Morey Amsterdam

Morey Amsterdam

Moritz Amsterdam (December 14, 1908 – October 28, 1996) was an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. Between 1948 and 1950, he hosted his own TV sitcom The Morey Amsterdam Show. He played Buddy Sorrell on CBS's The Dick Van Dyke Show from 1961 to 1966.

Birth and Death Data: Born Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America), Died October 27, 1996 (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (hospital in Los Angeles, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: performer, songwriter, composer, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-92731	10-in.	7/17/1935	Plain old me	Connecticut Yankees ; Stewart Sisters ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and female vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	D4VB-0515	10-in.	12/21/1944	Rum and Coca-Cola	Rosemary Calvin ; Norton Sisters ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Female-male vocal duet, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-0142	10-in.	2/15/1947	Oh why, oh why, did I ever leave Wyoming?	Helen Carroll ; The Satisfiers	Female vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band	composer
Decca	82688		4/15/1952	True, mon, true	Morey Amsterdam		performer
Decca	82689		4/15/1952	My wife does the cutest thing	Morey Amsterdam		performer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Amsterdam, Morey," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108803.

Amsterdam, Morey. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108803.

"Amsterdam, Morey." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.