Pat Henry (comedian)

{{Short description|American comedian}} '''Patrick Henry Scarnato''' (August 28, 1924 – February 18, 1982), was a Brooklyn-born American comedian who was known for opening for Frank Sinatra for more than two decades. He first appeared with Sinatra in 1958, and appeared with him in the 1968 films ''The Detective'' and ''Lady in Cement''.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/20/obituaries/pat-henry-58-comedian-was-opening-act-for-sinatra.html|title=Pat Henry, 58, Comedian; Was Opening Act for Sinatra|date=20 February 1982|work=The New York Times|page=21|agency=United Press International|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=28 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/02/18/Comedian-Pat-Henry-the-regular-opening-act-for-Frank/3048382856400/|title=Comedian Pat Henry, the regular opening act for Frank...|website=UPI|language=en|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref>

He also made more than one appearance on such popular television shows as ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', ''The Dean Martin Show'' and ''The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts'', ''Hollywood Squares'', ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', ''The Merv Griffin Show'', ''The Mike Douglas Show'', ''The David Frost Show'', and ''The Hollywood Palace''.<ref name="auto"/>

He was found dead in his Caesar's Palace hotel room in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 18, 1982. His cause of death was a heart attack.<ref name="auto"/>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1968|| ''The Detective'' || Mercidis || |- |1968|| ''Lady in Cement'' || Rubin || |- |1978|| ''Matilda'' || Hood #4 || (final film role) |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0377963}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Pat}} Category:American male comedians Category:20th-century American comedians Category:American people of Italian descent Category:1924 births Category:1982 deaths