Arvid Laurence Bryggman was born on December 21,1938 and is an American actor.
60 Facts About Larry Bryggman
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Larry Bryggman is known for playing the role of Dr John Dixon on the CBS Daytime soap opera As the World Turns.
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Larry Bryggman won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on As the World Turns in 1984 and 1987.
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Larry Bryggman has had roles in many theatrical productions, including Ulysses in Nighttown, The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, Prelude to a Kiss, Picnic, Proof, Romance, Festen, and Harvey.
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Larry Bryggman has received two Tony Award nominations and won two Obie Awards.
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Larry Bryggman was born on December 21,1938 in Concord, California.
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Larry Bryggman's father worked for a neon sign company and his mother was a piano teacher.
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Larry Bryggman learned to play the piano, drums and various woodwinds, including the bassoon.
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Larry Bryggman learned to play the accordion, at his father's request.
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Larry Bryggman attended the City College of San Francisco, earning a Bachelor's Degree.
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Larry Bryggman made his off-Broadway debut in 1962, appearing on stage in A Summer Ghost.
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Larry Bryggman played a police sergeant in Live Like Pigs and Pozzo in Waiting for Godot, both produced by the Theater Company of Boston.
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Larry Bryggman spent five years as a principal member of the company.
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In 1969, Larry Bryggman made his debut at the New York Shakespeare Festival, performing in Mod Donna.
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Larry Bryggman co-starred with Elke Sommer in a touring production of the musical Irma La Douce.
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Larry Bryggman was cast as Dr John Dixon on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, first airing on July 18,1969.
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Larry Bryggman was initially only supposed to appear in three episodes, but the show's producers saw potential in the character and he was offered a contract.
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Larry Bryggman was confronted by angry fans when he was out in public, including a woman who almost hit him in front a supermarket.
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Larry Bryggman appeared on Broadway in The Lincoln Mask in 1972.
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Larry Bryggman appeared in the short film The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope.
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Larry Bryggman had a role in the television film Strike Force.
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Larry Bryggman played Dr Sheldon Henning in the original Broadway production of Checking Out.
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In February 1977, Larry Bryggman played Frank Schaeffer in Marco Polo Sings a Solo at The Public Theater, co-starring with Madeline Kahn.
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Larry Bryggman played Kress in a Broadway revival of The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, co-starring with Al Pacino.
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Larry Bryggman was cast as Lord Stanley, Earl of Derby in a Broadway revival of Richard III, co-starring again with Al Pacino.
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Larry Bryggman played Stacy in the comedy film Hanky Panky, directed by Sidney Poitier and co-starring with Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner.
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In 1984, Larry Bryggman won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on As the World Turns.
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In March 1985, Larry Bryggman appeared as Bijou in the play Walk the Dog, Willie.
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Larry Bryggman received another Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, for his work on As the World Turns.
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Larry Bryggman appeared in Rum and Coke at The Public Theater in January 1986.
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Larry Bryggman was nominated again for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on As the World Turns.
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In 1987, Larry Bryggman won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on ATWT.
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In May 1988, Larry Bryggman appeared as Andrew in the play Spoils of War, co-starring with Kate Nelligan.
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Larry Bryggman played Dr Boyle in the original Broadway production of Prelude to a Kiss, co-starring with Mary-Louise Parker.
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Larry Bryggman was cast as Howard Bevans in the original Broadway production of Picnic, co-starring with Ashley Judd and Kyle Chandler.
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Larry Bryggman appeared as Arthur Cobb in the action film Die Hard with a Vengeance, co-starring with Bruce Willis.
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Larry Bryggman played twins Harry and Alfred Baker in New England at the Manhattan Theatre Club in November 1995.
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Larry Bryggman played Tom in The Ride Down Mount Morgan at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in July 1996.
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Larry Bryggman appeared in the film Looking for Richard, written and directed by Al Pacino.
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In July 1997, Larry Bryggman played the Duke of Buckingham in Henry VIII at The Public Theater.
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Larry Bryggman appeared in The Hothouse, another production for the Atlantic Theater Company, in February 1999.
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Larry Bryggman was cast as Robert in the original Broadway production of Proof, co-starring again with Mary-Louise Parker.
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Larry Bryggman was replaced in the role with Patrick Tovatt, his As the World Turns co-star.
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Larry Bryggman was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.
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Larry Bryggman starred as Jon in Roulette at the John Houseman Theater in February 2004.
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In December 2004, it was announced that Larry Bryggman would be leaving the role of John Dixon on As the World Turns.
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In 2005, Larry Bryggman starred as the Judge in the Atlantic Theater Company's off-Broadway and Los Angeles productions of the David Mamet farce Romance.
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Larry Bryggman received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play and won an Obie Award.
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Larry Bryggman returned to Broadway, starring as Helge in an original production of Festen.
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Larry Bryggman co-starred with Debra Monk in Mrs Miller Does Her Thing at the Vineyard Playhouse in September 2008.
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Larry Bryggman played Salty in the comedy film Side by Each, co-starring with Blythe Danner.
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In November 2010, Larry Bryggman starred in Harold Pinter's The Collection and A Kind of Alaska at the Classic Stage Company.
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Larry Bryggman guest starred on The Good Wife in 2011.
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Larry Bryggman starred as Lyman Wyeth in Other Desert Cities at Washington, DC's Arena Stage in May 2013.
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Larry Bryggman guest starred on Person of Interest in 2013.
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Larry Bryggman appeared in Father Comes Home From the Wars at The Public Theater in March 2014.
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In 1960, Larry Bryggman had a relationship with a woman he met while working in summer theater in Massachusetts.
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Larry Bryggman was married to dancer Barbara Creed and they had two sons, born in 1966 and 1970.
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Larry Bryggman married his As the World Turns co-star, Jacqueline Schultz, in 1982.
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Larry Bryggman married Tracey Hanley Bryggman, an assistant director on Guiding Light, in the late 1990s.