Bert Convy

Birth Name:

Bernard Whalen Convy

Birth Place:

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Director

Studied drama and film at the UCLA
Passed away one week before his 58th birthday in 1991 due to complications stemming from an inoperable brain tumor
After years of numerous appearances on game shows during the '60s and '70s as a panelist, he would eventually turn to hosting with "Super Password", "Tattletales" and others, work that would earn him several Daytime Emmy nominations
Began his television and film career in the late '50s in various dramas before turning to Broadway by the mid-60s
Headlined the 1976 variety series "The Late Summer Early Fall Bert Convy Show" and later a film of the same name three years later
A baseball player in high school, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies at 17-years-old and played with their minor league team in the early '50s
Joined The Cheers as a singer in the 1950s, a band best known for their 1955 top 10 hit, "Black Demin Trousers and Motorcycle Boots"

1977Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Game or Audience Participation Show:Winner
1988Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show:Nominated
1989Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show:Nominated
1990Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show:Nominated

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