Other works

(1948 - 1967) Active on Broadway in the following productions:

(1948) Stage Play: Anne of the Thousand Days. Historical drama. Written by Maxwell Anderson. Lighting and Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Incidental music by Lehman Engel. Directed by H.C. Potter. Shubert Theatre: 8 Dec 1948- 8 Oct 1949 (288 performances). Cast: Rex Harrison, Joyce Redman, Terence Anderson, Kathleen Bolton, Cecil Clovelly (as "Servant/Prior Houghton") [final Broadway role], Donald Conrad, Fred A. Cotton, Robert Duke, Charles Ellis, Charles Francis, Russell Gaige, Margaret Garland (as "Madge Shelton"), Harry Irvine (as "Bishop Fisher"), Viola Keats (as "Elizabeth Boleyn"), Monica Lang (as "Jane Seymour"), Richard Leone (as "Singer"), Ludlow Maury (as "Servant"), Harold McGee (as "Bailiff/Musician/Royal Servant"), John Merivale (as "Mark Smeaton"), Frank Myers (as "Singer"), Wendell K. Phillips (as "Thomas Cromwell"), Louise Platt (as "Mary Boleyn"), Harry Selby, Allan Stevenson (as "Henry Norris"), Percy Waram (as "Cardinal Wolsey"), Malcolm Wells, John Williams (as "Duke of Norfolk"). Replacement actors: Francis Bethencourt (as "Royal Servant"), George Collier (as "Prior Houghton"), Walter Matthau (as "Royal Servant/Servant") [Broadway debut], Polly Rowles (as "Mary Boleyn"). Produced by The Playwrights' Company and Leland Hayward. Note: Filmed as Anne of the Thousand Days (1969).

(1950) Stage Play: The Liar. Musical comedy.

(1950) Stage Play: Season in the Sun. Comedy.

(1951) Stage Play: Twilight Walk. Melodrama.

(1965) Stage Play: The Odd Couple. Comedy. Written by Neil Simon. Plymouth Theatre (moved to The Eugene O'Neill Theatre from 1 Aug 1966- close): 10 Mar 1965- 2 Jul 1967 (964 performances + 2 previews that began on 8 Mar 1965). Cast: Art Carney (as "Felix Ungar"), Walter Matthau (as "Oscar Madison"), Paul Dooley (as "Speed"), John Fiedler (as "Vinnie"), Nathaniel Frey (as "Murray"), Sidney Armus (as "Roy"), Monica Evans (as "Cecily Pigeon"), Carole Shelley (as "Gwendolyn Pigeon"). Standby: Louis Zorich (as "Oscar Madison"). Understudies: Paul Dooley (as "Felix Ungar"), Carol Gustafson (as "Cecily Pigeon/Gwendolyn Pigeon"), Bernard Pollock (as "Roy/Vinnie"). Replacement actors during Plymouth Theatre run: Eddie Bracken (as "Felix Ungar") [from 25 Oct 1965- ?], Pat Hingle (as "Oscar Madison") (from 28 Feb 1966- ?], Jack Klugman (as "Oscar Madison") [from 8 Nov 1965- ?], Alfred Sandor (as "Speed"), Ralph Williams (as "Vinnie"). Standby: Alfred Sandor (as "Oscar Madison"). Replacement actor during Eugene O'Neill Theatre run: Mike Kellin (as "Oscar Madison"). Produced by Arnold Saint Subber. Notes: (1). Eugene O'Neill Theatre was at the time owned by Neil Simon (as Nancy Enterprises Inc. (2). Filmed as The Odd Couple (1968).

(1955) Stage Play: Guys and Dolls. Musical comedy (revival). Based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon. Lyrics by Frank Loesser. Music by Frank Loesser. Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. Musical Director: Frederick Dvonch. Orchestral Arrangements by George Bassman and Ted Royal. Vocal Arranger and Direction by Herbert Greene. Choreographed by Onna White. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Alvin Colt. Costumes Supervised by: Frank Spencer. Directed by Philip Mathias. City Center: 20 Apr 1955- 31 May 1955 (16 performances). Cast: Tom Ahearne, Ellen Beach, Joe Bernard, Sonya Besant, Ken Emery, Clifford Fearl, Albert Fiorella, Helen Gallagher, Louise Golden, Sheila Hayden, Diana Hunter, Norma Kaiser, Robert Karl, Loys Lozano, Marcia Maier, Frank Marasco, Leila Martin, Walter Matthau (as "Nathan Detroit"), Paul Migan, Al Nesor (as "Benny Southstreet"), Lou Nova, Tom Panko, Tom Pedi (as "Harry the Horse"), Tom Powell, Regis Powers, Victor Reilley, Michelle Reiner, Seth Riggs, Bob Rippy, Harry Lee Rogers, Ray Shaw, Oggie Small, Elaine Spaulding, Evans Thornton, Kate Tomlinson, Kirsten Valbor, Murray Vines, Ralph Vucci, Jane Wagner, Marc West, Martin Wolfson (as "Arvide Abernathy"). Produced by New York City Center Light Opera Company (William Hammerstein: General Director).

(1955) Stage Play: The Wisteria Trees. Drama (revival). Written by Joshua Logan. Based on the "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov. Music Selected and Arranged by Max Marlin. Scenic Design by Herbert Gahagan. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. General Costume Director: Grace Houston. Lighting Design by Feder. Directed by John Stix. City Center: 2 Feb 1955- 13 Feb 1955 (15 performances). Cast: Jonelle Allen (as "Little Miss Lucy"), Linda Berlin (as "Party Guest"), Alonzo Bozan (as "Scott") [final Broadway role], Patty Burke (as "Child"), Jarmila Daubek (as "Party Guest"), Evelyn Davis (as "Cassie"), Ossie Davis (as "Jacques"), Philip Dean (as "Servant"), David Eliot (as "Party Guest"), Maurice Ellis (as "Henry Arthur Henry"), Bramwell Fletcher (as "Gavin Leon Andree"), Frances Foster (as "Dolly May"), Will Geer (as "Bowman WiTherspoon"), Helen Hayes (as "Lucy Andree Ransdell"), Hilda Haynes (as "Servant"), Keith Kirby (as "Party Guest"), Alison Landor (as "Party Guest"), Lily Lodge (as "Party Guest"), Walter Matthau (as "Yancy Loper"), Warren Oates (as "Party Guest") [only Broadway role], Ella Raines (as "Martha"), Cliff Robertson (as "Peter Whitfield"), Brook Seawell (as "Gracie"), Lois Smith (as "Antoinette"), Christopher Snell (as "Frankie"), Jackson Young (as "Party Guest"). Produced by New York City Theatre Company.

(1952) Stage Play: Fancy Meeting You Again. Comedy.

(1952) Stage Play: One Bright Day. Drama.

(1952) Stage Play: In Any Language. Comedy.

(1952) Stage Play: The Grey-Eyed People. Comedy.

(1954) Stage Play: The Burning Glass. Drama.

(1955) Stage Play: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Written by George Axelrod. Directed by George Axelrod. Belasco Theatre (moved to The Shubert Theatre from 9 Jul 1956- 10 Nov 1956): 13 Oct 1955- 10 Nov 1956 (444 performances). Cast: Orson Bean (as "George MacCauley"), Martin Gabel (as "Irving LaSalle"), Jayne Mansfield (as "Rita Marlowe"), Walter Matthau (as "Michael Freeman"), William Thourlby (as "Bronk Brannigan"), Harry Clark (as "Harry Kaye"), Lew Gallo (as "Masseur"), Carol Grace (as "A Secretary"), Tina Louise (as "A Swimmer"), David Sheiner (as "Bellman"), Michael Tolan (as "A Chaffeur"). Replacement cast: [during Belasco Theatre run:] Harold Gary (as "Harry Kaye"), David Sheiner (as "George MacCauley"), Michael Tolan (as "Michael Freeman") [from 16 Apr 1956- 24 May 1956. [during Shubert Theatre run:] Tom Poston (as "George MacCauley"). Produced by Jule Styne. Associate Producer: Sylvia Herscher. Note: Filmed Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation as Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957).

(1958) Stage Play: Once More, With Feeling. Comedy. Written by Harry Kurnitz. Scenic Design by George Jenkins. Directed by George Axelrod. National Theatre: 21 Oct 1958- 6 Jun 1959 (263 performances). Cast: Joseph Cotten (as "Victor Fabian"), Arlene Francis (as "Dolly Fabian"), Walter Matthau (as "Maxwell Archer"), Leon Belasco (as "Gendels"), Ralph Bunker (as "Mr. Wilbur"), Dan Frazer (as "Interviewer"), Frank Milan (as "Richard Hilliard"), Paul E. Richards (as "Chester Stamm"), Rex Williams (as "Luigi Bardini"). Understudies: Dan Frazer (as "Victor Fabian"), Bill Macy (as "Maxwell Archer") and Greta Markson (as "Dolly Fabian"). Replacement actors: Joseph Buloff (as "Maxwell Archer"), David Opatoshu (as "Maxwell Archer"). Produced by Martin Gabel and Henry M. Margolis. Note: Filmed by Stanley Donen Films [distributed by Columbia Pictures] as Once More, with Feeling! (1960).

(1952) He acted in Tennessee Williams' play, "The Glass Menagerie," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Dana Andrews, June Walker and Mary Todd in the cast.