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.
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Films (12)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 · Narrator (segment "The Apple Tree")
The Satan Murders
1974 · Calvin Croy
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970 · Warren Pratt
Ghostbreakers
1967 · Waldo Kent
What Makes Sammy Run?
1959 · Sammy Glick
Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway
1959 · Kid Burns
Kiss Them for Me
1957 · "Mississip" Hardy
Three Men on a Horse
1957 · Clarence
The Bachelor Party
1957 · Ken [Kenneth]
One Coat of White
1957 · Luke
Santa's Space Ship
1952 · Slim
Séries (30)
Cannon
1971
The Mod Squad
1968 · Bob Hardy
ABC Stage 67
1966 · Todd Bronson
The F.B.I.
1965 · Frank Colling
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · George Dennell
12 O'Clock High
1964 · Lt. Tony Kemp
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Lester Pennell
The Fugitive
1963 · Sal Mitchell
Harry's Girls
1963 · Harry Burns
The Tonight Show avec Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Walter Mills / Philip Marshall
Sam Benedict
1962 · Mort Friedman
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Eddie Hiller
The Dick Powell Show
1961 · Lou Marks
Cain's Hundred
1961 · Jay Adams
Route 66
1960
Thriller
1960 · Ralphie Teal
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960 · Peter Meinecke
Adventures in Paradise
1959 · Charlie Vale
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Rocky Valentine
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Krupp
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Host, Self - Performer, Self - Nominee / Performer, Self - Nominee
Playwrights '56
1955
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Al Schumacher, Joe Fontana
General Electric Theater
1953 · Johnny Henderson
Omnibus
1952 · Kid Burns, Teddy Roosevelt
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
Studio One
1948 · Cadmon, Al Walters
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948