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person_profile-Robert Alda

Robert Alda Died at age: 72

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Robert Alda

Date of Birth:

Feb 26, 1914

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

May 03, 1986

Biography of

Robert Alda

    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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Robert Alda

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Filmography of

Robert Alda

Found 38 Movies in total

Doses of Horror

Father Michael ("A Dose of Temptation" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2018

Lucy Moves to NBC

Mr. Luder ( Actor )

... 1980

Express to Terror

Dr. Dan Lewis ( Actor )

... 1979

Spider-Man Strikes Back

Mr. White ( Actor )

... 1978

The Squeeze

Captain Donati ( Actor )

... 1978

Perfect Gentlemen

Ed Martin ( Actor )

... 1978

Fame

Concierge ( Actor )

... 1978

Every Girl Should Have One

Adam Becker ( Actor )

... 1978

Bittersweet Love

Ben ( Actor )

... 1976

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Richard Entwhistle ( Actor )

... 1976

I Will, I Will...For Now

Dr. Magnus ( Actor )

... 1976

Holiday Hookers

Client ( Actor )

... 1976

Last Hours Before Morning

Theo 'Lucky' English ( Actor )

... 1975

The House of Exorcism

Father Michael ( Actor )

... 1975

Cagliostro

Pope Clement XIII ( Actor )

... 1975

The Serpent

Polygraph interrogator ( Actor )

... 1973

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

Kenneth Allandice ( Actor )

... 1969

... 1962

Musketeers of the Sea

Vice Governatore Gomez ( Actor )

... 1962

Force of Impulse

Warren Reese ( Actor )

... 1961

The Devil's Hand

Rick Turner ( Actor )

... 1961

... 1960

Cleopatra's Daughter

Inuni, Pharaoh's Architect ( Actor )

... 1960

A Soldier and a Half

Roy Harrison ( Actor )

... 1960

Imitation of Life

Allen Loomis ( Actor )

... 1959

Beautiful But Dangerous

Maestro Doria ( Actor )

... 1955

Two Gals and a Guy

Deke Oliver ( Actor )

... 1951

Mister Universe

Fingers Maroni ( Actor )

... 1951

... 1950

Hollywood Varieties

Master of Ceremonies ( Actor )

... 1950

Homicide

Andy ( Actor )

... 1949

April Showers

Billy Shay ( Actor )

... 1948

Nora Prentiss

Phil Dinardo, Cafe Owner ( Actor )

... 1947

The Beast with Five Fingers

Bruce Conrad [Conrad Ryler in on-screen end credits] ( Actor )

... 1947

The Man I Love

Nicky Toresca ( Actor )

... 1946

Cloak and Dagger

Pinkie ( Actor )

... 1946

Cinderella Jones

Tommy Coles ( Actor )

... 1946

Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin ( Actor )

... 1945