Morty Gunty
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Morty Gunty (February 1, 1929 – July 15, 1984) was an American actor and comedian, a well-known New York City nightclub comic in the 1960s and 1970s.
Gunty attended
In addition to being a nightclub comic, in the mid-1960s, he hosted a 90-minute weekday afternoon children's television series on WOR-TV New York called The Funny Company. Gunty also appeared on Broadway in 1967.[3][unreliable source?][4] He played Buddy Sorrell in the original pilot for The Dick Van Dyke Show, which was entitled Head of the Family and starred writer/creator Carl Reiner in the lead role with an entirely different cast. He also played Ann Marie's agent, a former comedian, in several episodes of That Girl. He played himself in the Woody Allen film Broadway Danny Rose.[3]
Death
Gunty died of cancer on July 15, 1984, aged 55, in
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1968 | What's So Bad About Feeling Good? | Sgt. Gunty | |
1984 | Broadway Danny Rose | Morty Gunty | (final film role) |
References
- ISBN 9780307490728.
- ^ "The Great Jewish Comedians: Morty Gunty, Nightclub and TV Stand-Up Comic". www.jewishhumorcentral.com.
- ^ a b c Profile, imdb.com; accessed September 29, 2017.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "MORTY GUNTY". The New York Times. 17 July 1984.