LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Arte Johnson, who won an Emmy for comedy sketch work on the television show
FILE – This Nov. 13, 2008 file photo shows actor Arte Johnson at the 15th Annual Lint Roller Party in Los Angeles. Johnson, who won an Emmy for comedy sketch television show “Laugh-In,” died in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. He was 90.
Johnson died of heart failure following a three-year battle with bladder and prostate cancer, family representative Harlan Boll said. No services have been planned, but his ashes will be spread in a private ceremony. One of his characters was Wolfgang, a cigarette-smoking German soldier who thought World War II was still going on.
Johnson appeared on several game shows such as “The Gong Show,” ”The Match Game” and “Wheel of Fortune.” He narrated more than 80 audiobooks and did voiceover work for “The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo,” ”Justice League Unlimited” and “DuckTales.”
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