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Robert Jack Stein, better known by the stage name Bobby Van, was a musical actor, best known for his career on Broadway, in films and television from the 1950s through the 1970s. He was also a game show host and panelist.
Birth Name
Robert Jack Stein
Born
Thursday, 06 December 1928
Died
Thursday, 31 July 1980
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Game Show Moments Gone Bananas | Self | 2005 |
| That's Dancing! | Archival footage from 'Small Town Girl' and 'Kiss Me Kate' | 1985 |
| The Hustler of Muscle Beach | Emcee / The Master of Ceremonies | 1980 |
| Beyond Westworld | Danny | 1980 |
| Skag | Gary Saunders | 1980 |
| Make Me Laugh | Himself (host) | 1979 |
| Battlestar Galactica | Hector | 1978 |
| Flying High | Meltzer | 1978 |
| Vega$ | Eddie Banning | 1978 |
| The Jim Nabors Show | Self | 1978 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Game Show Moments Gone Bananas | Self | 2005 |
| That's Dancing! | Archival footage from 'Small Town Girl' and 'Kiss Me Kate' | 1985 |
| The Hustler of Muscle Beach | Emcee / The Master of Ceremonies | 1980 |
| Beyond Westworld | Danny | 1980 |
| Skag | Gary Saunders | 1980 |
| Make Me Laugh | Himself (host) | 1979 |
| Battlestar Galactica | Hector | 1978 |
| Flying High | Meltzer | 1978 |
| Vega$ | Eddie Banning | 1978 |
| The Jim Nabors Show | Self | 1978 |
| CHiPs | Eddie | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Phil Livingston | 1977 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | (credit only) / Tom | 1977 |
| Circus of the Stars | Self - Performer | 1977 |
| The Fun Factory | Self - Host | 1976 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clips from 'Kiss Me Kate' & 'Small Town Girl' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| Andy | Self | 1976 |
| Wonder Woman | Monty Burns | 1975 |
| Showoffs | Self - Host / Himself - Host | 1975 |
| The Invisible Man | Tony Bernard | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Tattletales | Self / Self - Guest Host | 1974 |
| Match Game | Himself - Panelist | 1973 |
| Lost Horizon | Harry Lovett | 1973 |
| Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La | Self | 1973 |
| Doomsday Machine | Danny | 1972 |
| Lost Flight | Eddie Randolph | 1970 |
| The Engelbert Humperdinck Show | Self | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Navy vs. the Night Monsters | Ens. Rutherford Chandler | 1966 |
| The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show | Self - Sketch Actor | 1966 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| Mickey | Bobby / Bobby Wilson | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self / Self - Sketch Actor / Self - Singer | 1964 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Vocalist | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Singer / Himself - Dancer / Himself - Vocalist | 1961 |
| Yves Montand on Broadway | Self | 1961 |
| The Revlon Revue | Himself | 1959 |
| The Kraft Music Hall | Self | 1958 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Harry | 1956 |
| The Vic Damone Show | Self - Vocalist | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self | 1956 |
| Ford Star Jubilee | Self | 1955 |
| The Julius LaRosa Show | Self | 1955 |
| The George Gobel Show | Himself | 1954 |
| Shower of Stars | Self - Guest Vocalist | 1954 |
| Kiss Me Kate | 'Gremio' | 1953 |
| The Affairs of Dobie Gillis | Dobie Gillis | 1953 |
| Small Town Girl | Ludwig Schlemmer | 1953 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Wallace Lamb | 1952 |
| Because You're Mine | Artie Pilcer | 1952 |
| Skirts Ahoy! | Bobby Van | 1952 |
| The Dinah Shore Show | Self | 1951 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self / Self - Dancer | 1950 |
| Cavalcade of Bands | Himself | 1950 |
| The Ken Murray Show | Self | 1950 |
| The Admiral Broadway Revue | Self - Dancer | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Self / Himself | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Dancer | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Singer / Dancer | 1948 |
