Robert Alda (born Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo; February 26, 1914 – May 3, 1986) was an Italian-American actor, singer, and dancer best known for his roles in such films as Rhapsody in Blue (1945), The Beast with Five Fingers (1946), and Imitation of Life (1959).
He was married twice and had two children, Alan Alda and Antony Alda.
Alda died in 1986 at the age of 72 after a stroke.
Filmography
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Film roles
- 1945: Rhapsody in Blue as George Gershwin
- 1946: Cinderella Jones as Tommy Coles
- 1946: Cloak and Dagger as Pinkie
- 1946: The Beast with Five Fingers as Conrad Ryder
- 1946: The Man I Love as Nicky Toresca
- 1947: Nora Prentiss as Phil Dinardo
- 1948: April Showers as Billy Shay
- 1949: Homicide as Andy
- 1950: Hollywood Varieties as Master of Ceremonies
- 1950: Tarzan And The Slave Girl as Neil
- 1951: Mister Universe as Fingers Maroni
- 1951: Two Gals And A Guy as Deke Oliver
- 1955: Beautiful And Dangerous as Maestro Doria
- 1955: Assignment Abroad as Major Bill Morgan
- 1959: Imitation of Life as Allen Loomis
- 1960: Un Militare E Mezzo as Roy Harrison
- 1960: Daughter Of Cleopatra as Inuni
- 1960: Revenge Of The Barbarians as Ataulf
- 1961: The Devils Hand as Rick Turner
- 1961: Force Of Impulse as Warren Reese
- 1962: Toto E Peppino Divisi A Berlino as Lo Bianco
- 1962: Musketeers Of The Sea as Vice Governatore Gomez
- 1967: All Woman as Wally
- 1969: The Girl Who Knew Too Much as Kenneth Allardice
- 1973: The Serpent as Polygraph Interrogator
- 1975: Cagilostro as Pope Clement XIII
- 1975: The House Of Exorcism as Father Michael
- 1975: Last Hours Before Morning as Theo "Lucky" English
- 1976: I Will I Will For Now as Dr. Magnus
- 1976: Won Ton Ton The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Richard Entwhistle
- 1976: Bittersweet Love as Ben Peterson
- 1978: Perfect Gentlemen as Ed Martin
- 1978: The Rock Rainbow as Malone
- 1978: The Squeeze as Capt. Donati
- 1978: Fame as Concierge
- 1978: Every Girl Should Have One as Adam Becker
- 1980: Lucy Moves To NBC as Mr. Luder
Television roles
- 1952: Tales Of Tomorrow as Jeff
- 1952-1953: Lux Video Theatre as Paul Oxford/Rusty Miller (2 episodes)
- 1955: Secret File USA as Major William "Bill" M Organ
- 1956: Can Do as Emcee
- 1958: Playhouse 90 as Morris Kogen
- 1958: Schlitz Playhouse as Angelo Armiento
- 1959: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ben Nelson
- 1959: The Millionaire as Gilbert Patterson
- 1959: Naked City as Jess Burton
- 1959: Tales Of The Vikings as Onar/Gunder (2 episodes)
- 1963: The Du Pont Show Of The Week as Ben Caulder
- 1964: The Lucy Show as John Brooks III
- 1966-1967: Love of Life as Jason Ferris
- 1967: Judd For The Defense as Walter Whittaker
- 1967-1969: Ironside as Walter Thorne/F.A. Hobarth/Johnny Utrecht (3 episodes)
- 1968: That Girl as Buddy Hobart
- 1968: NYPD as Alex Thornby
- 1970: The Name Of The Game as Salazar
- 1970: Mission: Impossible as Diego Maximillian
- 1970: Julia as Mike Murray
- 1970-1971: Heres Lucy as Capt. McClay/Dean Butler (3 episodes)
- 1973: Emergency! as Raymond Boyd
- 1974: Get Christie Love as Rico Cesari
- 1974: Rhoda as Paul Gerard
- 1975: The Invisible Man as James "Jim" Fielder
- 1975: Kojak as Adrian Marshall
- 1975-1978: Police Story as Hertz/Lt. Troft (2 episodes)
- 1975-1980: M*A*S*H as Dr. Anthony Borelli (2 episodes)
- 1976: Ellery Queen as Frank Anthony
- 1977: Phyllis as Buddy Desmond
- 1977: The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries as Robert Jordan
- 1977: The Feather And Father Gang as Sid
- 1977-1983: Quincy, M.E. as Lt. Ken Spruell/George Temple/Prof. Wren (3 episodes)
- 1978: The Amazing Spider Man as Mr. White
- 1978: Fantasy Island as Mark Dupres
- 1978: Sword Of Justice as Elliot Stroud
- 1978: Wonder Woman as Harcourt
- 1978: The Rockford Files as Cy Margulies
- 1978: Greatest Heroes Of The Bible as Vizier
- 1978: Grandpa Goes To Washington as Talbot
- 1978-1979: The Incredible Hulk as Giancarlo Corleone/Jason Laird (2 episodes)
- 1979: Supertrain as Dr. Dan Lewis
- 1979: Laverne & Shirley as Monroe Harrison
- 1979: The Facts of Life as Robert Garrett
- 1980: The Dukes of Hazzard as C.J. Holmes
- 1980: The White Shadow as Bob Beardsley
- 1980: Tenspeed and Brown Shoe as Rogers Dillngham
- 1980: Beyond Westworld as Gov. Eric Harper
- 1981: Code Red as Dr. Gerold Brooks
- 1981: The Love Boat as Dr. Frank Leonhardt
- 1981-1982: Days of Our Lives as Dr. Stuart Whyland (77 episodes)
- 1982: Private Benjamin as Kleindienst
- 1982: Trapper John, M.D. as Derrick Peters Sr.
- 1983: Matt Houston as Dr. Ivar Mardosian
- 1983: Amandas as Mr. Gordon
Short film roles
- 1979: But Mother as Paul Fitzpatrick
Director
- 1955: Secret File USA
Theatre roles
- 1950-1953: Guys and Dolls as Sky Masterson
- 1956: Harbor Lights as Chris
- 1964-1965: What Makes Sammy Run as Al Manhaim
- 1969: My Daughter Your Son as Arthur Gordon
- 1969-1970: The Front Page as Murphy/Walter Burns
