Howard Morris -- "The Andy Griffith Show's Ernest T. Bass -- Dies at 85
 

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/0....ap/index.html

He was without a doubt one of the funniest men on TV (or in movies), with a very impressive filmography:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0606593/

:( I heard that on the radio on the way to work. Ernest T. Bass is a classic comic character. I always stop down and watch when Andy is on tv.

he was a funny, funny man and very talented. he also did voices on the garfield the cat cartoons, but as the article said, he will always be remembered as ernest t.