Robert Dahdah

Robert Dahdah was born on Mar 08, 1926 in Puerto Rico. Robert Dahdah's big-screen debut came with BUtterfield 8 directed by Daniel Mann in 1960, strarring Crowd (uncredited). Robert Dahdah is known for The Purple Rose of Cairo directed by Woody Allen, Mia Farrow stars as Cecilia and Jeff Daniels as Tom Baxter. The upcoming new movie Robert Dahdah plays is The Purple Rose of Cairo which will be released on Apr 19, 1985.

Stage director, writer, and film bit player Robert Dahdah was born to Lebanese parents on March 8, 1926 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dahdah moved as a child with his family to New York City and lived in Washington Heights. Robert served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Dahdah was the head of the Empathy Group in 1953 and directed plays at Washington Square Theater before becoming one of the key pioneering figures of the Off-Off Broadway theater movement at Caffe Cino in the 1960's. Among the notable plays that Robert directed are the smash hit "Dames at Sea," "The Bed," "Curley McDimple," "Clara Bow Loves Gary Cooper," and "Alias Jimmy Valentine." Moreover, Dahdah also appeared in a handful of movies in uncredited bit roles. He died at age 89 on February 6, 2016 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx.