Larry Blyden
Acting • Born 1925-06-23 – Died 1975-06-06
Biography
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
43 credits
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Movie • 1970
Warren Pratt
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Movie • 1973
Ghostbreakers
Movie • 1967
Waldo Kent
Santa's Space Ship
Movie • 1952
Slim
Kiss Them for Me
Movie • 1957
"Mississip" Hardy
What Makes Sammy Run?
Movie • 1959
Sammy Glick
The Bachelor Party
Movie • 1957
Ken [Kenneth]
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Movie • 2003
Narrator (segment "The Apple Tree")
The Satan Murders
Movie • 1974
Calvin Croy
One Coat of White
Movie • 1957
Luke
Three Men on a Horse
Movie • 1957
Clarence
The Dick Powell Show
TV • 1961
Lou Marks
Cain's Hundred
TV • 1961
Jay Adams
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV • 1963
Lester Pennell
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Frank Colling
Route 66
TV • 1960
Omnibus
TV • 1952
Studio One
TV • 1948
Cadmon
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Johnny Henderson
Cannon
TV • 1971
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1959
Rocky Valentine
Target: The Corruptors!
TV • 1961
The Fugitive
TV • 1963
Sal Mitchell
Thriller
TV • 1960
Ralphie Teal
Adventures in Paradise
TV • 1959
Charlie Vale
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV • 1948
ABC Stage 67
TV • 1966
Todd Bronson
Playwrights '56
TV • 1955
Dr. Kildare
TV • 1961
Eddie Hiller
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Al Schumacher
Harry's Girls
TV • 1963
Harry Burns
Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Joe Fontana
The Chevy Mystery Show
TV • 1960
Peter Meinecke
Studio One
TV • 1948
Al Walters
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Panelist
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV • 1962
Walter Mills / Philip Marshall
12 O'Clock High
TV • 1964
Lt. Tony Kemp
Omnibus
TV • 1952
Kid Burns
The Mod Squad
TV • 1968
Bob Hardy
Omnibus
TV • 1952
Teddy Roosevelt
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1964
George Dennell
Sam Benedict
TV • 1962
Mort Friedman