Robert Banas(1933-2024)

Choreography
Actor
Producer

Richard Beymer, Robert Banas, and Tony Mordente in West Side Story (1961)

Robert Banas was born on 22 September 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for West Side Story (1961), Always (1989) and Teen Witch (1989). He died on 29 July 2024 in Encino, California, USA.

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Known for

West Side Story

7.6

Joyboy

1961

Always

6.4

Choreography(as Bob Banas)

1989

Teen Witch

6.0

Choreography(as Bob Banas)

1989

Daddy-O

2.8

Sonny DiMarco(as Bob Banas)

1958

Credits

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Choreography

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
5.0
TV Movie
- dance coach
- 1995
Always
6.4
- choreographer (as Bob Banas)
- 1989
Teen Witch
6.0
- choreographer (as Bob Banas)
- 1989
Under the Boardwalk
5.4
- choreographer
- 1988
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
6.3
- choreographer (as Bob Banas)
- 1986
Tuff Turf
6.0
- choreographer (as Bob Banas)
- 1985
Webster
5.8
TV Series
- choreographer
- 1983
Heart Like a Wheel
6.8
- choreographer (as Bob Banas)
- 1983
Mork & Mindy
7.2
TV Series
- choreographer
- 1981–1982
The Day the Bubble Burst
7.0
TV Movie
- choreographer
- 1982
Skatetown U.S.A.
5.0
- choreographer (as Bob Banas)
- 1979
The Bad News Bears
6.9
TV Series
- choreographer (as Bob Banas)
- 1979
Barnaby Jones
7.0
TV Series
- choreographer (uncredited)
- 1978
Lindsay Wagner: Another Side of Me
8.1
TV Special
- choreographer
- 1977
The Virginian
7.6
TV Series
- choreographer
- 1969

Actor

Odd Jobs
4.5
- Choreographer (as Bob Banas)
- 1986
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
6.4
TV Movie
- Russian Choreographer (uncredited)
- 1985
Cagney & Lacey
6.9
TV Series
- (as Bob Banas)
- 1982
Bud and Lou
5.5
TV Movie
- Dance Director (as Bob Banas)
- 1978
Get Smart
8.2
TV Series
- Little Joe (as Bob Banas)
- 1966
Made in Paris
5.4
- Dance Partner (uncredited)
- 1966
T.J.'s
TV Special
- Dancer
- 1966
Billie
5.7
- Dancer (uncredited)
- 1965
Girl Happy
6.4
- Dancer (uncredited)
- 1965
Pajama Party
5.0
- Pajama Boy (uncredited)
- 1964
The Nut House!!
7.2
TV Movie
- Nureyev (uncredited)
- 1964
Mary Poppins
7.8
- Chimney Sweep (uncredited)
- 1964
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
6.6
- Dancer (uncredited)
- 1964
Bye Bye Birdie
6.6
- Teenager (uncredited)
- 1963
How the West Was Won
7.1
- Dance Hall Dancer (uncredited)
- 1962

Producer

Personal details

Alternative names
- Bob Banas
Born
- September 22, 1933
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- July 29, 2024
- Encino, California, USA(pneumonia)

Did you know

Trivia
Banas had enjoyed renewed celebrity 11 years ago when a long-forgotten 1964 clip from "The Judy Garland Show" circulated on social media, racking up tens of millions of views. In it, Peter Lawford, Martha Raye and Garland make way for a troupe to interpret the dance called "the Nitty Gritty," with Banas giving the supecharged performance of a lifetime.