8.5
TV
Acting
Larry Blyden
- Born
- Died
- (aged 49)
- Birthplace
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Credits
- 42 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.5
TV
7.9
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.2
TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
6.7
Movie
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
7.3
TV
The Fugitive
6.7
TV
Cannon
5.7
Movie
Kiss Them for Me
6.1
TV
The Mod Squad
5.6
TV
The F.B.I.
7.2
TV
12 O'Clock High
6.7
TV
Route 66
6.7
TV
Thriller
5.7
TV
Dr. Kildare
5.4
TV
Studio One
7.0
Movie
The Bachelor Party
6.6
TV
The Philco Television Playhouse
6.5
Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures
5.7
TV
The Dick Powell Show
Acting credits 42
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Broadway's Lost Treasures Film | Narrator (segment "The Apple Tree") |
| 1974 | The Satan Murders Film | Calvin Croy |
| 1973 | Sondheim: A Musical Tribute Film | |
| 1971 | Cannon TV | (1 ep) |
| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Film | Warren Pratt |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad TV | Bob Hardy (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Ghostbreakers Film | Waldo Kent |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 TV | Todd Bronson (1 ep) |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. TV | Frank Colling (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV | George Dennell (1 ep) |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High TV | Lt. Tony Kemp (1 ep) |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre TV | Lester Pennell (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Fugitive TV | Sal Mitchell (1 ep) |
| 1963 | Harry's Girls TV | Harry Burns (15 ep) |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV | Walter Mills / Philip Marshall (1 ep) |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict TV | Mort Friedman (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors! TV | (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare TV | Eddie Hiller (1 ep) |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show TV | Lou Marks (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred TV | Jay Adams (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Route 66 TV | (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Thriller TV | Ralphie Teal (1 ep) |
| 1960 | The Chevy Mystery Show TV | Peter Meinecke (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise TV | Charlie Vale (1 ep) |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone TV | Rocky Valentine (2 ep) |
| 1959 | What Makes Sammy Run? Film | Sammy Glick |
| 1959 | Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway Film | Kid Burns |
| 1957 | Kiss Them for Me Film | "Mississip" Hardy |
| 1957 | Three Men on a Horse Film | Clarence |
| 1957 | The Bachelor Party Film | Ken [Kenneth] |
| 1957 | One Coat of White Film | Luke |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre TV | Krupp (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Tony Awards TV | Self - Host, Self - Performer, Self - Nominee / Performer (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Playwrights '56 TV | (1 ep) |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta TV | Al Schumacher, Joe Fontana (1 ep) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater TV | Johnny Henderson (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Santa's Space Ship Film | Slim |
| 1952 | Omnibus TV | Kid Burns, Teddy Roosevelt (1 ep) |
| 1950 | What's My Line? TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1948 | Studio One TV | Cadmon, Al Walters (1 ep) |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse TV | (2 ep) |