Antony Alda (born Antonio Joseph D'Abruzzo; December 9, 1956 – July 3, 2009), sometimes called Tony, was an American actor who grew up in a popular acting family.

Alda was born Antonio Joseph D'Abruzzo in Saint-Julien, Var, France, into what would later be called an acting dynasty.

[3] He was married twice, first in 1975 to Leslie Clark at Saint Thomas Episcopal Church in New York City at Fifth Avenue.

He was cast in several television series and appeared in more than 200 episodes including two on Knots Landing as Rick Elliot.

One prank involved his donning a wig and passing himself off as one of his mother's church friends to a visiting aunt.

"[8] He has an accident that results in a disappearance long enough for Hollywood to assume he is dead and to begin to cast a movie based on his life.

Bobby takes on a different identity, that of Texan Buck Steele, in order to audition for and, eventually, play himself in the movie.