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[[Joseph Bova]] worked in early television, having a children's show in WABC in New York (following [[Bob Keeshan]] who had left for [[CBS]] as [[Captain Kangaroo]]).
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Played Prince Dauntless in [[Once Upon A Mattress]].
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|birth_date=May 25, 1924
|birth_place=[[Cleveland, Ohio]]
|death_date=March 12, 2006 (aged 81)
|death_place=Englewood, New Jersey
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'''Joseph Bova''' (May 25, 1924 – March 12, 2006) was an American actor. He worked in early television, having a children's show on [[WABC-TV]] in New York, and played Prince Dauntless in the Broadway musical ''[[Once Upon a Mattress]]'', starring [[Carol Burnett]].
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Bova was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Mary (née Catalano) and Anthony Bova. He died of emphysema at the Actor's Fund retirement home in Englewood, New Jersey. He was 81 years old.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/21/theater/21bova.html |title=Joseph Bova, 81, Actor With Flair for Comedy |date=21 March 2006 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |first=Nadine |last=Brozan |access-date=3 June 2019 }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
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|1961|| ''[[The Young Doctors (film)|The Young Doctors]]'' || Dr. Shawcross ||
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|1968|| ''[[Pretty Poison (film)|Pretty Poison]]'' || Pete ||
|-
|1972|| ''[[Up the Sandbox]]'' || John ||
|-
|1973|| ''[[Serpico]]'' || Potts ||
|-
|1974|| [[Who? (film)|''Who?'']] || Dr. Martino / Lucas Martino ||
|-
|1985|| ''[[Tales from the Darkside]]'' || Lew Feldman || TV episode "Distant Signals"
|-
|1987|| ''[[Morgan Stewart's Coming Home]]'' || Emily's Father ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0100554}}

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[[Category:1924 births]]
[[Category:2006 deaths]]
[[Category:American male stage actors]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:Deaths from emphysema]]
[[Category:Northwestern University alumni]]
[[Category:Male actors from Cleveland]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]


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Latest revision as of 12:54, 26 July 2023

Joseph Bova
BornMay 25, 1924
DiedMarch 12, 2006 (aged 81)
Englewood, New Jersey

Joseph Bova (May 25, 1924 – March 12, 2006) was an American actor. He worked in early television, having a children's show on WABC-TV in New York, and played Prince Dauntless in the Broadway musical Once Upon a Mattress, starring Carol Burnett.

Bova was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Mary (née Catalano) and Anthony Bova. He died of emphysema at the Actor's Fund retirement home in Englewood, New Jersey. He was 81 years old.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1961 The Young Doctors Dr. Shawcross
1968 Pretty Poison Pete
1972 Up the Sandbox John
1973 Serpico Potts
1974 Who? Dr. Martino / Lucas Martino
1985 Tales from the Darkside Lew Feldman TV episode "Distant Signals"
1987 Morgan Stewart's Coming Home Emily's Father

References

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  1. ^ Brozan, Nadine (21 March 2006). "Joseph Bova, 81, Actor With Flair for Comedy". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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