31 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 29 |