IN CHARACTER
A face you won’t forget
Abner (The Rat Race)
Played by John Davidson
John Davidson’s first bachelor in The Rat Race on The Carol Burnett Show. The emcee introduces Abner as an amateur tap dancer from Paris, Tennessee.
1sketch in the archive
1performer in the role
In character. On screen.
Their moment in the spotlight.
Behind the character
The people in the part.
A little character study
More to the story.
Seen in the same sketches
They’re in good company.
One great character.
A whole cast to discover.