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Bert Convy

Shows · Bert Convy

Actor 1933–1991 On stage 19591969

Bernard Whalen "Bert" Convy (July 23, 1933 – July 15, 1991) was an American actor, singer, game-show panelist, and host known for Tattletales, Super Password and Win, Lose or Draw.

On stage 9 productions, 10 years

1959 Billy Barnes Revue John Golden Theatre · Original · directed by Bob Rodgers 87 perf.
1960 Vintage ’60 Mark Hellinger · Original · directed by Jonathan Lucas 8 perf.
1962 Nowhere To Go But Up Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by Sidney Lumet 9 perf.
1963 Love and Kisses Music Box Theatre · Original 13 perf.
1963 The Beast in Me Plymouth Theatre · Original · directed by John Lehne 4 perf.
1964 Fiddler on the Roof Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Jerome Robbins 3,242 perf.
1965 The Impossible Years Playhouse Theatre · Original · directed by Arthur Storch 670 perf.
1966 Cabaret Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Prince 1,165 perf.
1969 The Front Page Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Revival · directed by Harold J. Kennedy 64 perf.

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Worked with more than once4 names

Val Avery 2 productions
Sol Frieder 2 productions
Roger Briant 2 productions
Peg Murray 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Cast : Joyce Jameson, Bert Convy, Ken Berry, Ann Guilbert, Jackie Joseph, Patti Regan, Bob Rodgers, Len Weinrib; Billy Barnes (Piano), Armin Hoffman (Piano)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Jill Haworth (Sally Bowles) and Bert Convy (Cliff) in Cabaret (1966) (Photofest)ebooks/Garebian, Keith/Making of Cabaret, The - Keith Garebian.txt
  • 1966 Original Cast Recording (with Joel Grey, Jill Haworth, Lotte Lenya, Jack Gilford, Bert Convy)ebooks/Garebian, Keith/Making of Cabaret, The - Keith Garebian.txt
  • To date, the New York company has had over 35 El Gallos (including Bert Convy, David Cryer, and Keith Charles), over 35 Luisas (including Eileen Fulton, Betsy Joslyn, Kathryn Morath, and Judy Blazer), and 30 Matts (including Craig Carnelia and Bruce Cryer). F. Murray Abraham played The Old Actor in 1967, and producer Lore Noto played the…ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Zero Mostel, Maria Karnilova, Beatrice Arthur, Joanna Merlin, Austin Pendleton, Bert Convy, Julia Migenes, Michael Granger, Tanya Everett, Leonard Frey, Maurice Edwardsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Jill Haworth, Jack Gilford, Bert Convy, Lotte Lenya, Joel Grey, Peg Murray, Edward Winterebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt

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