Larry Storch
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Biography
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Notes
Storch on being cast as a post-Civil War cavalry corporal in "F-Troop": "Of all the guys in the world to put in that kind of a situation -- I was in the navy for four years. The producers said, 'What do you know about horses? I said, 'I only know they give milk and can bite from both ends.'" --quoted in People's "Where Are They Now" feature, July 11, 1998.
Biography
Rubber-faced, mop-topped comic who parlayed his success on the nightclub circuit into a bountiful career as a comedic performer on Broadway and in movies and TV.
Storch replaced Jackie Gleason as the host of "Cavalcade of Stars" (1952) and then followed him again as the host of "The Larry Storch Show" (1953), a summer replacement series for "The Jackie Gleason Show." His career took off after playing a major supporting role in the Broadway comedy "Who Was That Lady I Saw You With," which was later filmed as "Who Was That Lady?" (1960).
Storch often appeared in light Hollywood comedies of the 60s, using his nightclub bag of tricks to play bizarre roles alongside the more eye-friendly talents of Tony Curtis, Gregory Peck and Angie Dickinson in "Captain Newman M.D." (1963), Rock Hudson and Leslie Caron in "A Very Special Favor" (1965), and Ann-Margret and Michael Parks in "Bus Riley's Back in Town" (1965).
From 1965-67, Storch played the role of Corporal Randolph Agarn in "F-Troop," the short-lived but well-loved situation comedy about the antics at Fort Courage, a 19th-century military outpost situated in the Wild West. As Sergeant O'Rourke's (Forrest Tucker) scheming sidekick, Storch always managed to get himself and his superiors in trouble. The program enjoyed a successful second life in syndicated reruns, mostly due to Agarn's appeal.
Storch teamed up again with Tucker for the children's series "The Ghost Busters" (1975-76), and remained active by providing voices for cartoons and appearing in the occasional TV variety special and movie and onstage.
Filmography
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Life Events
1937
Made stage debut as an impressionist at age 14 (date approximate)
1942
Served as a US Navy seaman in World War II alongside Tony Curtis
1952
Hosted variety show, "Cavalcade of Stars" with Art Carney while Jackie Gleason vacationed
1953
Hosted variety series, "The Larry Storch Show"
1956
Starred with Joel Grey and Tammy Grimes in the Broadway production "The Littlest Revue"
1958
Early film credits in "Gun Fever" and "The Last Blitzkrieg"
1960
Acted in the film adaptation of "Who Was That Lady I Saw You With" entitled "Who Was That Lady" starring Dean Martin and Tony Curtis
1963
Worked again with Curtis in the cute comedy "Forty Pounds of Trouble" and the war drama "Captain Newman, M.D."
1964
Was featured in the romantic comedies "Sex and the Single Girl" and "Wild and Wonderful", both starring Tony Curtis
1965
Had memorable supporting roles in "Bus Reilly's Back in Town", "That Funny Feeling" and "A Very Special Favor"
1965
Sixth film with Curtis, "The Great Race"; first collaboration with Blake Edwards
1968
Played a disk jockey in a episode of "Get Smart!", the spy sitcom starring longtime friend Don Adams
1969
Had supporting roles in the Western spoof "The Great Bank Robbery" and the sci-fi satire "The Monitors"
1969
Starred on the short-lived sitcom "The Queen and I" as the likeably scheming purser of the cruise ship Amsterdam Queen
1974
Featured in the ensemble of the oft-parodied disaster sequel "Airport 1975"
1977
Paired again with Tucker in the TV-movie Western "The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race" (NBC)
1979
Played Dauphin opposite Tucker's Duke in NBC's children's adventure presentation "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
1980
Lent his voice to the Rankin-Bass animated special "Jack Frost"
1981
Featured in the Blake Edwards comedy "S.O.B."
1982
Voiced a character in the Rankin-Bass animated feature "The Flight of the Dragons"
1983
Was the only white actor in the international tour of "Porgy and Bess", that included a four month run at Radio City Music Hall
1986
Third film with Blake Edwards, "A Fine Mess"
1990
Featured in a production of "Oklahoma!" at Los Angeles' Dorothy Chandler Pavillion
1991
Had a supporting role in the Off-Broadway comedy "Breaking Legs"; reprised role in 1993 West Coast production
1992
Acted in the romantic comedy "I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore"
1994
Featured in the spoof "The Silence of the Hams"
1995
As himself, guest starred as Kelly's acting teacher in an episode of "Married... With Children"
1999
Joined the cast of the Off-Broadway comedy "Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight"
2000
Played Chief Sitting Bull in the successful touring production of "Annie Get Your Gun"
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Notes
Storch on being cast as a post-Civil War cavalry corporal in "F-Troop": "Of all the guys in the world to put in that kind of a situation -- I was in the navy for four years. The producers said, 'What do you know about horses? I said, 'I only know they give milk and can bite from both ends.'" --quoted in People's "Where Are They Now" feature, July 11, 1998.
