- (1909 - 1951) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1909) Stage Play: The Dollar Mark. Drama. Written by George Broadhurst. Directed by George Broadhurst. Wallack's Theatre: 23 Aug 1909- Oct 1909 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: George Backus, Alpha Byers, Henry Calkins, T.J. Carlyle, Burke Clarke, Clay Clement [Broadway debut], J.H. Davis, Pauline Frederick, Robert T. Haines, T.H. Hartman, Cuyler Hastings (as "Carson Baylis"), Harold Howard, Selene Johnson, Allen Little, George O. Morris, Frances Ring (as "Alice Chandler"), Brinsley Shaw, Hassard Short, Ogden Stevens, D.J. Sullivan, Robert Warwick (as "James Gresham"), George Wright Jr. Produced by William A. Brady.
- (1917) Stage Play: Anthony in Wonderland. Written by Monckton Hoffe. Directed by Bertram Harrison and Herbert Brenon. Criterion Theatre: 23 Oct 1917- Oct 1917 (closing date unknown/7 performances).
- (1918) Stage Play: The Indestructible Wife. Written by Frederic Hatton and Fanny Hatton. Hudson Theatre: 30 Jan 1918- Feb 1918 (closing date unknown/22 performances). Cast: Lionel Atwill, Roland Byram, Clay Clement, John Cromwell, Fred Esmelton, Minna Gombell, Jane Houston, Esther Howard, Howard Kyle, Edward Le Duc, Mrs. Jacques Martin, Irene Timmons. Produced by William A. Brady.
- (1924) Stage Play: Shipwrecked. Drama.
- (1927) Stage Play: Savages Under the Skin.
- (1927) Stage Play: The Matrimonial Bed. Written by Seymour Hicks. Based on the French of T. Mirande and Mouesy-Eon. Directed by Bertram Harrison. Ambassador Theatre: 12 Oct 1927- Oct 1927 (clocing date unknown/13 performances). Cast: Clay Clement (as "Doctor Baudin"), Amy Dennis (as "The Nurse"), John Hendricks (as "A Workman"), Kenneth Hill (as "Gustave Corton"), Winifred Kingston (as "Juliette Corton"), John T. Murray (as "Adolph Noblet"), Vivien Oakland (as "Sylvaine Jaimet"), Lee Patrick (as "Juliette Corton"), Lennox Pawle (as "Auguste Chabbonais"), Kay Strozzi (as "Suzanne Trebel"), Fred Sutton (as "Gendarme"), May Vokes (as "Corinne"). Produced by A.H. Woods.
- (1928) Stage Play: Rosalie. Musical comedy.
- (1929) Stage Play: The House of Fear. Mystery/farce. Written by Wall Spence. Directed by Elmer H. Brown. Theatre Republic: 7 Oct 1929- Nov 1929 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Clay Clement (as "Morton"), Barbara Gray, James McLaughlin, Lea Penman (as "Paula Knox"), Effie Shannon (as "Madame Zita"), Cecil Spooner, Frank Thomas, Maury Tuckerman, Gordon Westcott (as "Craig Kendall"), Harry Worth. Produced by Ray Productions, Inc.
- (1930) Stage Play: Nina Rosa. Musical comedy.
- (1931) Stage Play: Washington Heights. Drama.
- (1936) Stage Play: Reflected Glory. Comedy.
- (1940) Stage Play: Cue for Passion. Drama. Written by Edward Chodorov and H.S. Kraft. Directed by Otto Preminger. Royale Theatre: 19 Dec 1940- 28 Dec 1940 (12 performances). Cast: Albert Bergh (as "Doctor"), Whit Bissell (as "Harkrider"), Edward Butler (as "Commissioner"), Clay Clement (as "Marvin A. Mallett"), Thomas Coley (as "Dave Herrick"), Bert Conway (as "Bellboy"), George Coulouris (as "John Elliott"), Philip Faversham (as "Photographer"), Mel Ferrer (as "Reporter"), Edward Forbes (as "Detective"), Lauren Gilbert (as "Herbert Lee Phillips"), Douglas Gilmore (as "Hughes, D.A."), Edwin Gordon (as "Detective"), Wilton Graff (as "General Escobar"), Harold Grau (as "Florist"), Peter Gregg (as "Waiter"), Roland Hogue (as "Maitre d'Hotel"), Oskar Karlweis (as "Paul Albert Keppler") [Broadway debut], Leonard Keith (as "Photographer/Waiter"), Ralph Locke (as "Clifford Gates"), Ellen Love (as "Reporter"), Scott Moore (as "Detective"), Russell Morrison (as "Medical Examiner"), John Neilan (as "Reporter"), Claire Niesen (as "Ann Bailey"), Doris Nolan (as "Vivienne Ames"), Guy J. Sampsel (as "Mr. Clark"), Clare Saunders (as "Elsie"), Fred F. Sears (as "Reporter"), Gale Sondergaard (as "Frances Chapman"), Lili Valenty (as "Ilsa Keppler"). Produced by Richard Aldrich and Richard Meyers.
- (1942) Stage Play: Lily of the Valley.
- (1942) Stage Play: The Walking Gentleman. Drama. Written by George Perkins and Fulton Oursler. Scenic Design by Harry Horner. Lighting Design by Feder. Directed by Marion Gering. Belasco Theatre: 7 May 1942- 12 May 1942 (6 performances). Cast: Ross Chetwynd (as "Newcome"), Clay Clement (as "Savage"), Clarence Derwent (as "Sam Hertz"), Jane Forbes (as "Connie"), Ruth Thea Ford (as "Miss Marshall"), Victor Francen (as "Basil Forrest"), Arlene Francis (as "Doris"), Richard Gaines (as "Dr. Blake") [final Broadway role], Toni Gilman (as "Myrtle Tracey"), Lew Hearn (as "Wrinkles"), A.J. Herbert (as "Poole"), Arnold Korff (as "Father Benoit"), Margery Maude (as "Mrs. Shriver"), Roderick Maybee (as "Electrician/Officer Blum"), Oscar Polk (as "Marmot"), Margo Railton (as "Elsie Ellis"), Cledge Roberts (as "Jim Lake"), George Spaulding (as "Frazier"), David Stewart (as "Lanyon"). Produced by Albert Lewis and Marion Gering.
- (1942) Stage Play: The Great Big Doorstep. Comedy. Written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Based on the novel by E.P. O'Donnell. Directed by Herman Shumlin. Morosco Theatre: 26 Nov 1942- 19 Dec 1942 (28 performances). Cast: Louis Calhern (as "Commodore"), Dorothy Gish (as "Mrs. Crochet"), Ralph Bell, Nat Burns, Clay Clement (as "Dewey Crochet"), Robert Crawley, Joy Geffen, Jack Manning, Gerry Matthews, Dick Monahan, John Morny, Jeanne Perkins Smith, Morton Stevens (as "Beaumont Crochet"). Produced by Herman Shumlin.
- (1943) Stage Play: Apology. Written by Charles Schnee. Directed by Lee Strasberg. Mansfield Theatre: 22 Mar 1943- 26 Mar 1943 (8 performances). Cast: Clay Clement (as "Mr. Warner," "Mr. Downing," and "E.B."), Elissa Landi (as "The Lecturer"), Merle Maddern, Theodore Newton, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Thelma Schnee, Robert Simon, Ben Smith, Harold J. Stone (as "Fortune Teller" and "Janitor"), James Todd. Produced by Lee Strasberg.
- (1945) Stage Play: The Assassin.
- (1945) Stage Play: The Rugged Path. Written by Robert E. Sherwood. Costume Design by Valentina. Lighting and Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Garson Kanin. Plymouth Theatre: 10 Nov 1945- 19 Jan 1946 (81 performances). Cast: Spencer Tracy (as "Morey Vinion"), Paul Alberts, Sandy Campbell, Vito Christi, Clay Clement (as "Col. Rainsford"), Ralph Cullinan (as "Pete Kenneally"), Conrad De La Cruz, Frank De Silva, Nita De Sota, Nick Dennis (as "Fred"), Annette Erlanger, Howard Ferguson, Lawrence Fletcher, Henry Lascoe, Theodore Leavitt, Kay Loring (as "Hazel"), Gordon Nelson, Simeon Ochoco, Cleto M. Oliveras, Eliseo Parrenas, Theodora Racaza, Edward Raquello, Emory Richardson, Francisco Salvacion, William Sands, Peggy Sanford, Lynn Shubert, Martha Sleeper, Jan Sterling (as "Edith Bowsmith"), Margot Stevenson (as "Edith Bowsmith") [replacement actor], David Stone, Clinton Sundberg (as "George Bowsmith"), Sam Sweet, Robin Taylor, Herbert Urbano, Mamerto Ventura, Ernest Woodward, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (as "Gil Hartnick") [replacement actor]. Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard). Note: Production marked Tracy's only return to the Broadway stage after his entry into films.
- (1947) Stage Play: High Button Shoes. Musical comedy. Book by Stephen Longstreet. Music by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. Lyrics by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. Based on "The Sisters Liked Them Handsome" by Stephen Longstreet. Dance arrangements by Genevieve Pitot. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang. Vocal arrangements by Bob Martin. Musical Director: Milton Rosenstock. Choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Directed by George Abbott. New Century Theater (moved to The Shubert Theatre from 22 Dec 1947- 18 Oct 1948, then moved to The Broadway Theatre from 18 Oct 1948- close): 9 Oct 1947- 2 Jul 1949 (727 performances). Cast: Mark Dawson, Lois Lee, Jack McCauley, Nancy Babcock, Jean Marie Caples, Vincent Carbone, Gloria Casper, Raul Celada, Leonard Claret, Clay Clement (as "General Longstreet"), Edward Cole, Carole Coleman, Ray Cook, Erno Czako, William David, Evans Davis, Mark Dawson, John Dennis, Jacqueline Dodge, Nanette Fabray (as "Sara Longstreet"), Joey Faye (as "Mr. Pontdue"), Nathaniel Frey (as "Elmer Simpkins/Singer"), Helen Gallagher (as "Nancy"), Estelle Gardner, Margaret Gavan, Evelyn Giles, Tom Glennon, Paul Godkin, Virginia Gorski, June Graham, Donald Harris, Ronnie Hartman, Neil Harwood, Edward Hayes, Fred Hearn, Betty Hyatt, Christine Karner, Dorothy Karrol, Ray Kirchner, Elena Lane, Lois Lee, Sondra Lee, Howard Lenters, Kay Lewis, Louisa Lewis, Fay Moore, Tommy Morton, Ben Murphy, Hannah O'Leary, Arthur Partington (as "Corps de Ballet/A Boy at the Picnic"), Audrey Peters, William Pierson, Phil Silvers (as "Harrison Floy"), Gloria Smith, Kenneth Spaulding, Johnny Stewart, Toni Stuart, William Sumner, Roy Tobias, Eleonore Treiber, Don Weissmuller, Helene Whitney. Produced by Monte Proser and Joseph Kipness.
- (1948) Stage Play: Joy to the World.
- (1949) Stage Play: Gayden. Written by Mignon McLaughlin and Robert McLaughlin. Directed by Lex Richards. Plymouth Theatre: 10 May 1949- 14 May 1949 (7 performances). Cast: Fay Bainter (as "Grace Sibley") [final Broadway role], Clay Clement (as "Dr. Ned Whitaker"), Hazel Jones (as "Agnes"), Jay Robinson (as "Gayden Sibley"), Gloria Stroock (as "Polly Dalton"), Carol Wheeler (as "Emily Archer"). Produced by Gant Gaither.
- (1950) Stage Play: Captain Brassbound's Conversion. Comedy (revival). Written by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Morton DaCosta. City Center: 27 Dec 1950- 7 Jan 1951 (15 performances). Produced by New York City Theatre Company. Executive Producer: George Schaefer.
- Productions other than Broadway [list likely incomplete]:
- (May 21, 1926 - August 1926) Clay Clement acted in John B. Hymer and Leroy Clemens' play, "Aloma," at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England with Vivienne Osborne, Francis Lister, Mary Barton, Jack Raine, Allan Jeayes, Margaret Yarde, H. St. Barbe, Muriel Alexander, and W. Cronin Wilson in the cast.
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