A 1960s pop "teen idol" whose most notable film role was in Bye Bye Birdie in 1963 opposite Ann-Margret. He died April 5, 2022 of pneumonia.

KNOWN FOR

The Mike Douglas Show
1969
The Merv Griffin Show
1966
The Facts of Life
1987
Combat!
1964
The Ed Sullivan Show
1962
American Bandstand
1960
Shindig!
1964
The Dick Clark Show
1959
Vacation Playhouse
1963
Hullabaloo
1966
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
Texaco Star Theater
1953

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
23
2023
The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World
as Self
2016
The Comedian
as Bobby Rydell
2004
Wildwood Days
as Self
1987
The Facts of Life
1978
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
1975
That Lady from Peking
as Buddy Foster
1972
Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon
as Marco Polo Jr. (voice)
1969
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1967
Malibu U
as Self
1966
Clown Alley
as Seltzer Water Clown
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1966
Hullabaloo
as Self
1965
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1964
Combat!
as Mickey Shay
1964
Shindig!
as Self - Singer
1963
Bye Bye Birdie
as Hugo Peabody
1963
Vacation Playhouse
as Bobby Day
1962
Disneyland After Dark
1962
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1960
Because They're Young
as Self - Vocalist (uncredited)
1960
American Bandstand
as Self
1959
The Dick Clark Show
as Self
1953
Texaco Star Theater