- (1936 - 1966) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1936) Stage Play: So Proudly We Hail. Drama. Written by Joseph M. Viertel. Directed by Anton Bundsmann. 46th Street Theatre: 22 Sep 1936- Oct 1936 (closing date unknown/14 performances). Cast: Edward Andrews (as "Rodney Burns"), Robert Angevine, Eddie Bracken (as "Plebe Cadet"), Ronald Brogan, John Call (as "William McDost") [Broadway debut], Vernon Crane, Richard Cromwell (as "Jim Thornton"), Jack Davis, Charles Dingle, Angus Duncan, Blanche Haring, Stanley Hughes, Ethel Jackson, Peter Johnston, James Keogan, Gordon Nelson, Edwin Philips, Jean Rouverol, Reed Smith, Charles Walters, Norman Williams. Produced by James R. Ullman. Produced in association with International Productions, Inc.
- (1937) Stage Play: But For the Grace of God. Drama.
- (1937) Stage Play: Be So Kindly. Comedy.
- (1937) Stage Play: Bet Your Life. Comedy/farce. Written by Fritz Blocki and Willie Howard. Directed by A.H. Van Buren. John Golden Theatre: 5 Apr 1937- Apr 1937 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: John Call (as "Luke Chance"), Claire Carleton, Edgar Charles, John Clarke, John Foster, J. Robert Haag, Blanche Haring, Lew Hearn, Lulu McConnell, Jean McCool, Scott Moore, William Valentine. Produced by Ben Stein.
- (1937) Stage Play: Father Malachy's Miracle. Comedy.
- (1938) Stage Play: The Merchant of Yonkers. Farce. Written by Thornton Wilder, from the comedy by Johann Nestroy. Directed by Max Reinhardt. Guild Theatre: 28 Dec 1938- Jan 1939 (closing date unknown/39 performances). Cast: John Call, Philip Coolidge, Tom Ewell, Frances Harison, Edward Nannery, Minna Phillips, Maida Reade, Bartlett Robinson, Peter Struwel, Joseph Sweeney, June Walker (as "Miss Molly"), Percy Waram (as "Horace Vandergelder"), Carrie Weller, Nydia Westman, Max Willenz. Produced by Herman Shumlin.
- (1940) Stage Play: The Flying Gerardos. Written by Kenyon Nicholson.
- (1941) Stage Play: As You Like It. Comedy (revival).
- (1942) Stage Play: They Should Have Stood in Bed.
- (1942) Stage Play: The Life of Reilly.
- (1944) Stage Play: Bloomer Girl [A Modern Musical Comedy With Old Fashioned Charm]. Musical comedy. Music by Harold Arlen. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. Book by Sig Herzig and Fred Saidy. Based on the play by Dan James and Lilith James. Musical Director: Leon Leonardi. Music orchestrated by Russell Bennett. Book Directed by William Schorr. Choreographed by Agnes de Mille. Staged by E.Y. Harburg. Shubert Theatre: 4 Oct 1944- 27 Apr 1946 (654 performances). Cast: Celeste Holm (as "Evalina"), Arlene Anderson (as "Hetty"), Lee Barrie (as "Paula"), Dorothy Baxter (as "Vocal Ensemble"), William Bender (as "Herman Brasher"), Cecile Bergman (as "Dancer"), Florence Berline (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Matt Briggs (as "Horatio"), David Brooks (as "Jeff Calhoun"), John Byrd (as "1st Deputy/State Official"), John Call (as "Gus"), Blaine Cordner (as "Hamilton Calhoun"), Hubert Dilworth (as "Augustus"), Margaret Douglass (as "Dolly"), Nancy Douglass (as "Delia"), John Duane (as "Dancer"), Jean Faust (as "Dancer"), Joseph Florestano (as "2nd Deputy/Vocal Ensemble"), Lidija Franklin (as "Dancer"), Dan Gallagher (as "Hiram Crump"), Phyllis Gehrig (as "Dancer"), Arthur Grahl (as "Dancer"), Harriet Hall (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Toni Hart (as "Julia"), Dorothy Hill (as "Dancer"), Butler Hixon (as "Governor Newton"), Jean Houloose (as "Dancer"), Lucas Hoving (as "Dancer"), Charles Howard (as "Sheriff Quimby"), Richard Huey (as "Alexander"), Eleanor Jones (as "Prudence"), Claudia Jordan (as "Lydia"), Elena Karina (as "Dancer"), Carmelita Lanza (as "Dancer"), Betty Low (as "Dancer"), Adele Lulince (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Robert Lyon (as "Joshua Dingle"), Carol MacFarlane (as "Phoebe"), Joe E. Marks (as "Ebenezer Mimms"), Joan McCracken (as "Daisy"), Byron Milligan (as "Vocal Ensemble"), James Mitchell (as "Dancer"), Kathleen O'Brien (as "Dancer"), Paul Olsen (as "Dancer"), Brian Otis (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Pamela Randell (as "Octavia"), David Reher (as "Dancer"), Henry Roberts (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Jimmy Russell (as "Dancer"), Ralph Sassano (as "3rd Deputy/Vocal Ensemble"), Carlos Sherman (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Emy St. Just (as "Dancer"), Claire Stevens (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Mabel Taliaferro (as "Serena"), Vaughn Trinnier (as "Wilfred Thrush"), Gloria Tromara (as "Vocal Ensemble"), John Ward (as "Dancer"), Dooley Wilson (as "Pompey"), Eleanor Winter (as "Betty"). Replacement actors: Arlene Anderson (as "Phoebe"), Nanette Fabray (as "Evalina"), Frances Gayer (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Alan Gilbert (as "Vocal Ensemble"), Harriet Hall (as "Paula"), Holly Harris (as "Octavia"), Marcella Howard (as "Octavia"), Janie Janvier (as "Julia"), Dorothy Jarnac (as "Daisy"), Eleanor Jones (as "Octavia"), Evelyn Keller (as "Vocal Ensemble"), David Lober (as "Dancer") [Broadway debut], Ben Murphy (as "Joshua Dingle"), Olive Reeves-Smith (as "Dolly"), Terry Saunders (as "Delia"), Dick Smart (as "Jeff Calhoun"), Claire Stevens (as "Prudence/Hetty"), Matilda Strazza (as "Paula/Vocal Ensemble"), Feodore Tedick (as "Herman Brasher"), Gloria Tromara (as "Hetty"). Produced by John C. Wilson. Produced in association with Nat Goldstone. Note: Adapted for TV on Producers' Showcase [Season 2, Episode 10], telecast 28 Feb 1956, starring Keith Andes as "Jefferson Calhoun."
- (1947) Stage Play: Bloomer Girl. Musical comedy (revival).
- (1955) Stage Play: Pipe Dream. Musical.
- (1958) Stage Play: A Touch of the Poet. Drama.
- (1960) Stage Play: Farewell, Farewell Eugene. Comedy.
- (1962) Stage Play: Giants, Sons of Giants (Revival). Written and directed by Joseph A. Kramm. Alvin Theatre: 6 Jan 1962- 13 Jan 1962 (9 performances). Cast: John Call, Franklin Cover, Claude Dauphin, Harry Gresham, Eda Heinemann, Betty Henritze, Nancy Kelly, Paul McGrath, Al Saxe, Perry Skaar, Alfred Tiogo. Produced by Charles A. Totero and William F. Cioffi.
- (1963) Stage Play: Oliver! Musical comedy.
- (1965) Stage Play: Pickwick. Musical.
- (1966) Stage Play: A Time for Singing. Musical.
- (March 31, 1947) He acted in the musical, "Bloomer Girl," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Pat McClarney, Arthur Maxwell, Peggy Campbell, Hubert Dilworth, Olive Reeves-Smith, Mabel Taliaferro, Matt Briggs, Lily Paget, and Joe E. Marks in the cast. Sig Herzig and Fred Saidy wrote the book. Harold Arlen was composer. E.Y. "Yip" Harburg was lyricist and director. Lemuel Ayers was set designer. MIles White was costume designer. Agnes DeMille was choreographer. John C. Wilson and Nat Goldstone were producers.
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