Larry Hovis Death
Larry passed away on September 9, 2003 at the age of 67 in San Marcos, Texas, USA. Larry's cause of death was cancer.
When did Larry Hovis die?
September 9, 2003How did Larry Hovis die? What was the cause of death?
CancerHow old was Larry Hovis when died?
67Where did Larry Hovis die? What was the location of death?
San Marcos, Texas, USA
Larry Hovis Birthday and Date of Death
Larry Hovis was born on February 20, 1936 and died on September 9, 2003. Larry was 67 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: February 20, 1936
Date of Death: September 9, 2003
Age at Death: 67
Larry Hovis - Biography
Larry Hovis (February 20, 1936 – September 9, 2003) was an American singer and actor best known for playing Sergeant Carter on the 1960s television sitcom Hogan's Heroes. Hovis began appearing in local theater productions. After some success, he moved to New York City in 1959 and appeared in Broadway revues such as From A to Z which showcased his singing and comedy talents.
Hovis moved to California in 1963 where he performed stand-up comedy and tried to break into television. In 1964, he was discovered by Andy Griffith's manager and was hired to appear on the TV series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., where he played "Pvt. Larry Gotschalk". He also appeared on The Andy Griffith Show.
In 1965 when another actor backed out of the television show Hogan's Heroes, Hovis was cast as "Sgt. Andrew Carter", a POW in a German prison camp who was an expert on explosives. In the pilot episode Carter was a lieutenant and was only going to appear in the pilot. For the series he retained the character of Sgt. Carter, replacing a character played by Leonid Kinskey in the pilot. (Kinskey decided after the pilot that he didn't want to stay with a show that had actors pretending to be Nazis). In the series, Carter was of Sioux ancestry; Hovis himself was partly of Yakama Indian ancestry. Later, in an episode of the comedy Alice, Hovis played an American Indian police detective who arrests a fake American Indian conman.
While Hovis was a regular on Hogan's Heroes, he also did other work in the entertainment industry, including writing the screenplay for the 1966 spy-spoof Out of Sight. He also co-wrote Mitzi Gaynor's 1968 and 1969 television specials, and appeared in and wrote comedy bits for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.
