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Moritz "Morey" Amsterdam

Also Known As: "Morey"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Death: October 28, 1996 (87)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States (heart attack)
Place of Burial: 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Max Amsterdam and Jennie Amsterdam
Husband of Private
Ex-husband of Mabel Todd
Father of Private and Private
Brother of Edward Theodore Amsterdam; Emanuel "Manny" Amsterdam and Florence Lillian Amsterdam

Managed by: Lisa Finder
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About Morey Amsterdam

Moritz "Morey" Amsterdam (December 14, 1908 – October 28, 1996) was an American television actor and comedian, best known for the role of Buddy Sorrell on The Dick Van Dyke Show in the early 1960s.

Morey Amsterdam was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest of the three sons of Jennie (née Finder) and Max Amsterdam, a musician and head of the San Francisco Symphony. He was of Jewish Austrian-Hungarian ancestry.

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Morey Amsterdam's Timeline

1908
December 14, 1908
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
1996
October 28, 1996
Age 87
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park & Mortuaries, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States