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Tim Conway Movies

Want to know the best Tim Conway movies?  How about the worst Tim Conway movies?  Curious about Tim Conway box office grosses or which Tim Conway movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Tim Conway movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Tim Conway (1933-2019) was an American actor, writer and producer.  Although primarily known for his television work, he has managed to star in motion pictures for the last 53 years. His IMDb page shows 124 acting credits from 1960 to 2017. This page will rank 19 Tim Conway movies.  Conway’s many television roles, shorts and movies not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.

Drivel part of the page:  Tim Conway? Really?  I can hear Steve Lensman all the way from across the big pond that separates us asking those questions.  Well…if you had asked little Cogerson in the 1970s who were the biggest stars in Hollywood….he would have answered John Wayne and…drumroll…..Tim Conway.  I thought Tim Conway was the funniest man on the planet….heck based on the power of Conway…for years I was convinced Gus (you know….the kicking mule football player Disney film) was the greatest movie ever made.  Even now when I see him on television, in a You Tube video or in an old movie….a smile develops on my face.  So even if this page only entertains me…..going to give Mr. Tim Conway some UMR love.

Tim Conway and frequent co-star in 1975’s The Apple Dumpling Gang

Tim Conway Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
2015 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
1975 The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
1973 The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
1976 The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
1980 The Private Eyes (1980)
1979 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
1976 Gus (1976)
1964 McHale's Navy (1964)
1965 McHale's Navy Joins The Air Force (1965)
1979 The Prize Fighter (1979)
1984 Cannonball Run II (1984)
1997 Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
1986 The Longshot (1986)
1977 The Billion Dollar Hobo (1977)
1996 Dear God (1996)
2015 Chip & Bernie's Zomance (2015)
1978 They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978)
2000 The View From The Swing (2000)
1998 Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)

Tim Conway Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort Tim Conway movies by co-stars of his movies
  • Sort Tim Conway movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Tim Conway movies by yearly domestic box office rank
  • Sort Tim Conway movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Tim Conway movie received.
  • Sort Tim Conway movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
1 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) Antonio Banderas 163.00 241.7 482.20 18 70 00 / 00 94.5
2 The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) Don Knotts 50.20 306.4 306.40 7 61 00 / 00 91.7
3 The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) John Amos &
Jan-Michael Vincent
33.60 237.1 237.10 11 51 00 / 00 88.0
4 The Shaggy D.A. (1976) Dean Jones 32.00 187.6 187.60 19 54 00 / 00 87.7
5 The Private Eyes (1980) Don Knotts 18.00 86.5 86.50 40 72 00 / 00 81.8
6 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) Don Knotts 24.90 124.1 124.10 40 59 00 / 00 81.3
7 Gus (1976) Don Knotts &
Ed Asner
21.90 128.4 128.40 32 53 00 / 00 78.3
8 McHale's Navy (1964) Ernest Borgnine 4.30 57.0 57.00 69 66 00 / 00 70.7
9 McHale's Navy Joins The Air Force (1965) Joe Flynn 4.10 49.7 49.70 66 62 00 / 00 62.6
10 The Prize Fighter (1979) Don Knotts 7.90 39.3 39.30 74 62 00 / 00 57.6
11 Cannonball Run II (1984) Burt Reynolds &
Dean Martin
28.10 104.5 104.50 34 30 00 / 00 36.0
12 Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) Sandra Bullock 48.60 132.4 448.00 39 20 00 / 00 35.6
13 The Longshot (1986) Harvey Korman 0.20 0.8 0.80 204 55 00 / 00 21.1
14 The Billion Dollar Hobo (1977) Al Stellone 2.40 13.6 13.60 109 49 00 / 00 17.9
15 Dear God (1996) Directed by Garry Marshall 7.10 20.2 20.20 139 42 00 / 00 10.9
16 Chip & Bernie's Zomance (2015) Marc Robert 0.10 0.1 0.10 216 44 00 / 00 7.0
17 They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978) Chuck McCann 2.20 11.9 11.90 111 38 00 / 00 5.3
18 The View From The Swing (2000) Todd Andrew Bryant 0.10 0.2 0.20 258 42 00 / 00 5.2
19 Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) Kevin Zegers 10.20 27.2 27.20 118 23 00 / 00 1.0

Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above Tim Conway Table

  1. Four Tim Conway movies crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark.  That is a percentage of 21.05% of his movies listed. The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) was his biggest box office hit.
  2. An average Tim Conway movie grosses $62.80 million in adjusted box office gross.
  3. Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter.  6 of Tim Conway movies are rated as good movies…or 31.57% of his movies.  The Private Eyes (1980) was his highest rated movie while Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) was his lowest rated movie.
  4. Zero Tim Conway movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 0.00% of his movies.
  5. Zero Tim Conway movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 0.00% of his movies.
  6. An good Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score is 40.00.  6 Tim Conway movie scored higher that average….or 31.57% of his movies. The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) got the the highest UMR Score while Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) got the lowest UMR Score.

 Possibly Interesting Facts About Tim Conway

  1. Thomas Daniel Conway was born in Willoughby, Ohio in 1933.  First name was changed to Tim to avoid confusion with actor Tom Conway.

2. Tim Conway was discovered by Rose Marie and arranged for him to audition for The Steve Allen Plymouth Show.  Conway got the part and never looked back.  Rose Marie was famous for her role on the Dick Van Dyke Show.

3. Tim Conway gained a national following from his role as the bumbling, naive Ensign Charles Parker, in the 1960s sitcom McHale’s Navy.  His Parker role was created as the “Barney Fife”

4. Tim Conway’s Ensign Parker role has many similarities with Don Knotts’  “Barney Fife” character on the Andy Griffith Show.  Both were inept sidekicks who are constantly creating problems for Sheriff Taylor or for McHale.  For the record Barney made his debut in 1960 while Ensign Parker made his debut in 1962.

5.  Speaking of Don Knotts…..Tim Conway and Don Knotts appeared in 5 movies together….that represents over 25% of Conway’s movies.

6. Tim Conway has been nominated for 12 Emmy® Awards.  He has won 5 times.  He also has two Golden Globe® nominations….winning once.  All of these nominations were for his television roles.

7. Tim Conway was named a Disney Legend in 2004.

8. Tim Conway’s car license plate reads “13 WKS”, a reference to the fact that all of his solo television projects have been cancelled after 13 weeks.

9. Tim Conway has been married two times. He has seven children.

10.  Check out Tim Conway’s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

 

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  1. Burnett fan says:
    May 14, 2019 at 9:03 pm

    Sad that Conway, Harvey Korman and Don Knotts are all gone. They were the best second bananas of classic television. rip

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    1. Cogerson says:
      May 14, 2019 at 10:13 pm

      Hey Burnett fan. That is indeed a great trio of “second bananas”. Good comment. Rest in Peace.

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  2. Mike Hull says:
    May 14, 2019 at 8:19 pm

    I watched him on Carol Burnett all the time. Tv legend moves on. ?????

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    1. Cogerson says:
      May 14, 2019 at 10:12 pm

      Hey Mike. I think his role on the Carol Burnett Show made him a household name here in the United States. Sad day. Rest in Peace Mr. Conway.

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  3. Taylor says:
    May 14, 2019 at 5:29 pm

    Goodness gracious. Worked overnight this weekend past weekend. Just getting my bearings back in order and see the news that Doris Day AND Tim Conway have passed. Talk about a double whammy of tragic news. My grandmother loved both of them. From Day’s movies to Conway’s television roles. This clip of the two of them on the Doris Day show is being shown at Twitter/You Tube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYEaKttR4fw Thoughts and prayers to their family, friends and fans.

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    1. Cogerson says:
      May 14, 2019 at 6:57 pm

      Hey Taylor. I can see how the news of both of them passing would be so disturbing. I am feeling the same way….and I have had two days to deal with it. Great clip of Day and Conway. Thanks for sharing the link and for stopping by. Rest in Peace Tim Conway.

      Reply
  4. Peter Evans says:
    May 14, 2019 at 5:22 pm

    Loved Him. His Comedy Style Was Family Friendly. Very Underrated.

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    1. Cogerson says:
      May 14, 2019 at 6:54 pm

      Hey Peter. Great way to describe Tim Conway’s comedy. It was indeed very family friendly. Rest in Peace Mr. Tim Conway.

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  5. Flora Breen Robison says:
    May 14, 2019 at 1:09 pm

    Sorry to hear that Tim Conway has died. I know him best from The Carol Burnett Show. Rest in Peace.

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    1. Cogerson says:
      May 14, 2019 at 3:46 pm

      Hey Flora….well that is bad news. Tim Conway was a comedy god to me growing up. I loved him on the Carol Burnett Show and his movies. I recently read that he was not doing well….so I guess this is not a complete shock….but it is still depressing news. Back to back days with losing movie stars. Sad day!

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