Robert Alda
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 26, 1914
- Died
- May 3, 1986 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Alda (February 26, 1914 – May 3, 1986) was an American theatrical and film actor and father of actors Alan and Antony Alda. A singer and dancer, Alda was featured in a number of Broadway productions before moving to Italy during the early 1960s. He appeared in many European films over the next two decades, occasionally returning to the U.S. for film appearances such as The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969). Alda, an American of Italian descent, was born Alphonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo in New York, New York, the son of Frances (née Tumillo) and Antonio D'Abruzzo, a barber born in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Benevento, Campania, Italy. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York in 1930. He began as a singer and dancer in vaudeville after winning a talent contest, and moved on to burlesque. Alda is known for portraying George Gershwin in the biopic Rhapsody in Blue (1945) as well as the talent agent in the Douglas Sirk classic Imitation of Life (1959). He was very successful on Broadway, starring in Guys and Dolls (1950), for which he won a Tony Award, and in What Makes Sammy Run? (1964). He was also the host of the short-lived DuMont TV version of the game show What's Your Bid? (May–June 1953). Alda's first wife, and mother of actor Alan Alda, Joan Browne, was a homemaker and former beauty pageant winner. Alda was married to his second wife, Flora Marino, an Italian actress whom he met in Rome, until his death. Alda made two guest appearances with his son Alan on M*A*S*H, in the episodes "The Consultant" (January 1975) and "Lend a Hand" (February 1980). The latter episode also featured Antony Alda (1956–2009), his younger son by his second wife. Alda appeared in an episode of The Feather and Father Gang in 1977. Alda died on May 3, 1986, aged 72, after a long illness following a stroke.
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Matt Houston
TV · 1 ep
Lucy Moves to NBC
Movie · as Mr. Luder
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
TV · 1 ep
Beyond Westworld
TV · as Governor Eric Harper · 1 ep
Express to Terror
Movie · as Dr. Dan Lewis
Supertrain
TV · as Dr. Dan Lewis · 9 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · 1 ep
The Facts of Life
TV · 1 ep
Fame
Movie · as Concierge
The Squeeze
Movie · as Captain Donati
Every Girl Should Have One
Movie · as Adam Becker
Spider-Man Strikes Back
Movie · as Mr. White
Perfect Gentlemen
Movie · as Ed Martin
The Amazing Spider-Man
TV · 2 eps
Sword of Justice
TV · 1 ep
Grandpa Goes to Washington
TV · 1 ep
Fantasy Island
TV · as Mark Dupres · 1 ep
The Incredible Hulk
TV · as Jason Laird · 1 ep
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TV · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Frank Leonardt · 1 ep
Bittersweet Love
Movie · as Ben
Holiday Hookers
Movie · as Client
I Will, I Will...For Now
Movie · as Dr. Magnus
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Movie · as Richard Entwhistle
Quincy, M.E.
TV · as Professor Wren · 3 eps
Laverne & Shirley
TV · as Monroe Harrison · 1 ep
The Tony Randall Show
TV · 1 ep
The House of Exorcism
Movie · as Father Michael
Last Hours Before Morning
Movie · as Theo 'Lucky' English
Cagliostro
Movie · as Pope Clement XIII
Wonder Woman
TV · as Harcourt · 1 ep
Ellery Queen
TV · 1 ep
The Rockford Files
TV · as Cy Margulies · 1 ep
The Serpent
Movie · as Polygraph interrogator
Kojak
TV · as Adrian Marshall · 1 ep
Police Story
TV · 2 eps
Emergency!
TV · as Raymond Boyd · 1 ep
M*A*S*H
TV · as Dr. Anthony B. Borelli · 2 eps
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Movie · as Kenneth Allandice
Here's Lucy
TV · as Robert Alda, Dean Butler, Captain MacClay · 1 ep
All Woman
Movie · as Wally
Ironside
TV · 3 eps
Judd, for the Defense
TV · 1 ep
That Girl
TV · 1 ep
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Diego Maximillian · 1 ep
Musketeers of the Sea
Movie · as Vice Governatore Gomez
Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino
Movie · as Lo Bianco
The Lucy Show
TV · as John Brooks III · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Devil's Hand
Movie · as Rick Turner
Force of Impulse
Movie · as Warren Reese
Cleopatra's Daughter
Movie · as Inuni, Pharaoh's Architect
Revenge of the Barbarians
Movie · as Ataulf
A Soldier and a Half
Movie · as Roy Harrison
Imitation of Life
Movie · as Allen Loomis
Naked City
TV · as Jess Burton · 1 ep
Beautiful But Dangerous
Movie · as Maestro Doria
Assignment Abroad
Movie · as Major Bill Morgan
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Ben Nelson · 1 ep
The Millionaire
TV · as Gilbert Patterson · 1 ep
Secret File, U.S.A
TV · as Maj. William Morgan · 21 eps
Two Gals and a Guy
Movie · as Deke Oliver
Mister Universe
Movie · as Fingers Maroni
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Concierge · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Angelo Armiento · 1 ep
Tales of Tomorrow
TV · 1 ep
Hollywood Varieties
Movie · as Master of Ceremonies
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Movie · as Neil
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Rusty Miller, Paul Oxford · 1 ep
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · 2 eps
By Popular Demand
TV · as Self - Host · 12 eps
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Homicide
Movie · as Andy
April Showers
Movie · as Billy Shay
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Nora Prentiss
Movie · as Phil Dinardo
The Beast with Five Fingers
Movie · as Bruce Conrad
The Man I Love
Movie · as Nicky Toresca
Cloak and Dagger
Movie · as Pinkie
Cinderella Jones
Movie · as Tommy Coles
Rhapsody in Blue
Movie · as George Gershwin