Robert Alda

Robert Alda

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1914-02-26
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As: Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo

Movies List of Robert Alda

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Nora Prentiss

1947 Movie
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Fame

1978 Movie
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The Man I Love

1946 Movie
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Imitation of Life

1959 Movie
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Rhapsody in Blue

1945 Movie
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Cloak and Dagger

1946 Movie
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Homicide

1949 Movie
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The Devil's Hand

1961 Movie
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Hollywood Varieties

1950 Movie
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April Showers

1948 Movie
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Bittersweet Love

1976 Movie
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Cleopatra's Daughter

1960 Movie
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The Squeeze

1978 Movie
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The House of Exorcism

1975 Movie
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Cinderella Jones

1946 Movie
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Musketeers of the Sea

1962 Movie
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Assignment Abroad

1955 Movie
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Two Gals and a Guy

1951 Movie
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Holiday Hookers

1976 Movie
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The Serpent

1973 Movie
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All Woman

1967 Movie
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Mister Universe

1951 Movie
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Un militare e mezzo

1960 Movie
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Force of Impulse

1961 Movie
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Express to Terror

1979 Movie
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Lucy Moves to NBC

1980 Movie
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Doses of Horror

2018 Movie
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Perfect Gentlemen

1978 Movie
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Cagliostro

1975 Movie