- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 23, 1925
- Place of Birth
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Died
- June 6, 1975
Larry Blyden
Ivan Lawrence Blieden (June 23, 1925 – June 6, 1975), known as Larry Blyden, was an American actor, stage producer and director, and game show host. He made his Broadway stage debut in 1948 and went on to appear in numerous productions on and off Broadway. In 1972, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in the revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum which he also produced. That same year, he became the host of the syndicated revival version of What's My Line? At the time of his death, Blyden was slated to host a new game show Showoffs. He died of injuries sustained in a single car accident while vacationing in Morocco on June 6, 1975.
Filmography
movieBroadway's Lost Treasures
2003 · Narrator (segment "The Apple Tree")
movieThe Satan Murders
1974 · Calvin Croy
movieSondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973
tvCannon
1971
movieOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970 · Warren Pratt
tvThe Mod Squad
1968 · Bob Hardy
movieGhostbreakers
1967 · Waldo Kent
tvABC Stage 67
1966 · Todd Bronson
tvThe F.B.I.
1965 · Frank Colling
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · George Dennell
tv12 O'Clock High
1964 · Lt. Tony Kemp
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Lester Pennell
tvThe Fugitive
1963 · Sal Mitchell
tvHarry's Girls
1963 · Harry Burns
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Walter Mills / Philip Marshall
tvSam Benedict
1962 · Mort Friedman
tvTarget: The Corruptors!
1961
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · Eddie Hiller
tvThe Dick Powell Show
1961 · Lou Marks
tvCain's Hundred
1961 · Jay Adams
tvRoute 66
1960
tvThriller
1960 · Ralphie Teal
The Chevy Mystery Show
tvThe Chevy Mystery Show
1960 · Peter Meinecke
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959 · Charlie Vale
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959 · Rocky Valentine
movieWhat Makes Sammy Run?
1959 · Sammy Glick
Forty-five Minutes from Broadway
movieForty-five Minutes from Broadway
1959 · Kid Burns
movieKiss Them for Me
1957 · "Mississip" Hardy
movieThree Men on a Horse
1957 · Clarence
movieThe Bachelor Party
1957 · Ken [Kenneth]
movieOne Coat of White
1957 · Luke
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Krupp
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Host, Self - Performer, Self - Nominee / Performer
Playwrights '56
tvPlaywrights '56
1955
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Al Schumacher, Joe Fontana
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Johnny Henderson
movieSanta's Space Ship
1952 · Slim
tvOmnibus
1952 · , Kid Burns, Teddy Roosevelt
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self - Panelist
tvStudio One
1948 · Cadmon, Al Walters
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948