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{{short description|American actor}}

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|birth_date=May 25, 1924
|birth_date=May 25, 1924
|birth_place=[[Cleveland, Ohio]]
|birth_place=[[Cleveland, Ohio]]
|death_date=March 12, 2006
|death_date=March 12, 2006 (aged 81)
|death_place=Englewood, New Jersey
|death_place=Englewood, New Jersey
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'''Joseph Bova''' (May 25, 1924 – March 12, 2006) worked in early television, having a children's show on [[WABC-TV]] in New York (following [[Bob Keeshan]] who had left for [[CBS]] as [[Captain Kangaroo]]). He played Prince Dauntless in [[Once Upon A Mattress]].
'''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==
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Bova was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Mary (née Catalano) and Anthony Bova.<ref>http://www.filmreference.com/film/49/Joseph-Bova.html</ref> He died of emphysema at the Actor's Fund retirement home in Englewood, New Jersey. He was 81 years old.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/21/theater/21bova.html?_r=1&oref=slogin</ref>
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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 ||
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|1972|| ''[[Up the Sandbox]]'' || John ||
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|1973|| ''[[Serpico]]'' || Potts ||
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|1974|| [[Who? (film)|''Who?'']] || Dr. Martino / Lucas Martino ||
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|1985|| ''[[Tales from the Darkside]]'' || Lew Feldman || TV episode "Distant Signals"
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|1987|| ''[[Morgan Stewart's Coming Home]]'' || Emily's Father ||
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:People from Cleveland, Ohio]]
[[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
Cleveland, Ohio
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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