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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 23, 1925
Died
June 6, 1975
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Ivan Lawrence Blieden
- Лэрри Блайден
Larry Blyden
0.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.1
Narrator (segment "The Apple Tree")
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
0.0
Calvin Croy
The Satan Murders
1974
0.0
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973
6.5
Cannon
1971
6.8
Warren Pratt
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
6.3
Bob Hardy
The Mod Squad
1968
2.0
Waldo Kent
Ghostbreakers
1967
6.2
Todd Bronson
ABC Stage 67
1966
5.5
Frank Colling
The F.B.I.
1965
7.3
Lt. Tony Kemp
12 O'Clock High
1964
Credits
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Narrator (segment "The Apple Tree")
2003
6.1
The Satan Murders
as Calvin Croy
1974
0.0
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973
0.0
Cannon
1971
6.5
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Warren Pratt
1970
6.8
The Mod Squad
as Bob Hardy
1968
6.3
Ghostbreakers
as Waldo Kent
1967
2.0
ABC Stage 67
as Todd Bronson
1966
6.2
The F.B.I.
as Frank Colling
1965
5.5
12 O'Clock High
as Lt. Tony Kemp
1964
7.3
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Lester Pennell
1963
5.3
The Fugitive
as Sal Mitchell
1963
7.2
Harry's Girls
as Harry Burns
1963
5.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.4
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Walter Mills / Philip Marshall
1962
7.8
Sam Benedict
1962
6.0
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
3.5
Dr. Kildare
as Eddie Hiller
1961
5.5
The Dick Powell Show
as Lou Marks
1961
5.5
Cain's Hundred
as Jay Adams
1961
4.7
Route 66
1960
6.3
Thriller
as Ralphie Teal
1960
6.4
🎬
The Chevy Mystery Show
as Peter Meinecke
1960
6.3
Adventures in Paradise
as Charlie Vale
1959
5.7
The Twilight Zone
as Rocky Valentine
1959
8.4
What Makes Sammy Run?
as Sammy Glick
1959
7.0
Kiss Them for Me
as "Mississip" Hardy
1957
5.5
The Bachelor Party
as Ken [Kenneth]
1957
6.6
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Performer
1956
5.1
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
1956
5.1
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
1956
5.1
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1956
5.1
🎬
Playwrights '56
1955
6.0
Letter to Loretta
as Al Schumacher
1953
6.5
Letter to Loretta
as Joe Fontana
1953
6.5
General Electric Theater
as Johnny Henderson
1953
6.3
Santa's Space Ship
as Slim
1952
0.0
Omnibus
1952
6.0
Omnibus
as Kid Burns
1952
6.0
Omnibus
as Teddy Roosevelt
1952
6.0
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
1950
6.9
Studio One
as Cadmon
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Al Walters
1948
5.0
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
6.3