- (1931) Stage Play: School for Virtue. Comedy.
- (1936) Stage Play: American Holiday.
- (1936) Stage Play: Murder in the Cathedral. Drama.
- (1927 - 1956) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1927) Stage Play: Speak Easy. Melodrama. Written by Edward Knoblock and George Rosener. Mansfield Theatre: 26 Sep 1927- Nov 1927 (closing date unknown/57 performances). Cast: Leopold Badia (as "Willy Boy") [Broadway debut], Donald Campbell (as "Paul Martin"), Leo G. Carroll (as "Fuzzy Arnold"), John Crone (as "Junkie Joe"), Dorothy Hall (as "Alice Woods"), Beatrice Lee (as "Daisy"), Marie Pettes (as "Old Annie"), Kate Roemer [credited as Kate Pierce Roemer] (as "Teddy"), Adelaide Rondelle (as "Rita"), Ann Shoemaker (as "Min Denton"), Ruthelma Stevens (as "Virginia Arnold"), Arthur R. Vinton (as "Cannon Costello"), Edward Woods. Produced by William B. Friedlander. Note: Filmed by Fox Film Corp. as Speakeasy (1929).
- (1928) Stage Play: Machinal. Written by Sophie Treadwell. Directed by Arthur Hopkins. Plymouth Theatre: 7 Sep 1928- Nov 1928 (closing date unknown/91 performances). Cast: Jean Adair (as "A Mother"), Nancy Allen (as "A Nurse"), Grace Atwell (as "A Stenographer"), Leopold Badia (as "A Filing Clerk"), Monroe Childs, John Connery, Hal K. Dawson (as "A Young Man"/"Third Reporter"), Otto Frederick (as "A Bellboy/A Court Reporter"), Clark Gable (as "A Man") [Broadway debut], Millicent Green (as "A Telephone Girl"), John Hanley (as "A Waiter/A Bailiff/A Jailer"), Hugh M. Hite, Zita Johann (as "A Young Woman"), Charles Kennedy, James MacDonald, Jess Sidney, George Stillwell, Clyde Stork, Conway Washburne (as "An Adding Clerk"), Tom Waters, Mrs. Charles Willard, Zenaide Ziegfeld. Produced by Arthur Hopkins. Note: Work was adapted for UK TV during the first season (1960) of Armchair Mystery Theatre (hosted by Donald Pleasence).
- (1937) Stage Play: Siege. Drama.
- (1944) Stage Play: A Bell for Adano. Drama. Written by Paul Osborn, from the novel by John Hersey. Directed by H.C. Potter. Cort Theatre: 6 Dec 1944- 27 Oct 1945 (296 performances). Produced by Leland Hayward.
- (1946) Stage Play: Cyrano de Bergerac. Comedy (revival). Written by Edmond Rostand. Book adapted by Brian Hooker [final Broadway credit during lifetime]. Directed by Mel Ferrer [credited as Melchor Ferrer]. Alvin Theatre (moved to The Ethel Barrymore Theatre (18 Nov 1946- close): 8 Oct 1946- 22 Mar 1947 (193 performances). Cast: José Ferrer (as "Cyrano de Bergerac Gascon"), Leopold Badia (as "Montfleury, a tragic actor"), Lee Baxter (as "Ensemble"), Toni Brown (as "Ensemble"), Robert Carroll (as "Lignière, the poet/Ensemble"), Leonardo Cimino (as "Another Poet/Ensemble"), Ralph Clanton (as "Le Comte de Guiche"), Marion Clements (as "Ensemble"), Francis Compton (as "Carbon de Castel Jaloux, Captain of the Gascony Cadets"), Nick Dennis (as "A Cut Purse/Ensemble"), Vincent Donahue (as "A Poet/Ensemble")[Broadway debut], Ernest Graves, Phyllis Hill (as "A Flower Girl/Sister Claire"), Anthony Jordan (as "Le Vicomte de Valvert/Ensemble"), Walter Kelly (as "Citizen's Son/Ensemble"), Mary Jane Kersey (as "A Soubrette/Ensemble"), Samuel N. Kirkham (as "A Cavalier/Ensemble"), Paula Laurence (as "Roxane's Duenna"), Francis Letton, Stewart Long, Nan McFarland (as "Lise, Ragueneau's wife/Mother Marguerite"), Benedict McQuarrie (as "A Porter/Ensemble"), Ralph Meeker (as "Another Lackey/Ensemble"), John O'Connor, George B. Oliver (as "Ensemble/A Musketeer"), Frances Reid (as "Roxane, Cyrano's cousin"), Hiram Sherman, Jacqueline Soans (as "A Comedienne/Sister Marthe"), Robinson Stone (as "Jodelet, the comedian/A Capuchin"), Charles Summers (as "A Guardsman/Ensemble"), Patricia Wheel (as "An Orange Girl/A Nun"), Bert Whitley (as "Brisaille/Ensemble"), Wallace Widdicombe [credited as Wallace Widdecombe] (as "A Citizen/Ensemble"), Howard Wierum (as "Bellerose, leader of the acting company/Ensemble"), Paul Wilson (as "A Cadet/Ensemble"), William Woodson (as "Le Bret"). Replacement actors [during Alvin Theatre run]: Vincent Donahue (as "A Marquis"), Denise Flynn (as "A Soubrette"), Van Graves (as "A Lackey"). [During Ethel Barrymore Theatre run:] Joan Bower (as "Ensemble"), Dean Cetrulo (as "Le Vicomte de Valvert" [Alternate]), Marion Hatfield (as "Ensemble"), Anthony Jordan (as "First Cadet/Le Vicomte de Valvert" [Alternate]), Dorothy Kimmel (as "Ensemble"), Adeline Tinder (as "Ensemble"), Barbara Todd (as "Ensemble"), Shannon Wells (as "Ensemble"). Produced by José Ferrer. Notes: (1) One of the most revived works on Broadway (originally produced in 1898); this was it's 8th revival). (2) Filmed by Stanley Kramer Productions [distributed by United Artists] as Cyrano de Bergerac (1950), by Columbia Pictures as Roxanne (1987), and by Caméra One, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) [France] as Cyrano de Bergerac (1990).
- (1947) Stage Play: The Gentleman From Athens. Comedy.
- (1953) Stage Play: Cyrano de Bergerac. Comedy (revival). Written by Edmond Rostand. Book adapted by Brian Hooker [posthumous credit]. Incidental music by Paul Bowles. Scenic Design by Richard Whorf. Directed by José Ferrer. City Center: 11 Nov 1953- 22 Nov 1953 (15 performances). Cast: Carl Albertson (as "A Musketeer"), Toby Allen (as "Cadet of Gascoyne"), Carmen Alvarez Block (as "A Flower Girl"), Jacques Aubuchon (as "Ragueneau, a pastry cook"), Leopold Badia (as "Montfleury, a tragic actor"), Betty Bartley (as "Lise, Ragueneau's wife"), Linda Berlin (as "Sister Claire"), Peter Brandon (as "A Cavalier"), Peter Buchan (as "A Cut Purse/Cook"), Bill Butler (as "A Meddler"), Sandy Campbell (as "Citizen's Son/Cook"), Stanley Carlson (as "Bellerose, leader of the acting company"), Dean Cetrulo (as "Vicomte de Valvert") [final Broadway role], Ann Chisholm (as "A Nun"), Ralph Clanton (as "Comte de Guiche"), Tamar Cooper (as "A Soubrette"), Richard Cowdery (as "A Lackey"), Garry Cowen (as "Cadet of Gascoyne"), Arlene Dahl (as "Roxane, Cyrano's cousin"), Lee Danna (as "Cadet of Gascoyne"), Jarmila Daubek (as "Sister Marthe"), Vincent Donahue (as "A Poet"), Muriel Dooley (as "Ensemble"), José Ferrer (as "Cyrano de Bergerac, a Gascon"), Jack Fletcher (as "A Marquis"), John Glennon (as "Another Poet"), Peter Harris (as "Cadet of Gascoyne"), Philip Huston (as "Le Bret"), Jill Kraft (as "A Comedienne"), Robert Lansing (as "Cadet of Gascoyne"), Paula Laurence (as "Roxane's Duenna"), Lily Lodge (as "Ensemble"), Roberta MacDonald (as "Ensemble"), Benedict MacQuarrie (as "A Porter/Another Poet"), Lori March (as "An Orange Girl"), Marijane Maricle A Nun"), Jill McAnney (as "Ensemble"), Gordon Nelson (as "Lignière, the poet"), Louise de la Parra (as "Ensemble"), Philip Prindle (as "Cook"), Viola Roache (as "Mother Marguerite"), Eva Rubinstein (as "Ensemble"), Robinson Stone (as "Jodelet, the comedian/A Capuchin"), Charles Summers (as "A Guardsman"), Tom Tryon (as "Another Lackey"), Honey Waldman (as "Ensemble"), Arthur Walsh (as "Cadet of Gascoyne"), Douglas Watson (as "Christian De Neuvillette"), Albert Whitley (as "Brisaille"), Wallace Widdicombe (as "A Citizen"), G. Wood (as "Carbon de Castel Jaloux, Captain of the Gascony Cadets"). Produced by New York City Theatre Company. Notes: (1) One of the most revived works on Broadway (originally produced in 1898); this was it's 9th revival). (2) Previously filmed by Stanley Kramer Productions [distributed by United Artists] as Cyrano de Bergerac (1950), by Columbia Pictures as Roxanne (1987), and by Caméra One, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) as Cyrano de Bergerac (1990).
- (1953) Stage Play: Richard III. Historical drama (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Music by Alex North. Production Design by Richard Whorf. Directed by Margaret Webster. City Center: 9 Dec 1953- 20 Dec 1953 (15 performances). Cast: James Arenton, Leopold Badia, Paul Ballantyne, Jay Barney, Dehl Berti, Jack Bittner, Bill Butler, Sandy Campbell, Stanley Carlson, Kendall Clark, John Connoughton, Staats Cotsworth, Will Davis, José Ferrer (as "Richard III, Afterwards Duke of Gloucester and Richard III"), Jack Fletcher, John Glennon, Peter Harris, Philip Huston, Martin Kingsley, Jessie Royce Landis, Robert Lansing, Benedict MacQuarrie, William Post, Vincent Price (as "Duke of Buckingham"), Florence Reed, Viola Roache, Norman Roland, Maureen Stapleton (as "Lady Anne, Daughter-in-law of Henry VI"), Robinson Stone, John Straub, Eugene Stuckmann, Charles Summers, Charles Taylor, Tom Tryon, Wallace Widdicombe [credited as Wallace Widdecombe], G. Wood. Produced by New York City Theatre Company.
- (1956) Stage Play: Sixth Finger in a Five Finger Glove. Written by Scott Michel. Original Music composed by Charles Strouse. Directed by John Holden. Longacre Theatre: 8 Oct 1956- 9 Oct 1956 (2 performances). Cast: Leopold Badia (as "Vincent Vanyard") [final Broadway role], Conrad Bain (as "Dr. Peter Hoenig") [Broadway debut], Wyrley Birch (as "Grandfather Holly/voice") [final Broadway role], Frank Campanella (as "Frank Castellano"), Charles Campbell, Bruce Evans, Walter Fisher, Samuel Gray, Gladys Holland, Paul Huber (as "Dr. John Evans"), Salome Jens, Mike Keene, James Komack [credited as Jimmie Komack] (as "Matt Holly") [final Broadway role], Charles Mendick (as "Stu Norton") [final Broadway role], Bill Zuckert (as "Andy Barrett"). Produced by Gertrude Caplin and Thelma Finger.
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