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John Michael King

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Actor 1926–2008 On stage 19511979

John Michael King (May 13, 1926 – August 17, 2008) was an American actor most often associated with his roles in musical theatre.

On stage 6 productions, 28 years

1951 Courtin’ Time National Theatre · Original · directed by Alfred Drake 37 perf.
1951 The King and I St. James Theatre · Original · directed by John van Druten 1,246 perf.
1956 My Fair Lady Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by Moss Hart 2,717 perf.
1965 Anya Ziegfeld Theatre · Original · directed by George Abbott 16 perf.
1977 The King and I Uris Theatre · Revival · directed by Yuriko 695 perf.
1979 Carmelina St. James Theatre · Original · directed by José Ferrer 17 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Michael Kermoyan 3 productions
Constance Towers 3 productions
Yul Brynner 2 productions
Ronnie Lee 2 productions
Robin Craven 2 productions
Nancy Lynch 2 productions
Martin Vidnovic 2 productions
Maribel Hammer 2 productions
Marianne Tatum 2 productions
Karen Shepard 2 productions
June Angela 2 productions
John Taliaferro 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. 5 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

In the literature8 passages

  • Act Two: “You Did It” (Rex Harrison, Robert Coote, Philippa Bevans, Servants); “Just You Wait” (reprise) (Julie Andrews); “On the Street Where You Live” (reprise) (John Michael King); “Show Me” (Julie Andrews, John Michael King); “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?” (reprise) (Julie Andrews, Reid Shelton, Glenn Kezer, James Morris, Herb Surface); “G…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast: Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Stanley Holloway, Cathleen Nesbitt, Robert Coote, John Michael King, Christopher Hewett, Reid Sheltonebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Yul Brynner, Constance Towers, Michael Kermoyan, Hye-Young Choi, Martin Vidnovic, June Angela, Susan Kikuchi, John Michael King, Gene Profanato, Marianne Tatumebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • 76 In the end, American actor John Michael King (1926–2008) played Freddy Eynsford-Hill on Broadway.ebooks/Unknown/Alan Jay Lerner_ A Lyricist's Letters - Unknown.txt
  • ROBERT COOTE, JULIE ANDREWS, REX HARRISON TOP: VIOLA ROACHE, GORDON DILWORTH, JOHN MICHAEL KING, JULIE ANDREWS, OLIVE REEVES-SMITH, CATHLEEN NESBITTtheatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
  • starring Georgia Brown and Cesare Siepi with John Michael King, Gordon Ramsey, Howard Ross, Virginia Martin, Grace Keagy, and Josie de Guzman opened April 8, 1979theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt

Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.

What this page does not know

  • What this person played. No cast list we hold records a character against a performer.
  • Any portrait. 1,626 of 7,139 people have one, so this is the usual case rather than the exception.
  • Which of the credits above the roles on this record — actor — apply to. The roles sit on the person and never on a credit, so a director who also acted looks the same here as one who did not.

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