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Overview
Mini Biography:
Triple-threat performer singer, dancer and actor Bobby Van was the epitome... moreTrivia:
Never took dance lessons. moreFilmography
Actor:
- The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980) (TV) .... Emcee
- "Beyond Westworld" .... Danny (1 episode, 1980)
- Brother's Keeper, My (1980) TV episode .... Danny - "Skag" .... Gary Saunders (1 episode, 1980)
- The Working Girl: Part 2 (1980) TV episode .... Gary Saunders - "Battlestar Galactica" .... Hector (1 episode, 1979)
- Greetings from Earth (1979) TV episode .... Hector - "The Love Boat" .... Phil Livington (1 episode, 1979)
- The Gopher's Oppurtunity/Home Sweet Home/Switch (1979) TV episode .... Phil Livington - "The Eddie Capra Mysteries" (1 episode, 1978)
- The Two Million Dollar Stowaway (1978) TV episode - "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (2 episodes, 1978)
... aka The Nancy Drew Mysteries (USA: short title)
- Defection to Paradise: Part 2 (1978) TV episode
- Defection to Paradise: Part 1 (1978) TV episode - "CHiPs" .... Eddie (1 episode, 1978)
... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
- Trick or Trick (1978) TV episode .... Eddie - "Vega$" .... Eddie Banning (1 episode, 1978)
- Love, Laugh and Die (1978) TV episode .... Eddie Banning - "Flying High" .... Meltzer (1 episode, 1978)
- The Marcy Connection (1978) TV episode .... Meltzer - Bunco (1977) (TV)
- "Wonder Woman" .... Monty Burns (1 episode, 1976)
... aka The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (USA: new title)
... aka The New Original Wonder Woman (USA: first episodes title)
- Beauty on Parade (1976) TV episode .... Monty Burns - "The Invisible Man" .... Tony Bernard (1 episode, 1975)
- Eyes Only (1975) TV episode .... Tony Bernard - "Showoffs" (1975) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes)
- Lost Horizon (1973) .... Harry Lovett
- The Doomsday Machine (1972) .... Danny
... aka Armageddon 1975
... aka Doomsday
... aka Escape from Planet Earth (USA: video title) - Lost Flight (1969) (TV) .... Eddie Randolph
- The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966) .... Ens. Rutherford Chandler
... aka Monsters of the Night
... aka The Night Crawlers - "Mickey" .... Bobby (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
- Hard Work Never Hurt Anyone (1964) TV episode .... Bobby
- Mickey Crashes the Movies (1964) TV episode .... Bobby - "Playhouse 90" .... Harry (1 episode, 1958)
- The Time of Your Life (1958) TV episode .... Harry - "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Wallace Lamb (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- The Policy of Joe Aladdin (1955) TV episode .... Wallace Lamb - "Shower of Stars" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
- Show Stoppers (1955) TV episode - Kiss Me Kate (1953) .... 'Gremio'
- The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953) .... Dobie Gillis
- Small Town Girl (1953) .... Ludwig Schlemmer
- Because You're Mine (1952) .... Artie Pilcer
Soundtrack:
- That's Dancing! (1985) (performer: "Tom, Dick or Harry")
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "From This Moment On", "Take Me to Broadway")
- Lost Horizon (1973) (performer: "QUESTION ME AN ANSWER")
- Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La (1973) (TV) (performer: "Question Me an Answer", "(They Long to Be) Close to You/This Guy's in Love with You")
- The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972) (TV) (performer: "You Can Dance with Any Girl")
- Kiss Me Kate (1953) (performer: "Tom, Dick or Harry", "From This Moment On")
- Small Town Girl (1953) (performer: "Take Me To Broadway")
- Skirts Ahoy! (1952) (performer: "Oh, By Jingo")
Music Department:
- It'$ Only Money (1962) (musical sequences stager)
- The Ladies Man (1961) (stager: musical numbers)
Self:
- "Dance Fever" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
- Episode dated 13 September 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Comedy Tonight (1979) (TV) .... Himself
- "Make Me Laugh" (1979) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes)
- The People's Command Performance (1978) (TV) .... Himself
... aka The Second Annual People's Command Performance (USA) - "Dinah!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
... aka Dinah! & Friends
- Episode dated 3 October 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 16 November 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - "The Fun Factory" (1976) TV series .... Host
- "Tattletales" (1974) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes, 1975)
- "Match Game PM" (1975) TV series .... Panelist (unknown episodes)
- The 29th Annual Tony Awards (1975) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Host, Performer & Presenter
- The Lion Roars Again (1975) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Broadway (1973) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Ed Sullivan's Broadway (USA: complete title) - "Match Game 73" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
... aka Match Game (USA: syndication title)
... aka Match Game 74 (USA: second season title)
... aka Match Game 75 (USA: third season title)
... aka Match Game 76 (USA: fourth season title)
... aka Match Game 77 (USA: fifth season title)
... aka Match Game 78 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Match Game 79 (USA: seventh season title)
- Episode dated 17 September 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La (1973) (TV) .... Himself
- The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1964-1966)
- Episode #3.17 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.31 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Sketch Actor
- Episode #1.1 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Singer - Yves Montand on Broadway (1961) (TV) .... Himself
- What About Linda? (1961) (TV) .... Himself
... aka March of Dimes, What About Linda (USA: complete title) - "The Revlon Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Revlon Presents
... aka Revlon Spring Music Festival
- Episode #1.5 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1958)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #12.3 (1958) TV episode .... Dancer
- Episode #11.44 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #4.24 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode dated 3 July 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
- I Hear America Singing (1955) TV episode .... Himself - "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself / ... (5 episodes, 1954-1955)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #5.16 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #4.42 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Dancer
- Episode #4.40 (1954) TV episode .... Himself
- Away from It All (1954) TV episode .... Himself
- Let's Go Places (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Skirts Ahoy! (1952) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Remembering 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004) (V) (uncredited) .... Hector
- That's Dancing! (1985) .... Himself (clip from "Kiss Me Kate")
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clips from 'Kiss Me Kate' & 'Small Town Girl'
Additional Details
Other Works:
In the 1960s Bobby and Mickey Rooney had a night club act where they played such cities as Reno and Las Vegas. Besides Bobby singing and dancing and Mickey singing, the two did a comedy routine with Bobby as the straight man to Mickey's funny man. moreSTARmeter: 
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