Dan Rowan

Biography

Dan Rowan was a versatile American actor and comedian, best known for his role as a straight man on the popular television show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. He won the 1969 Emmy for Outstanding Variety or Musical Series for the show's production. Born on July 22, 1922, in Oklahoma, Rowan began his career as a writer at Paramount Pictures before serving as a fighter pilot in World War II.