Robert Alda
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Love Boat
Frank Leonardt
1977
Series
Ironside
1967
Series
M*A*S*H
Dr. Anthony B. Borelli
1972
Series
Mission: Impossible
Diego Maximillian
1966
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Emergency!
1972
Series
The Rockford Files
Cy Margulies
1974
Series
Fantasy Island
Mark Dupres
1978
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Series
Quincy, M.E.
Professor Wren
1976
Series
The Facts of Life
1979
Series
The Lucy Show
John Brooks III
1962
Series
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Series
The Incredible Hulk
Jason Laird
1977
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
Naked City
Jess Burton
1958
Series
Laverne & Shirley
Monroe Harrison
1976
Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Series
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Series
Here's Lucy
Robert Alda
1968
Series
Here's Lucy
Dean Butler
1968
Series
Here's Lucy
Captain MacClay
1968
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ben Nelson
1955
Series
Kojak
Adrian Marshall
1973
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
Matt Houston
1982
Series
That Girl
1966
Series
The Millionaire
Gilbert Patterson
1955
Series
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Series
Police Story
1973
Series
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Series
Ellery Queen
1975
Series
Wonder Woman
Harcourt
1975
Series
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Love of Life
1951
Series
Supertrain
Dr. Dan Lewis
1979
Lux Video Theatre
Rusty Miller
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Paul Oxford
1950
Series
The Tony Randall Show
1976
Series
The Amazing Spider-Man
1978
Series
Beyond Westworld
Governor Eric Harper
1980
Series
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980
Series
Sword of Justice
1978
Film
Imitation of Life
Allen Loomis
1959
Film
Force of Impulse
Warren Reese
1961
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Concierge
1951
Film
The Serpent
Polygraph interrogator
1973
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
Film
Spider-Man Strikes Back
Mr. White
1978
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Angelo Armiento
1951
Film
The Man I Love
Nicky Toresca
1946
Film
Cloak and Dagger
Pinkie
1946
Secret File, U.S.A
Maj. William Morgan
1955
Film
Mister Universe
Fingers Maroni
1951
Film
Nora Prentiss
Phil Dinardo
1947
Film
Fame
Concierge
1978
All Woman
Wally
1967
Film
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Richard Entwhistle
1976
Film
Hollywood Varieties
Master of Ceremonies
1950
Film
Beautiful But Dangerous
Maestro Doria
1955
Film
I Will, I Will...For Now
Dr. Magnus
1976
Film
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Neil
1950
Film
The Beast with Five Fingers
Bruce Conrad [Conrad Ryler in on-screen end credits]
1947
Film
A Soldier and a Half
Roy Harrison
1960
Film
Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin
1945
Film
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Kenneth Allandice
1969
Film
The House of Exorcism
Father Michael
1975
Film
Last Hours Before Morning
Theo 'Lucky' English
1975
Film
Holiday Hookers
Client
1976
Film
Cinderella Jones
Tommy Coles
1946
Film
Express to Terror
Dr. Dan Lewis
1979
Film
Cleopatra's Daughter
Inuni, Pharaoh's Architect
1960
Film
Cagliostro
Pope Clement XIII
1975
Film
The Squeeze
Captain Donati
1978
Film
Musketeers of the Sea
Vice Governatore Gomez
1962
Film
Homicide
Andy
1949
Film
April Showers
Billy Shay
1948
Film
Bittersweet Love
Ben
1976
Film
Perfect Gentlemen
Ed Martin
1978
Film
Lucy Moves to NBC
Mr. Luder
1980
Film
Revenge of the Barbarians
Ataulf
1960
Film
Every Girl Should Have One
Adam Becker
1978
Film
Two Gals and a Guy
Deke Oliver
1951
Film
Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino
Lo Bianco
1962
Film
The Devil's Hand
Rick Turner
1961
By Popular Demand
Self - Host
1950
Assignment Abroad
Major Bill Morgan
1955