Larry Hovis
Actor 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 Hovis, 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: USMC" (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" (1967). In 1966, he wrote the screenplay for the film Out of Sight (1966). After the unexpected cancellation of "Hogan's Heroes" (1965), 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 (1992).
Tv Shows
Movies
Marshal Will Kane
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Lt. Frederic Henry
Howard Roark
Longfellow Deeds
Michael Brandon
Tony Barrett
White Knight
Long John Willoughby
Benjamin Trane
Robert Jordan
Bit part
Cadet White
Hooker
The Kid
Professor Bertram Potts
The Virginian
Link Jones
Légionnaire Tom Brown
Beau Geste
Cole Harden
Jess Birdwell
Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
Jonathan L. Scott
Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Wild Bill Hickok
Alan McGregor
Prof. Alvah Jesper
Alvin C. York
Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gary Cooper (uncredited)
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Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Seaman (uncredited)
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Flood Survivor (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Masked Cossack (uncredited)
Rider (uncredited)
Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
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Colonel Clint Maroon
Cowboy
Rider (uncredited)
Major Thomas Thorn
Roman Guard (uncredited)
Frank Flannagan
Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
Rider (uncredited)
Casanova (Cass) Brown
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
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Lt. John W. Harkness
Jerome 'Jerry' Day
Lt. Sempter
Melody Jones
Captain Christopher Holden
Dusty Rivers
Texas
Brant Royle
Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
Jeff Dawson
Peter Ibbetson
Capt. Philip Blythe
George Curtis
Tom Bradley
Abe Lee
Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
Steve Gallagher
Richard Bogard
George Radcliffe
Sam Clayton
Self (archive footage)
Nevada
Clint Belmet
Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
Captain Jack Gailliard
Stretch Willoughby
Self (archive footage)
Doctor Canavan
O'Hara
Blayde "Reb" Hollister
Gary Cooper
Gideon Patch
Mr. Morgan
Marco Polo
Biff Grimes
Col. Billy Mitchell
Capt. James Braydon
Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper
Kenneth Dowey
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
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Arnold Furze
Gale Price
Self - Narrator
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Captain Sam Whalan
William Tyler
Sam Lash
Self
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Car Driver Flirting with Betty
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Self - Narrator
Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
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Jim Baker
Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
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Roy Glenister
Tom Harding
Newspaper Editor
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Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
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Hunter (Dream Girl)
Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
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Tom McNair
Mulligan Talbot
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Cowboy
Sheriff Buddy Hale
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Andre Frey
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Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
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Capt. Edmunds
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Beau Geste (archive footage)
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Dave Saulter
Himself
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
