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Bobby Van Net Worth

Bobby Van net worth is
$3 Million

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Bobby Van (December 6, 1928 – July 31, 1980) was a musical actor, best known for his career on Broadway in the 1950s and 1970s. He was also a game show host. 
Full NameBobby Van
Net Worth$3 Million
Date Of BirthDecember 6, 1928
DiedJuly 31, 1980, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death Causebrain cancer
Place Of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Height6' 1" (1.85 m)
OccupationActor, singer, dancer, game show host
ProfessionActor, Singer, Dancer
NationalityAmerican
SpouseElaine Joyce, Diane Garrett
ChildrenTaylor Van, Peter Van
ParentsHarry Stein, Mina Anapolsky
SiblingsKarlien van Jaarsveld, Cara van Jaarsveld
NicknamesBobby Van, Van, Bobby
IMDB
NominationsTony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical
MoviesSkirts Ahoy!, Because You're Mine, Small Town Girl, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis, Kiss Me Kate, Lost Flight, Doomsday Machine, Lost Horizon, The Hustler of Muscle Beach
TV ShowsShowoffs, Admiral Broadway Revue, Make me Laugh (Syndication), The Fun Factory
Star SignSagittarius
#Quote
1[on his choice of a stage name from a photo of Van Johnson on his sister's wall] It's a good thing she didn't have a picture of Maria Ouspenskaya.
#Fact
1Bobby Van was often a panelist on Tattletales (1974) with his wife, Elaine Joyce. The host of the show was Bert Convy, who also died from brain cancer.
2Two children: son Peter Stein (with Diane Garrett), daughter Taylor Stein (with Elaine Joyce).
3Never took dance lessons.
4Was nominated for Broadway's 1971 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for a revival of "No, No, Nanette." And 43 years later, to open the 2014 Tony Awards, host Hugh Jackman did so hopping to Broadway, just as Van had done in his famous sequence in Small Town Girl (1953).
5Interred at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park in Burbank, California.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Beyond Westworld1980TV SeriesDanny
Skag1980TV SeriesGary Saunders
Battlestar Galactica1979TV SeriesHector
The Love Boat1979TV SeriesPhil Livingston
The Eddie Capra Mysteries1978TV Series
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries1978TV Series
CHiPs1978TV SeriesEddie
Vega$1978TV SeriesEddie Banning
Flying High1978TV SeriesMeltzer
Bunco1977TV Movie
Wonder Woman1976TV SeriesMonty Burns
The Invisible Man1975TV SeriesTony Bernard
Lost Horizon1973Harry Lovett
Doomsday Machine1972Danny
Lost Flight1970TV MovieEddie Randolph
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters1966Ens. Rutherford Chandler
Mickey1964TV SeriesBobby / Bobby Wilson
Playhouse 901958TV SeriesHarry
The Ford Television Theatre1955TV SeriesWallace Lamb
Kiss Me Kate1953'Gremio'
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis1953Dobie Gillis
Small Town Girl1953Ludwig Schlemmer
Because You're Mine1952Artie Pilcer
Skirts Ahoy!1952Bobby Van (uncredited)
The Hustler of Muscle Beach1980TV MovieEmcee

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
That's Dancing!1985Documentary performer: "Tom, Dick or Harry"
Dinah!1976TV Series performer - 1 episode
That's Entertainment, Part II1976Documentary performer: "From This Moment On" 1951, "Take Me to Broadway" 1953 - uncredited
Lost Horizon1973performer: "THE WORLD IS A CIRCLE", "QUESTION ME AN ANSWER"
Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La1973TV Movie performer: "Question Me an Answer", " They Long to Be Close to You/This Guy's in Love with You"
The 26th Annual Tony Awards1972TV Special performer: "You Can Dance with Any Girl"
Lost Flight1970TV Movie performer: "It's Not Unusual" - uncredited
The Kraft Music Hall1967TV Series performer - 1 episode
Yves Montand on Broadway1961TV Movie performer: "Let's Be Buddies", "Friendship", "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better", "Everything I've Got Belongs to You", "Once in Love with Amy", "Take Me Along", "Isn't It a Lovely Day", "Cuban Love Song", "Don't Give Up the Ship", "Old Man Tucker" - uncredited
Kiss Me Kate1953performer: "Tom, Dick or Harry", "From This Moment On" - uncredited
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis1953performer: "You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right", "I'm Thru with Love", "All I Do Is Dream of You" - uncredited
Small Town Girl1953performer: "Take Me To Broadway"
Skirts Ahoy!1952performer: "Oh, By Jingo" - uncredited
The Admiral Broadway Revue1949TV Series performer - 1 episode

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
It's Only Money1962musical sequences stager
The Ladies Man1961stager: musical numbers

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Dance Fever1980TV SeriesHimself
The Alan Hamel Show1979TV SeriesHimself
Musical Comedy Tonight1979TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Mike Douglas Show1970-1979TV SeriesDancer / Himself - Singer / Himself - Dancer / ...
Make Me Laugh1979TV SeriesHost
The Jim Nabors Show1978TV SeriesHimself
The People's Command Performance1978TV SpecialHimself
Dinah!1975-1977TV SeriesHimself
Circus of the Stars1977TV Special documentaryHimself - Performer
The Merv Griffin Show1974-1976TV SeriesHimself
The Fun Factory1976TV SeriesHimself - Host
Friars Club Tribute to Gene Kelly1976TV MovieHimself - Performer
Andy1976TV SeriesHimself
The Lion Roars Again1975Documentary shortHimself
Showoffs1975TV SeriesHimself - Host
Tattletales1974-1975TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Guest Host
Match Game 731973-1975TV SeriesHimself - Panelist
Match Game PM1975TV SeriesPanelist
The 29th Annual Tony Awards1975TV SpecialHimself - Co-Host, Performer & Presenter
Broadway1973TV MovieHimself
Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La1973TV MovieHimself
The 26th Annual Tony Awards1972TV SpecialHimself - Performer
The David Frost Show1971TV SeriesHimself
The Engelbert Humperdinck Show1970TV SeriesHimself
The Joey Bishop Show1968TV SeriesHimself
The Kraft Music Hall1967-1968TV SeriesHimself
Dream Girl of '671967TV SeriesHimself - Bachelor Judge
The Hollywood Palace1964-1966TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Sketch Actor / Himself - Singer
The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show1966TV SeriesHimself - Sketch Actor
International Cabaret1964TV SeriesHimself
Hello World!1963TV MovieHimself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1963TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Jack Paar Tonight Show1962TV SeriesHimself
The Tonight Show1962TV SeriesHimself - Vocalist
Yves Montand on Broadway1961TV MovieHimself
What About Linda?1961TV SpecialHimself
The Revlon Revue1960TV SeriesHimself
The Ed Sullivan Show1951-1958TV SeriesHimself / Dancer
The George Gobel Show1957TV SeriesHimself
The Julius LaRosa Show1957TV SeriesHimself
The Jackie Gleason Show1957TV SeriesHimself - Guest Dancer
The Dinah Shore Show1956TV SeriesHimself
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall1956TV SeriesHimself
Ford Star Jubilee1955TV SeriesHimself
The Colgate Comedy Hour1954-1955TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Dancer
Shower of Stars1955TV SeriesHimself - Guest Vocalist
Texaco Star Theatre1950TV SeriesHimself - Singer / Dancer
The Admiral Broadway Revue1949TV SeriesHimself - Dancer

Archive Footage

Known for movies

Himself / Himself - Guest Host

Tattletales (1974-1975)
as Himself / Himself - Guest Host

Himself - Panelist

Match Game 73 (1973-1975)
as Himself - Panelist

Himself - Host

Showoffs (1975)
as Himself - Host

Host

Make Me Laugh (1979)
as Host

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