Robert Alda

1914-02-26 New York City, New York, USA

Biografia

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.

Películas

	Doses of Horror	Father Michael ("A Dose of Temptation" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited)	2018-01-05
	Lucy Moves to NBC	Mr. Luder	1980-02-08
	Express to Terror	Dr. Dan Lewis	1979-02-07
	The Squeeze	Captain Donati	1978-10-25
	Spider-Man Strikes Back	Mr. White	1978-12-21
	Fame	Concierge	1978-01-02
	Perfect Gentlemen	Ed Martin	1978-03-14
	Every Girl Should Have One	Adam Becker	1978-01-01
	I Will, I Will...For Now	Dr. Magnus	1976-02-18
	Bittersweet Love	Ben	1976-10-01
	Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood	Richard Entwhistle	1976-07-26
	Natale in casa d'appuntamento	Client	1976-01-01
	Cagliostro	Pope Clement XIII	1975-02-21
	The House of Exorcism	Father Michael	1975-04-02
	Last Hours Before Morning	Theo 'Lucky' English	1975-04-19
	Le Serpent	Polygraph interrogator	1973-04-07
	The Girl Who Knew Too Much	Kenneth Allandice	1969-11-07
	All Woman	Wally	1967-09-20
	I moschettieri del mare	Vice Governatore Gomez	1962-02-23
	Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino	Lo Bianco	1962-09-08
	Force of Impulse	Warren Reese	1961-11-01
	The Devil's Hand	Rick Turner	1961-09-13
	Un militare e mezzo	Roy Harrison	1960-02-11
	Il sepolcro dei re	Inuni, Pharaoh's Architect	1960-12-07
	La vendetta dei barbari	Ataulf	1960-12-23
	Imitation of Life	Allen Loomis	1959-10-02
	Assignment Abroad	Major Bill Morgan	1955-01-01
	La donna più bella del mondo	Maestro Doria	1955-10-21
	Mister Universe	Fingers Maroni	1951-01-10
	Two Gals and a Guy	Deke Oliver	1951-07-01
	Hollywood Varieties	Master of Ceremonies	1950-01-15
	Tarzan and the Slave Girl	Neil	1950-06-23
	Homicide	Andy	1949-04-02
	April Showers	Billy Shay	1948-03-27
	Nora Prentiss	Phil Dinardo, Cafe Owner	1947-02-22
	The Beast with Five Fingers	Bruce Conrad [Conrad Ryler in on-screen end credits]	1947-02-08
	The Man I Love	Nicky Toresca	1946-12-26
	Cinderella Jones	Tommy Coles	1946-03-09
	Cloak and Dagger	Pinkie	1946-09-28
	Rhapsody in Blue	George Gershwin	1945-06-27