Ron Carey

Ron Carey

He was a notably short, Italian, nasal-toned and mischievous-looking fellow, a perfect type for the stand-up comedy circuit and for playing Brooklynesque characters in T.V. sitcoms and films...which is just what Ron Carey did. He was born Ronald Joseph Cicenia in Newark, New Jersey, on December eleventh, 1935, into a huge Italian family; his father was a singing waiter at one time. Ron earned his Bachelor's degree in communications from Seton Hall University in South Orange in 1956, but it didn't take him long to change directions. Together his pint-sized frame (actually, he was 5'7", but "acted" much shorter), pushy attitude and elastic face seemed like an ideal blend for inducing laughs, so he decided to begin a career in entertainment instead. Ron moved to near-by New York and took to the comedy stage, finding work in such prime clubs as "The Improvisation". He soon earned notice for his "little man" humor, which was built around Italian family and Roman Catholic "guilt" jokes (in reality, he once considered being a priest). Ron finally gained some momentum on T.V. making various funnyman appearances on the talk/variety show formats hosted by the best of the best -- Jack Paar, Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, Ed Sullivan and Johnny Carson. He also found lucrative work in commercials playing various feisty or hapless characters. Ron finally broke into films with the Jack Lemmon/Sandy Dennis comedy The Out of Towners (1970) as a Boston taxi driver, then continued on with other minor bits in Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? (1971) and the cult film Made for Each Other (1971) starring Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor. Earlier Ron appeared on Broadway in the couple's 1968 hit comedy "Lovers and Other Strangers." It wasn't until his work as a secondary staple in Mel Brooks' madcap company that he earned even a modicum of success in films. His participation in the zany parodies Silent Movie (1976), High Anxiety (1977) and History of the World: Part I (1981) occurred during the height of his T.V. fame. Likewise, he went on to deliver a substantial role as plus-sized Dom DeLuise's unsympathetic brother Frankie in Fatso (1980), directed by Brooks' wife Anne Bancroft. As for the smaller screen, a regular player on the summer variety series The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show (1972) led to his being cast in the New York-area sitcom The Corner Bar (1972) and the ethnic family comedy The Montefuscos (1975). A steady pay-check was not to be had, however, until he was added to the second season ensemble of Barney Miller (1975) headed by Hal Linden and Abe Vigoda. Ron earned sympathy strokes as Carl Levitt, a brown-nosing, eager-beaver patrolman who yearned to be a plainclothes detective in Barney's police agency, but just didn't measure up because of his vertically challenged stature. Ron, whose character finally received a promotion after the long haul, stayed with the popular show until its cancellation in 1982. Ron died of complications from a stroke at seventy-one years old in Los Angeles and is survived by long-time wife Sharon.

  • Popularity : 4.372
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1935-12-11
  • Place of Birth :
img

Ron Carey Movies

  • 1981
    imgMovies

    History of the World: Part I

    History of the World: Part I

    6.8 1981 HD

    An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.

    img
  • 1976
    imgMovies

    Silent Movie

    Silent Movie

    6.5 1976 HD

    Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the...

    img
  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Out-of-Towners

    The Out-of-Towners

    6.7 1970 HD

    George & Gwen Kellerman make a trip to New York, where George is going to start a new job, it turns out to be a trip to hell.

    img
  • 1977
    imgMovies

    High Anxiety

    High Anxiety

    6.4 1977 HD

    A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their...

    img
  • 1994
    imgMovies

    Troublemakers

    Troublemakers

    6.12 1994 HD

    Two brothers who hate themselves are going to spend Christmas with their mother. She tries to get them together.

    img
  • 2009
    imgMovies

    Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

    Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

    1 2009 HD

    Documentary on the making of Mel Brooks' classic comedy "History of the World, Part 1."

    img
  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Lucky Luke 2

    Lucky Luke 2

    5.2 1992 HD

    Cowhairs want to drive farmers away from their lands. Luke takes matters into his own hands, and even Lotta's beauty and kindness can't hold him...

    img
  • 1997
    imgMovies

    The Good Bad Guy

    The Good Bad Guy

    5.2 1997 HD

    Italian immigrant Joe is hired by mobster Vince to kill a witness before he can testify against him. Joe dresses up as a policeman to be able to get...

    img
  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

    Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

    4.6 1971 HD

    A prostitute is murdered on the streets of a tough, low-income neighborhood. A diabetic retired boxer who knew her is appalled by the lack of...

    img
  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously

    6.2 1984 HD

    An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.

    img
  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Dynamite Chicken

    Dynamite Chicken

    5.4 1971 HD

    A collection of subversive comedy sketches and routines relating to the peace movement.

    img
  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Fatso

    Fatso

    5.6 1980 HD

    Dominick DiNapoli is a man who loves food and is overweight as a result. After an obese cousin dies due to health problems, Dominick's sister...

    img
  • 1973
    imgMovies

    Acts of Love and Other Comedies

    Acts of Love and Other Comedies

    7 1973 HD

    A funny anthology featuring various sketches about people having trouble with love and sex.

    img
  • 1991
    imgMovies

    Lucky Luke

    Lucky Luke

    5.4 1991 HD

    Lucky Luke becomes the Sheriff of Daisy Town and runs out all the criminals. Then the Dalton brothers arrive and try to get the Indians to break the...

    img
  • 1978
    imgMovies

    Peeping Times

    Peeping Times

    4 1978 HD

    Peeping Times is a comedy special that aired on NBC on January 25, 1978. Co-produced, written and directed by Rudy De Luca and Barry Levinson, the...

    img
  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Made For Each Other

    Made For Each Other

    5 1971 HD

    An eccentric woman meets an equally odd man at a group therapy session and they begin a relationship.

    img
  • 1976
    imgS9 E16

    Alice

    Alice

    7 1976 HD

    Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice...

    img
  • 1975
    imgS8 E22

    Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

    7.3 1975 HD

    Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was...

    img
  • 1962
    imgS5 E257

    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    5.571 1962 HD

    The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC,...

    img
  • 1969
    imgS2 E26

    The Johnny Cash Show

    The Johnny Cash Show

    6.5 1969 HD

    The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to...

    img
  • 1989
    imgS1 E7

    Have Faith

    Have Faith

    1 1989 HD

    img
  • 1972
    imgS2 E6

    The Corner Bar

    The Corner Bar

    5 1972 HD

    The Corner Bar is an American situation comedy that aired on ABC from June 1972 to September 1973.

    img
  • 1979
    imgS1 E9

    Sweepstakes

    Sweepstakes

    1 1979 HD

    img
  • 1992
    imgS1 E8

    Lucky Luke

    Lucky Luke

    5.6 1992 HD

    Lucky Luke is the sheriff of a merry and unruly frontier settlement. Jolly Jumper is not only Lucky’s trusty horse, but also the brains of...

    img
  • 1975
    imgS1 E8

    The Montefuscos

    The Montefuscos

    5 1975 HD

    The Montefuscos is an American sitcom that aired on NBC in 1975. It centered on three generations of an Italian-American family living in Connecticut.

    img
  • 1975
    imgS8 E22

    Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

    7.3 1975 HD

    Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was...

    img
  • 1961
    imgS22 E21

    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

    img
  • 1962
    imgS31 E74

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.37 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

    img
  • 1975
    imgS8 E22

    Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

    7.3 1975 HD

    Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was...

    img
  • 1992
    imgS1 E8

    Lucky Luke

    Lucky Luke

    5.6 1992 HD

    Lucky Luke is the sheriff of a merry and unruly frontier settlement. Jolly Jumper is not only Lucky’s trusty horse, but also the brains of...

    img