Larry Blyden (June 23, 1925 - June 6, 1975) was an American Tony Award winning actor and game show host, best known for his appearances on Broadway and as the host of the game show What's My Line?
Blyden was born as Ivan Lawrence Blieden in Houston, Texas, and died in Morocco in a car accident. He was Jewish. He was married to actress and dancer Carol Haney (1925-64) from 1955 to 1962. The couple had 2 children, Joshua (1957-2000) and Ellen (1960-present).
Blyden's career had 3 distinct phases. For most of his career, he was known as a good, solid character actor for TV and also as a highly in demand Broadway actor. As for as television is concerned, he starred in one sitcom, "Harry's Girls", which ran from 1963 to 1964. In this adaptation of the Robert E. Sherwood play "Idiot's Delight," Blyden starred as Harry, who was a vaudeville style performer constantly getting into trouble and falling in love. Other than his one starring role, Blyden did many, many guest performances on...
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