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A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Larry Hovis
Performer
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Born February 20, 1936
Died September 9, 2003Aged 67
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A face that makes you laugh.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Larry Hovis was an American actor, singer and comedy writer best known as Sergeant Andrew Carter on Hogan’s Heroes. He also appeared in Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. and performed in Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. His singing and comedy work included the Broadway revue From A to Z.
Hovis wrote the screenplay for the 1966 spy spoof Out of Sight and later worked as a game-show producer and panelist. He toured as Melvin P. Thorpe in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and taught acting at the university now known as Texas State.
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