- (1931) Stage: Appeared (as "Smoky Flynn"; Broadway debut) in "She Lived Next to the Firehouse" on Broadway. Farce. Written by William Grew and Harry Delf. Directed by William B. Friedlander. Longacre Theatre: 10 Feb 1931-Mar 1931 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: William Frawley, William Gargan, Ara Gerald, Roger Gray, George Harvey, John Henry, Ralph Hertz, Lois Jesson, Clifford Jones, Lottie Linthicum, Victor Moore, Patricia O'Connor, Lawrence O'Sullivan, Harry Short, Elda Voelkel. Produced by L. Lawrence Weber.
- (1938) Stage: Appeared (as "Reynaldo" / "Second Gravedigger") in "Hamlet" on Broadway. Tragedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Margaret Webster. St. James Theatre: 12 Oct 1938-Jan 1939 (closing date unknown/96 performances). Cast: Maurice Evans (as "Hamlet"; also producer), Wesley Addy, Donald Arbury, Charles Bowden, Donald Cameron, Frederic Carney, Mady Christians, Augustin Duncan, Henry Edwards, Reynolds Evans, Constance Friend, George Graham, Richard Janaver, Whitford Kane, George Keane, Katherine Locke, Carmen Mathews, Paul Nevans, Alfred Paschall, William Prince, Donald Randolph, Everett Ripley, Emmett Rogers, Alexander Scourby, Sydney Smith, Irene Tedrow, Maury Tuckerman, Ruth Wilk, Rhys Williams.
- (1939) Stage: Appeared (as "Fraqncis" / "Justice Silence") in "King Henry IV Part I" on Broadway. History (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Margaret Webster. St. James Theatre: 30 Jan 1939-Apr 1939 (closing date unknown/74 performances). Cast included: Maurice Evans (as "Sir John Falstaff"; also producer), Richard Janiver, Carmen Mathews.
- (1939) Stage: Appeared (as "Reynaldo" / "Second Gravedigger") in "Hamlet" on Broadway. Tragedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Margaret Webster. 44th Street Theatre: 4 Dec 1939-6 Jan 1940 (40 performances). Cast: Maurice Evans (as "Hamlet"; also producer), Mady Christians (as "Gertrude"), John Barclay, Lauren Gilbert, George Keane, John McQuade, Alexander Nicol, Katherine Locke, Alex Nicol (credited as Alexander Nicol), Melvin Parks, Alfred Paschall, Jackson Perkins, Donald Randolph, Kurt Richards, Emmett Rogers, Sydney Smith, Maury Tuckerman, Howard Wierum, Rhys Williams, Walter Williams.
- (1940) Stage: Appeared (as "Dudley" replacement actor) in "The Time of Your Life" on Broadway. Comedy. Written / co-directed by William Saroyan. Choreographed by Gene Kelly. Co-directed by Eddie Dowling. Booth Theatre: 23 Sep 1940-19 Oct 1940 (32 performances). Cast: William Bendix (as "Krupp"), Eddie Dowling (as "Joe"), Celeste Holm (as "Mary L."), Gene Kelly (as "Harry"). Produced by The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors). Produced in association with Eddie Dowling.
- (1940) Stage: Appeared (as "Frank Lippincott") in "My Sister Eileen" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov, from stories by Ruth Kennedy. Dance sequences staged by Paul Seymour. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Lighting Design by Al Alloy. Technical Assistant to Mr. Oenslager: Isaac Benesch. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Biltmore Theatre (through 4 Aug 1942. Moved to The Martin Beck Theatre until 21 Nov 1942 then moved to The Ritz Theatre until 13 Dec 1942 then moved to The Broadway Theatre until close): 26 Dec 1940-16 Jan 1943 (864 performances). Cast: Effie Afton (as "Violet Shelton"), Tod Andrews [credited as Michael Ames], Shirley Booth (as "Ruth Sherwood"), Alan Brixey, Morris Carnovsky (as "Mr. Appolpolous"), Peter Coe (credited as Peter Knego; as "Future Admiral"), George Cotton, Tom Dillon, Donald Foster, Eda Heinemann (as "A Prospective Tenant"), Gordon Jones, Joseph Kallini, Bruce MacFarlane, Paul Marion, Charles Martin, William Post Jr., Richard Quine (who would later direct a film version of the play, My Sister Eileen (1955)), Helen Ray, Eric Roberts, Mel Roberts, Jo Ann Sayers, Paul Seymour, Benson Spring, Joan Tompkins, Robert White. Replacement actors during Biltmore Theatre run: Joe Bush (as "Future Admiral"), Dave Macomber (as "Cossack"), Alva Milligan (as "A Drunk"), Priscilla Newton (as "Helen Wade"), Theodore Newton (as "Robert Baker"), Paul Porter Jr. (as "A Street Arab"), Roy Roberts (as "The Wreck"), 'Max Showalter (as "Frank Lippencott"), Arthur Tell (as "A Drunk"), Jerome Thor (as "Future Admiral"), Sheila Trent (as "Violet Shelton"), Ethel Wilson (as "A Prospective Tenant"). Replacement actors during Martin Beck Theatre run: Tony Bickley Future Admiral"), Joseph Buloff (as "Mr. Appolpolous"), Victor Finney (as "Future Admiral"), Thomas Hume (as "The Wreck"), Peggy Knudsen (as "Eileen Sherwood"), David Macomber (as "Cossack"), Alva Milligan (as "A Drunk"), Theodore Newton (as "Robert Baker"), Paul Porter Jr. (as "A Street Arab"), Herbert Rissman (as "Jensen"), Max Showalter (as "Frank Lippencott"), Arthur Tell (as "A Drunk"), Sheila Trent (as "Violet Shelton"), Ethel Wilson (as "A Prospective Tenant"). Replacement actors during Ritz Theatre run: None noted. Replacement actors during Broadway Theatre run: None noted. Produced by Max Gordon. NOTES: (1) Rates as one of the most successful (and profitable) productions ever produced on Broadway. (2) Filmed as My Sister Eileen (1942).
- (1941) Stage: Appeared (as "Hubert Carter") in "Village Green" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by Carl Allensworth. Directed by Felix Jacoves. Henry Miller's Theatre: 3 Sep 1941-27 Sep 1941 (30 performances). Cast: Joseph Allen, Matt Briggs (as "Henry Ames"), Frank Craven, John Craven, Joseph R. Garry, Norman Lloyd, Julian Olney Jr., Laura Pierpont, John Ravold, Maida Reade (as "Harmony Godkin"), Calvin Thomas, 'Frank Wilcox (I)', Paul E. Wilson. Produced by Dorothy Olney, Julian Olney and Felix Jacoves.
- (1946) Stage: Appeared in "January Thaw" on Broadway.
- (1947) Stage: Appeared (as "Mouse" / "Humpty Dumpty") in "Alice in Wonderland" on Broadway. Fantasy (revival). Written by Eva Le Gallienne (also in cast as "White Queen") and Florida Friebus. Based on the Tenniel drawings from "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll. Music by Richard Addinsell. Musical Director: Tibor Kozma. International Theatre (moved to The Majestic Theatre from 28 May 1947 to close): 5 Apr 1947-28 Jun 1947 (100 performances + 3 previews). Cast: Philip Bourneuf (as "White Knight"), Bambi Linn (as "Alice"), Richard Waring, Margaret Webster, Don Allen, John C. Becher, John Behney, Angus Cairns, Robert Eric Carlson, Michel Corhan, Will Davis, Sgt. Thomas Grace, Raymond Greenleaf (as "Duchess"), Julie Harris (as "White Rabbit" / "Alternate"), Bart Henderson, Cavada Humphrey, Fred Hunter, Arthur Keegan, Donald Keyes, Rae Len, Robert Leser, Jack Manning, Gerald McCormack, Mary Alice Moore, Walter Neal, Pvt. James Rafferty, Robert Rawlings, Eloise Roehm, Dan Scott, John Straub, Eugene Stuckmann, Theodore Tenley, Charles Townley, Eli Wallach (as "Duck" / "Two of Spades" / "Other Voice"), William Windom (as "White Rabbit" / "Man in White Paper"), Ed Woodhead. Produced by Rita Hassan and The American Repertory Theatre. NOTE: This revival was recorded (in an abridged version) by RCA Victor on an unusually long, one-hour, six-record 78-RPM album set. However, like many old mono recordings, it has not been issued on compact disc, though copies of it apparently still exist in excellent condition.
- (1947) Stage: Appeared (as "Walter Smith") in "How I Wonder" on Broadway. Written by Donald Ogden Stewart. Directed by Garson Kanin and George Greenberg. Hudson Theatre: 30 Sep 1947-22 Nov 1947 (63 performances). Cast: Raymond Massey (as "Prof. Lemuel Stevenson"), Carol Goodner (as "Margaret Stevenson"), Everett Sloane (as "Lem's Mind"), Wyrley Birch (as "Henry Harkrider'), Bethel Leslie' (as "Christina Stevenson"), John Marriott (as "Cliff Saunders"), Byron McGrath (as "George Drummond"), Meg Mundy (as "Lisa"), John Sweet (as "Dr. Hiller"). Produced by Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin, Victor Samrock and William Fields.
- (1948) Stage: Appeared in "Kathleen" on Broadway. Written by Michael Sayers. Scenic Design by Charles Elson. Costume Design by Rose Bogdanoff. Directed by Coby Ruskin [final Broadway credit]. Mansfield Theatre: 3 Feb 1948-10 Feb 1948 (7 performances). Cast: Anita Bolster (as "Lily, The Housekeeper"), Whitfield Connor (as "Lt. Aengus MacOgue, The Soldier"), Henry Jones (as "Seamus MacGonigal, The Rich Man's Son"), Whitford Kane (as "Father Keogh, The Priest"), James McCallion (as "Christy Hanafey, The Poor Man's Son"), Frank Merlin (as "James Houlihan, The Doctor"), Jack Sheehan (as "Prof. Jasper Fogarty, The Father"), Morton Stevens (as "Jamie MacGonigal, The Rich Boy's Father"), Andree Wallace (as "Kathleen Fogarty, The Daughter"). Produced by Bea Lawrence.
- (1948) Stage: Appeared (as "Vince Barber") in "Town House" on Broadway. Written by Gertrude Tonkonogy. Based on a series of stories by John Cheever. Directed by George S. Kaufman. National Theatre: 23 Sep 1948-2 Oct 1948 (12 performances). Cast: Reed Brown Jr. (as "Larry Hyler"), Margaret Dale (as "Mrs. Osgood"; final Broadway role), Elizabeth Dewing (as "Katherine Levy"), June Duprez (as "Lucille Tremaine"), Roberta Field (as "Ramona Murray"), Peggy French (as "Carol Hyler"), Edwin Jerome (as "Putman Phelps"), Vera Fuller Mellish (as "A Woman"), James Monks (as "Jack Tremaine"), Klock Ryder (credited as Klock Ryder; as "A Man"), Hiram Sherman (as "Pete Murray"), Mary Wickes (as "Esther Murray"). Produced by Max Gordon.
- (1949) Stage: Appeared (as "The Doctor") in "They Knew What They Wanted" on Broadway. Comedy (revival). Written by Sidney Howard. Directed by Robert Perry. Music Box Theatre: 16 Feb 1949-9 Apr 1949 (61 performances). Cast included: Paul Muni, Carol Stone, Edward Andrews, Delores Badaloni, Dolores Brown, John Craven, Eole Gambarelli, Joseph Italiano, Charles Kennedy, Daniel Leone, James Moreno, Madelon Morka, Victor Rendina, Francisco Salvacion, Gerald Teddy, Jo Van Patten. Produced by John Golden.
- (1949) Stage: Appeared (as "Stumm") in "Metropole" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by William Walden. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Lyceum Theatre: 6 Dec 1949-7 Dec 1949 (2 performances). Cast: Edith Atwater (as "Miss Harrington"), Malcolm Lee Beggs, Reed Brown Jr. (as "Frederick M. Hill"), Jean Carson, George Cotton (as "Furniture Mover"), Royal Dano (as "Ellington"), Reynolds Evans (as "Crowell"), Arlene Francis (as "Carolyn Hopewell"), John Glendinning, Burton Lewis, Lee Parry, Jane Seymour, Lee Tracy (as "Frederick M. Hill"), Frances Waller. Produced by Max Gordon.
- (1950) Stage: Appeared (as "Stage Manager") in "A Story for a Sunday Evening" on Broadway. Written by Paul Crabtree. Incidental music by Leighton Tiffault. Directed by Paul Crabtree, Playhouse Theatre: 17 Nov 1950-25 Nov 1950 (11 performances). Cast: Paul Crabtree (as "David"), Thomas J. King, Cloris Leachman (as "Evelyn"), Nan Martin (as "Beatrice"; Broadway debut). Produced by Trio Productions and Milo Thomas.
- (1953) Stage: Appeared (as "Clifford Snell") in "The Solid Gold Cadillac" on Broadway. Written by Howard Teichmann and George S. Kaufman (also director). Belasco Theatre (moved to The Music Box Theatre from 5 Oct 1954-close): 5 Nov 1953- 12 Feb 1955 (526 performances). Cast: Josephine Hull, Loring Smith, Howard Adelman, Fred Allen, Mark Allen, Reynolds Evans, Carl Judd, Geoffrey Lumb, Lorraine MacMartin, Gloria Maitland, Al McGranary, Fuller Mellish, Henry Norell, Wendell K. Phillips, Jack Ruth, Charlotte Van Lein, Mary Welch. Produced by Max Gordon. NOTE: Filmed as The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956).
- (1954) Stage: Appeared (as "Leroy") in "The Bad Seed" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Maxwell Anderson, from the novel by William March. 46th Street Theatre (moved to The Coronet Theatre from 25 Apr 1955-close): 8 Dec 1954-27 Sep 1955 (334 performances). Cast: Nancy Kelly (as "Christine Penmark"), Thomas Chalmers (as "Richard Bravo"), Joan Croydon, George Gino, Lloyd Gough (as "Reginald Takser"), Eileen Heckart (as "Mrs. Faigle"), Joseph Holland, Patty McCormack (as "Rhonda Penmark"), John O'Hare (as "Col. Kenneth Penmark"), Wells Richardson (as "Mr. Daigle"; final Broadway role), Evelyn Varden. Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard). NOTE: Filmed as The Bad Seed (1956).
- (1958) Stage: Appeared (as "Louis McHenry Howe") in 'Sunrise at Campobello' on Broadway. Drama. Written / produced by Dore Schary. Directed by Vincent J. Donehue. Cort Theatre: 30 Jan 1958-30 May 1959 (556 performances). Cast: Ralph Bellamy (as "Franklin D. Roosevelt"), James Bonnet, Alan Bunce, Clifford Carpenter, Jerry Crews, Floyd Curtis, Roni Dengel, Vincent Dowling, Ethel Everett, Mary Fickett, William Fort, James Earl Jones, Kenneth Kakos, Edwin Philips, James Reese, Richard Robbins, Jeffrey Rowland, Anne Seymour, Perry Skaar, Mary Welch. Replacement actors included: Russell Collins, William Fort, Linda Seff. NOTESD: (1) Jones won the 1958 Tony Award as Featured Actor. (2) Filmed as Sunrise at Campobello (1960).
- (1960) Stage: Appeared (as "Seab Cooley") in "Advise and Consent" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Loring Mandel. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Cort Theatre: 17 Nov 1960-20 Jun 1961 (212 performances). Cast included: Ed Begley, Richard Kiley, Kevin McCarthy, Chester Morris. NOTE: Filmed as Advise & Consent (1962).
- (December 30, 1940) He acted in William Saroyan's musical comedy, "The Time of Your Life," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Eddie Dowling, Julie Haydon, Fred Kelly (Harry), Blackie Shackner, John Farrell, Ross Bagdasarian, Leo Chalzel, Edward Andrews, Reginald Beane, Nene Vibber, Grover Burgess, Houseley Stevens Sr., Hene Damur, William Bendix, Tom Tully, Arthur Hunnicutt, Ann Brody, Howard Barnhart, Marilyn Monk, Evelyn Geller, Frances McHugh, Eva Leonard Boyne, Tony Albert, and Ainsworth Arnold in the cast. Reginald Beane was composer. Watson Barratt was set designer. Gene Kelly was choreographer. William Saroyan and Eddie Dowling were also directors in a Theatre Guild production.
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