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Ronald Holgate

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Actor b. 1937 On stage 19611969

Ronald Holgate (born May 26, 1937, Aberdeen, South Dakota) is an American actor and opera singer. He won the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor as Richard Henry Lee in the original Broadway production of 1776, a role he reprised in 1972 for the film 1776.

On stage 3 productions, 8 years

1961 Milk and Honey Martin Beck Theatre · Original · directed by Albert Marre 543 perf.
1962 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by George Abbott 964 perf.
1969 1776 46th Street Theatre · Original · directed by Peter Hunt 1,217 perf.

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Worked with more than once1 names

Ted Forlow 2 productions

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Also credited on1 work

Annie Get Your Gun

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In the literature4 passages

  • Cast: Zero Mostel, John Carradine, Raymond Walburn, Jack Gilford, David Burns, Ruth Kobart, Brian Davies, Preshy Marker, Ronald Holgate, Eddie PhillipsBroadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell
  • Cast: William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Paul Hecht, Clifford David, Ken Howard, Virginia Vestoff, Ronald Holgate, Betty BuckleyBroadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell
  • with David Ford, Ken Howard, Virginia Vestoff, Ronald Holgate, — Betty Buckley (replacing Pamela Burrell), Bruce MacKay, — Jonathan Moore, Ralston Hill, Robert Gaus, . Emory Bass,More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin
  • Ronald Holgate, Gary Sandy, Judy Kaye, James W. Sudik in "Windy City" (Paper Mill)Theatre World, 1985-86 Season, v. 42 (Willis)

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