R.I.P. Jonathan Winters USMC

[jetdauwgg]

Jonathan Winters, comedian and television and film actor, best remembered for his roles in It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, and as the voice of Papa Smurf in The Smurfs, has died. A family friend tells the AP Winters passed away Thursday night at his Montecito, CA home of natural causes. He was 87.

Winters’ show biz career began after he won a talent show in his native Dayton, Ohio. He went on to appear in dozens of television shows throughout his decades-long career, winning a supporting actor Emmy in 1991 for Davis Rules. His other TV credits include The Jonathan Winters Show, The Twilight Zone, Hee Haw, Rowan And Martin’s Laugh-In and Mork And Mindy. He was a veteran of the late night talk show circuit guesting frequently on The Jack Paar Show and laterThe Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

His late night appearances continued into the ’90s with Jay Leno and David Letterman. His other film credits include Viva Max, The Loved One, Oh Dad Poor Dad, The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, The Flintstones, andThe Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle. Throughout the years, Winters recorded many classic comedy albums for Verve Records.

Probably the best-known of his characters is Maude Frickert, the seemingly sweet old lady with a wicked tongue. He was nominated for 12 Grammy Awards and won a Grammy in 1992 for Best Spoken Word. He received the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2000.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/r-i-p-jonathan-winters/

During his senior year of high school, Winters quit and joined the United States Marine Corps and served two and a half years in the Pacific Theater during World War II.^[2][5] Upon his return he attended Kenyon College

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[The DUKE]

A truly great American,
even though he suffered during his life with
manic depression and radical mood swings,
he made us all laugh and it was his greatest gift
to us with that respect that I am deeply
saddend for his passing.
I shall miss you deeply Bro,

Semper Fi

[m14ed]

Yep,,, Good Comedians who don't have to resort to profanity
to garner a laugh are difficult to come by...

SemperFidelis Marine

[Mongoose]

A truly great American! God Bless

[jetdauwgg]

Both Jonathan and Don Adams are probably laughing it up now over a few beers...

SF

[Rocky C]

RIP Marine.

Thanks for all the laughs Brother...

Semper Fi,
Rocky

[SGT7477]

RIP Marine, Semper Fidelis.

[jetdauwgg]

[jetdauwgg]

[Kegler300]

Absolutely one of the funniest comedians of my lifetime...RIP.

[Marine1955]

Truly a funny man , one of the best around ..

[jsc1345]

Another Marine reporting sir, i've served my time in hell.

[chulaivet1966]

IMO....a one-of-a-kind genius in his field.

One of my favs was the Twilight Zone episode as a pool player giving Jack Klugman a lot of grief.

Carry on....

[advanced]

Rest in Peace my Scots-Irish Brother.

[McT ontheRock71]

Jonathan Winters will truely be missed on the American entertainment scene. He made countless guest appearences on the Tonight Show and variety shows like The Dean Martin Show. He had a uncanny talent for making people laugh no matter who they were.

Thank you for your service to our country. Rest in Peace Marine.