- (1943 - 1989) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1943) Stage Play: Winged Victory. Musical drama. Written by Moss Hart. Incidental music by Sgt. David Rose. Music arranged by Sgt. David Rose. Assistant Musical Director: M/Sgt. Norman Leyden. Featuring songs by Carmen Dragon, Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr and Robert Crawford. Assistant Lighting Design by S/Sgt. Ralph Alswang. Production Manager: 1st Lt. Irving P. Lazar and 1st. Lt. Benjamin Landis. Stage Manager: Pvt. Jerome Whyte. 1st Assistant Stage Manager: Sgt. Charles Atkin. Assistant Stage Mgr: Pvt. Herman Kantor, Cpl. Emery Battis, Pfc. Grant Gaither, Pvt. Alfred Moscowitz, Sgt. Irving Pincus, Pvt. Russell Hinchliffe, Pvt. Martin Mellon and Pvt. Alfred Ashley. Directed by Moss Hart. 44th Street Theatre: 20 Nov 1943- 20 May 1944 (212 performances). Cast: Sgt. John Ademy, Cpl. Jerry Hilliard Adler, Pvt. John Andes, Cpl. Richard Annis, Florence Aquino, Cpl. Edward Ashley, Mrs. Edward Ashley, Faith Avery, Phyllis Avery, Mathilde Baring, Capt. Sidney Bassler, Cpl. Etienne Bauer, Mrs. Alan Baxter, Pvt. Alan Baxter, Pvt. Richard Beach, 2nd Lt. Don Beddoe (as "Colonel Blakely"), Capt. Raye Bidwell, Pvt. Whit Bissell (as "Lt. Jules Hudson"), Joan Black, Pfc. Kenneth Black, Pvt. Ramon Blackburn [final Broadway role], Pvt. Royce Blackburn [final Broadway role], Pvt. Robert Blakeman, Pvt. Philip Bourneuf (as "Colonel Gibney"), S/Sgt. Sascha Brastoff, Mrs. Robert I. Braun, Sgt. Horace Brynolfson, Pfc. Thomas Burdick, Pfc. James Burke, Pvt. Red Buttons (as "Whitey"), Mrs. William Cahan, Sgt. David Calvin, Cpl. Robert Cantell, Sgt. Frank Chamberlin, Shirley Chambers, Pfc. Dick Chandlee, Mrs. Thomas Charlesworth, Pfc. Thomas Charlesworth, Cpl. Ira Cirker, Pvt. Lee J. Cobb (as "Doctor Baker"), Pvt. Alfred Cocozza, Pvt. Eugene Conley, Mary Cooper, Cpl. Fred Cotton, Sgt. Howard Cranford, Cpl. Mark Daniels, Mrs. Mark Daniels, S/Sgt. Frank Davis, Pfc. John Deane, Olive Deering (as "Ruth"), Pfc. Thomas Dillon, Cpl. Milton Douglas, Mrs. Milton Douglas, Cpl. Russell W. Drewes, Mrs. Michael Duane, Pvt. Michael Duane, Sgt. David Durston, Katherine Eames, Helen Eastman, Pvt. George Edwards, 2nd Lt. Frank Egan, Pvt. John Elliott, Mrs. James Engler, Cpl. Tommy Farrell (as "Ensemble"), Mrs. Abe Feder, Elfin Finn, Mrs. Arthur Finne, Pvt. Arthur Finne, Pfc. Kenneth Forbes, Pvt. John Ford, Pvt. John Forsythe (as "Ensemble"), Sgt. D.J. Fradenburg, Elisabeth Fraser, Sgt. Carl Fredrickson, Genevieve Frizzell, Mrs. Gilbert Frye, Sgt. Gilbert Frye, Pvt. Dave Gaber, S/Sgt. Gordon Gaines, Cpl. Charles Gavek, Pvt. Hayes Gordon, Mrs. Thomas Grace, Sgt. Thomas Grace, Pvt. A.L. Green, Pfc. John Green, Sgt. George Griffin, Virginia Hammond, Pfc. Donald Hanmer, Pvt. Michael Harvey, S/Sgt. Peter Lind Hayes (as "O'Brien"), Pfc. Pitt Herbert, Gilbert Herman, Pvt. Bert Hicks, 1st Lt. George Hoffmann, Mrs. Dick Hogan, Pvt. Dick Hogan, Cpl. Donald Hultgren, Pvt. Milton Hultgren, Sgt. Rune Hultman, T/5 Jay Hyde, Pfc. Alan Jason, Mrs. William Justice, Pvt. William Justice, Sgt. Frank Kane, Mrs. Herman Kantor, Mrs. Paul Kaye, Pvt. Paul Kaye, Pvt. John R. Kearney, Pvt. James Keogan, Pvt. Alfred Kunz, Mrs. Stuart Langley, Pvt. Stuart Langley, Cpl. James Larmore, Cpl. John Lawler, Mary Lenhardt, Pvt. Harry Lewis, Mrs. John Macmillan, Pvt. John Macmillan, Pvt. Louis J. Magyar, Pvt. Karl Malden (as "Adams"), Sgt. Zeke Manners, Pvt. William Marshall, Pfc. James Mattingly, Pfc. Robert J. Mauch (as "Ensemble"), Pfc. Billy Mauch (as "Ensemble"), Sgt. Kevin McCarthy (as "Ronny Meade"), Jean McCoy, Pfc. Ray McDonald, Mrs. Edward McMahon, Pfc. Edward McMahon, Mrs. Norman Mendelson, Pfc. Norman M. Mendelson, Cpl. Gary Merrill (as "Captain McIntyre"), Mrs. Gary Merrill, Pvt. Ray Merrill, Sgt. Joseph Meyer, Sgt. Ray Middleton (as "Lt. Sperry"), Ellen Miller, Pvt. Brad Dexter [credited as Barry Mitchell], Pvt. Kent Morrison, Pvt. Robert Nash, Pvt. William Nash, 1st Lt. William Neil, Mrs. William Neil, Pvt. Barry Nelson (as "Bobby Grills"), Cpl. Eugene Nelson, Pfc. Edmond O'Brien (as "Irving Miller"), Pvt. Damian O'Flynn, Margaret Parmentier, Pvt. Cy Perkins, Pvt. George Petrie, Laura Pierpont (as "Mrs. Gardner"), Cpl. James Polack, Pvt. Jack Powell, Sgt. Jack Proctor, Pvt. James Rafferty, Sgt. Salvatore Randazzo, Sgt. Edward Reardon, Cpl. Earl Redding, Pvt. Walter Reed, Mrs. George Reeves, Sgt. George Reeves (as "Lt. Thompson"), Cpl. Don Richards, Pvt. Grant Richards, Mrs. Carroll Riddle, 1st Lt. Carroll C. Riddle, Pfc. Martin Ritt (as "Gleason"), Mrs. Archie Robbins, Pvt. Archie Robbins, Pfc. Robert Rose, Pvt. Emanuel Rosenberg, Pfc. Anthony Ross, Pfc. Arthur Ross, Pvt. Henry Rowland, Elsa Ryan, Pvt. Alfred Ryder, S/Sgt. Danny Scholl, Pfc. David Scott, Sgt. Wilbur Sheibels, Pfc. Douglas Sibole, Pvt. Henry Slate, Pvt. Jack Slate, Pvt. Dan Stanley, Pvt. Robert Stevens, Mrs. Julian Stockdale, Pvt. Julian Stockdale, Mrs. Claude Stroud, Pvt. Claude Stroud, Mrs. Elliot Sullivan, Pvt. Elliot Sullivan, Cpl. Frederick Sullivan, Cpl. David Sureck, Pvt. Don Taylor, Pfc. Forrest Thompson, Pfc. James Thompson, Pvt. John Tyers, Pfc. Kenneth Utt [Broadway debut], Pvt. Howard Vanderberg, Pvt. George Wainwright, Cpl. Finley Walker, Laura Walker, Sgt. Fred Weisberg, Sgt. Frank Whitmore, Pvt. Jack Willey, Mrs. Robert Willey, Sgt. Robert Willey, Pvt. Jack Williams, Cpl. Joseph Williams, Sgt. Victor Young, Sgt. Jerome Zimmerman. Produced by The U.S. Army Air Forces. Note: Actors in this production were on active duty in the armed forces at the time of production and credited under their various ranks.
- (1959) Unsold pilot: Co-starred with Richard Shannon in the pilot for a police drama set in the Greenwich Village section of New York City called "Night Stick". It was written and produced by Gene Roddenberry.
- (1963-66) Radio: Host of the NBC Radio program "Monitor"
- (1957) Stage: Appeared in "No Time for Sergeants" (Her Majesty's Theatre, London)
- (1956) Stage Play: Wake Up, Darling. Comedy. Written by Alex Gottlieb. Music by Leo Robin and Jule Styne. Directed by Ezra Stone. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 2 May 1956- 5 May 1956 (5 performances). Cast: Jean Arley (as "Mrs. Johnson"), Raymond Bramley (as "Granville Prescott"), Barbara Britton (as "Polly Emerson"), Robert Downing (as "First Policeman"), Kay Medford (as "Martha"), Barry Nelson (as "Don Emerson"), Russell Nype (as "Deerfield Prescott"), Grace Raynor (as "Gloria"), Richard B. Shull (as "Second Policeman"), Paula Trueman (as "Juliet"), Ann Whiteside (as "Penelope") [final Broadway role]. Understudies: Jean Arley (as "Juliet/Martha), Jo Kaiser (as "Gloria/Penelope/Polly Emerson") and Michael Lipton (as "Deerfield Prescott/Don Emerson"). Note: Play was adapted for Season 1, Episode 17 of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, broadcast on NBC on 21 Feb 1964.
- (1961) Stage Play: Mary, Mary. Comedy. Written by Jean Kerr. Directed by Joseph Anthony. Helen Hayes Theatre (moved to The Morosco Theatre from 30 Nov 1964- close): 8 Mar 1961- 12 Dec 1964 (1572 performances + 2 previews that began on 6 Mar 1961). Cast: Barbara Bel Geddes (as "Mary McKellaway"), Barry Nelson (as "Bob McKellaway"), Michael Rennie (as "Dirk Winsten"), John Cromwell (as "Oscar Nelson'), Betsy von Furstenberg (as "Tiffany Richards"). Replacement actors during Helen Hayes Theatre run: Alan Bunce (as "Oscar Nelson") [from 13 May 1963- ?], Mindy Carson (as "Mary McKellaway") [from 16 Mar 1964- ?], Wayne Carson (as "Bob McKellaway") [from 8 Jun 1964- ?], Michael Evans (as "Dirk Winsten") [from 1 Jul 1963- ?], George Grizzard (as "Bob McKellaway") [from 25 Jun 1962- ?], Murray Hamilton (as "Bob McKellaway") [from 23 Sep 1963- ?], Katherine Hays (as "Tiffany Richards") [from 17 Sep 1962- ?], Tom Helmore (as "Dirk Winsten") [from 21 Oct 1963- ?], Judy Lewis (as "Tiffany Richards") [from 22 Jun 1964- ?], Diana Lynn (as "Mary McKellaway") [from 21 Jan 1963- ?], Biff McGuire (as "Bob McKellaway") [from 1 Jul 1963- ?], Scott McKay (as "Bob McKellaway") [from 2 Apr 1962- ?], Julia Meade (as "Mary McKellaway") [from 23 Jul 1962- ?], Howard Morton (as "Dirk Winsten") [from 24 May 1964- ?], Edward Mulhare (as "Dirk Winsten") [from 14 Dec 1961- ?], Carrie Nye (as "Tiffany Richards") [from 5 Feb 1962- ?], Nancy Olson (as "Mary McKellaway") [from 5 Feb 1962- ?], Tom Poston (as "Bob McKellaway") [from 5 Nov 1962- ?], William Prince (as "Bob McKellaway") [from 22 Jun 1964- ?], Hiram Sherman (as "Oscar Nelson") [from 13 May 1963- ?], Elizabeth St. Clair (as "Tiffany Richards") [from 10 Feb 1964- ?], Howard St. John (as "Oscar Nelson") [from 2 Jul 1962- ?], Inger Stevens (as "Mary McKellaway") [from 24 Dec 1962- ?] (final Broadway role), Clinton Sundberg (as "Oscar Nelson") [from 13 May 1963- ? and from 16 Mar 1964- ?], Ellen Weston (as "Tiffany Richards") [from 24 Oct 1962- ?], Michael Wilding (as "Dirk Winsten") [from 31 Jul 1961- ?]. Replacement cast during Morosco Theatre run: None known. Produced by Roger L. Stevens. Produced in association with Collin Productions Inc. Associate Producer: Lyn Austin. Notes: 1) Filmed by Warner Bros. as Mary, Mary (1963) with Mr. Nelson, Mr. Sherman and Mr. Rennie reprising their stage roles and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. 2) Film version released during original theatrical run, highly unusual for the time.
- Stage: Appeared in "The Act" on Broadway. Nominated for Tony Award.
- (October 1977) He acted in John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical, "The Act", at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway in New York City with Liza Minnelli in the cast. Martin Scorsese was the director.
- (1969) Stage Play: The Fig Leaves Are Falling. Musical. Music by Albert Hague. Lyrics by Allan Sherman. Book by Allan Sherman. Musical Director: Abba Bogin. Music orchestrated by Manny Albam. Dance arrangements by Jack Lee. Scenic Design by William and Jean Eckart. Choreographed by Eddie Gasper. Directed by George Abbott. Broadhurst Theatre: 2 Jan 1969- 6 Jan 1969 (4 performances + 17 previews). Cast: Jay Barney (as "Mr. Mittleman"), Helon Blount (as "Mother-in-Law"), David Cassidy (as "Billy") [Broadway debut], Frank DeSal (as "Gelb/Queen Victoria/Dancer"), Pi Douglass (as "Dancer"), Jean Even (as "Mildred/Marlene/Dancer"), Edmund Gaynes (as "Singer"), Mary Jane Houdina (as "Dancer"), John Joy (as "Mao-Tse/Singer"), Kenneth Kimmins (as "Charley Montgomery"), Sherry Lambert (as "Singer"), Mara Landi (as "Grace/Singer"), Dorothy Loudon (as "Lillian Stone"), Marilyne Mason (as "Mimsy"), Joe McGrath (as "Hodgekins/Singer"), Jocelyn McKay (as "Cynthia/Singer"), Rosemary McNamara (as "Singer"), John Medeiros (as "Dancer"), Michael Misita (as "Dancer"), Barry Nelson (as "Harry Stone"), Jenny O'Hara (as "Pookie Chapman"), Anna Pagan (as "Mary Queen of Scots/Singer"), Renata Powers (as "Dancer"), Louise Quick (as "Cecelia"), Sally Ransone (as "Dancer"), Charlene Ryan (as "Dancer"), Darrell Sandeen (as "Rev. Walters/Singer"), Lathan Sanford (as "Tough Guy/Dancer"), Patrick Spohn (as "Marty/Dancer"), Tony Stevens (as "Dancer"), Pat Trott (as "Elizabeth Marsden/Dancer"), Alan Weeks (as "Le Roy/Singer"). Standbys: Jack Drummond (as "Charley Montgomery/Harry Stone") and Ellen Hanley (as "Lillian Stone"). Understudies: Edmund Gaynes (as "Billy"), Sherry Lambert (as "Cecelia") and Marilyne Mason (as "Pookie Chapman"). Produced by Joseph Harris, Lawrence Carr and John Bowab.
- (1965) Stage Play: Cactus Flower. Comedy. Written by Abe Burrows. Scenic Design by Oliver Smith. Directed by Abe Burrows. Royale Theatre (moved to The Longacre Theatre from 9 Sep 1968- close): 8 Dec 1965- 23 Nov 1968 (1234 performances + 2 previews that began on 6 Dec 1965). Cast: Lauren Bacall (as "Stephanie"), Barry Nelson (as "Julian"), Burt Brinckerhoff (as "Igor"), Brenda Vaccaro (as "Toni"), Marjorie Battles (as "Botticelli's Springtime"), Michael Fairman (as "Music Lover/Waiter"), Arny Freeman (as "Señor Sanchez"), Will Gregory (as "Customer"), Eileen Letchworth (as "Mrs. Durant"), Robert Moore (as "Harvey"). Standby: Eileen Letchworth (as "Stephanie"). Understudies: Marjorie Battles (as "Toni"), Michael Fairman (as "Harvey/Igor") and Will Gregory (as "Julian"). Replacement cast during Royale Theatre run: Skye Aubrey (as "Toni"), William Bogert (as "Harvey"), Lloyd Bridges (as "Julian") [from 16 Oct 1967- ?], Diana Douglas (as "Mrs. Durant"), Ethelyne Dunfee (as "Toni Betsy Durkin (as "Botticelli's Springtime") [Broadway debut], Joan Eastman (as "Mrs. Durant"), Lee Lawson (as "Toni"), Rick Lenz (as "Igor/Music Lover/Waiter"), Marsha Mason (as "Botticelli's Springtime") [Broadway debut], Kevin McCarthy (as "Julian"), [from 8 May 1967- close], Michael Norell (as "Music Lover/Waiter"), Betsy Palmer (as "Stephanie [from 20 Nov 1967- ?], Susan Tyrrell (as "Botticelli's Springtime") [Broadway debut]. Standbys: Donald Barton (as "Julian"), Joan Eastman (as "Stephanie"), James Karen (as "Julian"). Understudies: Betsy Durkin (as "Toni"), Rick Lenz (as "Igor"), Michael Norell (as "Igor"), Susan Tyrrell (as "Toni"). Produced in association with Beresford Productions Ltd. Associate Producer: Samuel Liff. Note: Filmed by Columbia Pictures as Cactus Flower (1969).
- (1975) Stage Play: The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden. Comedy
- (1949) Stage Play: The Rat Race. Written by Garson Kanin. Incidental music by Joe Bushkin. Music arranged by Joe Bushkin. Scenic Design and Lighting Design by Donald Oenslager. Directed by Garson Kanin. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 22 Dec 1949- 4 Mar 1950 (84 performances). Cast: Georgie Auld (as "Carl"), Joseph Bernard (as "Waiter"), Joe Bushkin (as "Frankie Jay"), Johnny Dale (as "Neighbor"), David Edelman (as "Police Department"), Betty Field (as "Helen Brown"), Belle Flower (as "Neighbor"), Hal Green (as "Ralph"), Pat Harrington Sr. (as "Bo Kerry"), Sherman Kane (as "Tip"), Doro Merande (as "Soda"), 'Dennie Moore (as "Edie Kerry"), 'Barry Nelson' (as "Gus Hammer"), Lou Oles (as "Artie's Man"), Paul Shiers (as "Policeman"), Joseph Sweeney (as "Mac"), Toni Tucci (as "Carl's Girl"), Ray Walston (as "Telephone Man"), Rex Williams (as "Artie Bray"). Note: Filmed by The Perlsea Company [distributed by Paramount Pictures] as The Rat Race (1960).
- (1970) He acted in Allan Scott and George Haight's play, "Goodbye, Again," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Cynthia Harris in the cast.
- (1969) He acted in Pierre Barillet's play, "Cactus Flower," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Constance Towers in the cast.
- (1965) He directed Jean Kerr's play, "Mary, Mary," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Betsy Palmer and Scott McKay in the cast.
- (1975) He directed Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse's play, "Life with Father," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Betsy Palmer and Laurence Hugo in the cast.
- (1982-1983 Season) He acted in Noel Coward's play, "Suite in Two Keys," at he Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Betsy Palmer and Elaine Stritch in the cast. Richard Barr was director. Helen Pond and Herbert Senn were scenic designers. Deirdre A. Taylor was lighting designer. Guy Geoly was costume designer.
- (October 10 to November 29, 1975) He acted in Alan Ayckbourn's play, "The Norman Conquests," in the American premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California with Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Ken Howard, Estelle Parsons and Carole Shelley in the cast. Eric Thompson was director.
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