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First Name

Larry

Last Name

Hovis

Date of Birth

20 February 1936

Height

Build

Slim

Hair Color

Blonde

Place of Birth

Wapato, Washington

Star Sign

Pisces

Date of Death

09 September 2003

Place of Death

San Marcos, Texas

Cause of Death

Cancer

Ethnicity

White

Claim to Fame

Hogans Heros

Gender

Male

Nationality

American

Couple Profile

Larry Hovis was born February 20, 1936, in Wapato, Washington. He grew up in Houston, Texas. He started out as a vocalist, singing with his sister Joan, then joined a quartet called the Mascots, and they appeared on Arthur Godfrey`s "Talent Scouts" (1948). While Larry was earning his degree in philosophy at the University of Houston, he was signed to Capitol Records, where he recorded the album "My Heart Belongs to Only You". In the late 1950s he moved to New York and appeared in the Broadway shows "The Billy Barnes Revue" (1959) and "From A to Z" (1960). In 1963 Larry relocated his family to California, where he performed stand-up comedy routines in local clubs. His first notable appearance on a major TV show was in 1964 on "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964), appearing in ten episodes. He also appeared in two episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960). Larry eventually landed a minor role on the pilot episode of "Hogan`s Heroes" (1965). When two other actors backed out of the series, he was given the permanent role of demolition man Sgt. Carter. While a regular on the popular TV series, Hovis continued to write scripts for television specials and also wrote and performed on the breakthrough comedy series "Rowan & Martin`s Laugh-In" (1968). In 1966 he wrote the screenplay for the film Out of Sight (1966). After the unexpected cancellation of "Hogan`s Heroes", Hovis appeared in such TV programs as "The Doris Day Show" (1968), "Adam-12" (1968), "Chico and the Man" (1974), "Holmes and Yo-Yo" (1976), "Alice" (1976), and others. Behind the scenes Larry produced several game shows, including "Liar`s Club" (1976), in which he was a panelist from 1976 to 1978. In 1993, he appeared in the theatrical film Shadow Force (1993).

Couple Profile Source

www.imdb.com/name/nm0397051/bio

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Actor/Actress, Writer, Producer

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Wikipedia Text

Larry Hovis (February 20, 1936 � September 9, 2003) was an American singer and actor best known for playing a fictional prisoner of war on the 1960s television sitcom Hogan's Heroes.

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