Capt_Redneck Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I posted this in the movie section also under our Smokey & The Bandit thread. I justed wanted everyone to know about it. It seemed very fitting that CMT showed Smokey & The Bandit last night considering the news. God works in such ways.....Pat McCormick who played "Big" Enos Burdette has passed away....Sad news ya'll.... http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050731/ap_en_tv/obit_mccormick_2 'Tonight Show' Comic Pat McCormick Dies Sat Jul 30,10:57 PM ET Pat McCormick, a walrus-mustachioed comedy writer for Phyllis Diller, Red Skelton and others who also appeared on "The Tonight Show" and had a role in three "Smokey and the Bandit" movies, has died. He was 78. McCormick died Friday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund's hospital in Woodland Hills, spokeswoman Jennifer Fagen said Saturday. He was admitted to the facility in 1998 after a stroke left him partially paralyzed. McCormick dropped out of Harvard Law School to pursue advertising work in New York but abandoned that career when he began earning money writing jokes for television and nightclub performers. McCormick eventually became a writer for "The Jack Paar Show." Over a five-decade career, he wrote for the 1960s comedy series "Get Smart" and "The Danny Kaye Show." He also wrote and appeared on "Candid Camera" and was an announcer and straight man on Don Rickles' short-lived TV variety show in 1968. He was a regular on "The New Bill Cosby Show" in 1972. McCormick wrote for and made scores of appearances on "The Tonight Show." He played characters in sketches, dressing up as turkeys, squirrels and the shark from "Jaws." In one 1974 show, he streaked naked across the stage behind Carson during the opening monologue. McCormick, who was more than 6 1/2 feet tall and weighed more than 200 pounds, also appeared in small roles in movies. He played Big Enos in the 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit" and two sequels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Redneck Posted July 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I posted this in the movie section also under our Smokey & The Bandit thread. I justed wanted everyone to know about it. It seemed very fitting that CMT showed Smokey & The Bandit last night considering the news. God works in such ways.....Pat McCormick who played "Big" Enos Burdette has passed away....Sad news ya'll.... http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050731/ap_en_tv/obit_mccormick_2 'Tonight Show' Comic Pat McCormick Dies Sat Jul 30,10:57 PM ET Pat McCormick, a walrus-mustachioed comedy writer for Phyllis Diller, Red Skelton and others who also appeared on "The Tonight Show" and had a role in three "Smokey and the Bandit" movies, has died. He was 78. McCormick died Friday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund's hospital in Woodland Hills, spokeswoman Jennifer Fagen said Saturday. He was admitted to the facility in 1998 after a stroke left him partially paralyzed. McCormick dropped out of Harvard Law School to pursue advertising work in New York but abandoned that career when he began earning money writing jokes for television and nightclub performers. McCormick eventually became a writer for "The Jack Paar Show." Over a five-decade career, he wrote for the 1960s comedy series "Get Smart" and "The Danny Kaye Show." He also wrote and appeared on "Candid Camera" and was an announcer and straight man on Don Rickles' short-lived TV variety show in 1968. He was a regular on "The New Bill Cosby Show" in 1972. McCormick wrote for and made scores of appearances on "The Tonight Show." He played characters in sketches, dressing up as turkeys, squirrels and the shark from "Jaws." In one 1974 show, he streaked naked across the stage behind Carson during the opening monologue. McCormick, who was more than 6 1/2 feet tall and weighed more than 200 pounds, also appeared in small roles in movies. He played Big Enos in the 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit" and two sequels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukesFan25 Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 OMG that is so sad! I loved him in the movies RIP Big Enos Burdette! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukesFan25 Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 OMG that is so sad! I loved him in the movies RIP Big Enos Burdette! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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