Other works
Was a television spokesman for both IBM and Atari Personal Computers. The IBM ad campaign was followed by a series of
TV commercials for IBM featuring the rest of the cast members from the TV series
"M*A*S*H" (1972).
1970s: Sings on the children's album "Free To Be ... You And Me"
1970s:
TV commercial for Polaroid Pronto! Land Camera.
Played Flan in an audio recording of "Six Degrees of Separation". This was the second time he shared a role with
Donald Sutherland, the first one being Hawkeye Pierce in
"M*A*S*H" (1972).
1982-83:
TV commercials for Atari Home Computers.
1972: Starred with
Louise Lasser in an unsold comedy anthology pilot called "The Class of '55", which would show what happened to the graduates of a fictional college 17 years after graduation.
Book: "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed".
(1991) He acted in Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town," at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England with Jemma Redgrave, Rowena Cooper, John Normington, John Rose, directed by Robert Allan Ackerman.
Active on
Broadway in the following productions:
Only in America (1959).
Purlie Victorious (1961). Comedy.
Fair Game for Lovers (1964).
Cafe Crown (1964).
The Owl and the Pussycat (1964). Comedy.
The Apple Tree (1966). Musical comedy. Note: Mr. Alda was nominated for a Tony
award for Best Actor in a Musical. Featured on original cast recording.
Jake's Women (1992). Comedy.
Art (1998). Written by
Yasmina Reza. Translated by Christopher Hampton. Incidental music by Gary Yershon. Directed by Matthew Warchus. Royale Theatre: 1 Mar 1998- 8 Aug 1999 (600 performances + 20 previews that began on 12 Feb 1996). Cast:
Alan Alda (as "Marc"), Victor Garber Serge"),
Alfred Molina (as "Yvan") [
Broadway debut]. Replacement actors: Brian Cox (as "Marc"), Henry Goodman (as "Serge"), David Haig (as "Yvan"),
Buck Henry (as "Marc") [circa 11 May 1999- 8 Aug 1999/
Broadway debut],
Judd Hirsch (as "Marc") [from 22 Dec 1998- ?],
Wayne Knight (as "Yvan") [circa 11 May 1999- 8 Aug 1999],
Joe Morton (as "Serge") [from 22 Dec 1998- ?],
George Segal (as "Serge") [circa 11 May 1999- 8 Aug 1999],
George Wendt (as "Yvan") [from 22 Dec 1998- ?/
Broadway debut]. Produced by David Pugh,
Sean Connery and Joan Cullman. Associate Producer: Dafydd Rogers and Stuart Thompson.
QED (2001). Drama.
The Play What I Wrote (2003). Comedy. Written by
Hamish McColl,
Sean Foley and
Eddie Braben.
Glengarry Glen Ross (2005). Drama (revival).
(1988)
TV commercial: IBM computers
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