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.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
as Buddy Sorrell (archive footage)
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
2004
as Buddy Sorrell (Archive Footage)
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
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
1988
as Moe
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
1985
as Self
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!
1983
as J. Fauntenoy Chiffenrobe
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!
1979
as Self - Host
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
1979
as Eddie Nova
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
1976
as One Million (voice)
Rudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve.
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Custard Pie Star
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
1969
as Buddy Sorrell
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
1968
as Charlie Blake
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
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
1966
as Charlie Yuckapuck
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
1966
Producer, Screenplay
A man is mistaken by foreign agents for a defecting cosmonaut and must prove his identity while evading capture.
Muscle Beach Party
1964
as Cappy
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
1963
as Uncle Mike (voice) (uncredited)
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
1963
as Cappy
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
1962
as Brady / James (voice)
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
1962
as Narrator (voice)
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.
1960
as Walter Sage
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
1958
as Michael Fandango
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
1944
Additional Dialogue
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
1943
Writer
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
1943
Additional Dialogue
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
1939
Writer
In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.