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Bobby Van

Actor / Game Show Host | * 12/06/1928 († 51, 07/31/1980) | The Bronx / Bronx, New York (United States of America (USA))
Robert Jack Stein (December 6, 1928 – July 31, 1980), known by his legalized stage name Bobby Van, was a musical actor and dancer, best known for his career on Broadway, in films and television from the 1950s through the 1970s. He was also a game show host and panelist. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Music

Known for these Movies & Shows

Fred and Lilli are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by Cole Porter who has written a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like t ...

Kiss Me Kate

NR

1953 | 3.4/5 | 1h 49min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued and taken to the mysterious Valley of the Blue Moon, Shangri-La. ...

Lost Horizon

G

1973 | 2.7/5 | 2h 30min
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance / Love
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Grainbelt University has one attraction for Dobie Gillis - women, especially Pansy Hammer. Pansy's father, even though and maybe because she says she's in dreamville, does not share her affection for ...

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

Certification unknown

1953 | 3.0/5 | 1h 12min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
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Spies discover that the Red Chinese have built a "doomsday machine" capable of destroying the surface of the Earth, and that they plan to use it within a matter of days. Meanwhile, Project Astra, a ma ...

Doomsday Machine

Certification unknown

1972 | 1.6/5 | 1h 23min
Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Bobby Van

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Movies with Bobby Van as Actor(14)

as From 'Small Town Girl' and 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)1985 That's Dancing!
as Emcee1980 The Hustler of Muscle Beach
as (archive footage)1976 That's Entertainment, Part II
as himself1976 Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La
as himself1975 The Lion Roars Again
as Harry Lovett1973 Lost Horizon
as Danny1972 Doomsday Machine
as Eddie Randolph1970 Lost Flight
as Ens. Rutherford Chandler1966 The Navy vs. the Night Monsters
as Ludwig Schlemmer1953 Small Town Girl
as 'Gremio'1953 Kiss Me Kate
as Dobie Gillis1953 The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
as Bobby Van (uncredited)1952 Skirts Ahoy!
as Artie Pilcer1952 Because You're Mine

TV Shows/Series with Bobby Van as Actor(17)

as Danny1980 Beyond Westworld
1980 Skag
as Hector1978 Battlestar Galactica
1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978 Vega$
1978 Flying High
as Phil Livingston1977 The Love Boat
as Eddie1977 CHiPs
1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Monty Burns1975 Wonder Woman
1964 Mickey
as Self - Singer1964 The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Sketch Actor1964 The Hollywood Palace
as himself1958 Kraft Music Hall
as himself1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - Dancer1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Full Name: Robert Jack Van
Born: Thursday, 12/06 1928 (December) in The Bronx / Bronx, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 07/31 1980 (July) in Los Angeles (aged: 51)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Elaine Joyce
Other names for Bobby Van (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert Jack Stein"
Bobby Van frequently works together with these people:
Debbie Reynolds (12x, Actress)
Red Buttons (12x, Actor)
Jack Carter (11x, Actor)
Milton Berle (9x, Actor)
Dick Martin (9x, Actor)
Polly Bergen (9x, Actress)
Jackie Gleason (8x, Actor)
Glen A. Larson (7x, Crew)
Louis Armstrong (7x, Actor)
Arte Johnson (7x, Actor)
Shelley Berman (7x, Actor)
Bob Fosse (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:788079, Added: 11/06/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024