- (1928 - 1972) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1928) Stage Play: Rainbow. Musical. Book by Laurence Stallings and Oscar Hammerstein II. Produced by Philip Goodman. Dances by Busby Berkeley. Music by Vincent Youmans. Directed by Oscar Hammerstein II. Gallo Opera House: 21 Nov 1928- 15 Dec 1928 (29 performances). Cast: Margaret Alexander, Ward Arnold (as "Third Private"), Ann Austin (as "Ensemble"), May Barnes (as "Snow Ball"), James H. Beattie (as "Ensemble"), Sadie Black (as "Hattie"), Chester Bree (as "Mr. Jackson/Ensemble"), Rupert Lucas, Ned McGurn (as "Mess Sergeant/Ensemble") [Broadway debut], Harland Dixon, Brian Donlevy (as "Captain Robert Singleton"), Leo Dugan (as "Second Private"), Stewart Edwards (as "First Private"), La Vergne Evans (as "Ensemble"), Fanny (as "Fanny"), Grace Fleming (as "Ensemble"), Maud Florenz (as "Servant"), Randall Fryer (as "Rookie/Ensemble"), Vincent Funaro (as "Ensemble"), Frank Gagen (as "Ensemble"), Christine Gallagher (as "Ensemble"), Christopher Gerard (as "Ensemble"), Margaret Grove (as "Ensemble"), J. Donald Heebner (as "Ensemble"), Libby Holman (as "Lotta"), Ludovic Huot (as "Ensemble"), Cyril Joyce (as "Ensemble"), Evelyn Kermin (as "Ensemble"), Frank Kimball (as "Ensemble"), Frank King (as "Bartender"), Harry Lake (as "Ensemble"), Larry Larkin (as "Ensemble"), Rupert Lucas (as "Major Davolo"), Helen Lynd (as "Penny"), Charles Mack (as "Ensemble"), Leo Mack (as "Corporal"), Helen Madigan (as "Ensemble"), George Magis (as "Frenchie/Ensemble"), Edith Martin (as "Ensemble"), Ruth Martin (as "Ensemble"), Pauline Maxwell (as "Ensemble"), Glenn McComas (as "Ensemble"), Ned McGurn (as "Mess Sergeant/Ensemble"), Clinton McLeer (as "Ensemble"), Betty McNulty (as "Ensemble"), Beth Meredith (as "Ensemble"), Mildred Morgan (as "Ensemble"), Leo Nash (as "Peon/Ensemble"), Edward Nemo (as "Egg"), Ruby Nevins (as "Ensemble"), Raymond Otto (as "Ensemble"), Lew Parker [credited as Lewis Parker] (as "Ensemble") [Broadway debut], Helen Lynd, Henry Pemberton (as "Colonel Brown"), Dorothy Pensel (as "Ensemble"), John Perkins (as "Ensemble"), Margaret Pidgin (as "Ensemble"), Allan Prior (as "Harry Stanton"), Charles Ralph (as "Servant"), Helen Rauth (as "Ensemble"), Charles Ruggles, Rowena Scott (as "Ensemble"), Betty Sherman (as "Ensemble"), Thomas Sternfeld (as "Ensemble"), Paul Taft (as "Ensemble"), Lu Talbott (as "Ensemble"), Margaret Todd (as "Ensemble"), Valla Valentinova (as "Spanish Girl/Ensemble"), Efin Vitis (as "Ensemble"), Ralph Walker (as "Tough/Ensemble"), Jean Watson (as "Ensemble"), Betty Waxton (as "Ensemble"), Emily Wentz (as "Ensemble"), Claire White (as "Ensemble"), Eleanor Witmar (as "Ensemble"), Victor Young (as "Ensemble"). Produced by Philip Goodman. Note: Filmed by Warner Bros. as Song of the West (1930).
- (1929) Stage Play: Spring is Here. Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Book by Owen Davis. Musical Director: Alfred Newman. Choreographed by Bobby Connolly. Alvin Theatre: 11 Mar 1929- 8 Jun 1929 (104 performances). Cast: Victor Arden, Joyce Barbour (as "Rita Conway"), Inez Courtney (as "Mary Jane"), Frank Gagen, John Hundley, Glenn Hunter, Dick Keene, Cy Landry (as "Ebens"), Phil Ohman, Lewis Parker [credited as Lewis Parker] (as "Jennings"), Charles Ruggles (as "Peter Braley"), Gil Squires, Lillian Taiz, Maidel Turner (as "Emily Braley"), Thelma White. Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley. Note: Filmed by First National Pictures [distributed by Warner Bros.] as Spring Is Here (1930).
- (1929) Stage Play: Heads Up. Musical comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Book by Jack McGowan and Paul Gerard Smith. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett. Pianist: Phil Ohman. Musical Director: Alfred Newman. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Costume Design by Kiviette. Directed by George Hale. Alvin Theatre: 11 Nov 1929- 15 Mar 1930 (144 performances). Cast: Atlas & La Mar, Ray Bolger (as "Georgie"), Alice Boulden, Chester Bree, Louis Delgado, Robert Gleckler (as "Captain Denny"), John Hamilton, John Hundley, Richard Macaleese, Victor Moore (as "Skippy Dugan"), Barbara Newberry, Lew Parker [credited as Lewis Parker] (as "James Clarke/Ensemble"), Betty Starbuck (as "Betty Boyd"), Janet Velie, Jack Whiting. Produced by Alex. A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley.
- (1929) Stage Play: Girl Crazy. Musical comedy. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Musical Director: Earl Busby. Choreographed by George Hale. Costume Design by Kiviette. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Conducted by George Gershwin. Directed by Alexander Leftwich. Alvin Theatre: 14 Oct 1930- 6 Jun 1931 (272 performances). Cast: Jack Barrett, Gloria Beaumont, Gene Brady, Olive Brady (as "Tess Parker"), Bob Burton, Norma Butler, Lillian Carson, Kathryn Cathcart, Chief Rivers, Jack Classon, Jack Closson, Arthur Craig, Norman Curtis, Bob Derden, Dorothy Donnelly (as "Ensemble"), Kay Downer, LaVern Evans, Jack Fago, Jacqueline Feeley, Mickie Forbs, Donald Foster, Bob Gebhardt, Dorothy Gordon, Faye Greene, Harry Griffin, Marion Harcke, Thomasine Haye, Eunice Healy, Willie Howard, Ray Johnson, Starr West Jones (as "Lariat Joe"/Ensemble), Virginia Kay, Allen Kearns, Vivian Keefer, William Kent, Muriel LaCount, Rena Landeau, Jane Lane, Leila Laney, Lillian Lorray, Gertrude Lowe, Carlton Macy (as "Lank Sanders"), Mary Mascher, Ethel Merman (as "Kate Fothergill"), Betty Morton, Elsie Neal, Dick Nealy, Hazzard Newberry, Kendall Northrop, James Notono, Peggy O'Connor, Margie O'Shea, Lillian Ostrom, Lew Parker, Julia Pirie, Del Porter, Vivian Porter, Marvyne Ray, Ginger Rogers (as "Molly Gray"), Kathy Schauer, John Sciortino, Marshall Smith, Dwight Snyder, Drucilla Strain, Ruth Timmons, Clyde Veaux, Nondas Wayne. Produced by Alex Aarons and Vinton Freedley.
- (1936) Stage Play: Red, Hot and Blue. Musical comedy. Based on material by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett. Musical Direction by Frank Tours. Directed by Howard Lindsay. Alvin Theatre: 29 Oct 1936- 10 Apr 1937 (183 performances). Cast included: Jimmy Durante (as "Policy Pinkle"), Ethel Merman (as "Nails O'Reilly Duquesne"), Bob Hope (as "Bob Hale"), May Abbey, Betty Allen, Joanne Allen, Frank Archer, Stella Bailey, Bill Benner, Ruth Bond, Jeanette Bradley, Cecile Carey, Gloria Clare, Vivian Vance. Produced by Vinton Freedley.
- (1946) Stage Play: The Front Page. Comedy (revival). Written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. Directed by Charles MacArthur. Royale Theatre: 4 Sep 1946- 9 Nov 1946 (79 performances). Cast: Jack Arnold (as "Endicott, Post), Benny Baker, Rolly Beck, Fred Bemis, Isabel Bonner, Roger Clark, Joe De Santis, Olive Deering (as "Mollie Malloy"), Harold Grau (as "Mr. Pincus"), Pat Harrington Sr. (as "Kruger, Journal of Commerce"), Curtis Karpe (as "Woodenshoes Eichorn"), William H. Lynn (as "Sheriff Hartman"), George Lyons (as "Earl Williams"), Blanche Lytell (as "Jennie"), Bruce MacFarlane (as "Murphy, Journal") [final Broadway role], Arnold Moss (as "Walter Burns"), Lew Parker (as "Hildy Johnson, Herald Examiner"), Edward H. Robins, Ray Walston (as "Schwartz, Daily News"), Vic Whitlock, Cora Witherspoon (as "Mrs. Grant") [final Broadway role], Leonard Yorr (as "Tony"). Produced by Hunt Stromberg Jr. and Thomas Spengler.
- (1950's). [Radio]. In the early 1950s, he played John Bickerson in the radio series, "The Bickersons."
- (1972) Stage Play: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Musical comedy (revival). Music by Stephen Sondheim. Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Based on the plays of Plautus. Musical and vocal direction by Milton Rosenstock. Music orchestrated by Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin. Dance arrangements by Hal Schaefer. Additional dance music by Richard De Benidictis. Choreographed by Ralph Beaumont. Directed by Burt Shevelove. Lunt-Fontanne Theatre: 30 Mar 1972- 12 Aug 1972 (156 performances + 3 previews). Cast: Phil Silvers (as "Prologus, an actor, Pseudolus, slave to Hero"), Carl Ballantine (as "Lycus, a buyer and seller of courtesans"), Larry Blyden (as "Hysterium, slave to Senex and Domina"), Pamela Hall, John Hansen, Carl Lindstrom, Lew Parker (as "Senex, a citizen of Rome"), Lizabeth Pritchett (as "Domina, wife of Senex"), Chad Block, Sonja Haney, Keita Keita, Lauren Lucas, Trish Mahoney, Gloria Mills, Reginald Owen (as "Erronius, a citizen of Rome"), Joe Ross, Charlene Ryan, Bill Starr. Replacement actor: Tom Poston (as "Prologus/Pseudolus"). Produced by David Black and Larry Blyden. Produced in association with Seymour Vall and Henry Honeckman. Note: 1972 Tony Award® winner Best Featured Actor in a Musical: Larry Blyden, 1972 Tony Award® winner Best Actor in a Musical: Phil Silvers.
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