C. K. Alexander

C. K. Alexander (May 4, 1923 – September 2, 1980) was an Egyptian actor, director, composer, and playwright. Of Lebanese and Syrian descent, he was born as Charles Khalil Alexander (the first name of his father) Saad in Cairo, Egypt, on May 4, 1923. After Hidden Horizon, C.K. directed a season of summer stock theatre in Duxbury, Massachusetts. He did not return to Broadway until 1950 when he appeared in the role of Uncle Louis in The Happy Time, again at the Plymouth Theatre.

He appeared on television in The Defenders, The Adams Chronicles, and The Scarlet Letter.

Composing career C.K. composed under his own name and under the pseudonyms Mario Quimber and Basheer Qadar. He composed music for Francesca da Rimini, The Campbells of Boston, As Happy As Kings, Harlequinades for the Mourners, and The Justice Box. He also wrote the entire score for The Applegates, a play he would appear in at The Public Theater in 1978.