Ivan Lawrence Blieden (June 23, 1925 – June 6, 1975), known as Larry Blyden, was an American actor, stage producer and director, and game show host. He made his Broadway stage debut in 1948 and went on to appear in numerous productions on and off Broadway. In 1972, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in the revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum which he also produced. That same year, he became the host of the syndicated revival version of What's My Line? At the time of his death, Blyden was slated to host a new game show Showoffs. He died of injuries sustained in a single car accident while vacationing in Morocco on June 6, 1975.

Filmography

• 2003Broadway's Lost Treasures — Narrator (segment "The Apple Tree")
• 1974The Satan Murders — Calvin Croy
• 1973Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
• Cannon
• 1970On a Clear Day You Can See Forever — Warren Pratt
• The Mod Squad — Bob Hardy
• 1967Ghostbreakers — Waldo Kent
• ABC Stage 67 — Todd Bronson
• The F.B.I. — Frank Colling
• 12 O'Clock High — Lt. Tony Kemp
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — George Dennell
• Harry's Girls — Harry Burns
• Kraft Suspense Theatre — Lester Pennell
• The Fugitive — Sal Mitchell
• Sam Benedict — Mort Friedman
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour — Walter Mills / Philip Marshall
• Cain's Hundred — Jay Adams
• Dr. Kildare — Eddie Hiller
• Target: The Corruptors!
• The Dick Powell Show — Lou Marks
• Route 66
• The Chevy Mystery Show — Peter Meinecke
• Thriller — Ralphie Teal
• Adventures in Paradise — Charlie Vale
• 1959Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway — Kid Burns
• The Twilight Zone — Rocky Valentine
• 1959What Makes Sammy Run? — Sammy Glick
• 1957Kiss Them for Me — "Mississip" Hardy
• 1957One Coat of White — Luke
• 1957The Bachelor Party — Ken [Kenneth]
• 1957Three Men on a Horse — Clarence
• Armchair Theatre — Krupp
• Playwrights '56
• General Electric Theater — Johnny Henderson
• Letter to Loretta — Al Schumacher, Joe Fontana
• Omnibus — Kid Burns, Teddy Roosevelt
• 1952Santa's Space Ship — Slim
• Studio One — Cadmon, Al Walters
• The Philco Television Playhouse

Appearances as themselves (3)

• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• Tony Awards — Self - Host, Self - Performer, Self - Nominee / Performer
• What's My Line? — Self