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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...
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The Love BoatSeries • 1977
M*A*S*HSeries • 1972
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
IronsideSeries • 1967
The Rockford FilesSeries • 1974
Quincy, M.E.Series • 1976
Emergency!Series • 1972
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950
The Incredible HulkSeries • 1977
The Facts of LifeSeries • 1979
Fantasy IslandSeries • 1978
The Lucy ShowSeries • 1962
Naked CitySeries • 1958
Laverne & ShirleySeries • 1976
KojakSeries • 1973
Trapper John, M.D.Series • 1979
That GirlSeries • 1966
Here's LucySeries • 1968
Matt HoustonSeries • 1982
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
Police StorySeries • 1973
Ellery QueenSeries • 1975
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries • 1977
The MillionaireSeries • 1955