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CREDITS & CREDENTIALS
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My Working Life, Prior to 1953
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| June-Sept. 1946 | Newport Casino Theatre, Newport, Rhode Island. Apprentice. I join Actors’ Equity, and appear in eight plays including They All Come ToRick’s (Casablanca), What A Life and Young Woodley. | ||
| 1948-1950 | The Dybbuk, Mooney’s Kid Don’t Cry, Phaedra, This Property Is Condemned at Equity Library Theatre and at ANTA off/off Broadway. | ||
| 1950-1952 | Darkness At Noon on Broadway and on Tour for two seasons, supporting first Claude Rains, then Edward G. Robinson. (I played Joseph Kieffer - Prisoner 302) | ||
| 1950-1951 | Featured performer weekly for two seasons on Leave It To Papa on WPIX Television. (Gigi Lombardi) | ||
| 1947-1953 | Featured on live television programs All In The Family, Danger, Kraft Television Playhouse, Lights Out. Appeared as featured actors for eighty weeks on Pantomime Quiz on WABD television, 1948-49. | ||
| 1947-1950 | Featured as Bruce Bigby on The Brighter Day on NBC radio. Replaced Jack Lemmon and remained in the role until poor Bruce died, On the air of a mysterious cough. When that cough appeared in an early script, I thought: Oh, Oh! Bruce is on his way out. And six weeks later, he expired. I co-starred in and co-authored Sibling with Dolores Sutton on the Radio City Playhouse, again on NBC radio. I appeared weekly in supporting and background roles on You Are There each Sunday on CBS radio. | ||
| 1952 - 1953 | In the summer of 1952, at the conclusion of the Darkness At Noon national tour, I started my search for a job as close to the stage as I could come without having to learn lines. It took me nine months to land that job, in an agency representing actors, playwrights, directors and other artists working in theatre. | ||
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My Agency Years
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| 1953 - 1974 | I thought I’d test the waters on the other side of the footlights. I tested - for twenty one years! Then, at the peak of my agency career, tired of my blue suit and tie, I exchanged them for the less formal togs of playwright, librettist and actor once again. I haven’t worn a suit since, except in character in a play or movie. | ||
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Theatre
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| 1974 | Big Fish, Little Fish (JimmyLuton) U.R.G.E.N.T Off/Off Bway | ||
| 1975 | A Far Country (Dr. Joseph Breuer) Off/Off Broadway | ||
| 1975-1976 | The Norman Conquests (standby to Barry Nelson) Morosco, New York | ||
| 1975-1976 | Assistant to Eric Thompson, Director. The Norman Conquests | ||
| 1976 | Herzl, (Baron de Hirsch) Palace Theatre, New York | ||
| 1979, 1980 | Modigliani (Guillaume Cheron) Grove Street Playhouse and Astor Place Theatres, New York | ||
| 1981 | Childe Byron (Older Man) Circle Rep Theatre, New York | ||
| 1982 | Richard II (Salisbury) Circle Rep at Entermedia, New York | ||
| 1983 | Angels Fall (Father Doherty) Summer Tour | ||
| 1984 | The Sea Gull (Shamraev) Saratoga, then Circle Rep at the American Place Theatre, New York | ||
| End Of The World (Paul Cowan) Music Box Theatre, New York | |||
| 1986-1987 | The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (Roger Hopewell) Circle Rep and Longacre Theatres, New York | ||
| 1987 | Established Price (Tom Bailey) Philadelphia Festival For New Plays at the Annenberg Center | ||
| 1987-1988 | Only You (Big Voice) Circle Rep, New York | ||
| 1988 | Summer And Smoke (Reverend Winemiller) Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles | ||
| 1989 | A Delicate Balance (Harry) Emelin Theatre, Mamaraneck, N.Y | ||
| 1898-1990 | Established Price (Tom Bailey) Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven | ||
| 1990 | My Fair Lady (Colonel Pickering) Candlewood Playhouse, New Fairfield, Connecticut | ||
| 1991 | Countess Mitzi (Count Arpad Azmondy) Pearl Theatre, New York | ||
| 1991 | Lend Me A Tenor (Saunders) The Players, Columbus, Ohio | ||
| 1992 | The Cocktail Hour (Bradley) Indiana Rep, Indianapolis, Ind | ||
| 1992 | On Borrowed Time (Doctor Evans) Birmingham Rep, Michigan | ||
| 1995 | The Truth Teller (Nelly Rockefeller) Circle Rep at Circle In The Square Downtown, New York | ||
| 1999-2000 | The Countess (Mr. Ruskin)Beckett and Lambs Theatres, New York | ||
| 2005 | The Dakota (Earl Mumford) The Downtown Urban Theatre Festival at the Cherry Lane Theatre, N.Y., and Octoberfest at Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York | ||
| 2008 | Prelude to a Kiss — Irvington Town Hall Theatre Foundation, Director Ed Sherin. | ||
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Feature Films
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| 1974 | Have A Nice Weekend (Psychiatrist) | ||
| 1975 | Taxi Driver (Customer of Travis Bickle) | ||
| 1977 | A Different Story (The Minister Who Marries Them) The One And Only (An Agent) |
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| 1978 | The Onion Field (Attorney for the Defendant) | ||
| 1979 | Being There (Business Man Pallbearer) | ||
| 1979 | Where The Buffalo Roam (Reporter in Final Sequence) | ||
| 1981 | Melvin And Howard (Looping and Dubbing) A Stranger Is Watching (Head of the Newsroom) |
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| 1994 | Quiz Show (Congressman Devine) | ||
| 2002 | The Hours (Leo, Clarissa’s neighbor) | ||
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Television Films
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| 1974 | Beacon Hill - The Pilot (A Butler) | ||
| 1975 | American Parade - Walt Whitman with Rip Torn | ||
| 1975 | The Adams Chronicles (Mr. Adams Expires) PBS Channel 13. | ||
| 1976 | The Death of Richie with Ben Gazzara. Two hour film | ||
| 1976 | The Quinns Two hour film | ||
| 1976 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (One Producer Too Many) Guest star | ||
| 1977 | Andros Targets (Requiem For A Stolen Child). | ||
| 1977 | The Best Of Families (mini-series). | ||
| 1977 | The Rockford Files (Second Chance) - Civil Servant Office Worker | ||
| 1977 | Lou Grant (Guest appearance on series) | ||
| 1977 | 79 Park Avenue. 2 hour TV film. (Judge) | ||
| 1978 | The Rockford Files (Empty Frame) Guest Star, Leading role. | ||
| 1978 | Two Minute Warning - 2 hour TV Film | ||
| 1978 | Grandpa Goes To Washington (Kelly At The Bat) Grandpa Goes To Washington (Kelly Inhertits Tony) |
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| 1978 | Charlie’s Angels (Lost Angels) | ||
| 1980 | Thin Ice - 2 hour TV Film (School Superintendent) | ||
| 1981 | Mellon: The Story. (Guest on TV Special) | ||
| 1982 | Nurse (Where’s Mary?) Guest on Episode | ||
| 1982 | Rage Of Angels - A Mini-series. (JudgeWaldman) | ||
| 1984 | Space - A Mini-series. (Minister at Funeral) | ||
| 1984 | The Berengers (Guest appearance on Series) | ||
| 1985 | Kane And Abel - A Mini-series. (Curtis Fenton) | ||
| 1985 | Bob Newhart Show (Summa Cum Larry) (Hotel Critic) | ||
| 1987 | Empire Of Reason with Phil Donahue. (Congressman) | ||
| 1988 | Betrayal - 2 hour TV Film. (Expert Witness) | ||
| 1989 | Dinner At Eight - 2 hour TV Film (Mr. Fosdick) | ||
| 1990 | Law And Order (Prisoner Of Love) - (Curator) | ||
| 2003 | Law And Order - Criminal Intent (Cold Comfort) (Physician to the Deceased) | ||
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Soap Operas
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| 7/1974-2/1976 | Another World - Guest appearances | ||
| 3/1975-10/1978 | Search For Tomorrow - Guest appearances | ||
| October 1976 | Ryan’s Hope - Guest appearance | ||
| 3/1979-7/1988 | Guiding Light - Guest appearances | ||
| 1/1980-5/1980 | One Life To Live - Guest appearances | ||
| 5/1980-5/1986 | All My Children - Guest Appearances | ||
| 5/5/l982-5/14/1982 | Texas - Guest appearances | ||
| 12/l983-10/1993 | As The World Turns - Guest appearances | ||
| 10/l986-12/1990 | Loving (Dr. Dietrich | ||
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Radio
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| 1975 | CBS Mystery Theatre (The Poisoned Pen) CBS Mystery Theatre (Terror In The Sky) |
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| 1/1977-1/1978 | This Is Broadway (Co-host, Series of Interviews) | ||
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Commercials
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| 1974 | Greyhouse Bus (Package Express) | ||
| 1974 | Volkswagen (Musical Conductor: End of Year Closeout) | ||
| 1975 | Sweda International Trade Show - Spokesman | ||
| 1975 | Institute of Life Insurance Spots | ||
| 1976 | Philadelphia Health Plan Commercial | ||
| 1977 | Southern Bell Radio Commercial | ||
| 1977 | ATT Industrial Film | ||
| 1978 | DuPont Print Ad | ||
| 1978 | Milliken Carpet Commercial | ||
| 1979 | Channel Communications Film on Florida | ||
| 1984 | Radio Spots for Kuni Leml, off Broadway play. | ||
| 5/16-5/22/1985 | Bausch and Lomb In House Sales Meeting, Arizona | ||
| 1986 | Southern New England Telephone - TV Voice over | ||
| 1991 | AMP Industrial Industries Spokesman | ||
| 2005 | Diabetes Drug Promotion - Williams Gerard Producers | ||
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Playwright, Librettist
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| 1966 | The Whole Ninth Floor (Paramus Playhouse, stock, starring Alan Alda) | ||
| 1969-70 | Paris Is Out! ( Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York.) | ||
| 1974 | Consenting Adults (A.C.T. San Francisco at Summer Festival at Lake Tahoe, Nevada.) | ||
| 1977 | Spotlight (Author of Book. National Theatre, Washington,DC) | ||
| 1983 | Shine! (Author of Book. Virginia Museum Theatre, Richmond, Virginia) | ||
| 1985 | The Homing Pigeon (Circle Rep Reading Series) | ||
| 1999 | Shine! (York Theatre Company) Awarded a reading, staged by Jay Binder. | ||
| 2001 | Shine! (National Music Theatre Network) Prize Winner, staged by Peter Flynn. | ||
| 2008 | Samuel French publishes The Whole Ninth Floor and becomes the play's licensing agent. | ||
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