Thomas Daniel Conway was born on December 15, 1933 in Willoughby, Ohio. In later years, to avoid confusion with an existing actor named "Tom Conway," he changed his first name to Tim. Although born in Willoughby, he grew up in Chagrin Falls.

In 1956, he had his first big break, was with "The Steve Allen Show". His fame grew in 1962 with his casting in "McHale's Navy," playing the role of Ensign Parker, a by-the-book goofball. In 1963, he was nominated for his first Emmy - Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor.

However, in 1975, he appeared in the TV series that brought him lasting fame, "The Carol Burnett Show." A variety show, it enabled Tim Conway to portray numerous characters, notably the "slow old man" who always brought his co-star Harvey Korman to the boiling point, and "Mr. Tudball" who in turn was brought to exasperation by Carol Burnett's character of "Mrs. h-Wiggins." Although Tim was technically a guest star for the first several seasons, he his indelibly linked to the success of the show. One of his trademarks was to attempt to cause the other actors, notably Harvey Korman, to fall out of character by laughing out loud. Tim Conway's performances on the show earned him three Emmy Awards in 1973, 1977 and 1978, as well as another Emmy shared with the other writers in 1978.

Afterwards, he appeared in a series of films, portraying the dim-witted slapstick characters that he did so well. Of these films for Disney, he was often paired with fellow funnyman, Don Knotts, most notably in The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) series. Other films he made include "The World's Greatest Athlete" (with a hilarious scene where he's shrunk to ant-size), "Gus (1976)," "The Shaggy D.A. (1976)," "The Billion Dollar Hobo (1977)," and many others. /font>

Others include: "They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978)" which Tim Conway also wrote, "The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1978)," "The Prize Fighter (1979)" also written by Tim Conway, "Cannonball Run II (1984)," "Longshot (1986)" also written by Tim Conway and reuniting him with Harvey Korman - a vastly underrated film.