Other works

(1926 - 1962) Active on Broadway in the following productions:

(1926) Stage Play: The Good Fellow. Comedy. Written by George S. Kaufman and Herman J. Mankiewicz. Directed by Howard Lindsay. Playhouse Theatre: 5 Oct 1926- Oct 1926 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Jennet Adair (as "Mrs. Helton"), Stanley Andrews (as "Louis Fender"), Morris Ankrum (as "Frank Reynolds"), Walter Baldwin (as "Dan Ripley"), Clara Blandick, Robert Burlen (as "Charlie Arbuckle"), Earle Craddock (as "Harry Barker"), John E. Hazzard (as "Jim Helton), Victor Kilian (as "Bill Cutler") [Broadway debut], Jacob Kingsbury (as "Saul Rabinowitz"), Stewart Masten (as "Ed Mullins"), Lester Neilson (as "Willie Curtis"), Walter W. Shuttleworth (as "Fred Busby"), Ethel Taylor (as "Ethel Helton"), Lester Vail (as "Tom Drayton"), Forrest Zimmer (as "Harry Branders"). Produced by Crosby Gaige.

(1926) Stage Play: Beyond the Horizon. Drama/tragedy (revival). Written by Eugene O'Neill. Mansfield Theatre: 30 Nov 1926- Feb 1927 (closing date unknown/79 performances). Cast: Thomas Chalmers (as "Andrew Mayo"), Robert Keith (as "Robert Mayo"), Victor Kilian [credited as Victor Killian] (as "Ben"), Elaine Koch (as "Mary"), Judith Lowry (as "Kate Mayo"), Aline MacMahon (as "Ruth Atkins"), Joseph McInerney (as "Doctor Fawcett"), Albert Tavernier (as "Captain Dick Scott"), Eleanor Wesselhoeft (as "Mrs. Atkins"), Malcolm Williams (as "James Mayo"). Produced by The Actors Theatre.

(1927) Stage: Appeared (as "Hastings") in "Triple Crossed" on Broadway. Melodrama/mystery. Written and directed by Frank Merlin. Morosco Theatre: 5 May 1927-Jun 1927 (closing date unknown/52 performances). Cast: Patricia Barron, Frank Horton, Frederick Smith, Robert Toms. Produced by Robert Rockmore.

(1927) Stage Play: What the Doctor Ordered. Farce. Written by Caesar Dunn. Directed by John Cromwell. Ritz Theatre: 18 Aug 1927- Sep 1927 (closing date unknown/20 performances). Cast: Ruth Abbott (as "Daphne") [Broadway debut], Frank Allworth (as "Will Scott"), Katherine Bogart (as "Bathing Girl"), Eva Condon, Berenice Dewey, Carye Gillen, Eden Gray (as "Office Nurse"), Hale Hamilton (as "Thomas Foster, M.D"), Mrs. Gene Hughes (as "Wife"), Austin O. Huhn (as "House Detective"), Joseph Johnson (as "Bell Hop"), Victor Kilian (as "Hotel Clerk"), Galina Kopernak (as "Fifi"), Dedette Lee (as "Judy Rock"), Barry O'Moore (as "Cuthbert St. Clair, Ph.D").

(1927) Stage Play: Nightstick. Melodrama. Written by John Wray, J.C. Nugent, Elliott Nugent, and Elaine S. Carrington. Directed by Crosby Gaige. Selwyn Theatre: 10 Nov 1927- Jan 1928 (closing date unknown/84 performances). Cast: Velma Forrest, Kathryn Givney, Raymond Hackett, Harry R. Irving, Charles Kennedy (as "Pete Manning"), Victor Kilian, Judith Lowry, Thomas Mitchell, Edgar Nelson, Lee Patrick (as "Joan Manning"), Harry Stubbs, William Tennyson, Edna White, John Wray. Produced by Crosby Gaige. Produced on film as Alibi (1929) by United Artists and released in April, 1929 (in both talkie and silent versions).

(1928) Stage: Appeared (as "Messenger Boy") in "The Big Fight" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Milton Herbert Gropper and Max Marcin. Directed by David Belasco. Majestic Theatre: 18 Sep 1928-Oct 1928 (closing date unknown/31 performances). Cast: Jack Dempsey (as "Jack Dillon"), Alan Allyn, Edna Bennett, Joe Bernstein, Frank Callahan, Henry Clark, George Cole, Gordon Conover, Carl De Mel George, Jefferson Hall, Roy Hargrave, Joe Humphreys, J. W. Jackson, Dan Kelly, John Kelly, Victor Kilian (as "Slim"), Edward LeSaint (billed as "E.J. Le Saint"), Jerry Luvadis, Neil Malloy, Eddie Mann, Owen Martin, Anthony McCauliffe, Billie McManus, Harry Mitchell, Leo Pardello, Norman Pearce, Henry Phillipi, William Ricciardi, Jack Roseleigh, Lewis Shuman, Jean Sidney, Ralph Smith, Harry Stubbs, Estelle Taylor, Arthur Vinton, Dave Weinstein, Shirley Wynne. Produced by Sam Harris and Albert Lewis.

(1930) Stage Play: At the Bottom. Written by Maxim Gorky. Book adapted by William L. Laurence. Directed by Leo Bulgakov. Waldorf Theatre: 9 Jan 1930- Mar 1930 (closing date unknown/72 performances). Cast: Walter Abel (as "Vaska"), Carroll Ashburn (as "The Baron"), E.J. Ballantine (as "The Actor"), Trevor Bardette, Barbara Bulgakova (as "Nastya"), Richard Hale, Victor Kilian (as "Bubnov"), Ari Kutai, Louis John Latzer, Elsa Lazareff, Welba Lestina, Lewis Leverett, Mary Morris, 'Anne Seymour (I)', Edgar Stehli (as "Luka"), John Wexley, Ian Wolfe (as "Michael Kostilyev"). Produced by Leo Bulgakov Theatre Associates Inc.

(1930) Stage Play: The Seagull. Comedy/drama (revival). Written by Anton Chekhov. Waldorf Theatre: 9 Jan 1930- Mar 1930 (closing date unknown/72 performances). Cast: Walter Abel (as "Trigorin"), Carroll Ashburn (as "Dr. Dorn"), E.J. Ballantine (as "Sorin"), Barbara Bulgakova, Evelyn Hill, Victor Kilian (as "Shamrayev"), Elsa Lazareff, Lewis Leverett, Boris Marshalov, Mary Morris, Robert Parsons, Ian Wolfe (as "Medvedenko"), Dorothy Yokel. Produced by Leo Bulgakov Theatre Associates Inc. [ Leo Bulgakov].

(1930) Stage Play: This One Man. Drama. Written by Sidney Buchman. Directed by Leo Bulgakov. Morosco Theatre: 21 Oct 1930-Nov 1930 (closing date unknown/39 performances). Cast: Carroll Ashburn (as "Mr. Wilkes"), Mike Donlin (as "Jig"), Billy Fay (as "Pop"), William Franklin (as "Dan"), Robert Griffin (as "First Questioner"), Paul Guilfoyle (as "Marvin Holland"), Charles Harrison (as "Dan"), Victor Kilian (as "Second Questioner"), Boris Mashalov (as "Eugene Vignon"), Constance McKay (as "Molly Holland"), Paul Muni (as "Saul Holland"), Dean Raymond (as "Doctor Camp"), George Spear (as Mr. Chambers"). Produced by Arthur Lubin and Richard W. Krakauer.

(1931) Stage: Appeared (as "Officer Hayes") in "Hobo" on Broadway. Drama. Written / directed by Frank Merlin. Morosco Theatre: 11 Feb 1931-Feb 1931 (closing date unknown/5 performances). Cast: Tatiana Amazar (as "Organist"), George Averill (as "Clerk of the Court"), Richard Bengali (as "Frank"), Valerie Bergere (as "Miss Clara"), Clarence Chase (as "Dying Man"), Dudley Clements (as "Rev. Wilkins"), Josephine Evans (as "Alice"), Barney Flynn (as "K.C. Shorty"), Joan Harmon (as "Miss Dalton"), Charlotte Henry (as "Nellie"), William Hertz (as "A Waiter"), Alfred Jenkins (as "Mr. Jordan "), Paul Kelly (as "St. Louis Blackie"), James C. Morton (as "Judge Halsey"), Harry North (as "Deacon Benner"), Al Rauh (as "Dan Williams"), Don Rodalito (as "Joe"), Gwyn Stratford (as "Nancy "), D.J. Sullivan, Joseph Sweeney, Martin Tarby, Charles P. Thompson, Maud Turner (as "Delia "), James Young. Produced by James Elliott.

(1931) Stage Play: Cloudy with Showers. Comedy. Written by Floyd Dell [final Broadway credit] and Thomas Mitchell. Directed by Thomas Mitchell. Morosco Theatre: 1 Sep 1931- Nov 1931 (closing date unknown/71 performances). Cast: Richard Abbott (as "1st Trooper"), Barton Adams (as "Reporter"), Clarence Bellair (as "Dr. Whipple"), Lois Brown (as "Miss Smith"), Neil Buckley (as "Johnny"), Tom Dillon (as "2nd Trooper"), Rachel Hartzell (as "Miss Critchlow"), Florence Hastings (as "Miss Munn"), Joyce Hill (as "Miss Pedrick"), Viola Ilma (as "Miss Blake"), Victor Kilian [credited as Victor Killian] (as "O'Keefe"), Owen Martin (as "Short Man"), Thomas Mitchell (as "Peter Hammill"), Helen Moore (as "Miss Thornhill"), Charlotte Orr (as "Miss Stearns"), Adrian Rosely (as "Alfredo"), Cyrena Smith (as "Miss Jackman"), William Walcott (as "Dr. Grey"). Produced by Patterson McNutt.

(1931) Stage Play: Adams' Wife. Drama. Written by Theodore St. John. Ritz Theatre: 28 Dec 1931- Jan 1932 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Eric Dressler, Sylvia Field (as "Jennie Adams"), Victor Kilian (as "Jim Adams"), Arthur C. Morris, Ernest Pollock (as "Chris Nelson"), Alonzo Thayer, Ralph Urmy. Produced by William A. Brady.

(1932) Stage Play: Collision. Comedy. Written by John Anderson. Based on the German of Rudolph Lothar and István Sebesi. Directed by Melville Burke. Gaiety Theatre: 16 Feb 1932- Feb 1932 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Joan Castle, Eva Condon (as "Lia"), Frances Dade, George Fairchild, James Hagan, Porter Hall (as "Honti"), Stanley Harrison, Richard Hemingway, Geoffrey Kerr, Patsy Klein, Franklin Munnell, Anita Murray, Ralph Nairn, M. Charles Palazzi, Lennox Pawle (as "Author"), June Walker, P. Yanyst. Produced by Lewis E. Gensler.

(1932) Stage: Appeared in "The Great Magoo" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Ben Hecht and Gene Fowler. Directed by George Abbott. Selwyn Theatre: 2 Dec 1932-Dec 1932 (closing date unknown/11 performances). Cast: Violet Barney, Eddie Bergman, John Butler, Muriel Campbell, Claire Carleton, Wally Curtis, Gilbert Douglas, Joe Fields, Evelyn Gaile, Al Gentile, Charlotte Granville, Harry Green, Joseph Greewald, Jack Hazzard, Charles Henderson, Emil Hoch, Paul Kelly, Percy Kilbride, Della Lorraine, Ronnie Madsen, Millard Mitchell (as "Sam"), Dennie Moore (as "Jackie"), Lloyd Pickney, Vic Piemonte, Joe Ploski, John Porpora, Al Savarese, Louis Savarese, Mildred Stansill, John Sylvester, Juan Varro. Produced by Billy Rose.

(1933) Stage: Appeared in "Man Bites Dog" on Broadway. Farce. Written by Don Lochbiler and Arthur Barton (also director). Lyceum Theatre: 25 Apr 1933-May 1933 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: Jay Adler, Don Beddoe (as "Vic Kane"), Leo Donnelly, Gertrude Flynn, John Griggs, Lillian Herlein, James Kearney, Owen Martin, Horace McMahon (as "McIntosh"), Millard Mitchell, Dennie Moore (as "Renee Brennan"), Leo Needham, Lawrence O'Brien, W. Francis Robertson, Phil Sheridan, Jack Stone, Raymond Walburn, Charles Walton. Produced by Theron Bamberger and Bernard Klawans.

(1933) Stage: Appeared (as "Lungaus") in "A Divine Drudge" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Vicki Baum and John Golden (also producer). Royale Theatre: 26 Oct 1933-May 1933 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Cast included: Josephine Hull, Minor Watson, Walter Abel.

(1933) Stage: Appeared (as "Frank Miller") in "Peace on Earth" on Broadway. Written by George Sklar and Albert Maltz. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair. Civic Repertory Theatre: 29 Nov 1933-17 Mar 1934 (126 performances). Cast included: Frank Tweddell, Abner Biberman. Produced by the Theatre Union.

(1934) Stage: Appeared (as "Otto Strumpkopf") in "Broomsticks, Amen!" on Broadway. Written by Elmer Greenfelder. Directed by Arthur J. Beckhard. Little Theatre: 9 Feb 1934-Mar 1934 (closing date unknown/41 performances). Cast: Jean Adair, Jules Epailly, Helen Huberth, K. Elmo Lowe, Byron McGrath, Margaret Mullen, Jane Seymour, William Von Schoeller. Produced by Thomas Kilpatrick.

(1934) Stage: APpeared (as "Mate") in "The Bride of Torozko" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by 'Otto Indig'. Material adapted by 'Ruth Langner'. Directed by Herman Shumlin (also co-producer). Henry Miller's Theatre: 13 Sep 1934-Sep 1934 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Cast: Jean Arthur (as "Klari"), Genevieve Belasco, Harry M. Cooke, Don Costello, Van Heflin (as "Andreas"; disputed Broadway debut), Sam Jaffe (as "Herschkowitz"), Rose Keane, Francis Pierlot (as "Comsa"), Lionel Stander (as "Stephan"), Frank Verigun. Co-produced by Gilbert Miller.

(1934) Stage: Appeared (as "Alcock") in "Valley Forge" on Broadway. Historical drama. Written by Maxwell Anderson. Minuet staged by Martha Graham. Scenic Design by Kate Drain Lawson. Directed by Herbert J. Biberman and John Houseman. Guild Theatre: 10 Dec 1934-Jan 1935 (closing date unknown/58 performances). Cast: Wallace Acton (as "Third Soldier"), Stephen Appleby (as "Fielding"), Alan Bandler (as "First Soldier"), Hendrik Booraem (as "Neil"), Alan Bunce (as "Spad"), Grover Burgess (as "Teague"), Cora Burlar (as "Lady"), Thaddeus Clancy (as "Andrew"), George Coulouris (as "Lt. Cutting"), Charles Drummond (as "Maj. André"), Eleanor Eckstein (as "Lady"), Harold Elliott (as "Gen. Stirling"), Charles Ellis (as "Mason"), Philip Foster(as "A Captain"), Charles Francis (as "The Washington" / "Masquerade" / "Gen. Conway"), Florence Gerald (as "Auntie"), Margalo Gillmore (as "Mary Philipse"), Harold Gould (as "Gen. Varnum"), Hans Hansen (as "Oscar"), Harry Hermsen (as "Minto"), John Hoyt (as "Maj. André"; credited as John Hoysradt), Reginald Mason (as "Sir William Howe"), Jock McGraw (as "Jock"), Philip Merivale (as "Gen. George Washington"), Alexander Mirsky (as "Marty"), Nicolai Pesce (as "Musician"), Stanley Ridges (as "Lt. Col. Lucifer Tench"), Philip Robinson (as "An Aide" / "Second Soldier"), Maurice Sackett (as "Musician"), Frances Sage (as "Tavis"), Erskine Sanford (as "Mr. Folsom"), Jean Sennott (as "Lady"), John Sennott (as "Rafe"), Cynthia Sherwood (as "Lady"), George Spaulding (as "A Civilian"), Katherine Standing (as "Lady"), Robert Thomsen (as "Nick"), Edward Trevor (as "Marquis de Lafayette"), Harold Tucker (as "Mr. Harvie "), Max Weiser. Produced by The Theatre Guild. NOTE: Filmed as Valley Forge (1951), Valley Forge (1950))

(1942) Stage Play: Solitaire. Written by John Van Druten. Based on the novel by Edwin Corle. Plymouth Theatre: 27 Jan 1942- 14 Feb 1942 (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast: Tony Albert, Sally Bates, Blair Davies, Anna Franklin, Charles George, Robert Gilbert, Harry Gresham, Patricia Hitchcock, Victor Kilian (as "Ben"), Joan McSweeney, John D. Seymour, Ben Smith, Howard Smith, Frederic Tozere. Produced by Dwight Wiman.

(1947) Stage: Appeared (as "The Attorney") in "Miracle in the Mountains" on Broadway. Written / directed by Ferenc Molnár. Playhouse Theatre: 25 Apr 1947-26 Apr 1947 (3 performances). Cast included: Lawrence Tibbett. Produced by Archer King and Harrison Woodhull.

(1957) Stage Play: Look Homeward, Angel. Drama.

(1959) Stage Play: The Gang's All Here. Drama. Scenic and Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt. Directed by George Roy Hill. Ambassador Theatre: 1 Oct 1959-23 Jan 1960 (132 performances). Cast: Edwin Cooper, Jean Dixon, Melvyn Douglas (as "Griffith P. Hastings"), Clay Hall, John Harkins (as "Piano Player"), Arthur Hill (as "Bruce Bellingham"), Victor Kilian (as "Judge Corriglione"), Bernard Lenrow, Alberta MacDonald, E.G. Marshall (as "Walter Rafferty"), Paul McGrath, Bram Nossen (as "Arthur Anderson"), Anne Shropshire, Howard Smith, Fred Stewart (as "Doc Kirkaby"), Yvette Vickers (as "Laverne"), Bert Wheeler, Bill Zuckert. Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden. Produced in association with Sylvia Drulie.

(1961) Stage: Appeared (as "Abimelec") in "Gideon" on Broadway. Written by Paddy Chayefsky. Directed by Tyrone Guthrie. Plymouth Theatre: 9 Nov 1961-2 Jun 1962 (236 performances). Cast included: Victor Kilian (as "Abimelech"), Fredric March, George Segal. Produced by Fred Coe and Arthur Cantor. Understudy: Victoria Kilian ("Shillem").