Robert Alda

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26 februari 1914 — 3 maj 1986 (72 år)
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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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  • That Girl
    That Girl5 seasons
  • The Lucy Show
    The Lucy Show3 seasons
  • The Devil's Hand
    The Devil's Hand1961
  • Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
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  • The Beast with Five Fingers
    The Beast with Five Fingers1947
  • Den stora lögnen
    Den stora lögnen1959
  • Rhapsody in Blue
    Rhapsody in Blue1945
  • The Man I Love
    The Man I Love1946
  • The Devil's Hand
    The Devil's Hand1961
  • Kvinnan utanför
    Kvinnan utanför1947
  • The Amazing Spider-Man
    The Amazing Spider-Man2 seasons
  • Exorcismens näste
    Exorcismens näste1975
  • Reptilen
    Reptilen1973
  • Spider-Man Strikes Back
    Spider-Man Strikes Back1978
  • Tarzan och slavflickan
    Tarzan och slavflickan1950
  • Cinderella Jones
    Cinderella Jones1946
  • Världens vackraste kvinna
    Världens vackraste kvinna1955
  • April Showers
    April Showers1948
  • The rip-off
    The rip-off1978
  • Razzia hos Mr. C
    Razzia hos Mr. C1969
  • Det går inte min man kommer
    Det går inte min man kommer1976
  • Bittersweet Love
    Bittersweet Love1976
  • Toto and Peppino Divided in Berlin
    Toto and Peppino Divided in Berlin1962

Filmography

2018
Doses of Horror · as (segment "prescription 8: A Dose Of Temptation)
1983
Amanda's · as Mr. Gordon
1982
1981
Code Red (1981) · as Dr. Gerold Brooks
1981
Private Benjamin · as Kleindienst
1980
Beyond Westworld · as Governor Eric Harper
1980
Lucy Moves to NBC · as Mr. Luder
1980
1979
1979
1979
1979
The Dukes of Hazzard · as C. J. Holmes
1978
Spider-Man Strikes Back · as Mr. White
1978
The White Shadow · as Bob Beardsley
1978
1978
1978
The Squeeze · as Captain Donati
1978
Perfect Gentlemen · as Ed Martin
1978
Every Girl Should Have One · as Adam Becker
1977
The Incredible Hulk · as Jason Laird
1977
1977
The Love Boat · as Frank Leonardt
1977
1977
Fantasy Island · as Mark Dupres
1976
1976
Holiday Hookers · as Client
1976
Quincy, M.E. · as Professor Wren
1976
1976
1976
1976
1976
1975
Wonder Woman · as Harcourt
1975
Phyllis · as Buddy Desmond
1975
The Invisible Man (1975) · as James 'jim' Fielder
1975
The House of Exorcism · as Father Michael
1975
1975
Cagliostro · as Pope Clement Xiii
1974
Get Christie Love · as Rico Cesari
1974
Rhoda · as Paul Gerard
1974
The Rockford Files · as Cy Margulies
1973
Kojak · as Adrian Marshall
1973
The Serpent · as Polygraph Interrogator
1973
1972
M*A*S*H · as Dr. Anthony B. Borelli
1972
1969
The Girl Who Knew Too Much · as Kenneth Allandice
1968
Here's Lucy · as Captain Macclay
1968
The Name of the Game · as Salazar
1968
Julia · as Mike Murray
1967
1967
1967
N.Y.P.D. · as Alex Thornby
1966
Mission: Impossible · as Diego Maximillian
1966
That GirlPå Plex
1965
Days of our Lives · as Dr. Stuart Whyland
1962
Musketeers of the Sea · as Vice Governatore Gomez
1962
The Lucy Show · as John Brooks IiiPå Plex
1962
1961
Force of Impulse · as Warren Reese
1961
The DuPont Show of the Week · as Ben Caulder
1961
The Devil's Hand · as Rick TurnerPå Plex
1960
1960
Daughter of Cleopatra · as Inuni, Pharaoh's Architect
1960
Un militare e mezzo · as Roy Harrison
1959
1959
Imitation of Life · as Allen Loomis
1958
Pursuit · as Cast
1958
Naked City · as Jess Burton
1956
Playhouse 90 · as Morris Kogen
1955
Matinee Theater · as Cast
1955
Beautiful But Dangerous · as Maestro Doria
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Ben Nelson
1955
The Millionaire · as Gilbert Patterson
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Concierge
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · as Angelo Armiento
1951
1951
1951
Mister Universe · as Fingers Maroni
1950
The Lux Video Theatre · as Paul Oxford
1950
1950
1949
Homicide · as Andy
1948
April Showers · as Billy Shay
1947
Nora Prentiss · as Phil Dinardo
1946
The Beast with Five Fingers · as Bruce Conrad [conrad Ryler In On-Screen End Credits]
1946
The Man I Love · as Nicky Toresca
1946
Cloak and Dagger · as Pinkie
1946
Cinderella Jones · as Tommy Coles
1945
Rhapsody in Blue · as George Gershwin

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