Charles Nelson Reilly: Tony-Winning Stage and TV Comic Dies at 76

Charles Nelson Reilly was an American actor, comedian and director. Born on January 13, 1931, in the Bronx, New York, he trained with Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof.

Reilly won a Tony Award for playing Bud Frump in the original Broadway production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962). He was a panelist on Match Game, a regular on The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, and starred in the children's series Lidsville. He also directed stage plays and taught acting.

His one-man show Save It for the Stage was a hit in New York. Reilly died of complications from pneumonia in Beverly Hills on May 25, 2007, at age 76.

Achievements: Tony Award for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962).

Birth: January 13, 1931 - The Bronx, New York.

Profession: Actor and director.

Interesting Facts: He was a frequent guest of Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show.