Autres œuvres

(1964) Stage: Appeared (as "Horace Vandergelder") in the original Broadway production of "Hello, Dolly!".

Stage and television actor.

(1968) Unsold pilot: Co-starred in a sitcom pilot for CBS called "Rome, Sweet Rome". Bill Bixby starred as an innocent American living in the Eternal City.

(1936) Stage: Appeared in John Cecil Holm's and George Abbott's "3 Men on a Horse" at the Wyndham's Theatre in London, England, with Romney Brent, Bernard Nedell, Claire Carleton, William Butler Hixon, Tucker McGuire, Edmon Ryan, Maurice Freeman, Ralph W. Chambers, Sara Seegar and Vinton Hayworth (aka "Jack Arnold") in the cast.

(1957) Stage: Appeared (as "Mayor Shinn") in the original Broadway production of "The Music Man". NOTE: Received a Tony Award as Best Supporting Actor (Musical).

(1962) Stage: Appeared (as "Senex") in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" on Broadway. Musical comedy. Music / lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Based on material by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Directed by George Abbott. Alvin Theatre (moved to the Mark Hellinger Theatre on 9 Mar 1964 to 9 May 1964 then moved to The Majestic Theatre on 11 May 1964 to close): 1 May 1962-29 Aug 1964 (964 performances + 8 previews). Cast: Zero Mostel, John Carradine (as "Lycus, a buyer and seller of courtesans"), Brian Davies, Jack Gilford (as "Hysterium, slave to Senex and Domina"), Ron Holgate, Ruth Kobart, Preshy Marker, Raymond Walburn (as "Erronius, a citizen of Rome"), Judy Alexander, Lucienne Bridou, David Evans, Lisa James, Roberta Keith, Gloria Kristy, Eddie Phillips, George Reeder, Myrna White. Produced by Harold Prince. NOTE: Received a Tony Award as Best Supporting Actor (Musical).

(1971) Stage: Appeared in "70 Girls, 70", Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia, PA. NOTE: On March 12, 1971, while performing in the second act of the production, he had a heart attack and died on stage. The last sounds he heard were laughter and applause.

(1971) Stage: Appeared in "Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen" on Broadway. NOTE: Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor (Musical).

(July 3 to 11, 1959) He played Emory McDougal in Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's play, "Auntie Mame," in a Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Main Stage in Williamstown, Massachusetts with Tom Brennan (Mr. Babcock); Richard Cavett (Ito); John Cunningham (Lindsey Woolsey); Ted D'Arms (Ralph Devine); Bernerd Engel (Mr. Loomis); Sue Ann Gilfillan (Auntie Mame); Cynthia Harris (Gloria Upson); Bernie Kukoff (Beauregard); Carrie Nye-McGeoy (Sally Cato McDougal); William O'Brien (Cousin Jeff, Pat Dennis); Miriam Piper (Nora Muldoon); Bill Rice (Pat Dennis, Michael Dennis); Rex Robbins (Mother Burnside, Bryian O'Bannion); Mary Starnes (Pegeen Ryan, Claude Upson); Sue Trevathan (Agnes Gooch) and Dorothy Whitney (Vera Charles); in the cast. Richard Casler was scenic designer. Ben Compton was costume designer. Peter Hunt was lighting designer. Nikos Psacharapoulos was artistic director and director. Ted Van Griethuysen was costume designer for Miss Gilfillan's character. Bernerd Engel was stage manager.