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.
Movie | Doses of Horror | Father Michael ("A Dose of Temptation" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2018-01-05 |
Series | Matt Houston | Unknown | 1982-09-26 |
Series | Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | Unknown | 1980-01-27 |
Movie | Lucy Moves to NBC | Mr. Luder | 1980-02-08 |
Series | Beyond Westworld | Governor Eric Harper | 1980-03-05 |
Movie | Express to Terror | Dr. Dan Lewis | 1979-02-07 |
Series | Supertrain | 1979-02-07 | |
Series | The Facts of Life | Unknown | 1979-08-24 |
Series | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown | 1979-09-23 |
Movie | Perfect Gentlemen | Ed Martin | 1978-03-14 |
Movie | Fame | Concierge | 1978-01-02 |
Movie | Every Girl Should Have One | Adam Becker | 1978-01-01 |
Series | The Amazing Spider-Man | Unknown | 1978-04-05 |
Series | Sword of Justice | Unknown | 1978-09-10 |
Movie | The Squeeze | Captain Donati | 1978-10-25 |
Movie | Spider-Man Strikes Back | Mr. White | 1978-12-21 |
Series | Grandpa Goes to Washington | Unknown | 1978-09-07 |
Series | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | Unknown | 1977-01-30 |
Series | The Love Boat | Frank Leonardt | 1977-09-24 |
Series | The Incredible Hulk | Jason Laird | 1977-11-04 |
Series | Laverne & Shirley | Unknown | 1976-01-27 |
Movie | I Will, I Will...For Now | Dr. Magnus | 1976-02-18 |
Movie | Holiday Hookers | Client | 1976-01-01 |
Series | Quincy, M.E. | Professor Wren | 1976-10-03 |
Movie | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Richard Entwhistle | 1976-07-26 |
Movie | Bittersweet Love | Ben | 1976-10-01 |
Series | The Tony Randall Show | Unknown | 1976-09-23 |
Movie | Cagliostro | Pope Clement XIII | 1975-02-21 |
Movie | The House of Exorcism | Father Michael | 1975-04-02 |
Series | Wonder Woman | Harcourt | 1975-11-07 |
Series | Ellery Queen | Unknown | 1975-09-11 |
Movie | Last Hours Before Morning | Theo 'Lucky' English | 1975-04-19 |
Series | The Rockford Files | Cy Margulies | 1974-09-13 |
Series | Kojak | Adrian Marshall | 1973-10-24 |
Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
Movie | The Serpent | Polygraph interrogator | 1973-04-07 |
Series | Emergency! | Unknown | 1972-01-22 |
Series | M*A*S*H | Dr. Anthony B. Borelli | 1972-09-17 |
Movie | The Girl Who Knew Too Much | Kenneth Allandice | 1969-11-07 |
Series | Here's Lucy | Captain MacClay | 1968-09-23 |
Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
Movie | All Woman | Wally | 1967-09-20 |
Series | Judd for the Defense | Unknown | 1967-09-08 |
Series | That Girl | Unknown | 1966-09-08 |
Series | Mission: Impossible | Diego Maximillian | 1966-09-17 |
Movie | Musketeers of the Sea | Vice Governatore Gomez | 1962-02-23 |
Movie | Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino | Lo Bianco | 1962-09-08 |
Series | The Lucy Show | John Brooks III | 1962-10-01 |
Series | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | 1962-10-01 |
Movie | The Devil's Hand | Rick Turner | 1961-09-13 |
Movie | Force of Impulse | Warren Reese | 1961-11-01 |
Movie | Un militare e mezzo | Roy Harrison | 1960-02-11 |
Movie | Cleopatra's Daughter | Inuni, Pharaoh's Architect | 1960-12-07 |
Movie | Revenge of the Barbarians | Ataulf | 1960-12-23 |
Movie | Imitation of Life | Allen Loomis | 1959-06-26 |
Series | Naked City | Jess Burton | 1958-09-30 |
Movie | Assignment Abroad | Major Bill Morgan | 1955-01-01 |
Series | The Millionaire | Gilbert Patterson | 1955-01-19 |
Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ben Nelson | 1955-10-02 |
Movie | Beautiful But Dangerous | Maestro Doria | 1955-10-21 |
Movie | Two Gals and a Guy | Deke Oliver | 1951-07-01 |
Movie | Mister Universe | Fingers Maroni | 1951-01-10 |
Series | Tales of Tomorrow | Unknown | 1951-08-03 |
Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Angelo Armiento | 1951-10-05 |
Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Concierge | 1951-12-24 |
Series | Love of Life | 1951-09-24 | |
Series | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist | 1950-02-02 |
Series | Robert Montgomery Presents | Unknown | 1950-01-30 |
Movie | Tarzan and the Slave Girl | Neil | 1950-06-23 |
Movie | Hollywood Varieties | Master of Ceremonies | 1950-01-15 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | Paul Oxford | 1950-10-02 |
Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | 1950-09-10 |
Series | By Popular Demand | 1950-07-02 | |
Movie | Homicide | Andy | 1949-04-02 |
Movie | April Showers | Billy Shay | 1948-03-27 |
Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948-06-20 |
Movie | The Beast with Five Fingers | Bruce Conrad [Conrad Ryler in on-screen end credits] | 1947-02-08 |
Movie | Nora Prentiss | Phil Dinardo, Cafe Owner | 1947-02-22 |
Movie | Cinderella Jones | Tommy Coles | 1946-03-09 |
Movie | The Man I Love | Self - Panelist | 1946-12-26 |
Movie | Cloak and Dagger | Pinkie | 1946-09-28 |
Movie | Rhapsody in Blue | George Gershwin | 1945-06-27 |