Morty Gunty

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Morty Gunty (February 1, 1929 – July 15, 1984) was an American actor and comedian, a well-known New York City nightclub comic in the 1960s and 1970s.

Gunty attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York.^[1] He was born and died in the Parkville section of Brooklyn.^[2] He appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 23, 1964, leading into the Beatles before their third and final appearance on the program.

In addition to being a nightclub comic, in the mid-1960s, he hosted a 90-minute weekday afternoon children's television series on WOR-TV New York called The Funny Company. Gunty also appeared on Broadway in 1967.^{[3][unreliable source?][4]} He played Buddy Sorrell in the original pilot for The Dick Van Dyke Show, which was entitled Head of the Family and starred writer/creator Carl Reiner in the lead role with an entirely different cast. He also played Ann Marie's agent, a former comedian, in several episodes of That Girl. He played himself in the Woody Allen film Broadway Danny Rose.^[3]

Gunty died of cancer on July 15, 1984, aged 55, in Brooklyn, New York. He was survived by his wife, Marilyn; two daughters, a brother; and his parents, Belle and Abraham Gunty.^[3]