Larry Storch
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Storch in 2011 at the book launch party for Michael Musto's Fork on the Left, Knife in the Back
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| Born |
Lawrence Samuel Storch January 8, 1923 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, voice actor |
| Years active | 1949–present |
| Spouse(s) | Norma Catherine Greve (m. 1961; d. 2003) |
| Children | 3 |
Lawrence Samuel "Larry" Storch (born January 8, 1923) is an American comedian and actor best known for his comic television roles, including voice-over work for cartoon shows, such as Mr. Whoopee on Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales, and his live-action role of the bumbling Corporal Randolph Agarn on F Troop.
Storch was born in New York City, a son of Alfred Storch, a realtor, and his wife Sally (Kupperman) Storch, a telephone operator. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx with Don Adams, who remained his lifelong friend. Because of hard times in the Great Depression, Storch said he never graduated from high school, instead finding work as a stand-up comic for $12 a week opening for bandleader Al Donahue at the band shell in Sheepshead Bay. He served in the United States Navy during World War II on the submarine tender USS Proteus with Tony Curtis.
Storch was originally a stand-up comic. This led to guest appearances on dozens of television shows, including, "Car 54, Where Are You?", Hennesey, Get Smart, Sergeant Bilko, Columbo, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, McCloud, Emergency!, The Flying Nun, Alias Smith and Jones, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, That Girl, I Dream of Jeannie, Gomer Pyle, Gilligan's Island, The Doris Day Show, The Persuaders and All in the Family. His most famous role was the scheming Corporal Randolph Agarn on the TV series F-Troop (1965–1967), with Forrest Tucker and Ken Berry. In 1975, Storch co-starred with Bob Burns (who was disguised as a gorilla) and Forrest Tucker on the popular Saturday morning show The Ghost Busters. He also appeared on The Love Boat, was Al Bundy's childhood hero on Married... with Children, and was a semi-regular on Car 54, Where Are You?. He co-starred on the short-lived series The Queen and I.
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