Biography
Alan Carney (Born David Boughal) (born December 22, 1909 in Brooklyn, New York; died May 2, 1973 in Van Nuys, California) was an American actor and comedian.
Alan Carney has performed in vaudeville for years as a comic dialectican. After making his first film, 1941's Convoy, Carney signed a contract at RKO, in choice supporting roles in such films as Mr. Lucky.
In 1943, Carney teamed up with Wally Brown as RKO's answer to Abbott and Costello. In addition to their inexpensive starring vehicles, Brown and Carney co-starred in Step Lively, a musical remake of the Marx Brothers film Room Service. Wally played Chico's part, while Alan Carney filled in for Harpo; the "Groucho" role was essayed by Adolphe Menjou. The comedy team was also featured on a live USO tour arranged by the studio.
After 1946's Genius at Work, RKO terminated the team's contracts. Alan Carney continued in films and TV as a supporting player, working prolifically as Disney Studios in the 1960's and 1970's. One of Carney's best latter-day roles was as Mayor Dawgmeat in the 1959 musical film Li'l Abner.
Filmography
Convoy (1941)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943)
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943)
Mr. Lucky (1943)
The Adventures of a Rookie (1943)
Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
Around the World (1943)
Rookies in Burma (1943)
Seven Days Ashore (1944)
Step Lively (1944)
Girl Rush (1944)
Zombies on Broadway (1945)
Radio Stars on Parade (1945)
Genius at Work (1946)
Vacation in Reno (1946)
The Pretender (1947)
Hideout (1949)
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
Complusion (1959)
Li'l Abner (1959)
North to Alaska (1960)
Swingin' Along (1961)
The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
The Comancheros (1961)
Son of Flubber (1963)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Sylvia (1965)
Monkeys, Go Home! (1967)
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
Wild Rovers (1971)
