- (1921) Stage: Appeared (as "Joe" / "Samuel Elkas"; Broadway debut) in "The Hand of the Potter" on Broadway. Tragedy. Written by Theodore Dreiser. Provincetown Playhouse: 5 Dec 1921-Dec 1921 (closing date unknnown/21 performances). Cast: Luigi Balestro (as "Wallstein, a Detective"), Patrick Barnum (as "McGranahan, a Detective"), Millie Beland (as "Kittie Neafie"), Milton J. Bernd, Alexander Boije, John Ferris, Sarah Fishman, Ernest Freeman (as "Stephen Leach, Reporter"), Nathaniel Freyer, Harry Gottlieb, J. Paul Jones, H.B. Kroeger, Beatrix Loughran, Jane March (as "Esther" / "Mrs. Greenbaum"), Harold McGee, James Meighan (as "Ed Armsby, Reporter"), Frank Merlin (as "Dennis Quinn, Reporter"), Dosha Rubinstein, Billie Rudell, Conway Sawyer, Dorothy Sawyer, Mary Stephens, Esther Stockton, Francis H. Valtair. Produced by The Provincetown Players.
- (1923) Stage: Appeared (as "Leon Kantor as an adult") in "Humoresque" on Broadway. Comedy/drama. Written by Fannie Hurst. Directed by J. Hartley Manners. Vanderbilt Theatre: 27 Feb 1923-Mar 1923 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: James H. Bell (as "Stage Employee"), Vera Berliner (as "Mrs. Finschreiber"), Walter Brown (as "William"), Dorothy Burton (as "Esther Kantor, as an Adult"), Sidney Carlyle (as "Mannie Kantor"), Lillian Garrick (as "Rosie Ginsburg"), Elsa Grey (as "Gina Berg"), Chester Hermann (as "Isador Kantor"), Ada Hewitt (as "Esther Kantor"), Alfred Little (as "Leon Kantor"), Frank Manning (as "Sol Ginsberg"), Charlotte Salkowitz (as "Ruby Kantor"), Sidney Salkowitz (as "Leon Kantor II"), Sam Sidman (as "Abraham Kantor"), Louis Sorin (as "Isador Kantor, as an Adult"; Broadway debut), Laurette Taylor (as "Sarah Kantor"), Hubert Wilke (as "Max Elsass"), Wayne Wilson (as "Reporter"). NOTE: Filmed as Humoresque (1920), Humoresque (1929), Humoresque (1946).
- (1925) Stage: Appeared (as "Zizi") in "The Monkey Talks" on Broadway. Written by René Fauchois. Directed by Frank Reicher. Sam H. Harris Theatre: 28 Dec 1925-Mar 1926 (closing date unknown/98 performances). Cast: Martha-Bryan Allen, Frank G. Bond, Tommy Colton, Sadonia Corelli, Arthur Engel, Rose Kean, Wilton Lackaye (as "Lorenzo"), Jacques Lerner, Philip Merivale (as "Sam Wick"), Harry Mestayer, Mike Morris, Nathan Shindell, Mark Smith, Eugene Weber, Gerard Willshire, Ethel Wilson. Produced by Archibald Selwyn.
- (1926) Stage: Appeared (as "Sam Madorsky") in "Money Business" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by Oscar M. Carter. Directed by Lawrence Marston. National Theatre: 20 Jan 1926-Feb 1926 (closing date unknown/14 performances). Cast: Pola Carter (as "Sara Berman"), Emily Earle (as "Dora Berman"), Lew Fields (as "Jacob Berman"), Alois France (as "Ryan"), A.J. Herbert (as "George Braun"), Harry Lyons (as "Louis Berman"), William Ricciardi (as "Igor"), Arthur Wood (as "Grady"). Produced by Carter-Arkatov Productions, Inc.
- (1926) Stage: Appeared (as "Phil Levine") in "We Americans" on Broadway. Drama.
- (1927) Stage: Appeared (as "Old Man") in "John" on Broadway. Written by Philip Barry. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Klaw Theatre: 2 Nov 1927-Nov 1927 (closing date unknown/11 performances). Cast: William Adams, Jacob Ben-Ami (as "John"), Constance Collier (as "Herodias"), Anna Duncan, George Graham, Gordon Gunniss, Benjamin Hoogland, Donald Lee, Lawrence Leslie, Gordon McRae (as "Second Guard"), Richard Nicholls, Harry Redding, Ralph Roeder (as "Aaron Hanan"), Ben Smith, James Todd, Marshall Vincent, Albert West, George White. Produced by The Actors Theatre.
- (1929) Stage: Appeared in "Red Rust" on Broadway. Drama. Written by V. Kirchon and Alexander N. Ouspensky. Material adapted by Virginia Vernon and Frank Vernon. Directed by Herbert J. Biberman (also in cast). Martin Beck Theatre: 17 Dec 1929-Feb 1930 (closing date unknown/65 performances). Cast: Albert Angell, Curtis Arnall, Virginia Berry, William Challee, Ruth Chorpenning, Harry M. Cooke, Thomas Fisher, Florence House, Spenser Kimbell, Joseph Kleima, Boris Korlin, Ruth Nelson, Charles Peyton, Helen Plaut, Ackland Powell, Lizzie Rechelle, George F. Shoemaker, Gale Sondergaard, Lionel Stander (as "Bezborodov"), Eunice Stoddard, Lee Strasberg (as "Pimples"), Elliot Sullivan, George Tobias (as "Lutikov"), Franchot Tone (as "Fedor"), Frank Verigun, Harry Wilson. Produced by the Theatre Guild.
- (1932) Stage Play: Night Over Taos. Written by Maxwell Anderson. Directed by Lee Strasberg. 48th Street Theatre: 9 Mar 1932- Mar 1932 (closing date unknown/13 performances). Cast: Luther Adler, Stella Adler, Margaret Barker, Harry Bellaver, Phoebe Brand (as "Nuna"), J. Edward Bromberg, Grover Burgess, Morris Carnovsky, William Challee, Walter Coy, Virginia Parmer, Sylvia Feningston, Friendly Ford, Tony Kraber [credited as Gerrit Kraber], Lewis Leverett, Robert Lewis, Gertrude Maynard, Sanford Meisner, Paula Miller, Mary Morris, Ruth Nelson, Clifford Odets, Dorothy Patten, Herbert Ratner, Philip Robinson, Art Smith, Eunice Stoddard, Franchot Tone (as Federico"), Crane Whitley (as "Andros") [credited as Clement Wilenchick]. Produced by The Group Theatre Inc.
- (1932) Stage: Appeared in "Success Story" on Broadway.
- (1934) Stage Play: Gold Eagle Guy. Written by Melvin Levy [earliest Broadway credit]. Choreographed by Helen Tamiris. Directed by Lee Strasberg. Morosco Theatre: 28 Nov 1934- Jan 1935 (closing date unknown/65 performances). Cast: Luther Adler(as "Emperor Norton/Tang Sin"), Stella Adler (as "Adah Menken"), Margaret Barker, Alan Baxter, Roman Bohnen (as "Macondray"), Phoebe Brand (as "Girl of the "Mantic"/Elizabeth Jolais"), J. Edward Bromberg (as "Guy Button"), Morris Carnovsky (as "Will Parrott"), Helen Carrm (as "Girl of the "Mantic"/Mrs. Halstead"), William Challee (as "Pearly/Ah Kee"), Russell Collins (as "A Deserter/Ed Walker"), Florence Cooper (as "Girl of the "Mantic"/Mrs. DaSilva"), Walter Coy (as "Adam Keane"), John Garfield [credited as Jules Garfield] (as "Sailor/Mackay"), Evelyn Geller, John Jordan (as "Guy, Jr., in Act 2"), Elia Kazan (as "Polyziodes"), Alexander Kirkland, David Kortchmar (as "Another Miner/Rev. Brown"), Tony Kraber [credited as Gerrit Kraber], Lewis Leverett (as "A Miner/Captain Roberts/André"), Bob Lewis, Joan Madison (as "Girl of the "Mantic"/Mrs. Muller"), Sanford Meisner(as "Ortega/Guy, Jr. in Act 3"), Paula Miller (as "Girl of the "Mantic"/Mrs. Sheldon/Mrs. Nass"), Ruth Nelson (as "Girl of the "Mantic"/Mrs. McElvay/Miss Richards"), Clifford Odets (as "Burns/Jolais"), Dorothy Patten (as "Girl of the "Mantic"/Miss Simmonds"), Herbert Ratner (as "Batender/Jacobs/A.D.T. Boy"), Art Smith (as "Merg/Wallin"), Eunice Stoddard (as "Girl of the "Mantic"/Mrs. Lemon"), Frances Williams (as "Mrs. Kummer/Mrs. Guadalla"). Produced by The Group Theatre Inc., in association with D.A. Doran Jr.
- (1935) Stage: Appeared (as "Moe Axelrod") in "Awake and Sing!" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Clifford Odets. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by Harold Clurman. Belasco Theatre: 19 Feb 1935-27 Jul 1935 (184 performances). Cast: Stella Adler (as "Bessie Berger"), Roman Bohnen (as "Schlosser"), Phoebe Brand (as "Hennie Berger"), J. Edward Bromberg (as "Uncle Morty"), Morris Carnovsky (as "Jacob Berger"), John Garfield (credited as Jules Garfield; as "Ralph Berger"), Sanford Meisner (as "Sam Feinschreiber"), Art Smith. Produced by The Group Theatre, Inc.
- (1940) Stage Play: Two On An Island. Comedy. Written by Elmer Rice. Incidental music by Kurt Weill. Scenic / Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Elmer Rice. Broadhurst Theatre: 22 Jan 1940-13 Apr 1940 (22 performances). Cast: Luther Adler (as "Lawrence Ormont"), Roberta Bellinger, Herschel Bentley, Whit Bissell (as "Frederic Winthorp"), Alvin Childress, John Craven, Howard Da Silva (as "The Sightseeing Guide"), Dorothy Darling, Evelyn Davis, Edward Downes, Betty Field (as "Mary Ward"), Virginia Girvin, Frederica Going, Norma Green, Terry Harris, Martha Hodge, Charles La Torre, Eva Langbord, Larri Lauria, Adele Longmire, Harriet E. MacGibbon (as "Helen Ormont"), Assotta Marshall, Roderick Maybee, Earl McDonald, Mary Michael, Sellwyn Myers, Robert O'Brien, Sara Peyton, John Philliber, Hilary Phillips, Charles Polacheck, Helen Renee, Martin Ritt (as "Samuel Brodsky"), Arthur L. Sachs, Lucille Sears, Don Shelton, Aage Steenshorne, Earl Sydnor, Ann Thomas, John Triggs, Rudolph Weiss, Dora Weissman, Joan Wetmore, Robert Williams. Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard).
- (1952) Stage: Appeared in "Tovarich" on Broadway. Comedy (revival).
- (1953) Stage: Appeared in "The Merchant of Venice" on Broadway. Comedy (revival).
- (1956) Stage: Appeared in "A Month in the Country" on Broadway.
- (1956) Stage: Appeared in "A Very Special Baby" on Broadway.
- (1964) Stage: Appeared in "The Passion of Josef D." on Broadway. Drama.
- (1964) Stage Play: The Three Sisters. Drama (revival).
- (1964) Stage Play: Fiddler on the Roof. Musical comedy/drama. Book by Joseph Stein. Based on stories by Sholom Aleichem. Music by Jerry Bock. Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Musical Director: Milton Greene. Vocal arrangements by Milton Greene. Dance arrangements by Betty Walberg. Choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Assistant to Mr. Aronson: Lisa Jalowetz. Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt. Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal. Hair Design by D. Rusty Bonaccorso. Directed by Jerome Robbins. Imperial Theatre (from 22 Sep 1964- 25 Feb 1967, then moved to The Majestic Theatre 27 Feb 1967- 14 Dec 1970, then moved to The Broadway Theatre from 16 Dec 1970- close): 22 Sep 1964- 2 Jul 1972 (3242 performances + 7 previews that began on 17 Sep 1964). Cast: Zero Mostel (as "Tevye, the Dairyman"), Bea Arthur (as "Yente, the Matchmaker"), Bert Convy (as "Perchik, the Student"), Tanya Everett (as "Chava, Tevye's daughter") [Broadway debut], Michael Granger (as "Lazar Wolf, the Butcher"), Maria Karnilova (as "Golde"), Joanna Merlin (as "Tzeitel, Tevye's daughter"), Julia Migenes (as "Hodel, Tevye's daughter"), Austin Pendleton (as "Motel, the Tailor"), Joe Ponazecki (as "Fyedka, A Russian"), Joseph Sullivan (as "Constable"), Tom Abbott (as "Vladimir, A Russian"), John C. Attle (as "Shloime, the Bagel Man"), Sue Babel (as "Grandma Tzeitel"), Sammy Bayes (as "Yitzuk, the Streetsweeper"), Robert Berdeen (as "Sasha, A Russian"), Lorenzo Bianco (as "Chaim, the Fishmonger"), Duane Bodin (as "Duvidel, the Seltzer Man/Grandma Tzeitel"), Gino Conforti (as "The Fiddler"), Robert Currie (as "Villager"), Maurice Edwards (as "Nachum, the Beggar"), Tanya Everett (as "Chava, Tevye's daughter"), Sarah Felcher (as "Surcha"), Leonard Frey (as "Mendel, the Rabbi's son"), Tony Gardell (as "Label"), Louis Genevrino (as "Hershel"), Ross Gifford (as "Yankel, the Grocer"), Dan Jasin (as "Schmeril"), Sandra Kazan (as "Villager"), Thom Koutsoukos (as "Yakov, the Knifeseller"), Sharon Lerit (as "Villager"), Paul Lipson (as "Avram, The Bookseller"), Sylvia Mann (as "Mirala, A Villager"), Julia Migenes (as "Hodel, Tevye's daughter"), Peff Modelski (as "Sima"), Irene Paris (as "Rivka, A Villager"), Marilyn Rogers (as "Shprintze, Tevye's daughter"), Linda Ross (as "Bielke, Tevye's daughter"), Charles Rule (as "Moishe, the Cobbler"), Gluck Sandor (as "Rabbi"), Carol Sawyer (as "Fruma-Sarah"), Zvee Scooler (as "Mordcha, the Inkeeper"), Roberta Senn (as "Anya, A Villager"), Mitch Thomas (as "Yussel, the Hatmaker"), Helen Verbit. Replacement actors: Luther Adler (as "Yevye") [During Zero Mostel's vacation from 18 Jan 1965- 30 Jan 1965], Adrienne Barbeau (as "Hodel"), Herschel Bernardi (as "Tevye") [from 8 Nov 1965- ?], Peter De Nicola (as "Baker"), Paul Lipson (as "Lazar Wolf, Tevye"), Bette Midler(as "Rivka") [Broadway debut], Mimi Randolph (as "Golde"), Marc Scott (as "The Fiddler"), Lesie Silvia (as "Bielke/Shprintze"), Pia Zadora (as "Bielke"). Produced by Harold Prince.
- (1935) Stage Play: Waiting For Lefty. [Return engagement/Production played in repertory with Awake and Sing!]. Written by Clifford Odets. Directed by Clifford Odets and Sanford Meisner. Belasco Theatre: 1 Sep 1935- 28 Sep 1935 (24 performances). Cast: Luther Adler (as "Dr. Benjamin"), Roman Bohnen (as "Dr. Barnes"), Grover Burgess (as "Fayette"), William Challee (as "Clayton"), Russell Collins (as "Fatt"), Walter Coy (as "Irv"), Elia Kazan (as "Agate Keller"), Tony Kraber (as "Miller"), Lewis Leverett (as "Joe"), Sanford Meisner (as "Henchman"), Paula Miller (as "Florrie"), Ruth Nelson (as "Edna"), Herbert Ratner (as "Sid"), Art Smith (as "Henchman"). Produced by The Group Theatre, Inc.
- (1942) Stage Play: They Should Have Stood in Bed. Written by Leo Rifkin, Frank Tarloff and David Shaw. Directed by Luther Adler. Mansfield Theatre: 13 Feb 1942- 21 Feb 1941 (11 performances). Cast: Norman Budd (as "Third Man"), John Call, Tony Canzoneri, William Foran (as "Mike Gilroy"), Jack Gilford, Richard Irving, Topper Jordan, George Matthews, Sanford Meisner, Katherine Meskill, Russell Morrison, LeRoi Operti (as "Mr. Cooper"), Edwin Philips, Randolph Preston, Grant Richards, Martin Ritt (as "Second Man"), Arnold Spector, Florence Sundstrom, Robert Williams. Produced by Sam H. Grisman. Produced in association with Alexander H. Cohen.
- (1936) Stage Play: Case of Clyde Griffiths. Drama. Written by Erwin Piscator and Lena Goldschmidt. Based on the book "The American Tragedy" by Theodore Dreiser. Scenic Design by Watson Barratt. Directed by Lee Strasberg. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 13 Mar 1936- Mar 1936 (closing date unknown/19 performances). Cast: Luther Adler (as "Doctor"), Margaret Barker (as "Sondra Finchley"), Roman Bohnen (as "Samuel Griffiths"), Whitney Bourne (as "Party Guest"), Phoebe Brand (as "Roberta Alden"), Grover Burgess (as "Working Man"), Morris Carnovsky (as "Speaker"), William Challee (as "Working Man"), Beatrice Cole (as "Party Guest"), Walter Coy (as "Gilbert Griffiths"), John Garfield [credited as Jules Garfield] (as "Working Man"), Elia Kazan (as "Working Man"), Alexander Kirkland (as "Clyde Griffiths"), Tony Kraber [credited as Gerrit Kraber] (as "Josiah Babs"), Illah Lange (as "Working Girl"), Kay Laughlin (as "Bella Griffiths/Working Girl"), Lewis Leverett (as "District Attorney"), Bob Lewis (as "Orrin Short"), Sanford Meisner (as "Wiggham"), Paula Miller (as "Emily Alden/Working Girl"), Paul Morrison (as "Party Guest"), Ruth Nelson (as "Mrs. Alden/Working Girl"), Dorothy Patten (as "Working Girl/Mrs. Asa Griffiths"), Wendell Phillips (as "Party Guest"), Anthony Ross (as "Working Man"), Art Smith (as "Titus Alden"), Virginia Stevens (as "Mrs. Samuel Griffiths/Working Girl"), Eunice Stoddard (as "Working Girl"), Jerome Thor (as "Party Guest"), Helen Walpole (as "Working Girl"). Produced by The Group Theatre and Milton Shubert.
- (1936) Stage Play: Johnny Johnson. Musical comedy. Written by Paul Green. Music by Kurt Weill. Musical Direction by Lehman Engel. Directed by Lee Strasberg. 44th Street Theatre: 19 Nov 1936- 16 Jan 1937 (68 performances). Cast: Luther Adler (as "English Sergeant"), Peter Ainsley, Kate Allen, James Blake, Roman Bohnen (as "Grandpa Joe"), Phoebe Brand, Grover Burgess, Jean Burton, Morris Carnovsky (as "Chief of the Allied High Command"), William Challee (as "Private Fairfax"), Lee J. Cobb (as "Dr. McBray"), Russell Collins (as "Johnny Johnson"), Curt Conway, John Garfield [credited as Jules Garfield](as "Johann Lang"), Judson Hall, Robert Joseph, Elia Kazan (as "Private Kearns" and "Dr. Frewd"), Thomas C. Kennedy, Tony Kraber, Will Lee, Bob Lewis, Paul Mann, Sanford Meisner (as "Captain Valentine"), Paula Miller, John Most, Ruth Nelson, Joseph Pevney (as "West Point Lieutenant"), Herbert Ratner, Eddie Ryan, Jack Saltzman, Alfred Saxe, Susanna Senior, Art Smith, Eunice Stoddard, Albert Dekker (credited as Albert Van Dekker) (as "Corporal George"). Produced by The Group Theatre.
- (1953) Stage Play: The Merchant of Venice. Comedy/drama (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Musical Director: William Brooks. Scenic Design and Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers. Directed by Albert Marre. City Center: 4 Mar 1953- 15 Mar 1953 (15 performances). Cast: Luther Adler (as "Shylock, a Jewish moneylender"), Richard Astor (as "The Neopolitan Prince/Court Clerk"), Philip Bourneuf (as "Antonio, a merchant of Venice"), Frank Corsaro (as "Launcelot Gobbo, servant to Shylock"), James Daly (as "Gratiano, gentleman of Venice"), Albert Duclos (as "Balthasar, servant to Portia"), Robert Fletcher (as "Prince of Arragon, suitor to Portia/Duke of Venice Earle Hyman (as "Prince of Morocco"), Raymond Johnson (as "The German Baron/Court Clerk"), Chris Mahan (as "Servant to Portia"), John Mandia (as "Dancer"), Nancy Marchand (as "Nerissa, Portia's waiting gentle-woman"), Barbara Milberg (as "Dancer"), Felicia Montealegre (as "Jessica, Shylock's daughter"), Earl Montgomery (as "Salarino, friend of Antonio"), Marie Pelus (as "Dancer"), Margaret Phillips (as "Portia, an heiress in Belmont"), Kevin Riley (as "The English Lord/Court Clerk"), Paul Sparer (as "Solanio, friend of Antonio"), Paul Stevens (as "Bassanio, friend of Antonio") [Broadway debut], Steven Thomas (as "Servant to Portia"), Beatrice Tompkins (as "Dancer"), Richard Venture (as "Tubal, an associate of Shylock"), Michael Wager (as "Lorenzo, gentleman of Venice"), Barbara Walczak (as "Dancer"), Stanley Zompakos (as "Dancer"). Produced by New York City Drama Company (Albert Marre: Artistic Director).
- (May 8, 1936) He played Dr. Benjamin in Clifford Odets' play, "Waiting for Lefty," in a Group Theater Company production at the Selwyn Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Morris Carnovsky (Harry Fatt); Art Smith (Joe); Ruth Nelson (Edna); Tony Kraber (Miller); Louis Leverett (Irv); Phoebe Brand (Florrie); Jules Garfield (Sid); Bob Lewis (Clayton); Elia Kazan (Keller); Sanford Meisner (henchman); Maury Miller (henchman); Roman Bolmen (Dr. Barnes) and William Challee (a man) in the cast.
- (1942) He acted in Helen Bruton Jerome's stage adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's novel, "Jane Eyre," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Sylvia Sidney in the cast.
- (June 7, 1936) He acted in Clifford Odets' play, "Awake and Sing," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Morris Carnovsky, Jules "John" Garfield, Stella Adler, and Sanford Meisner in the cast.
- (January 10, 1944) He acted in the play, "Jane Eyre," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio.
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