- (1902 - 1946) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1902) Stage Play: The Slaves of Russia. Drama.
- (1914) Stage Play: A Mix-up.
- (1917) Stage Play: If. Written by Mark Swan. Fulton Theatre: 7 Feb 1917- Feb 1917 (closing date unknown/13 performances). Cast: Ruth Benson, Walter Carter, Edward Colebrook [Broadway debut], Peter Craig, Taylor Graves, Arthur Hyman, Ben Johnson, Arthur M. Loewy, Bert Lytell, Charles MacKay, Floy Murray, George Probert, Forrest Robinson, Reggie Sheffield, Sydney Shields. Produced by Holbrook Blinn and James Shesgreen.
- (1917) Stage Play: Mary's Ankle. Written by May Tully. Bijou Theatre (moved to The 39th Street Theatre from 1 Oct 1917- unknown): 6 Aug 1917- unknown (80 performances). Cast: Leo Donnelly, Irene Fenwick, T.W. Gibson, Walter Jones, Bert Lytell, Mae Melville, William J. Morrisey, Barnett Parker, Adelaide Prince, Zelda Sears. Produced by A.H. Woods.
- (1928) Stage Play: Brothers.
- (1931) Stage Play: A Church Mouse. Written by Ladislas Fodor. Scenic Design by Livingston Platt. Directed by Melville Burke. Playhouse Theatre: 12 Oct 1931- Mar 1932 (closing date unknown/164 performances). Cast: Charles S. Abbe (as "Jackson") [final Broadway role], Charles Campbell (as "Baron Frank von Ullrich"), Wallace Erskine (as "Count von Talheim"), Ruth Gordon (as "Susie Sachs"), John Gray (as "Chapple"), Louise Kirtland (as "Olly Frey "), Bert Lytell (as "Baron Thomas von Ullrich"). Produced by William A. Brady Ltd.
- (1933) Stage Play: Bad Manners. Comedy. Written by Dana Burnet and William B. Jutte. Directed by William A. Brady and Dwight Wiman. Playhouse Theatre: 30 Jan 1933- Feb 1933 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: William David, H.L. Donsu, Bert Lytell (as "Craig Baldwin"), Leona Maricle, Margaret Sullavan (as "Lois Aiken"), Harold Vermilyea (as "Jerry Dilworth"), Franklin West. Produced by William A. Brady. Produced by arrangement with Dwight Wiman.
- (1934) Stage Play: The First Legion. Drama.
- (1939) Stage Play: Margin for Error. Melodrama. Written by Clare Boothe Luce. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Assistant to Mr. Oenslager: Isaac Benesch. Directed by Otto Preminger. Plymouth Theatre: 3 Nov 1939- 1 Jun 1940 (closing date unknown/264 performances). Cast: Sam Levene (as "Officer Finkelstein"), Otto Preminger (as "Karl Baumer"), Matt Briggs (as "Otto B. Horst"), Elspeth Eric (as "Sophie Baumer"), Leif Erickson (as "Thomas S. Denny"), Bramwell Fletcher (as "Baron Max von Alvenstor"), Bert Lytell (as "Dr. Jennings"), Edward McNamara (as "Capt. Mulrooney"), Evelyn Wahl. Replacement cast: Philip Coolidge (as "Otto B. Horst"), Hugh Marlowe (as "Thomas S. Denny"), William Mendrek (as "Captain Mulrooney"). Produced by Richard Aldrich and Richard Myers.
- (1940) Stage Play: Return Engagement. Written by Larry Riley. Directed by Rowland Leigh. John Golden Theatre: 1 Nov 1940- 7 Nov 1940 (8 performances). Cast included: Bert Lytell. Produced by W. Horace Schmidlapp and Joseph M. Gaites.
- (1941) Stage Play: Lady in the Dark. Musical comedy. Book by Moss Hart. Music by Kurt Weill. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Musical Director: Maurice Abravanel. Music orchestrated by Kurt Weill. Vocal arrangements by Kurt Weill. Production Design by Hassard Short. Lighting Design by Hassard Short. Scenic Design by Harry Horner. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Gowns Designed by Hattie Carnegie. Assistant to Mr. Horner: Lester Polakov and Dick Bernstein. Assistant to Miss Sharaff: Brion. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. All musical sequences staged by Hassard Short. Choreographed by Albertina Rasch. Press Representative: John Peter Toohey. Scenic Design by Harry Horner. Directed by Moss Hart. Alvin Theatre: 23 Jan 1941- 15 Jun 1941 (162 performances). Cast: Gertrude Lawrence (as "Liza Elliott"), Jerome Andrews (as "Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), Nelson Barclift (as "Tom, an office boy/Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), Dorothy Bird (as "Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), George Bockman (as "Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), Anne Bracken (as "Child"), Macdonald Carey (as "Charley Johnson"), Kenneth Casey (as "Child"), Andre Charise (as "Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), Catherine Conrad (as "Singer"), Audrey Costello (as "Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), Jean Cumming (as "Singer"), Davis Cunningham (as "Jack/Singer"), Margaret Dale (as "Maggie Grant"), Patricia Deering (as "Carol, a model/Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), Carol Deis (as "Singer"), Eleanor Eberle (a "Barbara"), Hazel Edwards (as "Singer"), Max Edwards (as "Singer"), Sally Ferguson (as "Child"), Len Frank (as "Singer"), Dan Harden (as "Ben Butler"), Fred Hearn (as "Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), Manfred Hecht (as "Singer"), Danny Kaye (a "Russell Paxton"), Yaroslav Kirov (as "Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), Ellie Lawes (as "Child"), Joan Lawes (as "Child"), Ann Lee (as "Miss Stevens"), Robert Lee (as "Child"), Bert Lytell (as "Kendall Nesbitt"), June MacLaren (as "Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), Jacqueline MacMillan (as "Child"), William Marel (as "Singer"), Victor Mature (as "Randy Curtis") [only Broadway role], Robert Mills (as "Child"), Warren Mills (as "Child"), Beth Nichols (as "Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), Virginia Peine (as "Helen, a model"), Gedda Petry (as "Ruthie, a model/Singer"), Donald Randolph (as "Dr. Brooks"), June Rutherford (as "Singer"), Natalie Schafer (as "Alison Du Bois"), Jeanne Shelby (as "Miss Bowers"), Ward Tallmon (as "Joe, an office boy"), Lois Volkman (as "Child"), George Ward (as "Child"), William Welch (as "Child"), Wana Wennerholm (as "Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), Margaret Westberg (as "Marcia, a model/Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), Evelyn Wyckoff (as "Miss Foster"), Florence Wyman (as "Singer"). Replacement actors: Joseph Anthony (as "Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), George Bockman (as "Tom, an office boy"), Eric Brotherson (as "Singer"), Patricia Deering (as "Barbara"), William Howell (as "Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"), Beth Nichols (as "Carol, a model"), John Sweet (as "Alberta Rasch Group Dancer"). Produced by Sam Harris. Note: Filmed by Paramount Pictures as Lady in the Dark (1944).
- (1945) Stage Play: The Wind Is Ninety. Written by Lawrence Riley. Scenic Design by Johannes Larsen. Directed by Rowland Leigh and Frank Merlin. John Golden Theatre: 1 Nov 1940- 7 Nov 1940 (8 performances). Cast: Mady Christians (as "Elizabeth Emerson"), Audrey Christie (as "Ruth Conway"), Warren Clarke (as "Albert"), Thomas Coley (as "Bill Gardiner"), Augusta Dabney (as "Patsy Tomkins"), Peter Garey (as "Bob"), William Leicester (as "George"), Ruth Lott, Bert Lytell (as "Geoffrey Armstrong"), Alex Nicol (as "Eddie"), Leona Powers, Helen Reid, Lewis L. Russell, Caryl Smith, Evelyn Varden. Produced by W. Horace Schmidlapp and Joseph M. Gaites.
- (1946) Stage Play: I Like It Here. Comedy. Written by A.B. Shiffrin. Directed by Charles K. Freeman. John Golden Theatre: 22 Mar 1946- 4 May 1946 (52 performances). Cast: Seth Arnold (as "Mr. Smedley"), Ellis Baker (as "Saphronia Lawrence"), Beverly Bayne (as "Matilda Merriweather"), Mardi Bryant (as "Laura Merriweather"), John Effrat (as "Captain Leroux"), Oskar Karlweis (as "Willie Kringle"), Bert Lytell (as "Sebastian Merriweather") [final Broadway role], Donald Randolph (as "David Bellow"), William Terry (as "Brad Monroe"). Produced by William Cahn.
- (1943 - 1945) Served as President of Actors Equity.
- (1954) Hired by 20th Century Fox to go on a nationwide lecture tour promoting their film, "The Egyptian."
- (1933) He acted in the play, "Survival," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts.
- (1941) He acted in the play, "Seraphina," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Leona Powers, Ann Andrews and Margaret Bannerman in the cast. Frank Carrington was director.
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