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Actor/comedian Jack Carter in 1951.NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images by [Gregg Kilday / The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Gregg Kilday / The Hollywood Reporter Jun 30, 2015 3:48 AM UTC **Jack Carter**, the rapid-fire, wisecracking comic who was a familiar presence on ’50s and ’60s variety shows from _The Ed Sullivan Show_ to _Laugh-In_, died June 28 of respiratory failure at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 93. During a long career that began shortly after World War II and ranged from Broadway through the early days of television to, most recently, appearances on Showtime’s _Shameless_, Carter served as a TV host, took on both comedic and dramatic roles, frequently showed up as a game show panelist and also directed. Born **Jack Charkin** on June 24, 1922, to Jewish parents who had immigrated from Russia, Carter began flexing his comic muscles while still in his teens, appearing as a mimic on _The Major Bowes Amateur Hour_ radio show. With hopes of one day becoming a dramatic actor, he also attended the Academy of Dramatic Art. He served in the army in World War II, then found himself on Broadway in _Call Me Mister_. After first appearing on **Milton Berle**’s _Texaco Star Theater_ on TV, he spent two years hosting the television variety program _Cavalcade of Stars_, which led to his own show on NBC, _The Jack Carter Show_, which lasted three years and was part of the _Saturday Night Review_. Carter made more than 50 appearances on _The Ed Sullivan Show_ and also guested on shows such as _The Dean Martin Show_, _The Andy Williams Show_, _The Jackie Gleason Show_, _Laugh-In_ and numerous _Bob Hope Comedy Specials_. He was a frequent panelist on _Match Game_ through the ’70s and ’80s as well as a guest star on _The $10,000 Pyramid_. Carter took on dramatic roles as well, appearing in _The Last Hurrah_ with **Carroll O’Connor**, _The Sex Symbol_ with **Connie Stevens** and the _Dr. Kildare series_. He received a Daytime Emmy nomination for _The Girl Who Couldn’t Lose_, which aired in 1972 on _ABC Afternoon Playbreak_. His TV credits encompass everything from _The Rockford Files_ and _Murder, She Wrote_ to _3rd Rock From the Sun_and _Desperate Housewives_. On film, he appeared in such movies as _Viva Las Vegas_, _Hustle_ and**Mel Brooks**’ _History of the World, Part I_. Additionally, he worked as a director on TV shows such as **Lucille Ball**’s _Here’s Lucy_, as well as in theater, directing productions of _A Thousand Clowns_ and _Mouth-Trap_. In addition to _Call Me Mister_, his own Broadway acting credits include _Mr. Wonderful_ and _Top Banana_. And he hosted the first televised Tony Awards in 1956. Carter is survived by his wife of 44 years, **Roxanne**, sons **Michael Carter** and **Chase Carter**, daughter **Wendy Carter** and grandchildren **Jake** and **Ava**. [_This article first appeared on HollywoodReporter.com_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-carter-dead-comedian-dies-805852) ### Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Voice Actors  John Oliver had a brief cameo on The Simpsons as Booth Wilkes-John, the Simpsons' British neighbor. Fox; Jamie McCarthy—Getty Images  Even though Benedict Cumberbatch can't pronounce the word penguin, he joins the cast of The Penguins of Madagascar as the voice of Agent Classified. Dreamworks; Jim Spellman—WireImage/Getty Images  30 Rock Star Scott Adsit lends his voice to the lovable robot Baymax in Disney's Big Hero 6 Disney; Alberto E. Rodriguez—Getty Images  Freddie Prinze Jr., the 90s heartthrob and movie star, is back to voice Kanan, a Jedi in Disney’s latest animated series, Star Wars Rebels. Lucasfilm/Disney XD; Frazer Harrison—Getty Images  Mark Hamill has had an impressive second act following Star Wars as a prolific and celebrated voice actor giving life to characters such as the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series and Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Fox; Tommaso Boddi—WireImage/Getty Images  Vin Diesel’s voice acting career consists of more than three words. In 1999, he was the voice of The Iron Giant in its eponymous movie. Warner Bros.; Anthony Harvey—Getty Images  Before they were comedic giants, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell lent their voices to The Ambigiously Gay Duo, an animated comedy sketch that first got its start on The Dana Carvey Show before moving to Saturday Night Live. Everett; Jason Kempin—Getty Images  Jaleel White, the actor formerly known as Urkel, was the voice of Sonic the Hedghog in the 90s television show Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. DiC Enterprises; Imeh Akpanudosen—Getty Images  Reginald VelJohnson is best known for his nine seasons as Carl Winslow on Family Matters, but more recently he was the voice of Able, a mechanic and fatherly figure in Disney’s Tron: Uprising. Disney XD (2)  Darius McCrary, who played the older brother Eddie Winslow on Family Matters, was the voice of Jazz in the 2007 Transformers movie. Dreamworks; Frederick M. Brown—Getty Images  Will Friedle, who played the underachieving elder brother in Boy Meets World, has voiced a number of memorable characters such as Terry McGinnis, the titular character of Batman Beyond and Ron Stoppable in Kim Possible. Warner Bros.; Barry King—WireImage/Getty Images  Arrested Development star Jessica Walter currently voices Malory Archer in FX’s Archer, but back in the 90s, she was the voice of Dinosaurs matriarch Fran Sinclair. Jim Henson Productions; Alberto E. Rodriguez—Getty Images  Tim Curry lent his comedic talents to voice the eccentric Nigel Thornberry for five seasons of Nickelodeon’s The Wild Thornberrys. Paramount  Flea, the bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, voiced the incoherent gibberish of the feral boy Donnie, in The Wild Thornberrys. Paramount  As if being on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Reading Rainbow weren’t enough, LeVar Burton was also the voice of Kwame on Captain Planet and the Planeteers. Hanna-Barbera; Albert L. Ortega—Getty Images  Bruce Willis had a brief voice acting cameo as the voice of Spike in the 2003 movie Rugrats Go Wild. 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