Arte Johnson(1929-2019)

Actor
Writer
Soundtrack

The ever hungry and funny Munchie is back in this sequel to "Munchies".

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Munchie (1992)

Arte Johnson was born on 20 January 1929 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967), Love at First Bite (1979) and Baggy Pants & the Nitwits (1977). He was married to Gisela Johnson and Texie Waterman. He died on 3 July 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

8.0

TV Series

Wolfgang
Regular Performer
Tyrone F. Horneigh
Pyotr Rosmenko
Rabbi Shankar
The Psychiatrist
Mark Farkel
Mickey Mouse
Robin Hood
Arte Farkel
Christopher Columbus
Rabbi Shanka
Alexander Graham Bell
Aristotle Onassis
Arty Farkel
Bill Morgan
Captain Ahab
Casmeyer Princeton Fiftyfour
Dr. Stein
Frank Farkel the Fourth
Galileo Galilei
Guest Performer
Henry Morton Stanley
Lance McQueen
Lefty the Caveman
Marquis de Sade
Moshe Dayan
Mr. Frisbee
Noah
Part of Zero Mostel
Professor Pavlov
Ramone Armstrong
Sandord Beavis
Smarty Farkel
St. Patrick
The Amazing Boldoni
The Scandinavian Storyteller
Tyrone
Weird Wilbur
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Young Albert Einstein

Love at First Bite

6.1

Movie

Renfield

1979

Baggy Pants & the Nitwits

6.7

TV Series

Tyrone(voice)

The President's Analyst

6.8

Movie

Sullivan

1967

Credits

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Actor

Justice League Unlimited
8.7
TV Series
- Virman Vundabar (voice)
- 2005
The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer
5.3
- Grumpy Old Man
- 1998
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
7.0
TV Series
- Tommy Tettrazinne (voice)
- 1998
Animaniacs
7.9
TV Series
- Delivery Guy
- German Dog
- Newt (voice)
- 1994–1997
Bruno the Kid
6.1
TV Series
- (voice)
- 1997
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
7.0
TV Series
- John's Please (voice)
- 1997
Second Chance
4.2
Video
- Dr. Josef Stiggens
- 1996
Mad About You
6.8
TV Series
- Arte Johnson
- 1996
Captiva Island
5.9
- Ernie
- 1995
Assault of the Party Nerds 2: The Heavy Petting Detective
2.9
- Witherspoon
- 1995
Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron
8.4
TV Series
- Pop Perkins (voice)
- 1994
Cafe Americain
7.5
TV Series
- Pascal
- 1993
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
7.8
TV Series
- Hotel Desk Clerk
- 1993
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
6.2
TV Series
- Additional Voices (voice)
- 1990–1992
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
5.4
TV Series
- Albert Einstein
- 1992

Writer

Soundtrack

Alice in Wonderland
7.2
TV Mini Series
- performer: "Can You Hear Us, Alice?"
- 1985
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
7.6
TV Movie
- performer: "I'm Rotten"
- 1977
Dinah!
7.1
TV Series
- performer: "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)"
- 1975
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
6.9
TV Series
- performer: "Lovely To Look At"
- 1971
The Engelbert Humperdinck Show
7.7
TV Series
- performer: "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails"
- 1970
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
8.0
TV Series
- performer: "What a Party"
- performer: "No Matter Where You Go"
- performer: "I Fell In Love with You", "It's a Sock It To Me, Very Interesting, Cuckoo, Laugh-In World" ...
- 1968–1969
The Third Day
5.6
- performer: "Love Me Now"
- 1965
The Danny Thomas Show
7.1
TV Series
- performer: "So What" (uncredited)
- 1956
Max Liebman Spectaculars
TV Series
- performer: "GOTTA DANCE", "BUCKLE DOWN WINSOCKI"
- 1954

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Rowan & Martins Laugh In: The Complete Series

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Here's Lucy: Lucy Is A Bird Sitter

Personal details

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Alternative names
- Big Bird
Height
- 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
Born
- January 20, 1929
- Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Died
- July 3, 2019
- Los Angeles, California, USA(bladder and prostate cancer)
Spouses
Other works
Celebrity Host at a social benefiting the Memorial Medical Center Foundation's Pediatric Unit, in Las Cruces, New Mexico April 2, 1995.

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Trivia
Donated his scripts and tapes from Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967) to his alma mater (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)'s communications school.