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Biography

Morey Amsterdam began his career in vaudeville in 1922 as the straight man for his brother's jokes. He was an accomplished cello player and…more

Born

Chicago, Illinois (USA)

Died

10/27/1996

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (6)

Role
- Honeymoon Suite
  Bellboy
  - S 1: Ep 1 Letting Go, Maybe
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Regular (1967-1968)
  - S 4: Ep 18 December 29, 1969-January 2, 1970
    12/29/69
  - S 4: Ep 17 December 22-26, 1969
    12/22/69
  - S 4: Ep 16 December 15-19, 1969
    12/15/69
  - S 4: Ep 15 December 8-12, 1969
    12/8/69
  - S 4: Ep 14 December 1-5, 1969
    12/1/69
  - + 1051 More Credits
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself (1967-1969)
  - S 1: Ep 45 August 21-25, 1967
    8/21/67
  - S 1: Ep 41 July 24-28, 1967
    7/24/67
  - S 1: Ep 32 May 22-26, 1967
    5/22/67
  - S 1: Ep 31 May 15-19, 1967
    5/15/67
  - S 15: Ep 39 June 8-12, 1981
    6/8/81
  - + 23 More Credits
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Maurice "Buddy" Sorrell
  - S 5: Ep 32 The Last Chapter
    6/1/66
  - S 5: Ep 31 The Gunslinger
    5/25/66
  - S 5: Ep 30 Long Night's Journey into Day
    5/11/66
  - S 5: Ep 29 Love Thy Other Neighbor
    5/4/66
  - S 5: Ep 28 You Ought to Be in Pictures
    4/27/66
  - + 154 More Credits
- The Morey Amsterdam Show
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 79 11/12/1950
    11/12/50
  - S 2: Ep 78 11/5/1950
    11/5/50
  - S 2: Ep 75 9/14/1950
    9/14/50
  - S 2: Ep 74 9/7/1950
    9/7/50
  - S 2: Ep 67 7/27/1950
    7/27/50
  - + 63 More Credits
- Broadway Open House
  co-host
Recurring Role (6)

Role
- Match Game '73
  Panelist
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself (1967-1969)
  - S 3: Ep 20 January 6-10, 1969
    1/6/69
  - S 3: Ep 14 November 25-29, 1968
    11/25/68
  - S 3: Ep 7 October 7-11, 1968
    10/7/68
  - S 3: Ep 5 September 23-27, 1968
    9/23/68
  - S 2: Ep 84 August 30, 1968
    8/30/68
  - + 29 More Credits
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 6 November 24, 1968: Dusty Springfield, Jackie Mason, Nancy Wilson
    11/24/68
  - S 21: Ep 36 The 5th Dimension / Joel Gray / Joan Rivers / Morey Amsterdam
    5/19/68
  - S 21: Ep 23 February 11, 1968: Vincent Price, Patricia Routledge, Eddie Albert, Roberta Peters
    2/11/68
  - S 20: Ep 24 February 19, 1967: The Four Tops, Pearl Bailey, Morey Amsterdam, Boots Randolph
    2/19/67
  - S 20: Ep 14 December 11, 1966: The Mamas & the Papas, Joan Rivers, Morey Amsterdam
    12/11/66
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 38 July 3-7, 1967
    7/3/67
  - S 1: Ep 31 May 15-19, 1967
    5/15/67
  - S 1: Ep 25 April 3-7, 1967
    4/3/67
  - S 1: Ep 24 March 27-31, 1967
    3/27/67
  - S 1: Ep 23 March 20-24, 1967
    3/20/67
  - + 17 More Credits
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself (1/3/1967)
  - S 1: Ep 12 January 3-6, 1967
    1/3/67
- Keep Talking
  Panelist
Guest Star (65)

Role
- Caroline in the City
  Vic Stansky
  - S 1: Ep 14 Caroline and the Watch
    2/1/96
- Herman's Head
  Buddy
  - S 3: Ep 4 When Hairy Met Hermy
    10/7/93
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 33 February 16, 1989
    2/16/89
- Fame
  Morey/Rick
  - S 6: Ep 16 Stradi-various
    2/23/87
- Crazy Like A Fox
  Unknown
  - S 2: Ep 22 A Fox at the Races
    5/3/86
- Brothers (1984)
  Mr. Bobo
  - S 2: Ep 21 A Greasepaint Smile
    11/6/85
- Fantasy Island
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 17 King of Burlesque / Death Games
    3/12/83
- The Love Boat
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 6 The Audition/The Groupies/Doc's Nephew
    11/6/82
- The Littlest Hobo
  Freddie Tewksbury
  - S 2: Ep 10 Fast Freddie
    11/27/80
- Over Easy
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 8 October 8, 1980
    10/8/80
- Project UFO
  Ollie Hyers
  - S 2: Ep 11 Sighting 4026: The Atlantic Queen Incident
    7/5/79
- Vegas
  Izzy
  - S 1: Ep 1 Centerfold
    9/20/78
- The Love Boat
  Mr. Price
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Business of Love/Crash Diet Crisis/I'll Never Fall in Love Again
    5/13/78
- Alice (1985)
  Herman
  - S 2: Ep 4 Alice by Moonlight
    10/30/77
- Match Game '73
  Panelist
  - S 2: Ep 27 MG74-27
    7/5/74
  - S 2: Ep 3 MG74-3
    1/10/74
  - S 1: Ep 20 MG73-20
    11/28/73
  - S 1: Ep 8 MG73-8
    9/3/73
  - S 1: Ep 6 MG73-6
    8/6/73
- Love, American Style
  Bodkin
  - S 5: Ep 11 Love and the See-Through Mind
    9/28/73
- Adam-12
  Jerry Mermaid
  - S 3: Ep 24 Log 106: Post Time
    3/18/71
- Celebrity Bowling
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 March 6, 1971
    3/6/71
- The Partridge Family
  Ziggy Shnurr
  - S 1: Ep 9 Did You Hear the One About Danny Partridge?
    11/20/70
- The Virginia Graham Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 56 August 31, 1970
    8/31/70
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 95 December 30, 1969
    12/30/69
  - S 7: Ep 35 October 3, 1969
    10/3/69
  - S 6: Ep 211 June 23, 1969
    6/23/69
  - S 6: Ep 26 October 7, 1968
    10/7/68
  - S 6: Ep 7 September 10, 1968
    9/10/68
  - + 22 More Credits
- Love, American Style
  Jake Adams
  - S 1: Ep 29 Love and Mother
    12/1/69
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 109 November 6, 1969
    11/6/69
  - S 1: Ep 46 August 11, 1969
    8/11/69
  - S 1: Ep 32 July 22, 1969
    7/22/69
  - S 1: Ep 179 February 17, 1970
    2/17/70
- Allen Ludden's Gallery
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 60 September 12, 1969
    9/12/69
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 6 September 8, 1969
    9/8/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 211 Week of June 30, 1969
    6/30/69
  - S 6: Ep 93 January 10, 1968
    1/10/68
  - S 5: Ep 223 July 12, 1967
    7/12/67
  - S 4: Ep 241 Week of August 15, 1966
    8/15/66
  - S 4: Ep 171 Week of May 2, 1966
    5/2/66
  - + 12 More Credits
- That's Life (1968)
  George Russell
  - S 1: Ep 7 Life in Suburbia
    11/12/68
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 58 May 22, 1968
    5/22/68
  - S 5: Ep 103 February 17, 1971
    2/17/71
- The Match Game
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 28 Phyllis Newman & Morey Amsterdam
    3/11/68
  - S 2: Ep 27 Carmel Quinn & Morey Amsterdam
    3/2/64
  - S 1: Ep 30 Florence Henderson & Morey Amsterdam
    7/22/63
- The Woody Woodbury Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 89 December 28, 1967
    12/28/67
  - S 1: Ep 53 November 8, 1967
    11/8/67
- Kraft Music Hall
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 7 Fiddler On The Loose
    11/1/67
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 5: Ep 93 January 11, 1967
    1/11/67
- Daktari
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 15 The Chimp Who Cried Wolf
    12/27/66
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 25 May 23, 1966
    5/23/66
- The Hollywood Palace
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 11 Host: Groucho Marx
    3/14/64
- Make Room for Daddy
  Buddy Sorrell
  - S 11: Ep 4 The Woman Behind The Jokes
    10/21/63
- Stump the Stars
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 November 26, 1962
    11/26/62
- The Steve Allen Playhouse
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 43 August 22, 1962
    8/22/62
- I've Got a Secret (1952)
  Guest Panelist
  - — April 23, 1962
    4/23/62
- The Garry Moore Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 33 May 29, 1961
    5/29/61
  - S 3: Ep 18 January 31, 1961
    1/31/61
  - S 2: Ep 10 December 8, 1959
    12/8/59
  - S 1: Ep 36 June 16, 1959
    6/16/59
  - S 1: Ep 25 March 31, 1959
    3/31/59
- Pete and Gladys
  Fred
  - S 1: Ep 15 Gladys Rents the House
    1/2/61
- The Chevy Showroom starring Andy Williams
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 5 August 4, 1959
    8/4/59
- The Further Adventures Of Ellery Queen
  J.C. Smith
  - S 1: Ep 30 Dance Into Death
    5/15/59
- Have Gun - Will Travel
  Lucien Bellingham
  - S 2: Ep 15 The Moor's Revenge
    12/27/58
- Dragnet
  Marty Dreen
  - S 7: Ep 37 The Big Ruthie
    6/12/58
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Mr. Braxton
  - S 7: Ep 25 I Shot a Prowler
    3/28/58
- Gunsmoke
  Cicero Grimes
  - S 3: Ep 17 Joe Phy
    1/4/58
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 18 Choctaw Honor
    1/3/58
- Matinee Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 62 A Gentleman of Fortune
    12/18/57
  - S 3: Ep 54 A Cloud for Jeni
    12/6/57
- How To Marry A Millionaire
  Jack Connors
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Three Pretenders
    10/21/57
- Make Room for Daddy
  Mr. Simmons
  - S 5: Ep 2 Terry vs. Kathy
    10/14/57
- The O. Henry Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 29 Wit's End
    8/10/57
- December Bride
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 29 Mountain Climbing
    4/29/57
- The Gale Storm Show
  Mr. Agnew
  - S 1: Ep 19 Checkmate
    2/9/57
- The Tonight Show
  Guest Host
  - S 3: Ep 13 September 11, 1956
    9/11/56
  - S 3: Ep 12 September 10, 1956
    9/10/56
- Frankie Laine Time
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 August 1, 1956
    8/1/56
- Stage Show
  Guest Performer
  - S 2: Ep 29 4/14/1956
    4/14/56
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 32 7/3/1955
    7/3/55
- Texaco Star Theater
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 38 6/3/1952
    6/3/52
  - S 2: Ep 17 1/10/1950
    1/10/50
- Cavalcade of Stars
  Guest Host
  - S 3: Ep 28 March 7, 1952
    3/7/52
- This Is Show Business
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 8 10/28/1951
    10/28/51
  - S 3: Ep 43 7/8/1951
    7/8/51
  - S 3: Ep 23 2/4/1951
    2/4/51
  - S 3: Ep 19 12/31/1950
    12/31/50
- Cavalcade of Bands
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 53 Charlie Spivak
    9/4/51
  - S 2: Ep 33 Freddy Martin
    4/17/51
- Cavalcade of Stars
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 41 June 15, 1951
    6/15/51
  - S 2: Ep 24 February 16, 1951
    2/16/51
- Celebrity Time
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 5 1/29/1950
    1/29/50
- Texaco Star Theater
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 13 8/31/1948
    8/31/48
  - S 1: Ep 11 8/17/1948
    8/17/48
  - S 1: Ep 9 8/3/1948
    8/3/48
Writer (1)

Role
- The Morey Amsterdam Show
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 62 6/15/1950
    6/15/50
  - S 2: Ep 59 5/25/1950
    5/25/50
  - S 2: Ep 58 5/18/1950
    5/18/50
  - S 2: Ep 57 5/11/1950
    5/11/50
  - S 2: Ep 56 5/4/1950
    5/4/50
  - + 27 More Credits
Producer (1)

Role
- The Morey Amsterdam Show
  Producer
  - S 2: Ep 1 4/21/1949
    4/21/49

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Trivia
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- Morey attended the re-write sessions for The Dick Van Dyke Show. Van Dyke said, in TV Guide 8/3/1963, that 30% of the comedy lines in the show came from Amsterdam.
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- Desipite their on-screen barbs, Morey and his Dick Van Dyke foil Richard Deacon were good friends. They recorded a comedy album together in 1963 called "Funny You Should Ask".
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- Morey (on Beverly Hills): Even the police have an unlisted number.
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