Bobby Van
American actor and game show host (1928-1980) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 51
Robert Jack Stein, known by his legalized stage name Bobby Van, was an actor and dancer, best known for his career on Broadway, in film musicals and television from the 1950s through the 1970s. He was also a game show host and panelist.
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Beyond WestworldSeries, 1980Danny
The Hustler of Muscle BeachFilm, 1980Emcee1979
Musical Comedy TonightFilm1978
Battlestar GalacticaSeries, Hector1977
CHiPsSeries, Eddie1976
That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm, (archive footage)1975The Lion Roars AgainFilm1973
Burt Bacharach in Shangri-LaFilm
Lost HorizonFilm, 1973Harry Lovett1972
Doomsday MachineFilm, Danny1970
Lost FlightFilm, Eddie Randolph1966
The Navy vs. the Night MonstersFilm, Ens. Rutherford Chandler1964
MickeySeries1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1958
Kraft Music HallSeries1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries1953
Kiss Me KateFilm, "Gremio"
The Affairs of Dobie GillisFilm, 1953Dobie Gillis1952
Because You're MineFilm, Artie Pilcer
Skirts Ahoy!Film, 1952Bobby Van (uncredited)1950
The Colgate Comedy HourSeries1949The Admiral Broadway RevueSeries1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1928Born6 December 1928People around Bobby
Joe Pasternak Produced Because You're Mine and Small Town Girl
Bob Fosse Also in The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
James Whitmore Also in Kiss Me Kate and Because You're Mine
Ann Miller Also in Small Town Girl and Kiss Me Kate
George Sidney Directed Kiss Me Kate (1961)
Charles Jarrott Directed Lost Horizon (1974)
Alexander Hall Directed Because You're Mine (1954)
Richard Whorf Directed Mickey
Ross Hunter Produced Lost Horizon (1973)
Edward Faulkner Also in The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966)
Jack Cummings Produced Kiss Me Kate (1961)
Don Weis Directed The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)- László Kardos Directed Small Town Girl (1953)
- Dorothy Kingsley Wrote Small Town Girl and Kiss Me Kate
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Television 19
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