Arthur Stanton Eric "Arte" Johnson (born January 20, 1929) is an American comic actor who was a regular on television's Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. His best-remembered character was that of a German soldier with the catchphrase "Verrrry interesting", sometimes followed by, "but stupid" or "but not very funny".
| Full Name | Arte Johnson |
| Net Worth | $200,000 |
| Date Of Birth | January 20, 1929 |
| Place Of Birth | Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA |
| Height | 1.63 m |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Profession | Comedian, Voice Actor |
| Education | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Gisela Johnson |
| Parents | Edythe Mackenzie, Abraham Lincoln Johnson |
| Siblings | Coslough Johnson |
| Nicknames | Arte Johnson, Johnson, Arte |
| IMDB |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Special Classification Of Individual Achievements |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Special Classification Of Outstanding Program Achievement |
| Movies | Love at First Bite, Munchie, Cannonball Run II, Miracle in the Rain, The President's Analyst, Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, Charge of the Model T's, Once Upon a Brothers Grimm, The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas, Detour to Terror, Assault of the Party Nerds 2, A Snow White Christmas, Alice in... |
| TV Shows | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Baggy Pants and the Nitwits, The Pink Panther Show, Misterjaw, The Houndcats, It's Always Jan, Hennesey, Hot Fudge, Making of a Male Model, Knockout, The Super 6, Sally, All Star Secrets, The Pink Panther, Glitter, Don't Call Me Charlie, The Bo... |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
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| 1 | Attended University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign with Sheldon Keller. |
| 2 | Attended University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign with Allan Sherman ('Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!"). |
| 3 | Arte can now be heard doing books on tape, most notably for a number of Dave Barry's collections, the most recent being "Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up" among others. [2005] |
| 4 | His stage name "Arte" came about by accident: Originally billed as "Art E. Johnson", his name was mistakenly posted as "Arte" on a playbill. Johnson liked the look and sound of the name, so he kept it. |
| 5 | Brother of Coslough Johnson. |
| 6 | Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 228-229. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 |
| 7 | Says he got first showbiz job by just impulsively stepping into an audition line at Broadway theater, where he was almost immediately chosen for role in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." |
| 8 | Left for New York when no jobs in Chicago ad agencies opened for him. Worked at Viking Press and developed life-long love of reading and book-collecting. |
| 9 | Has donated his scripts and tapes from Laugh-In (1967) to his alma mater's communications school. |
| 10 | Graduate of University of Illinois, 1949. |
| 11 | Began chemotherapy in October 1997 for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| No Laughing Matter | 1987 | TV Movie |
| DuckTales | 1987 | TV Series | Count Ray
Dr. Ludwig von Strangeduck |
| Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers | 1987 | TV Movie | Farquard / Skull Ghost (voice) |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1987 | TV Series | Phil Rinker |
| The Love Boat | 1977-1987 | TV Series | Repairer # 2 / Radford Harcourt / Henry Greg / ... |
| The New Mike Hammer | 1986 | TV Series | Oscar |
| Foofur | 1986 | TV Series |
| Glitter | 1984-1985 | TV Series | Clive Richlin |
| The A-Team | 1985 | TV Series | Sydney / Uncle Buckle-Up |
| Alice in Wonderland | 1985 | TV Movie | The Dormouse |
| The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | 1985 | TV Series | Weerd |
| Star Fairies | 1985 | TV Movie | Dragon Head #2 (voice) |
| What Comes Around | 1985 | Malone |
| Airwolf | 1985 | TV Series | Larry Mason |
| Cannonball Run II | 1984 | Pilot |
| Trapper John, M.D. | 1984 | TV Series | Dr. Augustus Bunche |
| Hotel | 1983 | TV Series | Eddie |
| The Dukes | 1983 | TV Series | Additional voices |
| Making of a Male Model | 1983 | TV Movie | Marty Sampson |
| Pac-Man | 1983 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| Fame | 1983 | TV Series | Cliff Armbruster |
| McClain's Law | 1982 | TV Series |
| Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang | 1982 | TV Movie | Theodore Ogilvie |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1982 | TV Series | Theodore Oglivie |
| Creole | 1981 | Short | Alligator (voice) |
| Fantasy Island | 1978-1981 | TV Series | Ned Plummer / Fred Catlett / Professor Dwayne Clebe / ... |
| CBS Library | 1980-1981 | TV Series | Alligator / King / Dragon / ... |
| A Snow White Christmas | 1980 | TV Movie | Brawny (voice) |
| The Love Tapes | 1980 | TV Movie | Harlan Devane |
| Detour to Terror | 1980 | TV Movie | Harry Edwards |
| If Things Were Different | 1980 | TV Movie | Allen Dunn |
| 3-2-1 Contact | 1980 | TV Series | Introduction |
| Condominium | 1980 | TV Series | Brooke Ames |
| The Practical Princess | 1980 | Short | King / Dragon / Lord Garp / ... (voice) |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | 1979 | TV Series | Irving |
| Love at First Bite | 1979 | Renfield |
| Bud and Lou | 1978 | TV Movie | Eddie Sherman |
| Kojak | 1978 | TV Series | Billy Butler |
| To Catch a Halibut | 1978 | Short | Misterjaw |
| Bunco | 1977 | TV Movie |
| Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | 1977 | TV Movie | Selfish and Mean |
| Baggy Pants & the Nitwits | 1977 | TV Series | Tyrone |
| Charge of the Model T's | 1977 | Doc Bailey |
| Captain Kangaroo | 1977 | TV Series |
| Mama | 1976 | Short | Misterjaw (voice) |
| Sweat Hog Shark | 1976 | Short | Misterjaw (voice) |
| Hot Fudge Show | 1976 | TV Series | Host (season 1) |
| Jigsaw John | 1976 | TV Series |
| The Bobby Vinton Show | 1975 | TV Series | Regular |
| Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya | 1975 | TV Series | Regular Performer |
| The Rookies | 1975 | TV Series | Justin |
| Get Christie Love! | 1975 | TV Series | Morton Perkins |
| Twice in a Lifetime | 1974 | TV Movie | Ron Talley |
| Here's Lucy | 1974 | TV Series | Sir Osbird Beechman Place |
| The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas | 1973 | TV Short | Professor Werner von Bear (voice) |
| A Touch of Grace | 1973 | TV Series | Charlie |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1973 | TV Series | Cannon |
| The Partridge Family | 1972-1973 | TV Series | Morris Tinkler / Nicholas Minsky Pushkin |
| Call Holme | 1972 | TV Movie | Holme |
| Love, American Style | 1969-1972 | TV Series segment "Love and the Boomerang" / Bernie segment "Love and the Nurse" / Harvey segment "Love and the Living Doll" - Love and the Anxious Mama/Love and the Boomerang/Love and the Private Eye 1972 ... segment "Love and the Boomerang" |
| The Houndcats | 1972 | TV Series | Rhubarb |
| Night Gallery | 1971 | TV Series | J.J. Wilson (segment "The Flip Side of Satan") |
| Arnold's Closet Revue | 1971 | TV Movie |
| Sesame Street | 1970 | TV Series | German Soldier (Wolfgang) |
| The Pink Panther Show | 1969 | TV Series | Misterjaw (voice) |
| I Dream of Jeannie | 1969 | TV Series | Arte Johnson |
| Vienna | 1968 | Short |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1968 | TV Series | Rozmenko - the Singing Russian |
| The Legend of Robin Hood | 1968 | TV Series | Much |
| P.J. | 1968 | Jackie |
| Lost in Space | 1968 | TV Series | Fedor |
| The President's Analyst | 1967 | Sullivan |
| The Phyllis Diller Show | 1966 | TV Series | Ahmed |
| The Super 6 | 1966 | TV Series as Artie Johnson - Molehattan Island/High Moon/Will the Real Magneto Man Please Stand Up? 1966 ... as Artie Johnson voice |
| The Donna Reed Show | 1966 | TV Series | Crandall |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | 1966 | TV Series | Bill Schermerhorn |
| Friends, Romans, Countrymen | 1966 | TV Movie | Anglius |
| That Funny Feeling | 1965 | Paul |
| The Third Day | 1965 | Lester Aldrich |
| Bewitched | 1965 | TV Series | Cousin Edgar |
| The Cara Williams Show | 1965 | TV Series | Fenwick Jr. |
| Broadside | 1965 | TV Series | Charlie |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1964 | TV Series | Beatnik / Chip Broadwater |
| The Jack Benny Program | 1964 | TV Series | Charlie |
| No Time for Sergeants | 1964 | TV Series |
| Many Happy Returns | 1964 | TV Series | Virgil Slamm |
| Destry | 1964 | TV Series | Lester |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | 1964 | TV Series | Mario |
| McHale's Navy | 1963 | TV Series | Sweeney |
| General Hospital | 1963 | TV Series | Finian O'Toole (1991) |
| Don't Call Me Charlie | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Cpl. Lefkowitz |
| G.E. True | 1962 | TV Series | Cpl. Coogan |
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1962 | TV Series | Hotel Clerk |
| Dr. Kildare | 1962 | TV Series | Bud Fowler |
| 87th Precinct | 1961 | TV Series | Hotel Clerk |
| Frontier Circus | 1961 | TV Series | Charles Gippner |
| Hennesey | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Seaman Seymour Shatz |
| Westinghouse Playhouse | 1961 | TV Series | Clerk |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1961 | TV Series | Mr. Bates |
| Bringing Up Buddy | 1961 | TV Series | Sandy Lewis |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1961 | TV Series | Stanley, Cigarette boy |
| Peter Loves Mary | 1961 | TV Series | Clothing Salesman |
| The Twilight Zone | 1961 | TV Series | Irv |
| The Subterraneans | 1960 | Arial Lavalerra |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1960 | TV Series | Joe / Census Taker |
| The Wild and the Innocent | 1959 | Barker (uncredited) |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1959 | TV Series | Wally - Student #3 |
| Sally | 1958 | TV Series | Bascomb Bleacher Jr. |
| December Bride | 1956 | TV Series |
| Miracle in the Rain | 1956 | Monty |
| It's Always Jan | 1955-1956 | TV Series | Stanley Schreiber |
| Make Room for Daddy | 1956 | TV Series | Bob Martin |
| Best Foot Forward | 1954 | TV Movie | Chuck Green |
| Justice League | 2005 | TV Series | Virman Vundabar |
| The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer | 1998 | Grumpy Old Man |
| Animaniacs | 1994-1997 | TV Series | Newt / Delivery Guy / German Dog |
| Adventures from the Book of Virtues | 1997 | TV Series | John's Please |
| Second Chance | 1996 | Video | Dr. Josef Stiggens |
| Mad About You | 1996 | TV Series | Arte Johnson |
| Captiva Island | 1995 | Ernie |
| Assault of the Party Nerds 2: The Heavy Petting Detective | 1995 | Witherspoon |
| Cafe Americain | 1993 | TV Series | Pascal |
| Parker Lewis Can't Lose | 1993 | TV Series | Hotel Desk Clerk |
| Tom & Jerry Kids Show | 1990-1993 | TV Series |
| Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures | 1992 | TV Series | Albert Einstein |
| Munchie | 1992 | Prof. Cruikshank |
| Evil Toons | 1992 | Mr. Hinchlow |
| Yo Yogi! | 1991 | TV Series | Lou / Top Cat |
| Pros and Cons | 1991 | TV Series | Landers |
| Evil Spirits | 1990 | Lester Potts |
| The New Adam-12 | 1990 | TV Series | Preacher |
| The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda | 1990 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective | 1990 | Video | Pedro Criqui |
| Night Court | 1990 | TV Series | Gregor Korolenko |
| Fantastic Max | 1988-1989 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| The Further Adventures of SuperTed | 1989 | TV Series | Hummingbird |
| Tax Season | 1989 | Mr. Goldberg |
| Snorks | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley | 1988 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| The Smurfs | 1984-1988 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| The Flintstone Kids | 1986-1988 | TV Series | Additional Voices |
| A Night at the Magic Castle | 1988 | Harry Houdini |
| Kids Have Rights Too! | 1988 | Video short | Hosted by |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases | 2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| No Master Over Me | 1998 | Video documentary | Matthew Ashby |
| Laugh-In Past Christmas Present | 1993 | TV Special | Himself |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself |
| Opryland Celebrates 200 Years of American Music | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Your Alcohol I.Q. | 1988 | Video documentary short |
| Star's Table | 1986 | TV Series | Himself |
| Anything for Laughs | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Hour Magazine | 1984 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hot Potato | 1984 | TV Series | Himself |
| Password Plus | 1981 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| The Alan Thicke Show | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| Battle of the Network Stars IX | 1980 | TV Special | Himself - NBC Team Captain |
| The 1980 Sci-Fi Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself |
| Games People Play | 1980 | TV Series |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1968-1980 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist / Himself - Center Square |
| All-Star Family Feud Special | 1980 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| The B.B. Beegle Show | 1980 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1972-1979 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Match Game PM | 1979 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Match Game 73 | 1974-1978 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| America 2-Night | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| Battle of the Network Stars IV | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - NBC Team |
| Knockout | 1977 | TV Series | Host |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1977 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| The All-Star Gong Show Special | 1977 | TV Movie | Himself - Panelist |
| Decisions, Decisions | 1977 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1971-1976 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian / Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Comic Actor / ... |
| Celebrity Sweepstakes | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Peter Marshall Variety Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| New American Bandstand 1965 | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 18th Annual TV Week Logie Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Himself |
| Joys | 1976 | TV Special | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1974-1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Gong Show | 1976 | TV Series | Panelist |
| Word Grabbers | 1976 | TV Movie | Himself - Panelist (3rd Pilot) |
| The Jim Stafford Show | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tattletales | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Bowling | 1972-1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinah's Place | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1971-1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| All-Star Baffle | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Married Is Better | 1974 | TV Special |
| Mel Tillis Time | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| NBC Follies | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Robert Young with the Young | 1973 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Bobby Darin Show | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stand Up and Cheer | 1972-1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Vin Scully Show | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Half the George Kirby Comedy Hour | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| The David Frost Show | 1970-1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jerry Reed When You're Hot You're Hot Hour | 1972 | TV Series | Himself - Cameo / Himself |
| Portable Electric Medicine Show | 1972 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Password All-Stars | 1972 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Pet Set | 1971 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Val Doonican Show | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mickie Finn Special | 1971 | TV Movie | Himself - Sketch Actor |
| The Movie Game | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ver-r-r-ry Interesting | 1971 | TV Special | Himself / Various |
| Laugh-In | 1967-1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| Flip | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Andy Williams Show | 1969-1970 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Changing Scene | 1970 | TV Special | Himself |
| Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Des O'Connor Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Engelbert Humperdinck Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters | 1969-1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| Playboy After Dark | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| Frank Sinatra Jr. with Family and Friends | 1969 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Della | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| Funny You Should Ask | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Match Game | 1968 | TV Series | Himself - Team Captain |
| It's Happening | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
