Alan
Sues
Alan Sues (born March 7, 1926) is an
American actor and comedian, arguably best known for his role as a regular
performer on the comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 until 1972.
On that
program
Sues played a number of characters, including a children's show host named
"Uncle Al the Kiddies' Pal," as well as "Big Al", the sports reporter in
"Laugh-In Looks At The News."
Sues was one of only a very few primetime television personalities of the late
1960s and early 1970s who was known for exhibiting stereotypically gay-male
behavior. On Laugh-In, while never explicitly saying he was gay, he employed
exaggerated gestures and was known for acting in an intentionally "over the top"
effeminate way, as a stereotype of a homosexual man (or at least as most
mainstream audiences of the era imagined gay men to be).
Since Laugh-In, Sues has starred in only a few made-for-television movies and
theatrical films, such as Oh, Heavenly Dog! in 1980.