- Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- He played one of the two gangsters in the original Broadway production of "Kiss Me Kate", in 1948. He and actor Harry Clark sang "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" in the show.
- Life With Father (1939). Comedy. Based on stories by Clarence Day. Dramatized by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Executive Stage Manager: A.H. Van Buren. Stage Manager: Cecil Clovelly. Directed by Bretaigne Windust. Empire Theatre (moved to The Bijou Theatre from 10 Sep 1945 to 15 Jun 1947, then moved to The Alvin Theatre from 17 Jun 1947 to close): 8 Nov 1939- 12 Jul 1947 (3224 performances). Cast: Katharine Bard (as "Annie"), Dorothy Bernard, Nellie Burt (as "Nora"), John Drew Devereaux (as "Clarence"), Ruth Hammond, Timothy Kearse, John C. King, Howard Lindsay (as "Father"), Portia Morrow, Larry Robinson, Raymond Roe, Richard Simon, Richard Sterling, Dorothy Stickney (as "Vinnie"), A.H. Van Buren (as "Dr. Humphreys"), Teresa Wright (as "Mary Skinner"). Replacement actors included: Wallis Clark (as "Father") (during Empire Theatre run), Cecil Clovelly (as "Dr. Sommers") (during Alvin Theatre run), Jack Diamond (as "Harlan") (Sep 1943- circa May 1945/during Empire Theatre run). Produced by Oscar Serlin. Note: Filmed as Life with Father (1947).
- The Closing Door (1949). Melodrama. Written by Alexander Knox. Directed by Lee Strasberg. Empire Theatre: 1 Dec 1949- 17 Dec 1949 (22 performances). Cast: Ronald Alexander (as "Basil Johnson"), Lonny Chapman (as "Guard"), Eva Condon (as "Grandma"), Richard Derr Doctor Ed Harriman"), Jack Diamond (as "David Trahern"), Randolph Echols (as "Don"), Alexander Knox (as "Vail Trahern"), Doris Nolan (as "Norma Trahern") [final Broadway role], Alan Norman (as "Hector Trahern"), John Shellie (as "Ollie Stevenson"), Jo Van Fleet (as "Connie"). Produced by Cheryl Crawford.
- Peter Pan (1950). (Revival). Written by J.M. Barrie. Music and lyrics by Leonard Bernstein. Music arranged by Trude Rittman. Music orchestrated by Hershy Kay. Music and Lyrics by Leonard Bernstein. Scenic Design by Ralph Alswang. Lighting Design by Ralph Alswang. Costume Design by Motley. Flying Supervisor: Peter Foy. Associate Director: Wendy Toye. Directed by John Burrell. Imperial Theater (moved to The St. James Theatre from 2 Oct 1950- close): 24 Apr 1950- 27 Jan 1951 (321 performances). Cast: Jean Arthur (as "Peter Pan"), Boris Karloff (as "Mr. Darling/James Hook, aka "Captain Hook"), Marcia Henderson. Peg Hillias, Joe E. Marks, Harry Allen, Jack Diamond (as "John Napoleon Darling"), Nehemiah Persoff (as "Cecco"). Produced by Peter Lawrence, R.L. Stevens and The Shubert Organization. Produced by arrangement with The Hospital for Sick Children, London ("Peter Pan's Hospital").
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