“Carol Burnett” star Tim Conway is reportedly battling dementia.
According to court documents obtained by People magazine Friday and first reported by The Blast, the 84-year-old’s daughter, Kelly, is asking to be appointed as the conservator of her father and be in charge of his medical treatments.
Kelly Conway filed the documents in Los Angeles on Friday, claiming Conway’s wife, Charlene, is “planning to move him out of the excellent skilled nursing facility he is currently at” and instead, place him in one that won’t give him access to “registered nurses at all times and his 24-hour caregiver and speech therapist (to help with swallowing).”
Kelly, 56, added that due to the disorder, which impacts memory and judgment, Conway cannot “properly provide for his personal needs for physical health, food, and clothing” and is “almost entirely unresponsive.” She hopes to be granted guardianship so she can also administer her father’s medications herself.
A rep for Conway did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
Conway had zero experience when he first embarked on his journey to Hollywood. His first credited role was 1964’s “McHale’s Navy” as Ensign Charles Parker.
He continued working in both film and television before he made his mark in “The Carol Burnett Show” as various beloved characters, including the Oldest Man and Mr. Tudball from 1975 until 1978. He won a Golden Globe Award for “Best Supporting Actor.”
Conway, who was a frequent guest, ultimately became a regular in later seasons by popular demand.
Conway continued acting and even voiced the character of Barnacle Boy on the animated series “Spongebob Squarepants.” He made a special appearance on the second season of “30 Rock,” which earned him an Emmy.
Some of his other TV credits include guest appearances on hit shows, such as “Married… With Children,” “Mad About You,” “Glee” and “Two and a Half Men,” just to name a few.
His last credited role was that of Dorf in the 2016 comedy “Chip and Bernie Save Christmas with Dorf.”
“I had no professional training,” Conway told “The Interviews: An Oral History of Television” in 2004. “I had a sense of humor and had been in front of a microphone."
Conway shares seven children with his first wife Mary Anne Dalton. The couple was married from 1961 until 1978. He remarried in 1984 to his current wife Charlene.
I read this over the weekend - very sad to read about it
he is probably one of the funniest people on the planet
he had some great skits with Burnett and Korman
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August 27, 2018, 02:14 PM
JALLEN
That’s too bad. Conway was one of those supporting characters who often made the lead characters entertaining, like Art Carney. Hilarious talent!
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August 27, 2018, 02:19 PM
smschulz
Sad, I think this happens all too often. Saw it with my dad before he passed and now with my mom (84).
August 27, 2018, 02:29 PM
gearhounds
He was a master of feigned eccentricity most of his career; I wonder how long it took for people to figure was t doing a bit?
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August 27, 2018, 02:37 PM
Flashlightboy
His son Tim Conway Jr. has been a long time evening talk radio host on KFI radio. Funny guy in that same dry sense of humor way.
He hosts the evening drive starting at 6 PM if anyone wants to listen on their site.
August 27, 2018, 02:43 PM
nhtagmember
I listen to Conway's show on KFI when I'm in town and not listening to KLOS
he does have his dad's humor and timing as well - just one of those thing
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August 27, 2018, 03:01 PM
PeteF
Very sad news.
Hes one of the people that could make me laugh without saying a word.
Will always be Mr Hwiggins.
August 27, 2018, 03:33 PM
braillediver
A really funny guy. Too many great characters to list and I loved them all. I was just watching McHales Navy last weekend.
I literally cried with laughter the first time I saw this!
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August 27, 2018, 04:59 PM
Muddflap
quote:
Originally posted by GWbiker: Harvey Korman couldn't keep a straight face around Conway.
It was as much fun watching Harvey, as it was watching Tim.
August 27, 2018, 06:30 PM
darthfuster
My father is in the early stages of dementia. He is still high functioning, but cannot speak an entire fluid sentence without needing help with words. He forgets what he's doing and what he was after. He leaves the garage door open all night and once I caught a train set of his running in his train room.....who knows how long it had been running. He didn't remember having been in the train room for days. Recently we worked together on the last unfinished area of his house. It was all I could do to keep tears out of my eyes as he struggled to function. Here was a man who knows architecture and engineering structures. He did that all of his life. some of his structures still stand in Los Angeles, Colorado and across the South East. He could not complete the simplest of tasks in his own basement.
Tim is further along than my dad. I feel sorry for his loved ones and the dread they must have felt as his condition decayed. It is hard to watch a loved one suffer. In my case it is even harder to watch him who sacrificed so much for my well being over the decades.
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August 27, 2018, 06:47 PM
Hound Dog
Too bad. He was a true comedic genius. I loved him on McHale's Navy.
Dementia is a horrible condition. It can only be described as cruel.
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August 27, 2018, 07:47 PM
mark60
I don't know if anyone ever made me laugh as much as Tim Conway. I loved it when he'd crack up when Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman.
August 28, 2018, 12:58 AM
Audioholic
I'm sorry to hear of this, I've always appreciated Conway's knack for goofing with his co-stars. This clip is from the old "The Hollywood Palace" and demonstrates his humor while he messes with David Janssen. Poor Janssen can not keep a straight face through the routine.
Start at about 12:57 if the video doesn't index properly.
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August 28, 2018, 06:33 AM
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Tim and Harvey in the Dentist skit, hysterical funny...
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