The NYT has its obituary up on Dick Martin, who died last night at the age of 86.
Apparently he suffered from tuberculosis when he was a teenager and this kept him out of the military. Although the article doesn't specifically say it, I assume the TB is what caused permanent damage to his right lung.
Here is a YouTube of a clip from Laugh-in:
This is a very funny "blooper" clip:
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