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Mort Marshall

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Actor 1918–1979 On stage 19471973

Mort Marshall (1918–1979) was an American character actor who played Uncle Jocko and Mr. Goldstone in the original Gypsy (1959), and appeared in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Little Me.

On stage 12 productions, 26 years

1947 Crime and Punishment National Theatre · Revival · directed by Theodore Komisarjevsky 40 perf.
1948 Small Wonder Coronet Theatre · Original · directed by Gower Champion 134 perf.
1949 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Ziegfeld Theatre · Revival · directed by John C. Wilson 740 perf.
1952 Of Thee I Sing Ziegfeld Theatre · Revival · directed by Jack Donohue 72 perf.
1956 The Best House in Naples Lyceum Theatre · Original 3 perf.
1957 The Music Man Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Morton DaCosta 1,375 perf.
1959 Gypsy Broadway Theatre · Revival · directed by Jerome Robbins 702 perf.
1962 All American Winter Garden · Original · directed by Joshua Logan 80 perf.
1962 Little Me Lunt-Fontanne Theatre · Original · directed by Cy Feuer & Bob Fosse 257 perf.
1970 Minnie’s Boys Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Stanley Prager 80 perf.
1972 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Lunt Fontanne Theatre · Revival · directed by Stephen Sondheim 156 perf.
1973 Smith Eden Theatre · Original · directed by Neal Kenyon 17 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Ken Ayers 3 productions
Evelyn Taylor 3 productions
William Krach 2 productions
Linda Rae Hager 2 productions
Kip Watson 2 productions
Jonathan Lucas 2 productions
John Sharpe 2 productions
Georgine Darcy 2 productions
Crandall Diehl 2 productions
Bill Starr 2 productions
Betty Oakes 2 productions
Barbara Beck 2 productions

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In the literature7 passages

  • Cast : Mort Marshall (Uncle Jocko, Mr. Goldstone), Willy Sumner (George, Cow), John Borden (Arnold), Jody Lane (Balloon Girl), Karen Moore (Baby Louise), Jacqueline Mayro (Baby June), Ethel Merman (Rose), Erv Harmon (Pop), Bobby Brownell (Newsboy), Gene Castle (Newsboy), Steve Curry (Newsboy), Billy Harris (Newsboy), Joe Silver (Weber, Ph…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast: Carol Channing, Yvonne Adair, Jack McCauley, Eric Brotherson, Alice Pearce, Rex Evans, Anita Alvarez, George S. Irving, Mort Marshall, Howard Morris, Charles “Honi” Coles, Cholly Atkinsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Sid Caesar, Virginia Martin, Nancy Andrews, Mort Marshall, Joey Faye, Swen Swenson, Peter Turgeon, Mickey Deems, Gretchen Cryerebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • C AST : Ethel Merman (as Rose), Jack Klugman, Sandra Church, Lane Bradbury, Paul Wallace, Maria Karnilova, Faith Dane, Chotzi Foley, Mort Marshall, Erv Harmon, Peg Murray, Marilyn Cooperebooks/Kellow, Brian/Ethel Merman_ A Life - Brian Kellow.txt
  • With: Ethel Merman, Jack Klugman, Sandra Church, Mort Marshall, Lane Bradbury, Peg Murray, Maria Karnilova, Faith Daneebooks/Kissel, Howard/David Merrick - The Abominable Showman_ The Unauthorized Biography (Applause Books) - Howard Kissel.txt
  • With: Imogene Coca, Arnold Stang, Mort Marshall, Richard Castellano, and Armand Assanteebooks/Kissel, Howard/David Merrick - The Abominable Showman_ The Unauthorized Biography (Applause Books) - Howard Kissel.txt

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