- (1920 - 1957) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1920) Stage Play: The Unwritten Chapter. Drama. Written by Samuel Shipman and 'Victor Victor'. Directed by Robert Milton. Astor Theatre: 11 Oct 1920- Nov 1920 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Robert Barrat (as "Frank Salomon"), Alma Belwin, Clarence Derwent (as "Benjamin Jacobs"), Carl Dietz, Hubert Druce (as "General Howe"), Mattie Ferguson, Leo Frankl (as "Samuel Judah"), Herman Gerold, Arleen Hackett, Louis Hector (as "Capt. Geoffrey Warren") [Broadway debut], Paul Irving, Ryder Keane, Frank Kingdon (as "Robert M. Harrington, Sr."), Howard Lang, Louis Mann (as "Haym Salomon"), Mortimer Martini, Harry C. Power, Bernard Reinold, Gerald Rogers, Al Sincoff, Alex Tenenholtz, Lucile Watson. Produced by A.H. Woods.
- (1922) Stage Play: The Rotters. Satire.
- (1923) Stage Play: Romeo and Juliet. Tragedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Frank Reicher. Henry Miller's Theatre: 24 Jan 1923- Jun 1923 (closing date unknown/157 performances). Cast: Robert Ayrton (as "Friar Laurence, a Franciscan"), Richard Bowler (as "Balthasar, servant to Romeo"), Edward Broadley (as "Abram"), Lalive Brownell Lady Montague, wife to Montague"), Gordon Burby (as "Capulet"), Jane Cowl (as "Juliet, daughter to Capulet"), John Sayre Crawley (as "Escalus, prince of Verona/Apothecary"), Frank Davis (as "Gregory, servant to Capulet"), Grayce Hampton [credited as Grace Hampton] (as "Lady Capulet, wife to Capulet"), Louis Hector (as "Tybalt, nephew to Lady Capulet"), Bailey Hick (as "Sampson, servant to Capulet"), Lionel Hogarth (as "Montague"), Vernon Kelso (as "Benvolio, nephew to Montague and friend to Romeo"), Dennis King (as "Mercutio, kinsman to the prince and friend to Romeo"), John Parrish (as "Paris, a young nobleman, kinsman to the prince"), Rollo Peters (as "Romeo, son of Montague"), Milton Pope (as "Peter, servant to Juliet's nurse"), Neil Quinlan (as "An Old Man, of the Capulet family"), Jessie Ralph (as "Nurse to Juliet"). Produced by The Selwyns and Adolph Klauber.
- (1923) Stage Play: Pelleas and Melisande. Drama.
- (1924) Stage Play: Antony and Cleopatra. Tragedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Incidental music by Alfred Dalby. Directed by Frank Reicher. Lyceum Theatre: 19 Feb 1924- Mar 1924 (closing date unknown/31 performances). Cast: Robert Ayrton (as "Mardian, a eunuch, attendant on Cleopatra") [final Broadway role], Albert Bliss, Richard Bowler (as "Ventidius"), Charles Brokaw (as "Maecenas/Thyreus, a soldier of Caesar"), Edward Brooks, Gordon Burbe (as "Lepidus, triumvir"), George Carter, Jane Cowl (as "Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt"), J. Sayre Crawley (as "Eros, a soldier to Antony"), James Difley, Marion Evenson, John Gerard, Lionel Hammond, Grace Hampton, Louis Hector (as "Enobarbus, friend to Antony"), C. Bailey Hick, Lionel Hogarth (as "Lemprius Euphronius, a soothsayer"), Willard E. Joray, Vernon Kelso (as "Octavius Caesar, triumvir"), Dennis King, Walter Knapp (as "Euphronius, an ambassador from Antony to Caesar"), James Meighan, Rollo Peters (as "Antony, triumvir"), Milton Pope, Grandon Rhodes, Cyrus Staehle, Edith Van Cleve (as "Octavia, sister to Caesar and wife to Antony"), Harold Webster. Produced by The Selwyns. Produced in association with Adolph Klauber.
- (1927) Stage Play: The Road to Rome. Written by Robert E. Sherwood. Directed by Lester Lonergan. Playhouse Theatre: 31 Jan 1927- Jan 1928 (closing date unknown/392 performances). Cast: Charles Brokaw (as "Scipio"), Fairfax Burger (as "Varius"), Joyce Carey, Jane Cowl (as "Amytis"), Louis Hector (as "Hasdrubal"), Lionel Hogarth (as "Sertorius/Thotmes"), Barry Jones, Walter Kinsella (as "Third Guard"), Ben Lackland (as "Second Guard"), Richie Ling (as "Fabius"), Lewis Martin, Jock McGraw, John McNulty, Peter Meade, Philip Merivale (as "Hannibal"), Harold Moffet (as "Carthalo"), Clement O'Loghlen, William Pearce, Gert Pouncy, Jessie Ralph (as "Fabia"), William R. Randall (as "Drusus"), Alfred Webster. Produced by William A. Brady and Dwight Wiman. Theatrical trivia: The Playhouse Theatre was a 865 seat venue at 137 W 48th Street, NY. Built by William A. Brady, it opened in 1911. It was sold upon Mr. Brady's retirement as a producer to the Shuberts in 1944. ABC leased it from them from 1949-52, using it as a radio station. It was demolished in 1969 and incorporated as part of Rockefeller Center.
- (1928) Stage Play: The Three Musketeers. Musical drama. Music by Rudolf Friml. Lyrics by Clifford Grey and P.G. Wodehouse. Book by William Anthony McGuire. Based on the story by Alexandre Dumas. Musical Director: Gus Salzer. Duels arranged by Louis Hector [also in cast]. Musical Staging by Albertina Rasch. Staged by Richard Boleslawski. Directed by William Anthony McGuire. Lyric Theatre: 13 Mar 1928- 15 Dec 1928 (318 performances). Cast: Pirkko Ahlquist (as "Ensemble"), Lester Allen (as "Planchet"), Virginia Beardsley (as "Ensemble"), Yvonne Beaupre as "Ensemble"), Marye Bern (as "Ensemble"), Jeanette Bradley (as "Ensemble"), Harrison Brockbank (as "Innkeeper"), Eleanor Buffington (as "Ensemble"), Edna Bunte (as "Ensemble"), Robert D. Burns (as "Jussac"), Katherine Cavelli (as "Ensemble"), Margaret Clark (as "Ensemble"), John Clarke (as "The Duke of Buckingham"), Nancy Corrigan (as "Ensemble"), Dona Desne Curry (as "Ensemble"), Yvonne D'Arle (as "Anne, Queen of France"), Audrey Davis (as "Ensemble"), Helen Derby (as "Ensemble"), Sylvia Derby (as "Ensemble"), Clarence Derwent (as "Louis XIII"), William Dillon (as "Ensemble"), Marion Dodge (as "Ensemble"), L. Dumbadse (as "Ensemble"), Douglass Dumbrille (as "Athos"), Ernest Ehler (as "Ensemble"), Marguerite Eisele (as "Ensemble"), Byrdeatta Evans (as "Ensemble"), Rose Gale (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy Greenley (as "Ensemble"), Evelyn Groves (as "Ensemble"), Emily Hadley (as "Ensemble"), Sally Hadley (as "Ensemble"), William Hagen (as "Ensemble"), Pauline Hall (as "Ensemble"), Libby Hanley (as "Ensemble"), Vida Hanna (as "Ensemble"), Catherine Hayes (as "Aubergiste"), Louis Hector (as "Comte De La Rochefort"), Eve Hellesness (as "Ensemble"), Harriet Hoctor (as "Premiere Danseuse of the Court"), Stanley Howard (as "Ensemble"), Ivan Ismailov (as "Ensemble"), Norman Ives (as "Ensemble"), Harry James (as "Ensemble"), Andy Jochim (as "Cardinal's Guard"), Naomi Johnson (as "Zoe"), Wilma Kaye (as "Ensemble"), Frances Kelly (as "Ensemble"), William Kershaw (as "Brother Joseph"), Dennis King (as "D'Artagnan"), Charles Kirby (as "Ensemble"), John Kline (as "M. De Treville"), Lydia Krushinsky (as "Ensemble"), Julia Lane (as "Ensemble"), Elaine Lank (as "Ensemble"), Randolph Leyman (as "Cardinal's Guard"), Eleanor Little (as "Ensemble"), Joseph Macaulay (as "Aramis"), Glenn Macauley (as "Ensemble"), Mary MacDonald (as "Ensemble"), Lottie Marcy (as Ensemble"), Joan Marren (as "Ensemble"), Marie Merrifield (as "Ensemble"), G. Moore (as "King's Attendant"), Ellen Moray (as "Ensemble"), Ann Moss (as "Ensemble"), Armundi Muzzi (as "Ensemble"), Raymond O'Brien (as "Patrick"), Lucille O'Connor (as "Ensemble"), Vivienne Osborne (as "Lady De Winter"), Nona Otero (as "Ensemble"), Reginald Owen (as "Cardinal Richelieu"), Ivy Palmer (as "Ensemble"), Esther Peters (as "Ensemble"), Detmar Poppen (as "Porthos"), Nora Puntin (as "Ensemble"), Louise Raymond (as "Ensemble"), Elsie Reign (as "Ensemble"), Lee Russell (as "Ensemble"), Vivienne Segal (as "Constance Bonacieux"), Martin Sheppard (as "Ensemble"), Robert Shields (as "Ensemble"), Hilda Steiner (as "Ensemble"), Miriam Stockton (as "Ensemble"), Dorothy Sutton (as "Ensemble"), Richard Thornton (as "The Bo'sun"), Mildred Turner (as "Ensemble"), Regina Tushinska (as "Ensemble"), Margaret Valient (as "Ensemble"), A. Van Mueller (as "Ensemble"), Serge Vino (as "Ensemble"), Lillian White (as "Ensemble"), Gertrude Williams (as "Ensemble"), Helen Withers (as "Ensemble"), John Zak (as "Ensemble"). Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr..
- (1932) Stage Play: Red Planet. Written by John L. Balderston and J.E. Hoare. Directed by Burk Symon and Chester Erskine. Cort Theatre: 17 Dec 1932- Dec 1932 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Walter Armin (as "The Count de Reinach"), Ethel Ashby, Wallace Banfield, Marshall Brown, Charles Burroughs, Wilbur Cox, Beryl Douglas, Joy Douglas, Bramwell Fletcher (as "Ray Fanshawe"), Harry Green, Louis Hector, Henry Herbert (as "Herbert Calder"), Dorothy Howard, David Hughes, Alistaire Johnson, Walter King, Thomas Louden, Tucker McGuire, Beatrice Miller (as "Kate"), Bertram Miller, Percy Moore, E. Norris, Marie Pape, Eugene Powers, Frederick Raymond, William Reinecker, Wilfred Seagram, C.E. Smith, Valerie Taylor, Edward Trevor, Madelaine Vaughn, Tod Waller, Richard Walsh, John Wheeler, Richard Whorf (as "The Right Hon. A.D. Randall, P.C."), Wallace Widdicombe, Leonard Willey, Helen Wynn, Oswald Yorke (as "The Prime Minister"). Produced by Laurence Rivers.
- (1934) Stage Play: No More Ladies. Comedy. Written by A.E. Thomas. Directed by Harry Wagstaff Gribble. Booth Theatre: 23 Jan 1934- Jun 1934 (closing date unknown/162 performances). Cast: Miriam Battista (as "Jacquette"), John Bramall (as "Dickens"), Bradley Cass (as "Oliver Allen"), Boyd Davis (as "Stafford"), Melvyn Douglas (as "Sheridan Warren"), Edward Fielding (as "Mr. Anderson Townsend"), Louis Hector (as "The Earl of Moulton"), Rex O'Malley (as "James Salston"), Nancy Ryan (as "Diana"), Mary Sargent (as "Mrs. Anderson Townsend"), Marcella Swanson (as "Teresa German"), Lucile Watson (as "Mrs. Fanny Townsend"), Ruth Weston (as "Marcia Townsend"). Produced by Lee Shubert.
- (1934) Stage Play: No More Ladies. Comedy (revival). Written by A.E. Thomas. Directed by Harry Wagstaff Gribble. Morosco Theatre: 3 Sep 1934- Sep 1934 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Miriam Battista (as "Jacquette"), John Bramall (as "Dickens"), Bradley Cass (as "Oliver Allen"), Boyd Davis (as "Stafford"), Melvyn Douglas (as "Sheridan Warren"), Edward Fielding (as "Mr. Anderson Townsend"), Louis Hector (as "The Earl of Moulton"), Rex O'Malley (as "James Salston"), Nancy Ryan (as "Diana"), Mary Sargent (as "Mrs. Anderson Townsend"), Marcella Swanson (as "Teresa German"), Lucile Watson (as "Mrs. Fanny Townsend"), Ruth Weston (as "Marcia Townsend"). Produced by Lee Shubert.
- (1935) Stage Play: The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles. Fantasy. Written by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Harry Wagstaff Gribble. Guild Theatre: 18 Feb 1935- Mar 1935 (closing date unknown/40 performances). Cast: Romney Brent (as "The Clergyman"), Patricia Calvert, Franklin Gray, Lawrence Grossmith (as "Sir Charles Fairwaters"), Louis Hector (as "The Angel"), Leon Janney (as "Janga"), Alma Lloyd, Reginald Malcolm, McKay Morris, Alla Nazimova, Rex O'Malley (as "The Emigration Officer"), Lionel Pape (as "Wilks"), Viola Roache (as "The Lady Tourist"), Rita Vale. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1935) Stage Play: On Stage. Comedy.
- (1936) Stage Play: The Country Wife. Comedy.
- (1937) Stage Play: Storm Over Patsy. Written by Bruno Frank. Book adapted by James Bridie. Directed by Philip Moeller. Guild Theatre: 8 Mar 1937- Apr 1937 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Sara Allgood, J.W. Austin, Carrie Bridewell, Jack Burley, Jack Byrne, Leo G. Carroll (as "The Judge"), Kendall Clark (as "Junior Counsel"), Valerie Cossart, Brenda Forbes, Seymour Gross, Louis Hector (as "Mr. Fraser, the Prosecutor"), Harry Hermsen, John Hoyt (as "Mr. Menzies, K.C.") [credited as John Hoysradt], Elizabeth A. Jones, Frances Kidner, Phyllis Langner, Roger Livesey, Ian McLean, Claudia Morgan, Clement O'Loghlen, Farrell Pelly, Francis Pierlot (as "Joseph McKellar"), Dan Rudsten, Herbert Standing Jr. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1938) Stage Play: The Devil Takes a Bride. Written by Joe Bates Smith. Directed by John Hayden. Cort Theatre: 7 Oct 1938- Oct 1938 (closing date unknown/11 performances). Cast: Evelyn Byrd, Jeannette Chinley, Frank Harvey, Louis Hector (as "George Rensley Quimby"), Robert Lindsey Reporter"), Cledge Roberts, Anthony Ross, Helen Shields, Philip Wood, J. Arthur Young. Produced by Montgomery Ford.
- (1938) Stage Play: Outward Bound. Drama (revival). Written by Sutton Vane. Directed by Otto Preminger. Playhouse Theatre: 22 Dec 1938- 22 Jul 1939 (255 performances). Cast: Florence Reed (as "Mrs. Clivedon-Banks"), Laurette Taylor (as "Mrs. Midget"), Thomas Chalmers (as "Rev. Frank Thomson"), Helen Chandler (as "Ann"), Morgan Farley (as "Scrubby"), Bramwell Fletcher (as "Mr. Prior"), Louis Hector (as "Mr. Lingley"), Alexander Kirkland (as "Henry"), Vincent Price (as "Rev. William Duke"). Produced by The Playhouse Company.
- (1940) Stage Play: Johnny Belinda. Drama. Directed by Harry Wagstaff Gribble. Belasco Theatre (moved to the Longacre Theatre on 8 Dec 1940 to close): 18 Sep 1940- 21 Jun 1941 (321 performances). Note: Filmed by Warner Bros. as Johnny Belinda (1948).
- (1941) Stage Play: The More the Merrier.
- (1942) Stage Play: I Killed the Count. Drama. Written by Alec Coppel. Scenic Design by Emil Holak. Directed by Frank Carrington and Agnes Morgan. Cort Theatre: 31 Aug 1942- 26 Sep 1942 (29 performances). Cast: Robert Allen [credited as Bob Allen] (as "Bernard K. Froy"), Rafael Corio, Doris Dalton, Clarence Derwent, Louis Hector (as "Divisional Inspector Davidson"), Edgar Kent, LeRoi Operti (as "Martin"), Guy Spaull, Bertram Tanswell. Produced by Frank Carrington, Agnes Morgan and Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert. Produced in association with Frank Carrington and Agnes Morgan.
- (1942) Stage Play: R. U. R. Drama (revival).
- (1944) Stage Play: The Duke in Darkness. Drama. Written by Patrick Hamilton. Scenic Design and Costume Design by Stewart Chaney. Directed by Robert Henderson. Playhouse Theatre: 24 Jan 1944- 12 Feb 1944 (24 performances). Cast: Raymond Burr (as "Voulain") [final Broadway role], Albert Carroll (as "The Count D'Aublaye"), Horace Cooper (as "Chauvet"), Ralph Douglas (as "Guard"), Louis Hector (as "The Duke of Lamorre"), Dorman Leonard (as "Guard"), Philip Merivale (as "The Duke of Laterraine"), Wells Richardson (as "Marteau"), Edgar Stehli (as "Gribaud"), Joseph Vernay (as "Guard"). Produced by Alexander H. Cohen and Joseph Kipness.
- (1948) Stage Play: The Cup of Trembling.
- (1949) Stage Play: The Browning Version/Harlequinade.
- (1951) Stage Play: King Richard II. Historical drama (revival).
- (1952) Stage Play: Mr. Pickwick. Comedy (revival). Written by Stanley Young. Based on incidents from "The Pickwick Papers" by Charles Dickens. Production Design by Kathleen Ankers. Directed by John Burrell. Plymouth Theatre (moved to The John Golden Theatre from 27 Oct 1952- close): 17 Sep 1952- 8 Nov 1952 (61 performances). Cast: Wallace Acton (as "Wilberforce"), C.K. Alexander (as "Joe/Twinkey"), Jacques Aubuchon Mr. Buzfuz"), Philippa Bevans (as "Mrs. Weller"), Richard Case (as "Tommy"), Jane Cooke Miss (as "Emily Wardle"), Neil Fitzgerald (as "Mr. Wardle"), Nigel Green (as "Mr. Jingle"), Louis Hector (as "Mr. Weller"), Nora Howard (as "Mrs. Bardell"), George Howe (as "Mr. Pickwick"), Basil Howes (as "Mr. Stiggins"), Anthony Kemble-Cooper (as "Mr. Snodgrass"), Lucie Lancaster (as "Mrs. Cluppins"), Sarah Marshall (as "Mary"), Earl Montgomery (as "Mr. Tupman"), Dolores Pigott (as "Miss Isabella Wardle"), William Podmore (as "Justice"), Clive Revill (as "Sam Weller"), Kurt Richards (as "Mr. Perker"), Derek Tansley (as "Mr. Winkle"), Nydia Westman (as "Miss Rachel Wardle"), Estelle Winwood (as "Mrs. Leo Hunter"). Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard).
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