Morey Amsterdam

Morey Amsterdam

1908-12-14 Chicago, Illinois, USA 26 Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Morey Amsterdam (December 14, 1908 – October 28, 1996) was an American television actor and comedian, best known for the role of Buddy Sorrell on The Dick Van Dyke Show in the early 1960s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Morey Amsterdam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015

as Buddy Sorrell (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her show’s theme song declared, she also influenced a generation of women to beco...

The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited

The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited

2004

as Buddy Sorrell (Archive Footage)

10.0
Acting

40 years after The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), Alan Brady wants to hire Rob and Sally to write his eulogy - in order to win a bet with his wife. Althou...

Sandman

1993

as Car Salesman

5.0
Acting

Unknown to its present inhabitants, a house in the San Fernando Valley is a doorway to evil that existed in the past. Nick, a 28 year old auto mechan...

Side by Side

Side by Side

1988

as Moe

Acting

Three men who have just been forced to retire convince their bank to finance their dream: To produce a line of clothing for senior citizens.

When Nature Calls

When Nature Calls

1985

as Self

4.8
Acting

When construction worker Greg becomes fed-up with his foreman and the "city life", he takes his wife and kids on a wilderness adventure.

Believe You Can... And You Can!

Believe You Can... And You Can!

1983

as J. Fauntenoy Chiffenrobe

Acting

Essentially an informercial to advertise the newly remodeled Fantasyland at Disneyland in 1983. It features Heather O'Rourke fresh off of Poltergeist ...

Here It Is, Burlesque!

Here It Is, Burlesque!

1979

as Self - Host

Acting

Stripteasers, baggy-pants comedians, exotic dancers, comedy sketches-- all part of a great tribute to a living art, hosted by Ann Corio, the queen of ...

Sooner or Later

Sooner or Later

1979

as Eddie Nova

5.5
Acting

Thirteen-year-old Jessie is in love with Michael, a 17-year-old guitar instructor and aspiring musician. When she finally captures his interest, she l...

Rudolph's Shiny New Year

Rudolph's Shiny New Year

1976

as One Million (voice)

6.4
Acting

Rudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve.

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

as Custard Pie Star

4.1
Acting

A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.

Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman

Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman

1969

as Buddy Sorrell

10.0
Acting

An enchanting variety special which reunites Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore in song and dance. Numbers include "On The Other Hand", "Life Is Like ...

The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit

1968

as Charlie Blake

6.8
Acting

Frederick Bolton has to solve two problems. First, his boss has instructed him to come up with a reasonable campaign to promote a new product, a stoma...

Black, Kloke & Dagga

1967

Acting

Madam Black needs a nose cone. She knows where to find it but has to get there before Kloke and Dagga do. Will her quick and resourceful planning get ...

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

1966

as Charlie Yuckapuck

3.5
Acting

A man is mistaken by foreign agents for a defecting cosmonaut and must prove his identity while evading capture.

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

1966

Producer, Screenplay

3.5
Producing Writing

A man is mistaken by foreign agents for a defecting cosmonaut and must prove his identity while evading capture.

Muscle Beach Party

Muscle Beach Party

1964

as Cappy

5.6
Acting

Local beach-goers find that their beach has been taken over by a businessman training a stable of body builders.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

as Uncle Mike (voice) (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is t...

Beach Party

Beach Party

1963

as Cappy

6.0
Acting

Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex habits of teenagers. The surfing teens led by Frankie and...

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962

as Brady / James (voice)

6.3
Acting

In this animated musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge - via Mr. Magoo's starring performance in a stage productio...

Gay Purr-ee

Gay Purr-ee

1962

as Narrator (voice)

6.6
Acting

Mewsette is a starry-eyed cat who grows weary of life on a French farm and heads for the excitement of 1890s Paris. Her tomcat suitor, Jaune-Tom, and ...

Murder, Inc.

Murder, Inc.

1960

as Walter Sage

6.4
Acting

Chronicles the rise and fall of the organised crime syndicate known as Murder, Incorporated, focusing on powerful boss Lepke and violent hit man Reles...

Machine-Gun Kelly

Machine-Gun Kelly

1958

as Michael Fandango

5.7
Acting

George Kelly is angry at the world and scared to death of dying. A career bank robber, Kelly gets his confidence from his Thompson SMG and his girl Fl...

Bowery Champs

Bowery Champs

1944

Additional Dialogue

7.0

Copy boys Muggs and Glimpy investigate a murder. They locate the ex-wife of the murdered man and become convinced she is innocent. They hide her from ...

The Ghost and the Guest

The Ghost and the Guest

1943

Writer

5.2
Writing

Newlyweds Webster and Jackie Frye spend their honeymoon in a sinister old country house. Before long, they are besieged by a gang of crooks, searching...

Kid Dynamite

Kid Dynamite

1943

Additional Dialogue

6.6

The East Side boxing champion Muggs answers a challenge to a fight against the West Side champ but just before the match he is kidnapped. His friend D...

Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies

1939

Writer

5.6
Writing

In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.