Joseph Bova

Acting

Joseph Bova

Born May 25, 1924 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died March 12, 2006 · aged 81

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.

Known For

SerpicoSerpico · 1973
Serpico
7.51973
MovieCrimeDrama
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Pretty PoisonPretty Poison · 1968
Pretty Poison
6.71968
MovieCrimeDrama
A troubled arsonist spins a tale of espionage to a captivating girl, who becomes enthralled and entangled in his dangerous fantasies, leading to unexpected murder and chaos that change their lives forever.
Up the SandboxUp the Sandbox · 1972
Up the Sandbox
5.91972
MovieComedyDrama
Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother breaking into the apartment, an explorer's demonstration of tribal fertility music at a party causing strange transformations, and joining terrorists to plant explosives in the Statue of Liberty.
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry FinnBack to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn · 1990
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
6.21990
MovieAdventureDrama
This is yet another telling of the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as the two try to clear their friend Jim of murder charges.
Morgan Stewart's Coming HomeMorgan Stewart's Coming Home · 1987
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
5.11987
MovieComedy
Eccentric 17-year-old Morgan Stewart (Cryer) can't seem to get his conservative parents to notice him - even though Morgan's been thrown out of 10 prep schools in 7 years! But when a sleazy campaign manager threatens Morgan's father's senatorial bid, Morgan comes home to clean up the mess... and creates hilarious havoc! by the time Morgan is finished, Washington politics will never be the same.
Johnny, We Hardly Knew YeJohnny, We Hardly Knew Ye · 1977
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
5.51977
MovieDramaTV Movie
Based on the best-selling book, this movie focuses on John F. Kennedy's first run for a congressional seat in 1946.
The Young DoctorsThe Young Doctors · 1961
The Young Doctors
5.81961
MovieDrama
An aging doctor's resentment of his young assistant could lead to tragedy.
42nd Street42nd Street · 1986
42nd Street
5.01986
MovieDramaMusic
Original Broadway production filmed for Japanese television. Based on the novel by Bradford Ropes and the subsequent 1933 Hollywood film adaptation, the show focuses on the efforts of famed dictatorial Great White Way director Julian Marsh to mount a successful stage production of a musical extravaganza at the height of the Great Depression.

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Once Upon a MattressOnce Upon a Mattress · 1964
Once Upon a Mattress
9.01964
MovieComedyTV Movie
Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. The musical story of THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA, this television adaption of the 1959 Broadway hit was videotaped in black and white in front of a live audience and featured Burnett, Bova, Gilford, and White from the original Broadway cast, as well as new principals Bill Hayes as the Minstrel, Shani Wallis as Lady Larken and Elliott Gould (in his first appearance on any screen) as the Jester. Due to the reduced running time of 90 minutes, several songs and scenes were either cut or shortened. The conflict concerning Sir Harry and Lady Larkin was downplayed so that they were married in secret.

Prince Dauntless