Bob Dishy Biography ((?)-)

Born in Brooklyn, NY; son of Nathan and Amy (Barazani) Dishy; married Judy Graubart. Addresses: HOME--20 E. 9th Street, New York, NY 10003.

Gender
Male

Famous Works

  • Credits
  • BROADWAY DEBUT--Rocky, Damn Yankees, 46th Street Theatre, 1956.
  • PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
  • Charlie Paal, There Is a Play Tonight, Theatre Marquee, New York City, 1961.
  • Theophile, Can-Can, City Center Theatre, NY, 1962.
  • Harry Toukarian, Flora, the Red Menace, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1965.
  • Sapiens, By Jupiter, Theatre Four, New York City, 1965.
  • inventor, The Unknown Soldier and His Wife, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, NewYork City, 1967.
  • Sheldon "Bud" Nemerov, Something Different, Cort Theatre, New York City,1967.
  • Arthur Korman, The Goodbye People, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1968.
  • Alex Krieger, A Way of Life, American National Theatre Academy Playhouse,New York City, 1969.
  • Adam, The Creation of the World and Other Business, Shubert Theatre, NewYork City, 1972.
  • Arnold Brody, An American Millionaire, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1974.
  • Abner Truckle, Sly Fox, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1976.
  • Paul Miller, Murder at the Howard Johnson's, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1979.
  • Jake, Grownups, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, then Lyceum Theatre, New York City, both 1981, later Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1983.
  • Mort, What's Wrong with This Picture?, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1985.
  • Also appeared in Chic, Orpheum Theatre, New York City, 1959; FromA to Z,Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1960; Dig We Must, John Drew Theatre, East Hampton, NY, 1960; Medium Rare, Put It in Writing, both Happy Medium Theatre,Chicago, IL, 1962; When the Owl Screams Revue, Square East Theatre, New YorkCity, 1963; Open Season at Second City, (also director) The Wrecking Ball, both Square East Theatre, New York City, 1964.
  • MAJOR TOURS
  • Medium Rare, U.S. cities, 1960-61.
  • PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
  • The Tiger Makes Out, Columbia, 1967.
  • Lovers and Other Strangers, Cinerama, 1970.
  • The Big Bus, Paramount, 1976.
  • Last Married Couple in America, Universal, 1980.
  • The First Family, Warner Brothers, 1980.
  • Author! Author!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.
  • Brighton Beach Memoirs, Universal, 1986.
  • Critical Condition, Paramount, 1986.
  • PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
  • Columbo, NBC.
  • SERIES
  • That Was the Week That Was, NBC, 1964-65.
  • (also director of individual skits) Story Theatre, syndicated.
  • Flora, the Red Menace, (original cast recording), RCA, 1965.

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