Robert Alda, Acting - KorPlix:Korean Person Archives

Back

Back

Top

Korplix
Korean Online
Content Archives

0
0.8801

Robert Alda
Acting

Robert Alda
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-02-26,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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

6.217

Nora Prentiss
1947-02-22

9

Fame
1978-11-30

6.1

The Man I Love
1946-12-26

Imitation of Life

7.456

Imitation of Life
1959-04-09

The Beast with Five Fingers

6.4

The Beast with Five Fingers
1947-02-08

Rhapsody in Blue

6.6

Rhapsody in Blue
1945-06-27

Cloak and Dagger

6.5

Cloak and Dagger
1946-09-28

5.7

Homicide
1949-04-02

The Devil's Hand

4.6

The Devil's Hand
1961-09-13

Beautiful But Dangerous

5.931

Beautiful But Dangerous
1955-10-21

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

6

The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1969-11-07

Hollywood Varieties

9

Hollywood Varieties
1950-01-15

6.5

April Showers
1948-03-27

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

5.594

Tarzan and the Slave Girl
1950-06-23

Bittersweet Love

4

Bittersweet Love
1976-10-01

Cleopatra's Daughter

5.8

Cleopatra's Daughter
1960-12-07

5.857

The Squeeze
1978-10-25

The House of Exorcism

4.5

The House of Exorcism
1975-04-02

Cinderella Jones

3.8

Cinderella Jones
1946-03-09

Musketeers of the Sea

6.333

Musketeers of the Sea
1962-02-23

Assignment Abroad

10

Assignment Abroad
1955-01-01

Two Gals and a Guy

7

Two Gals and a Guy
1951-07-01

Last Hours Before Morning

4.5

Last Hours Before Morning
1975-04-19

Revenge of the Barbarians

9

Revenge of the Barbarians
1960-12-23

Holiday Hookers

4

Holiday Hookers
1976-01-01

6.1

The Serpent
1973-04-07

8

All Woman
1967-09-20

Every Girl Should Have One

5.5

Every Girl Should Have One
1978-01-01

Mister Universe

6.333

Mister Universe
1951-01-10

I Will, I Will...For Now

4.8

I Will, I Will...For Now
1976-02-18

Spider-Man Strikes Back

5.896

Spider-Man Strikes Back
1978-12-21

A Soldier and a Half

7.2

A Soldier and a Half
1960-02-11

Force of Impulse

4.25

Force of Impulse
1961-11-01

Express to Terror

9

Express to Terror
1979-02-07

Lucy Moves to NBC

3.333

Lucy Moves to NBC
1980-02-08

Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino

6.59

Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino
1962-09-08

Perfect Gentlemen

4.75

Perfect Gentlemen
1978-03-14

6

Cagliostro
1975-02-21

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

4.313

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976-07-26

5.6

Supertrain
1979-02-07

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

6.833

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980-01-27

The Incredible Hulk

7.2

The Incredible Hulk
1977-11-04

Trapper John, M.D.

6.568

Trapper John, M.D.
1979-09-23

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

The Facts of Life

7.097

The Facts of Life
1979-08-24

6.176

That Girl
1966-09-08

7.11

The Lucy Show
1962-10-01

7.504

Quincy, M.E.
1976-10-03

The Merv Griffin Show

6.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

5.667

Naked City
1958-09-30

6.7

Love of Life
1951-09-24

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

7.1

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977-01-30

Laverne & Shirley

7.159

Laverne & Shirley
1976-01-27

7.167

Kojak
1973-10-24

7

Wonder Woman
1975-11-07

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.848

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

Mission: Impossible

7.554

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

7.912

Emergency!
1972-01-22

The Amazing Spider-Man

6.4

The Amazing Spider-Man
1978-04-05

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

6.855

Ironside
1967-03-28

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

7

Police Story
1973-03-20

The Millionaire

5.75

The Millionaire
1955-01-19

Sword of Justice

6

Sword of Justice
1978-09-10

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

6.321

Matt Houston
1982-09-26

Judd, for the Defense

7.7

Judd, for the Defense
1967-09-08

7.488

Ellery Queen
1975-09-11

The Tony Randall Show

6.4

The Tony Randall Show
1976-09-23

Robert Montgomery Presents

6

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

Tales of Tomorrow

6.429

Tales of Tomorrow
1951-08-03

By Popular Demand

7

By Popular Demand
1950-07-02

Grandpa Goes to Washington

7.5

Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978-09-07

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

The Rockford Files

7.6

The Rockford Files
1974-09-13

Beyond Westworld

5.417

Beyond Westworld
1980-03-05

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

What's My Line?

7.034

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

The Incredible Hulk

7.2

The Incredible Hulk
1977-11-04

7.933

M*A*S*H
1972-09-17

6.508

Fantasy Island
1978-01-28

Secret File, U.S.A

0

Secret File, U.S.A
1955-01-01