He was wounded in battle of Normandy. Won an academy award for best actor. And played piano like a pro. That’s why they call them the greatest generation.

@user-wm3bf7pi3u

17 күн бұрын

Scotty from Star Trek left a finger on Juno beach.

Jackie Gleason called Mr Art Carney the finest feed man in showbiz .....EVER ! That in my book is the highest praise given from one person to another especially coming from a man Orson Welles called ' The Great One ! ' When Gleason and Carney created Kramden and Norton , they set the bar for brilliance in acting so high ,I don't believe personally that it ever has been reached since ! Magical memories ..all done live ,every single time .

Art Carney is an American treasure, a humble war hero and talented actor/comedian. Anyone else going on Carson in PJ'S , slippers and bath robe 😂😂❤

I so miss these shows. People just talking and entertaining and not pushing some agenda

@eyeversion

3 ай бұрын

I actually watch this after dinner or before sleeping.

@jgriffin282

2 ай бұрын

No kidding.

Art Carney was a man of many talents, another one of the great ones from the greatest generation

Art really could play some lovely piano. And it’s good to see he no longer needed to play Suwannee River before every song…

@surfguy87

3 ай бұрын

I noticed he covered 'Bread - If' on two seperate appearances on Johnny Carson. I prefer the other version he played, but you're right, his playing style was really lovely to hear.

@garthsnidpick4151

3 ай бұрын

yeh i seen that one on the honeymooners it is funny

@shermandropkin5786

3 ай бұрын

Also his stalling with the hands schtick.

@johnschaefer2238

3 ай бұрын

Well just like a pitcher has to warm up before facing the first batter Art probably warmed up with Swany River before coming out. Great tune by the talented songwriter Ed Norton!

@hyacinthlynch843

3 ай бұрын

"The $99,000 Answer" is my favorite Honeymooners episode. 👍

I loved Art Carney! Amazing human! Soooo talented. So kind. Respectfully submitted

The good old days when we didn’t have to worry about anything. This most amazing tv show all time with Johnny Carson Art Carney. The laughers would make me and others laugh so hard that we started to cry with tears coming down our cheeks. And also their were sad times on the show when these amazing actors and actress went through sad and painful difficult times they are just like anyone else. Being famous or not. If I had one wish I would bring back this amazing tv show. God bless you both Johnny and Art always and forever.

A true American Treasure. Art Carney is truly one of a kind.

Art Carney was one of the most talented and yet underrated actors/comedians in the business. He could do it all.

@chalkbunt81

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. But don't forget, he was also a very good musician.

@joebiggs4387

3 ай бұрын

True. Even though he did win an Oscar. It still seemed as though he could never shake the character of Ed Norton.

@KenBye-mh7sr

3 ай бұрын

8​@@chalkbunt812:07

@largemarge1603

2 ай бұрын

@doug, Who 'underrated' Art Carney?

@paulhunt4690

2 ай бұрын

He did

I have a deep appreciation for people who can play the piano well and I fear it is becoming obsolete. I think it's the foundation for every good musician. Such a beautiful thing. For as great as he was, Art Carney was very humble.

Now that was worth watching. What a talented guy he was....seriously talented.

Longest hair I have seen on Carson. Art was,according to Gleason one of the funniest actors he has ever worked with.

@maggiewickwire2936

3 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.

@joancarrino890

3 ай бұрын

Apparently they were big Drinking Buddies too which did neither of them any good

I learned about Art Carney when I was a kid. When the honeymooners episodes became popular again. I thought he was the funniest and most talented comic actor I’ve ever seen. Then I saw his dramatic roles!! 😮

He was a real dude - Carney was drafted into the United States Army in 1943 as an infantryman and machine gun crewman during World War II. During the Battle of Normandy serving in the 28th Infantry Division, he was wounded in the leg by shrapnel and walked with a limp for the rest of his life. As a result of the injury, his right leg was ¾-inch (2 cm) shorter than his left. Carney was awarded a Purple Heart, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal, and was discharged as a private in 1945.

@danacolley1579

2 ай бұрын

thank you for providing this information. A true hero comic genius and the finest example of the greatest generation

Art was a fine actor. I encourage anyone to look up the Twilight Zone episode called The Night of the Meek. It will really show you how good he could act in a serious role.

@JACK-wh6jl

3 ай бұрын

RIGHT-ON !!🎯🤜🏻🤛🏻

@grohr7697

3 ай бұрын

Wasn't he in a movie directed by Ron Howard? - can't remember th3 name. Cocoon?

@christophergreen3538

2 ай бұрын

It's wild how much fine acting was done on The Twilight Zone.

@markmaki4460

2 ай бұрын

That episode was one of the few that brought tears to me. Just thinking about it, it still does.

Art is a true American warrior. Severely wounded in his right leg in WWII during the Normandy invasion. Love this great man !

Art Carney won the Academy award for best actor, 1974 for the movie, Harry and Tonto 👍🏻

@orbison

3 ай бұрын

The only thing that stops me from saying he deserved it (and it was a worthy performance) is who he beat... Jack Nicholson (Chinatown) Dustin Hoffman (Lenny) And....Al Pacino for a little movie called The Godfather Part II. Carney would present Nicholson with the Best Actor Oscar the next year for Cuckoo's Nest. Also, Carney did deserve another Oscar nomination for The Late Show a few years later. That was another great performance.

@gregggonsalves218

3 ай бұрын

The Honeymooners Wonderful and funny. Great Memories of Mr Carney.

Love the old Tonight show. Johnny was simply the best and had such class!!🎉

With Art Carney, one of the things I've noticed--seeing it occur within my self--is that, when you get old, you just don't care what others think about you anymore. You've been there and done that when it comes to playing, "What will others think?" This sets you free to be as silly, absurd, or bombastic as you feel like. Your respect for, and therefore fear of, others' opinions has atrophied. You've cut them down to size, something utterly impossible when you're young. I don't need to be the grown up in the room...been there--done that too. Suddenly, toddlers and little ones make more sense, because freedom makes sense, and they are free...free to be whatever they are.

@opera93

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, interestingly, me too. Oddly, taking over 40 years in my 12Steps Recovery HELPING! ( * still low self esteem, or whatever called in psychBabble)!

@johnritter5951

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear from you. Myself, I've taken the Christianity route to get to where I am. You mention still struggling with low self-esteem, that can actually be a good component when it is exists within the context of being a follower of Christ. In the Christian lifestyle, rather than low self-esteem, such feeling are considered a function of humility, a characteristic highly commended by Jesus in his teachings. Only the humble can recognize their need of help ... only the humble, reach out to God and ask for help. The self-satisfied, those who believe they have it all together never do this. My esteem comes from Jesus, thus it is not self-esteem. Thus I esteem myself, but am also humble because I know it is a gift from a Friend. God Bless You.@@opera93

Sick as hell in 1975 and then he lived almost another 30 years

@bradbarthold1278

8 күн бұрын

What you mean sick as hell

Surprised to see Johnny with such mussed up hair, he was typically impeccable.

'I had a hot flash about 10 minutes ago.' Hilarious.

Would have liked to see him and Victor Borge play piano together. i am sure it would have been hilarious.

✨An all-time favorite in everybody’s book. A true funny man ❤️✨

He was one of the greats and he was a down to earth human like us all

BRAVO! Only Mr Carson had on the greats!!

MAN! What a talent! And to think they called Jackie Gleason “The Great One…” Carney is a GENIUS!! Wow! Johnny was PERFECTION in setting up Carney and making him look good the whole time. I will pray for America. Please pray for me. God Bless you.

Pure genius all the way! Love you long time! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤗❤️✝️😢

Art Carney and Buddy Ebson ... two of my favorites. 🙂

One of a kind 🍻

Very good piano 🎹 👌 👍 😀

Watched Art Carney on an old Whats My Line episode not long ago and laughed til I cried.

GREATNESS ON THAT STAGE!

Art Carney, wall to wall funny, 24/7,,,God given talent. There will only be one Ed Norton, "We miss you Norton". We loved you maddly

Thankful for Art being here. I know Jackie and Art are having a blast in heaven. 💖

I love Art Carney. He made Jackie Gleason look like a genius with his humor

@stevewiley8409

3 ай бұрын

Gleason was a genius

What a Legendary panel of Talent right here...

Carney is only 56 here, and Carson is 49.

@61Slughi

3 ай бұрын

I also had to check his age when he did this. 56? Wow, that's a lot of hard miles. My dad was in his early 70's before he started looking like Art.

@trevour

3 ай бұрын

Art has a hearing aid too. Must stem from when he operated machine guns during WWII.

@CaptainBanjo-fw4fq

3 ай бұрын

@@trevour”Hearing loss not service-related”.

Would that we had people like Art today. Too many generous entertainers are gone

I was 1 1/2 years of age when this aired. Sure miss the good old days.

Art Carney was hilarious. Carney and Gleason- the Irish rule!

When he went to the piano, was anyone else hoping he was gonna warm up with a few bars of Swanee River? 😂

@gamernorcal

3 ай бұрын

i thought in that episode the mic'd in the music but maybe it was really him playing?

@timetowakeup6302

3 ай бұрын

@@gamernorcal I was always under the impression that was him.

@johnschaefer2238

3 ай бұрын

Yes I expected to hear him warm up with Swanee River and expected Carson to run over slap Carney on the back and say “Will you come on with that!”

@anthonya2349

2 ай бұрын

@@johnschaefer2238 Because of that I'll always know who wrote it.

One of the greats.

I always loved Art Carney. He was such a talented man. Harry and Tonto is one of my favorite films.

Carney, Dern, and Margaret...wow star studded

Best shows 👍🤣💜

Unforgettable.

Harry and Tonto was a great movie he was in back in the 70’s.

God bless him remember when Harry and Tonto came out he was lord looking back then didn’t realize he was only 56 .

Had no idea. He is brilliant.

THE GREAT ART CARNEY

Brilliant!

Great Music playing the piano. Great Comedian to

Jackie was very complimentary of art he knew how talented the guy was

Johnny Carson had his hair at its longest here

@MatthewC137

3 ай бұрын

The mid-'70s had its way with everyone.

@markeggins890

3 ай бұрын

Might have been a hairdressers strike?

@marcyfan-tz4wj

3 ай бұрын

that was more my thinking...he looks like nobody combed it and even in 70's plaid, carson always looked great.@@markeggins890

I can hear the Burt Reynolds laugh in the background!! To funny art was great

Johnny smoking 🚬 .. Carney and Jacky the best. Didn’t know he played. Thanks

Art in his PJs and Johnny with bed hair.

Talent.

I always liked Art Carney. He never came across as Holywood snobbery he always played relatable, real people in his roles. That movie with George Burns as 3 older guys who decide to rob a bank to help Carneys nephew and a buddy who's sick as a final gesture was shot almost documentary style in places and was great in it and any serious role he had later in his carrer showed a diverse talent you didn't see in The Honeyooners and I loved him as the bumbling Ed Norton too!! ❤ 👍🏼

Wish he would've started with Swanny River.

To think, Carney would've been two or maybe three months away from winning the Oscar for HARRY AND TONTO.

One of a kind...

He was in a fine movie called Harry and Tonto.

no body did late night like johnny

Fun fact: Art Carney was drafted into the United States Army in 1943 as an infantryman and machine gun crewman during World War II where he actually fought at the Battle of Normandy serving in the 28th Infantry Division. During that battle, he was wounded in the leg by shrapnel and walked with a limp for the rest of his life. He wasn’t just funny, he was also a tough SOB.

Thanks, interestingly, I had “ Johnny’s HAIR DO, & suits (* red , green Checks etc) : WHEW ! , with Deep red Patent SHOES, ETC.😂😂

One of my few crushes

Interesting that he played a contemporary Top 40 song from the 70s rather than a classic from his era. Most people his age would have called modern music garbage.

"If" by Bread. You're welcome.

Art was great.

I'd love to see the whole episode. As an early teen when this aired I had a huge crush on Ann Margaret 😉

Song by David Gates and Bread.

Art was the biggest reason the honeymooners was so successful Jackie Gleason himself said .....that. art was 90PCT. REASON THE SHOW WAS AS GOOD AS IT WAS..........bang. ZOOM TO THE MOON!😅

best side kick ever even better than kramer very talented man

❤Bruce Dern...wowwwwww

Nice segment. I had to see why he was in pjs, 😀😃😄😁😆😅🤣😂.

Art Carney was the radio actor on Orson Wells War of The Worlds Broadcast. Carney impersonated President Roosevelt on that Broadcast, and he did it so amazingly that it was that impersonation that convinced many Americans that the Martians were attacking earth. Art Carney did such a great Roosevelt impression that The White House would use him to read Roosevelt speeches on the radio, and the public never knew. So, many of the Roosevelt speeches that are recorded now, are actually Art Carney, because Roosevelt was too ill. Hey, last year in 2023, the Pope spoke on the balcony at the Vatican, and as he walked away ,he vanished! They used a holographic image of him!

War Hero!

He looks like Art Kermit here! Ribbit😂

I was expecting to hear “ Swanee River “ to be honest. 🤷🏻

Woah - Mr. Carney is TRIPPING here????

The song is IF.

I thought he was gonna play swanee River!

Times have changed

Johnny’s hair… Herbie doesn’t like to make toys.

Nice hair, Johnny

@johanbrand8601

2 ай бұрын

I agree!

My first reaction to this was just a little annoyance that Art came to the show at obviously less than his best, and not his usual funny. But then you learned the show called him to fill in for a late guest cancelation. Even in his own poor health, he came and did something on-the-spot. No, he wasn't his funniest here, but he was an old school trooper. There are still some pros out there, but not as many. As they say... it was a different era.

The only thing that would've made this better is if he played Swanee River on the piano.

Bruce Dern?

@5400bowen

3 ай бұрын

Yes, I had to hear him speak to know.

@t.b.g.504

3 ай бұрын

​at first it looked like Kris Kristofferson.

Wow.

Johnny really needed a haircut in this clip

@johanbrand8601

2 ай бұрын

Why? What's wrong with his hair? It looks great.

Johnny has Irein Corey hair tonight

@johanbrand8601

2 ай бұрын

How dare you

😂

Carney brings back a bit of burlesque theater to the tonight show…a brilliant actor, comedian and pianist. However , I believe “ hard to control “ would better describe Robin Williams’ appearances with Johnny.

I like a little longer hair on guys.I have had my hair a Beatle type length since the 70'd and I like it. These modern shaved or non existent styles look bare and too raw for me.

@johanbrand8601

2 ай бұрын

I agree

70'S WERE FUN..CARSON'S HAIR WAS LONG

Eh - after WW2 and all those health issues, Art Carney outlived Jim Henson by 13 years, thereby giving undeserved credence to the old saw that whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Having a bad hair day,Johnny ?

@johanbrand8601

2 ай бұрын

Why would you say that?