Other works
Radio: Portrayed Simon Templar on "The Saint" for CBS Radio (1947-1948), Mutual Radio (1948-1950) and NBC Radio (1950-1951).
Stage: Played Prince Albert in "Victoria Regina", 1935-1937.
Stage: Played Manningham in "Angel Street".
Stage: Played Sir Despard in "Ruddigore".
Book: "The Michelango Bible"
Book (with
Mary Grant): "A Treasury of Great Recipes"
TV commercial for Citibank
TV commercial for Hangman game
TV commercial for Cousins Submarine Sandwich Shop (1987)
TV commercial for Sun Country Wine Cooler (1986)
Stage: Appeared in "Oliver!", 1970-76
Stage: Appeared in "Outward Bound", 1938-39
Stage: Appeared in "The Wild Duck", 1937
Stage: Appeared in "The Winslow Boy", 1954
Stage: Appeared in "What Every Woman Knows", 1936
Stage: Appeared in "Visit to a Small Planet", 1958
Stage: Appeared in "Shoemaker's Holiday", 1937-38
Stage: Appeared in "Romance", 1937
Stage: Appeared in "Princess Turandot", 1937
Stage: Appeared in "Peter Pan", 1964-65
Stage: Appeared in "The Mistress of the Inn", 1939
Stage: Appeared in "The Passing of the Third Floor Back", 1937
Stage: Appeared in "The Last of My Solid Gold Watches", 1947
Stage: Appeared in "Parnell", 1936-38
Stage: Appeared in "Married Alive", 1967-68
Stage: Appeared in "Mamba's Daughters", 1939
Stage: Appeared in "The Cocktail Party", 1951
Stage: Appeared in "Elizabeth the Queen", 1936, 1940
Stage: Appeared in "The Lady Has a Heart", 1937-38
Stage: Appeared in "The Lady's Not for Burning", 1954
Stage: Appeared in "The American Way", 1940
Heartbreak House (1938). Comedy (revival). Written by
George Bernard Shaw. Scenic Design by John Koenig. Costume Design by Millia Davenport. Directed by
Orson Welles. Mercury Theatre: 29 Apr 1938- Jun 1938 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast:
Mady Christians (as "Hesione Hushabye"),
George Coulouris (as "Boss Mangan"),
Geraldine Fitzgerald (as "Ellie Dunn"), Brenda Forbes,
John Hoyt (as "Randall Utterword") [credited as John Hoysradt],
Phyllis Joyce (as "Randall Utterword"),
Vincent Price (as "Hector Hushabye"),
Erskine Sanford (as "Mazzini Dunn"), Orson Welles (as "Captain Shotover"). Produced by Orson Welles and
John Houseman.
Stage: Appeared in "Goodbye Again", 1952
Stage: Appeared in "The Lady of La Paz", 1937
Stage: Appeared in "Billy Budd", 1955
Stage: Appeared in "Poet's Corner", 1940
Stage: Appeared in "Death Takes a Holiday", 1954
Stage: Appeared in "Charley's Aunt", 1976
Stage: Appeared in "Diversions and Delights: An Evening with Oscar Wilde", 1977-83
Stage: Appeared in "Damn Yankees", 1976-78
Stage: Appeared in "Chicago", 1935
Stage: Appeared in "Don Juan in Hell", 1952
Stage: Appeared in "Eden End", 1937
Stage: Appeared in "Ardele", 1974-75
Stage: Appeared in "Black Eyed Susan", 1954
Stage: Appeared in "Anita", 1955
Stage: Appeared in "Angel Street", 1941
Stage: Appeared in "Darling of the Day", 1967-68
Stage: Appeared in "Anatol", 1935
Recited the poem as a part of
Michael Jackson's widely seen music video
Thriller (1983) (TV).
Recited the poem on
Michael Jackson's hit single "Thriller" from the album of the same name (1983).
Portrayed Simon Templar on "The Saint" for CBS Radio (1947-1948), Mutual Radio (1948-1950) and NBC Radio (1950-1951).
Radio commercial for the Amercian Service Center, an automobile dealer in Arlington, VA, c. 1980.
Did a long-running radio series called The Price of Fear, where he narrated short horror stories as himself, rather than another character.
TV commercial voice-over, "Chips Ahoy Mystery Theater" (1984)
Narrates the opening to the song "The Black Widow" on
Alice Cooper's album, "Welcome to My Nightmare".
Albums: Recorded many horror short stories for Caedmon Records, the legendary spoken-word label, in the 1960s and 1970s.
Print ad: Appeared in a Smith Brothers Black Cough Drops ad in 1959. [TV Guide]
Appeared on "Bandstand" (not be confused with
"Bandstand" (1952)) on October 22, 1956 hosted by Jim Gallant which aired 4pm Eastern time in New York.
TV commercial for Tilex soap scum remover spray (1987).
TV commercial: Shrunken Head Apple Kit (1975)
Radio: He was the Wednesday night host for CBS Radio's "Sears Mystery Theater" (1979). He was still Wednesday's host when it became "The Mutual Radio Theater" on Mutual Radio (1980).
Radio: Host of BBC Radio's "The Price of Fear" (1973-1975, 1983).
Unsold pilot: In the 1960s he and
Peter Lorre starred as crime-fighting antique dealers in a pilot called "Collector's Item."
Yours, A. Lincoln (1942). Written by Paul Horgan. Inspired by the book "Why Was Lincoln Murdered?" by Otto Eisenschiml. Directed by Robert Ross. Shubert Theatre: 9 Jul 1942- 12 Jul 1942 (2 performances). Cast:
Harry Bellaver (as "Grant"),
Parker Fennelly (as "Roundhill"), Stephen Haddon, Ruth Hermanson, Del Hughes, Bill Johnson, David Koser, Robert E. Lee, Sherman MacGregor, Tony Mannino, Tom McDermott, Mary Michael, Homer Miles, Gibbs Penrose, Wendell K. Phillips,
Vincent Price (as "Lincoln"), Robert Toms, Harry Townes, Don Valentine, Watson White. Produced by The Experimental Theatre, Inc.
Starred in the television series "The Croupier" which
debuted on September 21, 1949 by Milton Geiger.
(1975) He acted in Jean Anouilh's play, "Ardele," at the Queen's Theatre in London, England with Coral Browne, Charles Gray, Allan Cuthberton, and Anita Dobson in the cast. Frith Banbury MBE was director.
TV commercial for Polaroid VHS (1985)
TV commercial for Time-Life Book (1985)
TV commercial for the board game Stay Alive (1970s)
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