Larry Blyden
Actor
- Born
- June 23, 1925 · Houston, Texas, USA
- Died
- June 6, 1975 (age 49)
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?
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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.
Known for
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
June 17, 1970
Kiss Them for Me
December 10, 1957
The Bachelor Party
April 9, 1957
Broadway's Lost Treasures
August 10, 2003
Ghostbreakers
September 8, 1967
What Makes Sammy Run?
September 27, 1959
The Satan Murders
January 11, 1974
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
January 1, 1973
Santa's Space Ship
December 24, 1952
One Coat of White
February 21, 1957
Three Men on a Horse
April 18, 1957
Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway
March 15, 1959
Acting12
- 2003Broadway's Lost Treasures as Narrator (segment "The Apple Tree")
- 1974The Satan Murders as Calvin Croy
- 1973Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
- 1970On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Warren Pratt
- 1967Ghostbreakers as Waldo Kent
- 1959What Makes Sammy Run? as Sammy Glick
- 1959Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway as Kid Burns
- 1957Kiss Them for Me as "Mississip" Hardy
- 1957Three Men on a Horse as Clarence
- 1957The Bachelor Party