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Stage: Played the murderer in the 1962 play "Prescription: Murder", opposite Thomas Mitchell as Lt. Columbo. The play was later adapted into Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV).

Radio: Commercial for the American Service Center, an automobile dealer in Arlington, Virginia, c. 1980.

Stage: Played C.K. Dexter Haven in the original 1939 Broadway production of "The Philadelphia Story".

Julius Caesar (1937). Tragedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Incidental music by Marc Blitzstein. Assistant Director: Hiram Sherman. Directed by Orson Welles. Mercury Theatre (moved to the National Theatre in March 1938 to close): 11 Nov 1937- Mar 1938 (closing date unknown/157 performances). Cast: William Alland (as "Marullus"), Evelyn Allen, Arthur Anderson, Muriel Brassler, Grover Burgess (as "Ligarius"), Francis Carpenter, Joseph Cotten (as "Publius"), George Coulouris, George Duthie, Martin Gabel (as "Cassius"), Joseph Holland (as "Julius Caesar"), John Hoyt (as "Decius Brutus") [credited as John Hoysradt], Norman Lloyd, William Mowry, Ted Reid, Stefan Schnabel (as "Metellus Cimber"), Hiram Sherman, Orson Welles (as "Marcus Brutus"), John A. Willard (as "Trebonius"). Produced by Orson Welles and John Houseman. Replacement actors included: Edmond O'Brien (as "Marc Antony") [during National Theatre run in Mar 1938]. Note: One of the definitive Shakespearian revivals of the 20th Century.

Loose Moments (1935). Comedy. Written by Courtenay Savage and Bertram Hobbs. Directed by Walter Hartwig. Vanderbilt Theatre: 4 Feb 1935- Feb 1935 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Irene Cattell, Catherine Collins, Joseph Cotten (as "Ralph Merkes"), Carol Day, Edward Garvie, Grant Gordon, Pearl Hight, Elizabeth Love, Artie Belle McGinty, Doro Merande (as "Sophie Tuttle"), Russell Rhodes, Lenore Sorsby. Produced by Walter Hartwig.

Jezebel (1933). Drama. Written by Owen Davis. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 19 Dec 1933- Jan 1934 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: Laura Bowman, Ruth Boyd, Ida Brown, Reed Brown, Jr., Alston Burleigh, Helen Claire, Gage Clarke, Joseph Cotten (as "Dick Ashley"), Frances Creel, Leo Curley, Owen Davis, Jr., Miriam Hopkins (as "Julie Kendrick"), Anita Jackson, Blois Jackson, Romaine Johns, Bjorn Koefoed, Harold Martin, Joseph Maxwell, Henry May, Gilbert McKay, Rena Mitchell, Lew Payton, Henry Richards, William Richardson, James Waters, Crane Whitley (as "Joe Staley"), Cora Witherspoon (as "Miss Sally"), Frederic Worlock, Ray Yeates. Produced by Katharine Cornell and Guthrie McClintic.

Sabrina Fair (1953). Comedy. Written by Samuel A. Taylor. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Costume Supervision by Bianca Stroock. Lighting Design by Donald Oenslager. Assistant to Mr. Oenslager: Klaus Holm. Directed by H.C. Potter. National Theatre (moved to The Royale Theatre, from 17 May 1954- close): 11 Nov 1953- 21 Aug 1954 (318 performances). Cast: Joseph Cotten (as "Linus Larrabee Jr."), Margaret Sullavan (as "Sabrina Fairchild"), Russell Collins (as "Fairchild"), John Cromwell (as "Linus Larrabee"), Robert Duke (as "Paul D'Argenson"), Luella Gear (as "Julia Ward McKinlock"), Lorraine Grover (as "Another Young Woman"), Scott McKay (as "David Larrabee"), Gordon Mills (as "A Young Man"), Cathleen Nesbitt (as "Maude Larrabee"), Katharine Raht (as "Margaret"), Harriet Selby (as "A Young Woman"), Michael Steele (as "Another Young Man"), Ruth Woods (as "Gretchen"). Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, Robert Anderson, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Roger L. Stevens, John F. Wharton). Note: Filmed As Sabrina (1954) by Billy Wilder [Paramount Pictures] while play was still in production; debuted on 22 Sep 1954. Remade as Sabrina (1995), directed by Sydney Pollack and distributed by Paramount.

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