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.

Cast

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

(Warren Pratt)

Sondheim: A Musical Tribute

Ghostbreakers

(Waldo Kent)

Santa's Space Ship

(Slim)

Kiss Them for Me

("Mississip" Hardy)

What Makes Sammy Run?

(Sammy Glick)

The Bachelor Party

(Ken [Kenneth])

Broadway's Lost Treasures

(Narrator (segment "The Apple Tree"))

The Satan Murders

(Calvin Croy)

One Coat of White

(Luke)

Three Men on a Horse

(Clarence)

Forty-five Minutes from Broadway

(Kid Burns)

The Dick Powell Show

(Lou Marks)

Cain's Hundred

(Jay Adams)

Kraft Suspense Theatre

(Lester Pennell)

The F.B.I.

(Frank Colling)

Route 66

Omnibus

Studio One

(Cadmon)

General Electric Theater

(Johnny Henderson)

Cannon

The Twilight Zone

(Rocky Valentine)

Target: The Corruptors!

The Fugitive

(Sal Mitchell)

Thriller

(Ralphie Teal)

Adventures in Paradise

(Charlie Vale)

The Philco Television Playhouse

ABC Stage 67

(Todd Bronson)

Playwrights '56

Dr. Kildare

(Eddie Hiller)

Letter to Loretta

(Al Schumacher)

Harry's Girls

(Harry Burns)

Letter to Loretta

(Joe Fontana)

The Chevy Mystery Show

(Peter Meinecke)

Studio One

(Al Walters)

What's My Line?

(Self - Panelist)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

(Self)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

(Walter Mills / Philip Marshall)

12 O'Clock High

(Lt. Tony Kemp)

Omnibus

(Kid Burns)

The Mod Squad

(Bob Hardy)

Omnibus

(Teddy Roosevelt)

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

(George Dennell)

Sam Benedict

(Mort Friedman)

Tony Awards

(Self - Host)

Tony Awards

(Self - Performer)

Tony Awards

(Self - Nominee / Performer)

Tony Awards

(Self - Nominee)