Tim Conway

Toma Daniel "Tim" Conway (December 15, 1933 - May 14, 2019) was an actor, comedian, writer, and director. He portrayed the inept Ensign Parker in the 1960s World War II situation comedy McHale's Navy, was a regular cast member on the 1970s variety and sketch comedy program The Carol Burnett Show, co-starred with Don Knotts in several films in the late 1970s and early 1980s, starred as the title character in the Dorfseries of sports comedy films. He is best known for providing the voice of Barnacle Boy in the animated series “SpongeBob SquarePants”.

Death
On September 27, 2018, SpongeBob showrunner Vincent Waller commented that during the time Conway was recording dialogue for the seagull in “The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water”, he was having trouble recording due to health issues. It would ultimately lead to his retirement from playing Barnacle Boy and from acting as a whole. In 2018, Tim Conway was diagnosed with dementia due to normal pressure hydrocephalus, had surgery to have a ventricular shunt placed, and was confined to a wheelchair. His daughter Kelly and his wife Charlene each wanted sole conservatorship over his health. Judge Robert Wada ruled against Kelly since he was in a hospital. In March 2019, his wife was granted conservatorship. Tim Conway died on May 14, 2019 from complications of normal pressure hydrocephalus. He was 85 years old.