Richard Bennett

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Date Title Role Notes May 10, 1891 The Limited Mail Tombstone Jake Standard Theatre, Chicago First appearance on the professional stage, beginning in a small role but eventually playing the leadProduction is on the road for a total of 54 weeks Knickerbocker Theatre, New York Hoyt's Theatre, New YorkProduced by Gustave FrohmanCast includes Henry Bergman, Amelia Bingham, Alice Fischer November 22, 1897– The White Heather Dick Beach Academy of Music, New YorkWritten by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, produced by Charles Frohman February 13–March 25, 1899 Her Atonement Charles Le Roy Academy of Music, New YorkProduced by Charles Frohman March 29, 1899– At the White Horse Tavern Frederick Siedler Wallack's Theatre, New YorkProduced by Charles Frohman May 9, 1899– His Excellency the Governor Captain Rivers March 26–April 1900 Twelve Months Later Frederick Siedler Hoyt's Theatre, New York September 5, 1901–February 1902 A Royal Family Father Anselm Lyceum Theatre, New YorkWritten by Robert Marshall, produced by Charles Frohman September 5–September 1908 Diana of Dobson's Victor Bretherton Savoy Theatre, New YorkWritten by Cicely Hamilton, produced by Charles Frohman December 23, 1908–June 1909 What Every Woman Knows John Shand Empire Theatre, New YorkWritten by J.M. Barrie, produced by Charles FrohmanCast includes Maude Adams (Maggie Wylie), David Torrence (David Wylie), Lumsden Hare (Charles Venables) January 9–May 1911 The Deep Purple William Lake Lyric Theatre, New York Playhouse Theatre, New YorkWritten by Elmer Rice 1916 And the Law Says Lawrence Kirby Cast: George Periolat, Adrienne Morrison, William Carroll The Sable Blessing George Slocum Cast: Rhea Mitchell, Adrienne Morrison, George Newton, George Periolat The Valley of Decision Young Manhood/Arnold Gray Cast: Adrienne Morrison, George Periolat 1917 The Gilded Youth John Slocum Cast: Rhea Mitchell, Adrienne Morrison, George Periolat, Charles Newton 1919 Secret Marriage — Screenwriter The End of the Road Doctor Cast: Claire Adams, Alice Brady 1921 R.S.V.P. — Technical director The Barnstormer — Technical director 1924 The Eternal City Bruno Cast: Barbara La Marr, Bert Lytell Youth for Sale Montgomery Breck Cast: May Allison, Sigrid Holmquist, Charles Emmett Mack, Dorothy Allen 1925 Lying Wives Ted Stanhope Cast: Clara Kimball Young, Madge Kennedy, Edna Murphy, Niles Welch, J. Barney Sherry 1928 The Home Towners Vic Arnold Cast: Doris Kenyon, Robert McWade, Robert Edeson, Gladys Brockwell, John Miljan, Vera Lewis 1931 Five and Ten John Rarick Cast: Marion Davies, Leslie Howard Bought David Meyer Cast: Constance Bennett, Ben Lyon Arrowsmith Gustav Sondelius Cast: Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes 1932 This Reckless Age Donald Ingals Cast: Buddy Rogers, Peggy Shannon No Greater Love Surgeon Cast: Dickie Moore Madame Racketeer Elmer Hicks Cast: Alison Skipworth, George Raft Strange Justice Kearney Cast: Marian Marsh, Reginald Denny If I Had A Million John Glidden Cast: Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, May Robson 1933 Big Executive Commodore Richardson Cast: Ricardo Cortez 1934 Nana Gaston Greiner Cast: Anna Sten, Lionel Atwill 1935 This Woman is Mine Korn Gregory Ratoff, John Loder, Benita Hume 1942 The Magnificent Ambersons Major Amberson Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt 1943 Journey into Fear Ship's Captain Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dolores del Río