Larry Blyden

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Larry Blyden

Acting June 23, 1925

Houston, Texas, USA

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 de…

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

7.0 1950 TV Show
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5 1959 TV Show
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.9 1962 TV Show
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

7.3 1963 TV Show
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

5.7 1961 TV Show
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 TV Show
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

5.6 1965 TV Show
Studio One

Studio One

5.4 1948 TV Show
Cannon

Cannon

6.7 1971 TV Show
Route 66

Route 66

6.7 1960 TV Show
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.6 1948 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2003
    Broadway's Lost Treasures

    Movie Narrator (segment "The Apple Tree")

  2. 1974
    The Satan Murders

    Movie Calvin Croy

  3. 1973
    Sondheim: A Musical Tribute

    Movie

  4. 1971
    Cannon

    TV show

  5. 1970
    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    Movie Warren Pratt

  6. 1968
    The Mod Squad

    TV show Bob Hardy

  7. 1967
    Ghostbreakers

    Movie Waldo Kent

  8. 1966
    ABC Stage 67

    TV show Todd Bronson

  9. 1965
    The F.B.I.

    TV show Frank Colling

  10. 1964
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    TV show George Dennell

  11. 1964
    12 O'Clock High

    TV show Lt. Tony Kemp

  12. 1963
    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    TV show Lester Pennell

  13. 1963
    The Fugitive

    TV show Sal Mitchell

  14. 1963
    Harry's Girls

    TV show Harry Burns

  15. 1962
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    TV show Self

  16. 1962
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    TV show Walter Mills / Philip Marshall

More credits
  1. 1962
    Sam Benedict

    TV show Mort Friedman

  2. 1961
    Target: The Corruptors!

    TV show

  3. 1961
    Dr. Kildare

    TV show Eddie Hiller

  4. 1961
    The Dick Powell Show

    TV show Lou Marks

  5. 1961
    Cain's Hundred

    TV show Jay Adams

  6. 1960
    Route 66

    TV show

  7. 1960
    Thriller

    TV show Ralphie Teal

  8. 1960
    The Chevy Mystery Show

    TV show Peter Meinecke

  9. 1959
    Adventures in Paradise

    TV show Charlie Vale

  10. 1959
    The Twilight Zone

    TV show Rocky Valentine

  11. 1959
    What Makes Sammy Run?

    Movie Sammy Glick

  12. 1959
    Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway

    Movie Kid Burns

  13. 1957
    Kiss Them for Me

    Movie "Mississip" Hardy

  14. 1957
    Three Men on a Horse

    Movie Clarence

  15. 1957
    The Bachelor Party

    Movie Ken [Kenneth]

  16. 1957
    One Coat of White

    Movie Luke

  17. 1956
    Armchair Theatre

    TV show Krupp

  18. 1956
    Tony Awards

    TV show Self - Host

  19. 1955
    Playwrights '56

    TV show

  20. 1953
    Letter to Loretta

    TV show Al Schumacher

  21. 1953
    General Electric Theater

    TV show Johnny Henderson

  22. 1952
    Santa's Space Ship

    Movie Slim

  23. 1952
    Omnibus

    TV show

  24. 1950
    What's My Line?

    TV show Self