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Robert Alda Biography (1914-1986)

Born Alphonso Giovanni Giuseppe Roberto D'Abruzzo, February 26, 1914, in NewYork, NY; died in Los Angeles, May 3, 1986; son of Anthony (a barber) and Frances (Tumillo) D'Abruzzo; married Joan Browne (divorced); married Flora Marino (an architectural draughtsman); children: Alan (an actor).

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

February 26, 1914

New York, New York, United States

Death Details

May 3, 1986

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--Singer, Charlie Ahearn and His Millionaires,RKO Theatre, NY,1933.
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Sky Masterson, Guys and Dolls, 46th Street Theatre, 1950.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Appeared in stock engagements in the Catskills, 1935-40, in such plays as: Waiting for Lefty; Golden Boy; Of Mice and Men; Men in White; Three Men ona Horse; Love from a Stranger; Tobacco Road; Boy Meets Girl; Room Service; The Jazz Singer; The Postman Always Rings Twice; The Time of Your Life.
• There Goes the Bride, La Jolla Playhouse, CA, 1947.
• The Male Animal, Beverly, MA, 1948.
• Sky Masterson, Guys and Dolls, Royal Nevada Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, 1955.
• Chris, Harbor Lights, Playhouse, NY, 1956.
• Al Manheim, What Makes Sammy Run, 54th Street Theatre, NY, 1964.
• Arthur Gordon, My Daughter, Your Son, Booth Theatre, NY, 1969.
• Walter Burns, The Front Page, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NY, 1970.
• Benjamin Stone, Follies, Westchester Country Playhouse, NY, 1973.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Singer, Charlie Ahearn and His Millionaires, RKO vaudeville circuit, U.S.cities, 1934.
• burlesque houses, U.S. cities, 1935-40.
• A Hollywood Review, U.S. cities, 1949-50.
• La Padrona di Raggio di Luna, Italian, Sicilian cities, 1955-56.
• Roger the VI, U.S. cities, 1957.
• Fair Game and Three Men on a Horse, U.S. cities, 1958.
• Can-Can, U.S. cities, 1963.
• Benjamin Stone, Follies, U.S. cities, 1973.
• The Sunshine Boys, U.S. cities, 1974-75.
• Burlesque, U.S.A., U.S. cities, 1980-81.
• FILM DEBUT--George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue, 1945.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• The Beast with Five Fingers, 1946.
• The Man I Love, 1946.
• Tommy Jones, Cinderella Jones, 1946.
• Cloak and Dagger, 1946.
• Nora Prentiss, 1947.
• April Showers, 1948.
• Homicide, 1949.
• Tarzan and the Slave Girl, 1950.
• Two Gals and a Guy, 1951.
• Mr. Universe, 1951.
• Beautiful but Dangerous, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958.
• Imitation of Life, Universal, 1959.
• Cleopatra's Daughter, 1960.
• The Girl Who Knew too Much, 1969.
• Night Flight from Moscow (also known as The Serpent), 1973.
• House of Exorcism, 1975.
• I Will, I Will... For Now, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976.
• Bittersweet Love, Avco Embassy, 1976.
• Also, Toto e Peppino divisi a Berlino; Paura; Cagliostro; Hollywood Varieties.
• TELEVISION DEBUT--Alda and Henry, 1937.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• By Popular Demand, CBS, 1950.
• The Milton Berle Show, 1950-51.
• What's Your Bid, Dumont, 1953.
• Personality Puzzle, ABC, 1953.
• The Robert Alda Show, 1953.
• Can-Do, NBC, 1956.
• Dr. Dan Lewis, Supertrain, NBC, 1976.
• Also, Secret File; U.S.A. 5.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• Your Story Theatre, Dumont, 1951.
• M*A*S*H, CBS.
• The Invisible Man, NBC.
• Rhoda, CBS.
• Fame, syndicated.
• Code Red, ABC.
• Days of Our Lives, 1981.
• Police Story.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Perfect Gentlemen, 1978.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO APPEARANCES
• Appeared regularly on radio between 1934-38.
• Writings;BOOKS
• (With Flora Marino) 99 Ways to Cook Pasta, 1980.