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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 MAS*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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Filmography (Movies)
Lucy Moves to NBC
Character:Mr. Luder
Release Date:08/02/1980
Express to Terror
Character:Dr. Dan Lewis
Release Date:07/02/1979
Spider-Man Strikes Back
Character:Mr. White
Release Date:21/12/1978
Fame
Character:Concierge
Release Date:30/11/1978
The Squeeze
Character:Captain Donati
Release Date:25/10/1978
Perfect Gentlemen
Character:Ed Martin
Release Date:14/03/1978
Every Girl Should Have One
Character:Adam Becker
Release Date:01/01/1978
Bittersweet Love
Character:Ben
Release Date:01/10/1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Character:Richard Entwhistle
Release Date:26/07/1976
I Will, I Will...For Now
Character:Dr. Magnus
Release Date:18/02/1976
Holiday Hookers
Character:Client
Release Date:01/01/1976
Last Hours Before Morning
Character:Theo 'Lucky' English
Release Date:19/04/1975
The House of Exorcism
Character:Father Michael
Release Date:02/04/1975
Cagliostro
Character:Pope Clement XIII
Release Date:21/02/1975
The Serpent
Character:Polygraph interrogator
Release Date:07/04/1973
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Character:Kenneth Allandice
Release Date:07/11/1969
All Woman
Character:Wally
Release Date:20/09/1967
Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino
Character:Lo Bianco
Release Date:08/09/1962
Musketeers of the Sea
Character:Vice Governatore Gomez
Release Date:23/02/1962
Force of Impulse
Character:Warren Reese
Release Date:01/11/1961
The Devil's Hand
Character:Rick Turner
Release Date:13/09/1961
Revenge of the Barbarians
Character:Ataulf
Release Date:23/12/1960
Cleopatra's Daughter
Character:Inuni, Pharaoh's Architect
Release Date:07/12/1960
A Soldier and a Half
Character:Roy Harrison
Release Date:11/02/1960
Imitation of Life
Character:Allen Loomis
Release Date:09/04/1959
Beautiful But Dangerous
Character:Maestro Doria
Release Date:21/10/1955
Assignment Abroad
Character:Major Bill Morgan
Release Date:01/01/1955
Two Gals and a Guy
Character:Deke Oliver
Release Date:01/07/1951
Mister Universe
Character:Fingers Maroni
Release Date:10/01/1951
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Character:Neil
Release Date:23/06/1950
Hollywood Varieties
Character:Master of Ceremonies
Release Date:15/01/1950
Homicide
Character:Andy
Release Date:02/04/1949
April Showers
Character:Billy Shay
Release Date:27/03/1948
Nora Prentiss
Character:Phil Dinardo
Release Date:22/02/1947
The Beast with Five Fingers
Character:Bruce Conrad [Conrad Ryler in on-screen end credits]
Release Date:08/02/1947
The Man I Love
Character:Nicky Toresca
Release Date:26/12/1946
Cloak and Dagger
Character:Pinkie
Release Date:28/09/1946
Cinderella Jones
Character:Tommy Coles
Release Date:09/03/1946
Rhapsody in Blue
Character:George Gershwin
Release Date:27/06/1945
Television Appearances
Matt Houston
Character:
Beyond Westworld
Character:Governor Eric Harper
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
Character:
Trapper John, M.D.
Character:
The Facts of Life
Character:
Supertrain
Character:
Sword of Justice
Character:
Grandpa Goes to Washington
Character:
The Amazing Spider-Man
Character:
Fantasy Island
Character:Mark Dupres
The Incredible Hulk
Character:
The Incredible Hulk
Character:Jason Laird
The Love Boat
Character:Frank Leonardt
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Character:
Quincy, M.E.
Character:Professor Wren
The Tony Randall Show
Character:
Laverne & Shirley
Character:
Wonder Woman
Character:Harcourt
Ellery Queen
Character:
The Rockford Files
Character:Cy Margulies
Kojak
Character:Adrian Marshall
Police Story
Character:
M*A*S*H
Character:Dr. Anthony B. Borelli
Emergency!
Character:
Here's Lucy
Character:Robert Alda
Here's Lucy
Character:Dean Butler
Here's Lucy
Character:Captain MacClay
Judd for the Defense
Character:
Ironside
Character:
Mission: Impossible
Character:Diego Maximillian
That Girl
Character:
The Lucy Show
Character:John Brooks III
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
Naked City
Character:Jess Burton
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Ben Nelson
The Millionaire
Character:Gilbert Patterson
Secret File, U.S.A
Character:Maj. William Morgan
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Concierge
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Angelo Armiento
Love of Life
Character:
Tales of Tomorrow
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Rusty Miller
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Paul Oxford
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
By Popular Demand
Character:Self - Host
What's My Line?
Character:Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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