Cleveland Remembers Joe Bova,

Joseph Bova Biography (1924-) Born May 25, 1924, in Cleveland, OH; son of Anthony and Mary (Catalano) Bova; married Lee Lawson. Addresses: AGENT--Richard Astor Agency, 119 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10019. Nationality American Gender Male Birth Details May 25, 1924 Cleveland, Ohio, United States Famous Works Credits STAGE DEBUT--David, It Can't Happen Here, Federal Theatre Project, Cleveland, OH, 1936. OFF-BROADWAY DEBUT--Chip, On the Town, Carnegie Hall Playhouse, 1959. Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES Stalag 17, Cleveland Playhouse, OH, 1953. Francis X. Dignan, King of Hearts, Cleveland Playhouse, 1954. Sakini, Teahouse of the August Moon, Cleveland Playhouse, 1957. Prince Dauntless, Once Upon a Mattress, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, then Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1959. Tranio, The Taming of the Shrew, New York Shakespeare Festival, DelacorteTheatre, New York City, 1960. Theseus, The Rape of the Belt, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1960. Bob, Irma la Douce, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1961. Charlie, Never Too Late, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1963. Shim, Hot Spot, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1964. Credits; Junior Mister, The Cradle Will Rock, Theatre Four, New York City, 1964. With the New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre Costard, Love's Labour's Lost and Thersites, Troilus and Cressida, both 1965, title role, King Richard III, 1966, Antipholus of Ephesus, The Comedy of Errors, 1967, Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet, 1968. Also appeared as M'sieur Pierre, Invitation to a Beheading, Public Theatre, New York City, 1969. Mr. Lee, The Chinese and Dr. Fish, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1970; Coviello, Comedy, Colonial Theatre, Boston, 1972; Jake Jackson, An American Millionaire, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1974; Ford,The Merry Wives of Windsor, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre,New York City, 1974; various roles, The Beauty Part, American Place Theatre,New York City, 1974; Milt, LUV, Papermill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ, 1976; Fluellen, Henry V and Sgt. Rooney, Streamers, both New York Shakespeare Festival,1976; Dunois, Saint Joan, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, then Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1977; Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1978; Bert Barry, Forty-Second Street, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1980-81, then Majestic Theatre, 1981--. Credits; MAJOR TOURS Bob, Irma la Douce, U.S. cities, 1962. FILM DEBUT--The Young Doctors, United Artists, 1961. Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES Pretty Poison, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968. Serpico, Paramount, 1974. Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK Producer and actor for children's programming, Cleveland, OH, 1951- 54. Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; DRAMATIC SPECIALS Oscar, The Tin Drum, PBS. Once Upon a Mattress. Credits; EPISODIC Kojak, CBS. Barney Miller, ABC. Credits; MOVIES Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye, 1977.