Ernie Kovacs

In 1953, despite winning custody of his two daughters from his ex-wife, she disappeared with the girls and Kovacs wasn't reunited with them for almost two years.

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Five Golden Hours 1961 -Aldo Bondi

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Ernie Kovacs Show

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Ernie Kovacs Show (2003) -Host

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Our Man in Havana 1999 -Capt.Segura

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Sail a Crooked Ship 1961 -Bugsy F. "Captain" Foglemeyer

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Pepe 1960 -Immigration Inspector

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North to Alaska 1960 -Frankie Canon

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Wake Me When It's Over 1960 -Capt. Charlie Stark

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Strangers When We Meet 1960 -Roger Altar

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It Happened to Jane 1959 -Harry Foster Malone

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Bell, Book and Candle 1958 -Sidney Redlitch

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Operation Mad Ball 1957 -Capt. Paul Lock

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Ernie Kovacs / Peter Sellers

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Highlights

Father was a Prohibition-era bootlegger.

From 1945-50 wrote a weekly humor column for the Trentonian, a New Jersey newspaper.

In 1953, despite winning custody of his two daughters from his ex-wife, she disappeared with the girls and Kovacs wasn't reunited with them for almost two years.

Won an Emmy in 1962 for Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Camera Work.

Died in 1962 at age 42 in a car accident in Los Angeles.

A 1987 inductee into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.