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Jul 20, 2021 · Moritz "Morey" Amsterdam was an American actor and comedian. He played Buddy Sorrell on CBS's The Dick Van Dyke Show from 1961 to 1966.Early lifeAmsterdam w...
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Oct 30, 1996 · Morey Amsterdam, the wisecracking comedian who began telling jokes in vaudeville, thrived in the heyday of radio and lasted into the era of television on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show,'' died on Monday ...
Oct 27, 1996 · Biography. This short, fast-talking comic of TV and nightclubs gained his biggest fame as comedy writer Buddy Sorrell on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (CBS, 1961-66). Known as The Human Joke Machine, Amsterdam began his career as a cellist, then entered vaudeville with his brother. While performing, he penned jokes for such stars as Fanny Brice and ...
Oct 27, 1996 · Added: Apr 25, 1998. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 2161. Source citation. Actor, Comedian. Born in Chicago, Illinois, his father was a concert violinist and he himself was an accomplished cellist. He began his career in vaudeville at the age of 14 and at one time worked in a Chicago speakeasy owned by Al Capone. He moved to Los Angeles, California ...
Nov 1, 2017 · November 1, 2017. Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam in an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show, 1961. From CBS/Getty Images. “It didn’t matter if a waiter dropped a tray in a ...
Oct 29, 1996 · Morey Amsterdam, a veteran comedian and character actor who was best remembered for his role as Maurice “Buddy” Sorell on the long-running “Dick Van Dyke Show,” died Monday. He was 87.
Oct 27, 1996 · Morey Amsterdam. comedian, actor. Born: 12/14/1908. Birthplace: Chicago. The wisecracking television writer on The Dick Van Dyke Show started his career in vaudeville and on the nightclub circuit in the 1930s and made the move to television in the 1940s. Remembered for his corny jokes, Amsterdam also appeared on television's Broadway Open House ...
