Bob Dishy

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AKA: Robert Dishy
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 00/00/1933
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

biography

A prolific, instantly recognizable curly-haired character player of stage and screen, Bob Dishy has excelled at playing the 'Jewish Everyman' whether the character be a working-class stiff or a mid-level businessman coping with a nagging wife, unruly children and a bad day at the office. Presentable without being conventionally handsome, smart and experienced without being urbane, he has amassed an impressive resume over some four decades, encompassing everything from Broadway musicals to independent features.

The Brooklyn-born son of immigrants (his father was from Lebanon, his mother Israel), Continued

Credits

Irving Feffer
2004
(TV Show)
2002-2002
Actor
2002
Arthur Gold
2000
(TV Show)
1998-1998
Dr Schenkman
1998
Langston
1997
Cabbie
Actor
Dr Foster
Dr Kurtz
Vice President Shockley
Dr Paul Showalter
Morris Finestein
Jerry Fiske

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York
 
Was a member of the Green Mansions Resorts resident acting company
1955 
Broadway debut in "Damn Yankees", replacing James Komack in the role of Rocky
1957 
Served with the US Army; performed in military shows in an 11-month tour (often singing "Heart" from "Damn Yankees"); won an All-Army Entertainment Contest for performance in the revue "Rolling Along"
1959 
Appeared in the NYC revue "Chic"
Continued

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