Biography
Surprisingly little known to the public at large, bear-like, walrus-mustached Pat McCormick is a very busy stand-up comedian and comedy writer. McCormick's sly wit and taste for the humorously grotesque has won him many fans in the showbiz community, including
Johnny Carson,
Don Rickles,
Don Adams,
Jonathan Winters,
Mel Brooks and
Burt Reynolds. He was among the head writers of Carson's
Tonight Show, and in 1968 both wrote for and served as announcer/straight man on
Don Rickles' short-lived variety series. In films, McCormick is usually seen in showy featured roles, notably President Grover Cleveland in
Robert Altman's
Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976) and Big Enos in the first two Smokey and the Bandits flicks. He also contributed to the scripts of the theatrical features Oh Dad Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad (1966) and
Under the Rainbow (1986). In 1983, Pat McCormick was appropriately cast as "Mound" on the TV sitcom
Gun Shy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide