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- Birth nameNorman Covinsky Adelberg
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Born Norman Adelberg in 1924, he served in the Army during World War II. At the end of the conflict he had the opportunity to benefit from the GI Bill program meant to help returning soldiers to start or resume studying. That is how, while attending Texas Christian University, he discovered on the boards of on-campus theater that he had a talent for acting. This was the beginning of a long, long career. Though most of the time in small or even bit parts, Alden, worked for such big names as Howard Hawks, Jerry Lewis, Walt Disney, Woody Allen and Tim Burton. He might have become a major star himself after Richard C. Sarafian chose him for the title role of Andy (1965). The director must have been very pleased with Alden for, as Andy Chadakis - the retarded son of elderly Greek immigrants - he showed remarkable acting ability . Unfortunately, the film was little seen and the gifted actor landed no other parts of such importance and quality afterward.
- IMDb mini biography by: Guy Bellinger
- SpouseSharon Hayden(April 23, 1966 - 1978) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenBrent Hayden AldenAshley Erika Alden
- ParentsBenjamin AdelbergEsther Ruth Covinsky
- Played Lou the mechanic in a series of AC Delco commercials. He was so convincing that people would actually come up to him and tell him their car problems.
- When Peter Criss of KISS failed to show for looping in Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978) Alden did the looping instead, uncredited.
- Retired in 2006 at the age of 82.
- His star turn came in Andy (1965), about a 40-year-old mentally disabled son of Greek immigrants in New York, who sets out for a last night of seedy adventures before his parents commit him to an asylum.
- Studied at Texas Christian University in Texas. Served in the US army during World War II where he was stationed in Europe.
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