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David Hurst

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Actor 1926–2019 On stage 19541973

David Hurst (born Heinrich Theodor Hirsch; 8 May 1926 – 15 September 2019) was a German actor, best known for his role in the film Hello, Dolly as Rudolph the headwaiter.

On stage 5 productions, 19 years

1954 A Midsummer Night's Dream Metropolitan Opera House · Revival · directed by Michael Benthall 29 perf.
1959 Look After Lulu Henry Millers Theatre · Original · directed by Cyril Ritchard 39 perf.
1960 Camelot Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Moss Hart (Alan Jay Lerner uncredited) 873 perf.
1962 The Fun Couple Lyceum Theatre · Original · directed by Andreas Voutsinas 3 perf.
1973 Emperor Henry IV Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Revival · directed by Clifford Williams 37 perf.

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Worked with more than once1 names

Roddy McDowall 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking.

In the literature6 passages

  • Cast: Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, Roddy McDowall, Robert Coote, Robert Goulet, M’el Dowd, John Cullum, Bruce Yarnell, David Hurst, Michael Kermoyanebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • David Hurst, writing in Next Magazine , raved about Wicked , calling it “a magical new musical for which the adjective ‘fabulous’ seems to have been invented.” In a short essay, he praised Holzman’s adaptation of the novel, Schwartz’s “gorgeous score,” production elements, and the cast. He predicted a long run.12 John Lahr of the New York…ebooks/Laird, Paul R_/Wicked - Paul R. Laird.txt
  • PC: Ruth Sherwood : Pat Kirkwood; Robert Baker : Dennis Bowen; Eileen Sherwood : Shani Wallis; Wreck : Sidney James; Appopolous : David Hurst; Frank Lippencott : Christopher Taylor; Chick Clark : Colin Croft; Speedy Valente : Stanley Robinson; Violet : Judy (Judith) Bruceebooks/Wright, Adrian/West End Broadway_ The Golden Age of the American Musical in London - Adrian Wright.txt
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  • ria Page (Maid), Nick Stannard (Jonathan), Dalton Dearborn (Dr. Seward), David Hurst (Van Helsing), John Long (Renfield), Fritz Sperberg (Butterworth), Jeremy Britt (Dracula)theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1978-79, v. 35 (Willis).txt
  • THE PRICE by Arthur Miller; with Gerald Richards, Lynn Cohen, David Hurst, John Ramseytheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1981-82 Season, v. 38 (Willis).txt

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