- (1932 - 1963) [Stage and television actor]. Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1932) Stage Play: Success Story. Written by John Howard Lawson. Directed by Lee Strasberg. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 26 Sep 1932- Jan 1933 (closing date unknown/121 performances). Cast: Luther Adler, Stella Adler, Margaret Barker, Morris Carnovsky, Russell Collins [Broadway debut], Ruth Nelson, Dorothy Patten, Art Smith, Franchot Tone (as "Raymond Merritt"). Produced by The Group Theatre.
- (1933) Stage Play: Big Night. Written by Dawn Powell. Directed by Cheryl Crawford. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 17 Jan 1933- Jan 1933 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Stella Adler (as "Myra Bonney"), Roman Bohnen (as "Fargo"), Phoebe Brand (as "Winnie Murphy"), J. Edward Bromberg (as "Bert Schwartz"), Grover Burgess (as "Bob Tuttle"), Russell Collins (as "Chet Davies"), Lewis Leverett, Ruth Nelson, Clifford Odets (as "Eugene"), Dorothy Patten, Herbert Ratner, Eunice Stoddard (as "Mrs. Fargo"). Produced by The Group Theatre, Inc.
- (1933) Stage Play: Both Your Houses. Drama. Written by Maxwell Anderson. Directed by Worthington Miner. Royale Theatre: 6 Mar 1933- 6 May 1933 (72 performances). Cast: J. Edward Bromberg, John Butler, Morris Carnovsky, Russell Collins (as "Peebles"), Jerome Cowan, William Foran, Aleta Freel, Walter C. Kelly, John F. Morrisey, Mary Philips, Oscar Polk, Jane Seymour, Robert Shayne, Robert Strange, Shepperd Strudwick, Joseph Sweeney. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1933) Stage Play: Men in White. Drama. Written by Sidney Kingsley. Stage Manager: Elia Kazan. Assistant Stage Mgr: Gerrit Kraber and Robert Harper. Assistant Prod. Mgr: Arnold L. Schauer Jr. Directed by Lee Strasberg. Broadhurst Theatre: 26 Sep 1933- Jul 1934 (closing date unknown/351 performances). Cast: Luther Adler (as "Dr. Gordon"), Margaret Barker, Alan Baxter, Phoebe Brand (as "Barbara Dennin"), J. Edward Bromberg (as "Dr. Hochberg"), Grover Burgess (as "Dr. McCabe"), Morris Carnovsky (as "Dr. Levine"), William Challee (as "Dr. Michaelson"), Russell Collins (as "Dr. Cunningham"), Walter Coy, Mary Virginia Farmer, Robert Harper, Elena Karam, Elia Kazan (as "Orderly"), Alexander Kirkland (as "Dr. Ferguson"), Gerrit Kraber (as "James Mooney"), Lewis Leverett, Bob Lewis, Mab Maynard, Sanford Meisner (as "Dr. Wren/Mr. Smith"), Paula Miller, Ruth Nelson, Clifford Odets (as "Mr. Houghton"), Dorothy Patten, Herbert Ratner, Art Smith, Eunice Stoddard (as "Nurse Jamison"). Produced by The Group Theatre, Sidney Harmon and James R. Ullman. Note: Filmed by MGM as Men in White (1934), "The DuPont Show of the Month: Men in White (#4.1)" (1960).
- (1934) Stage Play: Gentlewoman. Comedy. Written by John Howard Lawson. Directed by Lee Strasberg. Cort Theatre: 22 Mar 1934- Apr 1934 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Cast: Stella Adler (as "Gwyn Ballantine"), Roman Bohnen (as "Colonel Richard Fowler"), Morris Carnovsky (as "Dr. Lewis Golden"), Russell Collins (as "Havens"), Zamah Cunningham (as "Mrs. Stoneleigh"), Lewis Leverett (as "Elliott Snowden"), Claudia Morgan (as "Connie Blane"), Lloyd Nolan (as "Rudy Flannigan"), Neill O'Malley (as Vaughn"), Frances Williams (as "Hattie"). Produced by The Group Theatre Company. Produced in association with D.A. Doran Jr.
- (1934) Stage Play: Gold Eagle Guy. Written by Melvin Levy. Directed by Lee Strasberg. Morosco Theatre: 28 Nov 1934- Jan 1935 (closing date unknown/65 performances). Cast: Luther Adler, Stella Adler, Margaret Barker, Alan Baxter, Roman Bohnen, Phoebe Brand, J. Edward Bromberg, Morris Carnovsky, Helen Carrm, William Challee, Russell Collins (as "A Deserter"), Florence Cooper, Walter Coy, John Garfield (credited as Jules Garfield), Evelyn Geller, John Jordan, Elia Kazan, Alexander Kirkland, David Kortchmar, Gerrit Kraber, Lewis Leverett, Bob Lewis, Joan Madison, Sanford Meisner, Paula Miller, Rut Nelson, Clifford Odets, Dorothy Patten, Herbert Ratner, Art Smith, Eunice Stoddard, Frances Williams. Produced by The Group Theatre, Inc.
- (1935) Stage Play: Panic. Drama. Written by Archibald Macleish. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by James Light. Imperial Theatre: 14 Mar 1935- 15 Mar 1935 (2 performances). Cast: Wesley Addy (as "Unemployed/Male Chorus") [Broadway debut], Osceola Archer (as "Female Chorus"), Amelia Barleon, Elaine Basil, Robin Batcheller, Abner Biberman (as "Unemployed"), William Challee (as "Unemployed"), Russell Collins (as "A Man"), Walter Coy, Margaret Craven, Joseph Eggenton, Paul Genge, George Glass, Clifford Heckinger, Dierdre Hurst, Zita Johann (as "Ione"), Harold Johnsrud (as "Blind Man"), Tony Kraber (as "A Man") [credited as Gerrit Kraber], Eva Langbord (as "A Young Girl"), Albert Lewis, Yisrol Libman, Margot Loines, Edward Mann, Rose McClendon (as "An Old Woman"), Harold McGee, Elizabeth Morison, Gordon Nelson, John O'Shaughnessy, LaVerne Pine, Beatrice Pons, Joanna Roos, Arthur Singer, Lucille Strudwick, Karl Swenson (as "A Young Man"), Mary Tarcai, Jerome Thor, Paula Trueman, Eric Walz, Orson Welles (as "McGafferty"), Virginia Welles (as "Female Chorus") [Broadway debut], Richard Whorf (as "Griggs"), Dane Clark (as "A Young Man") [Broadway debut]. Produced by Phoenix Theatre Inc.
- (1935) Stage Play: Waiting For Lefty. Written and co-directed by Clifford Odets. Co-directed by Sanford Meisner. Longacre Theatre: 26 Mar 1935- Jul 1935 (closing date unknown/144 performances). Cast included: Abner Biberman, Roman Bohnen, Lee J. Cobb, Russell Collins (as "Fatt"), Walter Coy, George Heller, Elia Kazan, Gerrit Kraber, Lewis Leverett, Bobo Lewis, Paula Miller, Ruth Nelson, Herbert Ratner, Dane Clark [credited as Bernard Zanville].
- (1935) Stage Play: Till the Day I Die. Written by Clifford Odets. Directed by Cheryl Crawford. Longacre Theatre: 26 Mar 1935- Jul 1935 (closing date unknown/136 performances). Cast: Margaret Barker, Abner Biberman, Roman Bohnen, William Challee, Lee J. Cobb, Russell Collins (as "Schlupp"), Walter Coy, George Heller, Elia Kazan, Alexander Kirkland, David Kortchmar, Gerrit Kraber, Lewis Leverett, Bob Lewis, Lee Martin, Paula Miller, Paul Morrison, Ruth Nelson, Dorothy Patten, Wendell K. Phillipa, Herbert Ratner, Samuel Roland, Eunice Stoddard, Harry Stone, Dane Clark [credited as Bernard Zanville]. Produced by The Group Theatre Inc.
- (1935) Stage Play: Paradise Lost. Written by Clifford Odets. Directed by Harold Clurman. Longacre Theatre: 9 Dec 1935- Feb 1935 (closing date unknown/73 performances). Cast included: Luther Adler, Stella Adler, Frieda Altman, Roman Bohnen, Grover Burgess, Morris Carnovsky, Jack Carr, William Challee, Russell Collins (as "A Homeless Man"), Elia Kazan, Bernard Kisner, Julie Laurence, Herbert Ratner, Vincent Sherman. (1950). Stage Play: The Enchanted. Comedy. Written by Jean Giraudoux. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Lyceum Theatre: 18 Jan 1950- 25 Feb 1950 (45 performances). As "The Doctor." Cast: Wesley Addy, John Baragrey, Henrietta Catal, Leah Chernin, Carolyn Grier, Charles Halton, Malcolm Keen, Judith Licata, Leueen MacGrath, Loe E. Marks, Una O'Connor, John O'Hare, Betty Richardson, Mimi Strongin, Frances Williams, Roland Wood, Patricia Wright. Produced by David Loew and Richard Davidson.
- (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.
- (1937) Stage Play: The Star-Wagon. Drama/fantasy. Written by Maxwell Anderson. Musical Director: Albert Pearl. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Empire Theatre: 29 Sep 1937- Apr 1938 (closing date unknown/223 performances). Cast: Lillian Gish (as "Martha Minch"), Burgess Meredith (as "Stephen Minch"), Evelyn Abbott, Alan Anderson, Whit Bissell (as "Park"), Jane Buchanan (as "Hallie Arlington"), Russell Collins (as "Hanus Wicks"), Charles Forrester (as "2nd Thug"), Howard Freeman, William Garner (as "Oglethorpe"), Barry Kelley (as "1st Thug"), Mildred Natwick (as "Mrs. Rutledge"), Edmond O'Brien (as "Paul Reiger"), John Philliber, Edith Smith, Kent Smith (as "Duffy"), Muriel Starr (as "Angela/Herb Woman"), J. Arthur Young (as "Mr. Arlington"). Replacement actors: Barry Kelley (as "Duffy"), Raymond Parker (as "Park"), Victor Rankin (as "Paul Reiger"), John Trelfall (as "Park"), Keenan Wynn (as "1st Thug"). Produced by Guthrie McClintic.
- (1938) Stage Play: Missouri Legend. Comedy. Written by E.B. Ginty (credited as E.B. Ginty). Directed and produced by Guthrie McClintic. Empire Theatre: 19 Sep 1938- Oct 1938 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast included: José Ferrer, Dorothy Gish, Dean Jagger, Mildred Natwick, James Craig, Karl Malden, Joseph Sweeney, Clare Woodbury.
- (1938) Stage Play: Here Come the Clowns. Drama. Written by Philip Barry. Directed by Robert Milton. Booth Theatre: 7 Dec 1938- Feb 1939 (closing date unknown/88 performances). Cast: Hortense Alden (as "Gert Marble"), Jerry Austin, Ralph Bunker (as "Ma Speedy"), Leo Chalzel (as "Max Pabst"), Russell Collins (as "John Dickinson"), Eddie Dowling (as "Dan Clancy"), Doris Dudley, Madge Evans (as "Connie Ryan"), Frank Gaby, James Hagan, Eve March, Thomas Palmer, Bertram Thorn, A.H. Van Buren (as "Freddie Ballantine"). Produced by Eddie Dowling.
- (1939) Stage Play: The Happiest Days. Drama. Written by Charlotte Armstrong. Directed by Marc Connelly. Vanderbilt Theatre: 11 Apr 1939- Apr 1939 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Russell Collins (as "Brian Donovan"), John Craven (as "Jeff"), Dorothea Eller (as "Katty"), Kathryn Givney (as "Dorothy Chapin"), Uta Hagen (as "Edith"), William Harrigan (as "Alfred Chapin"), Jimmy Lydon (as "Norman") [final Broadway role], Ethel Wilson (as "Ellen Donovan"). Produced by Courtney Burr.
- (1939) Stage Play: Morning's at Seven. Comedy. Written by Paul Osborn. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Joshua Logan. Longacre Theatre: 30 Nov 1939- 6 Jan 1940 (44 performances). Cast: Jean Adair (as "Cora Swanson"), John Alexander, Thomas Chalmers (as "Theodore Swanson"), Russell Collins (as "Carl Bolton"), Dorothy Gish (as "Aaronetta Gibbs"), Enid Markey (as "Myrtle Brown"), Kate McComb (as "Ida Bolton"), Effie Shannon (as "Esther Crampton"), Barry O'Moore (as "David Crampton"). Produced by Dwight Wiman.
- (1940) Stage Play: Heavenly Express. Fantasy. Written by Albert Bein. Directed by Robert Lewis. National Theatre: 18 Apr 1940- 4 May 1940 (20 performances). Cast included: Russell Collins (as "Fred Norman"), John Garfield, Burl Ives, Philip Loeb, Aline MacMahon, William Sands, Art Smith, Charles Thomspon, Randolph Wade. Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden.
- (1941) Stage Play: In Time to Come. Drama. Written by Howard Koch and John Huston. Directed by Otto Preminger. Mansfield Theatre: 28 Dec 1941- 31 Jan 1942 (40 performances). Cast: Maurice Burke, Alexander Clark (as "Dr. Cary Grayson"), Russell Collins (as "Col. House"), Philip Coolidge (as "Smith"), Richard Gaines (as "Woodrow Wilson"), Robert Gray, James Gregory (as "Dillan"), Nedda Harrigan (as "Edith Bolling Wilson"), William Harrigan (as "Tumulty"), House Jameson (as "Sen. Lodge"), Harold J. Kennedy (as "Terry"), John M. Kline (as "Henry White"), Arnold Korff (as "Monsieur Pichon"), Edgar Mason (as "Price"), Randolph Preston, Joseph Quaranto, Bernard Randall (as "Judge Brandeis"), Rene Roberti, Vincenzo Rocco (as "Signor Orlando"), Guy Sorel (as "Clemenceau"), Harold Young (as "Lloyd George"). Produced by Otto Preminger.
- (1942) Stage Play: The Moon is Down. Written by John Steinbeck. Directed by Chester Erskine. Martin Beck Theatre: 7 Apr 1942- 6 Jun 1942 (71 performances). Cast: E.J. Ballantine, Lyle Bettger (as "Tom Anders"), Russell Collins (as "Major Hunter"), William Eythe (as "Lieutenant Tonder"), Philip Foster (as "Alex Morden"), Charles Gordon, Edwin Gordon (as "Sergeant"), Carl Gose, Alan Hewitt (as "Captain Loft"), Whitford Kane (as "Dr. Winter"), George Keane, Kermit Kegley, Otto Kruger (as "Colonel Lanser"), Ralph Morgan (as "Mayor Orden"), Maria Palmer, Leona Powers (as "Madame Orden"), Jane Seymour (as "Annie"), John D. Seymour (as "Captain Bentick"), Joseph Sweeney (as "Joseph"), Victor Thorley (as "Soldier"). Produced by Oscar Serlin.
- (1942) Stage Play: Mr. Sycamore [The Saga of John Gwilt in Eight Verses]. Comedy. Written by Ketti Frings [earliest Broadway credit], from a story by Robert Ayre. Directed by Lester Vail. Guild Theatre: 13 Nov 1942- 28 Nov 1942 (19 performances). Cast: Stuart Erwin (as "John Gwilt") [Broadway debut], Lillian Gish (as "Jane Gwilt"), Enid Markey (as "Estelle Benlow"), Walter F. Appler (as "Mr. Fernfield") [Broadway debut], Harry Bellaver, Albert Bergh (as "Mr. Oikle"), Helen Brown (as "People of Smeed"), Russell Collins (as "Reverand Doctor Doody"), Barbara Dale (as "People of Smeed"), Helen Dodson (as "People of Smeed"), Ed Dooley [credited as Jed Dooley] (as "Mr. Hammond"), Franklyn Fox (as "Fletcher Pingpank"), Kenneth Hayden (as "Second Milkman/People of Smeed"), Mary Heckart (as "Emily/People of Smeed"), Pearl Herzog (as "Daisy Staines"), Otto Hulett (as "Fred Staines"), Ray J. Largay (as "Mr. Hoop"), Louise McBride (as "Julie Fish/People of Smeed"), Peggy Opdycke (as "People of Smeed"), John Philliber (as "Abner Coote") [final Broadway role], Rupert Pole (as "Third Milkman/People of Smeed"), Leona Powers (as "Myrtle Staines"), Harry Sheppard (as "Ned Fish"), Buddy Swan (as "Albert Fernfield"), Ernest Theiss (as "First Milkman/People of Smeed"), Harry Townes (as "Tom Burton"), Albert Vees (as "People of Smeed"). Produced by The Theatre Guild. Notes: (1) One of the biggest flops of the 1942 Broadway season. (2) Filmed by Capricorn Productions [distributed by Film Ventures International (FVI)] as Mr. Sycamore (1975).
- (1943) Stage Play: The First Million. Written by Irving Elman. Directed by John Kennedy. Ritz Theatre: 28 Apr 1943- 1 May 1943 (5 performances). Produced by James S. Elliott.
- (1944) Stage Play: War President. Drama. Written by Nat Sherman. Directed by Wendell K. Phillips. Shubert Theatre: 24 Apr 1944- 25 Apr 1944 (2 performances). Cast: Joel Ashley, Russell Collins (as "Senator Benjamin Franklin Wade"), Morton Da Costa, Kenneth Dana, Paul Ford (as "Senator Zachariah Chandler"), Peter Gregg, Bruce Halsey, Joseph Leon, William Marceau, Harvey Marlowe, Gregory Morton, Barbara Pond, Joanna Roos, Donald Rose, Teddy Rose, Philip Sand, Alexander Scourby (as "General George B. McClellan"), Graham Velsey. Produced by The Escholiers and The Experimental Theatre Inc.
- (1946) Stage Play: He Who Gets Slapped. Tragedy (revival). Written by Leonid Andreyev, as translated by Judith Guthrie. Directed by Tyrone Guthrie. Booth Theatre: 20 Mar 1946- 27 Apr 1946 (46 performances). Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1946) Stage Play: The Iceman Cometh. Drama [original production]. Written by Eugene O'Neill. Directed by Eddie Dowling. Martin Beck Theatre: 9 Oct 1946- 15 Mar 1947 (136 performances). Cast: James Barton, Jeanne Cagney, Leo Chalzel, Russell Collins, Paul Crabtree, Dudley Digges (as "Harry Hope") [final Broadway role], Ruth Gilbert, Charles Hart, Nicholas Joy, Marcella Markham, Joseph Marr (as Joe Marr), John Marriott, E.G. Marshall, Al McGranary, Tom Pedi, Carl Benton Reid, 'Morton L. Stevens (II)', Frank Tweddell, Michael Wyler. Produced by The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors). Associate Producer: Armina Marshall.
- (1948) Stage Play: The Survivors on Broadway. Written by Peter Viertel and Irwin Shaw. Directed by Martin Gabel. Playhouse Theatre: 19 Jan 1948- 24 Jan 1948 (8 performances).
- (1948) Stage Play: Macbeth. Tragedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Incidental music by Alan Bush. Musical Director: Lehman Engel. Directed by Norris Houghton. National Theatre: 31 Mar 1948- 24 Apr 1948 (29 performances). Cast: Martin Balsam (as "Murderer, One of the Three"), Dan Barton, Russell Collins (as "Porter/Doctor"), Whitfield Connor (as "Macduff, a nobleman of Scotland/An Armed Head"), Stephen Courtleigh (as "Duncan, King of Scotland"), John Cromwell (as "Lennox, a nobleman"), Sonny Curven, Blair Cutting, Julie Harris (as "Witch"), Anne Hegira, Harry Hess, Lamont Johnson, Arthur Keegan, Hector MacGregor, Paul Mann, Marcia Marcus, Alan McKirdy, John McQuade, Thomas Palmer, Penelope Potter, Ken Raymond, Michael Redgrave (as "Macbeth, a general of the Scottish army"), Judson Rees, Elliott Reid, Michael Reilly, Flora Robson (as "Lady Macbeth"), William Skelton, Robinson Stone, Beatrice Straight (as "Lady Macduff"), John Straub, Ken Sutton, Geoffrey Toone, Whit Vernon, Gillian Webb. Produced by The Theatre Guild. Produced in association with Brian Doherty.
- (1950) Stage Play: The Liar. Musical comedy. Music by John Mundy. Based on material by Alfred Drake and Edward Eager. Lyrics by Edward Eager. Directed by Alfred Drake. Broadhurst Theatre: 18 May 1950- 27 May 1950 (12 performances). Cast: Walter F. Appler (as "Innkeeper"), Barbara Ashley (as "Cleonice Anselmi"), Martin Balsam (as "Servingman"), Edward Bryce (as "Guard"), Glenn Burris (as "Florindo Pallido"), Stanley Carlson (as "Ottavio Ossimorsi"), Leonardo Cimino (as "Servingman"), David Coliver (as "Vino"), Russell Collins (as "Brighelia"), Melville Cooper, William Eythe, William Hogue, Paula Laurence, Walter Matthau, Barbara Moser, May Muth (as "Woman at Window"), William Myers (as "Urchin"), Marybelle Norton (as "Vegetabili"), Margery Oldroyd (as "Fiori"), Robert Penn, Joshua Shelley, Lawrence Weber, Lee Wilcox. Produced by Dorothy Willard and Thomas Hammond.
- (1950) Stage Play: The Liar. Musical comedy. Music by John Mundy. Based on material by Alfred Drake and Edward Eager. Lyrics by Edward Eager. Directed by Alfred Drake. Broadhurst Theatre: 18 May 1950- 27 May 1950 (12 performances). Cast: Walter F. Appler (as "Innkeeper"), Barbara Ashley (as "Cleonice Anselmi"), Martin Balsam (as "Servingman"), Edward Bryce (as "Guard"), Glenn Burris (as "Florindo Pallido"), Stanley Carlson (as "Ottavio Ossimorsi"), Leonardo Cimino (as "Servingman"), David Coliver (as "Vino"), Russell Collins (as "Brighelia"), Melville Cooper, William Eythe, William Hogue, Paula Laurence, Walter Matthau, Barbara Moser, May Muth (as "Woman at Window"), William Myers (as "Urchin"), Marybelle Norton (as "Vegetabili"), Margery Oldroyd (as "Fiori"), Robert Penn, Joshua Shelley, Lawrence Weber, Lee Wilcox. Produced by Dorothy Willard and Thomas Hammond.
- (1952) Stage Play: The Grass Harp. Comedy. Written by Truman Capote. From the novel by Truman Capote. Incidental music by Virgil Thomson. Conducted by Claude Monteux. Scenic Design by Cecil Beaton. Costume Design by Cecil Beaton. Assistants to Cecil Beaton: Edith Lutyens and Stephen Tichacek. Directed by Robert Lewis. Martin Beck Theatre: 27 Mar 1952- 26 Apr 1952 (36 performances). Cast: Jay Barney (as "The Postmaster"), Georgia Burke (as "Catherine Creek"), Russell Collins (as "Judge Charlie Cool"), Val Dufour (as "The Sheriff"), Gertrude Flynn (as "The Baker's Wife"), Jonathan Harris (as "Dr. Morris Ritz"), Ralph Hertz (as "The Reverend"), Sterling Holloway (as "The Barber"), Anthony McGrath (as "Big Eddie Stover"), Mildred Natwick (as "Dolly Talbo"), Ruth Nelson (as "Verena Talbo"), Alice Pearce (as "Miss Baby Love Dallas"), Lenka Peterson (as "Maude Riordan"), Jules Racine (as "Brophy"), Larry Robinson (as "Sam"), Jane Smith (as "The Choir Mistress"), Susan Steell (as "The Reverend's Wife"), Johnny Stewart (as "Collin Talbo"). Produced by Arnold Saint Subber. Produced in association with Rita Allen. Note: Produced on film as The Grass Harp (1995).
- (1953) Stage Play: Sabrina Fair. Comedy. Written by Samuel Taylor. Directed by H.C. Potter. National Theatre (moved to The Royale Theatre from 17 May 1954 to close): 11 Nov 1953- 21 Aug 1954 (318 performances). Cast included: Joseph Cotten (as "Linus Larrabee Jr."), Margaret Sullavan (as "Sabrina"), Russell Collins (as "Fairchild"), John Cromwell, Robert Duke, Luella Gear.Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, Robert Anderson, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Roger L. Stevens, John F. Wharton). Note: Produced on film as Sabrina (1954) and Sabrina (1995).
- (1955) Stage Play: A View From the Bridge. Coronet Theatre: 29 Sep 1955- 4 Feb 1956 (149 performances).
- (1957) Stage Play: The Greatest Man Alive. Comedy. Written by Tony Webster. Directed by Elliott Nugent. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 8 May 1957- 11 May 1957 (5 performances). Cast: Joseph Boland, Russell Collins (as "Tom Hopkins"), John Gibson, Stephen Gray, Richard Kelly, Dennis King, Kathleen Maguire, Biff McGuire, Edgar Meyer, William Windom.
- (1958) Stage Play: Sunrise at Campobello. Drama. Written and co-produced by Dore Schary. Directed by Vincent J. Donehue. Cort Theatre: 30 Jan 1958- 30 May 1959 (556 performances). Cast included: Ralph Bellamy, Alan Bunce, Russell Collins (as "Tom Hopkins"), Vincent Dowling, Mary Fickett, Henry Jones, James Earl Jones, Perry Skaar.
- (1960) Stage Play: Face of a Hero. Written by Robert L. Joseph. Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 20 Oct 1960- 19 Nov 1960 (36 performances + 2 previews). Cast: Edward Asner (as "Perry Cates"), Betsy Blair (as "Catherine Polle"), Russell Collins (as "Victor Bishop"), Carlton Colyer (as "Gordon"), Frank Conroy (as "Phillip Milliard"), Albert Dekker (as "Leo Fuller"), Sandy Dennis (as "Millicent Bishop"), James Donald (as "Simon De Grange"), Mary Farrell (as "Rhoda Grant"), George Grizzard (as "Harold Rutland, Jr."), Lynn Hamilton (as "Cleaning Woman"), Ellen Holly (as "Elizabeth Falk"), Jack Lemmon (as "David Poole"), Kip McArdle (as "Rosamund Killie"), Joseph Palma (as "Judge"), Roy Poole (as "Raphael Knox"), Edwin Sherin (as "Jonathan Spring"), Guy Sorel (as "Otto Litchfield"). Produced by Lester Osterman Jr.
- (1962) Stage Play: Romulus. Written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Book adapted by Gore Vidal. Directed by Joseph Anthony. Music Box Theatre: 10 Jan 1962- 10 Mar 1962 (69 performances). Cast: Cyril Ritchard (as "Romulus"), Howard Da Silva (as "Ottaker"), Cathleen Nesbitt (as "Julia"), Russell Collins (as "Achilles"), Francis Compton (as "Pyramus"), Drew Elliot, George S. Irving, Graham Jarvis (as "Apollonius"), William LeMassena, Allan Miller, Earl Montgomery, Michael O'Reilly, James Olson (as "Titus"), Suzanne Osborne, Jim Oyster, Edwin Sherin, Fred Stewart (as "Otto Rupf"), Dolph Sweet (as "Chef/Second Gothic Soldier"), Ted Van Griethuysen, Harvey Vincent. Produced by Roger L. Stevens, in association with Henry Guettel. Associate Producers: Lyn Austin and Victor Samrock. Note: Theatre owned and operated by Irving Berlin [who had no direct involvement in production] and J.J. Shubert.
- (1962) Stage Play: Calculated Risk. Mystery. Written by Joseph Hayes. Based on a play by George Ross and Campbell Singer. Scenic Design by Robert Randolph. Directed by Robert Montgomery [final Broadway credit]. Ambassador Theatre: 31 Oct 1962- 11 May 1963 (221 performances + 2 previews that began on 29 Oct 1962). Cast: Joseph Cotten (as "Julian Armstone") [final Broadway role], John Beal (as "Harrison Bellows"), Gene Blakely (as "Roger Parkhurst"), Alexander Clark (as "James McQueen"), Russell Collins (as "Jonathan Travis") [final Broadway role], Frank Conroy (as "Clyde Norman") [final Broadway role], Ben Hayes (as "Quentin Armstone") [Broadway debut], Dorrit Kelton (as "Miss Rhoda Andrews") [final Broadway role], Lois Markle (as "Rita Southard Armstone"), John McQuade (as "Walter Dodds"), Patricia Medina (as "Helen Bellows Armstone") [only Broadway role], Gerald S. O'Loughlin (as "William Medlow"), Frank Tweddell (as "Carl"), Roland Winters (as "Malcolm Turnbull"). Replacement actors: Robert Baines (as "Harrison Bellows"), Alexander Clark (as "Clyde Norman"), Franklin Cover (as "Roger Parkhurst"), Howard Erskine (as "Quentin Armstone"), Frank Hamilton (as "James McQueen/Harrison Bellows"), Kenneth Harvey (as "William Medlow"). Produced by Howard Erskine, Roger L. Stevens and Joseph Hayes. Produced by arrangement with Peter Bridge. Produced in association with Lyn Austin.
- (1945) Stage Play: Carousel. Musical drama. Music by Richard Rodgers. Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on Ferenc Molnar's Hungarian play "Liliom". Choreography by Agnes de Mille. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. Majestic Theatre: 19 Apr 1945- 24 May 1947 (890 performances). As "The Starkeeper" and "Dr. Seldon."
- (November 25, 1940) He acted in Paul Osborn's play, "Morning's at Seven," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio.
- (October 3, 1944) He acted in James Gow and Arnaud D'Usseau's play, "Tomorrow, The World," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio.
- (November 3, 1958) He acted in Dore Schary's play, "Sunrise at Campobello," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio.
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