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Tony Randall (1920-2004) was the Founder and Artistic Director of the National Actors Theatre. Since its inception in 1991, Mr. Randall had been featured in many of the Company's memorable productions, including Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys" (1998) with Jack Klugman. His other NAT appearances included: Sheridan's "The School for Scandal" (1996); Gogol's "The Government Inspector" (1994); George Abbott's "Three Men on a Horse" (1993); and in the Tony Award-Winning play "M. Butterfly." Mr. Randall co-starred with Jack Klugman in NAT's benefit productions of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" (1991,1993) and subsequently toured U.S. cities and Australia with the production. They re-created their roles in a two-hour TV movie "The Odd Couple Returns." He was also proud to be a producer for such great performances as Julie Harris & Charles Durning in "The Gin Game", George C. Scott & Charles Durning in "Inherit the Wind", Brian Bedford in "Timon of Athens" and Matthew Broderick in "Night Must Fall." Perhaps his greatest achievement at the theatre was with the star-studded production of "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" directed by Simon McBurney and starring Al Pacino, John Goodman, Paul Giamatti, Billy Crudup and Steve Buscemi among many others. Tony's final performance on stage was in Luigi Pirandello's "Right You Are (If You Think You Are)".
Mr. Randall made his New York debut at Erwin Pascator's New School Theatre in Circle of Chalk. He then went on to play Marchbanks to Jane Cowl's "Candida"; appeared with Ethel Barrymore in "The Corn is Green", and was rehearsing "The Skin of Our Teeth", with Tallulah Bankhead, Montgomery Clift, and Frederick March, when he was drafted. Upon his return, he appeared in "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" and "Anthony and Cleopatra" with Kathrine Cornell and in "Caesar and Cleopatra" with Lili Palmer and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Broadway provided important roles including "Inherit the Wind" and "O Men, O Women." Tony Randall has stared in over 30 movies, including The Mating Game, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? and three films with Doris Day and Rock Hudson: Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back, and Send Me No Flowers. Mr. Randall was a successful television actor staring alongside Wally Cox in his breakout role as "Mr. Peepers ." He was half of the phenomally successful "The Odd Couple" starring with his great friend Jack Klugman. And continued his success on "The Tony Randall Show" and "Love Sidney." Tony Randall was a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse. |
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Tony Randall and Jack Klugman in the NAT Broadway production of "The Sunshine Boys". |
Tony Randall meeting the kids at one of his National Actors Theatre Student Matinees. |
Tony Randall and Al Pacino in "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui". |
Tony Randall and Jurian Hughes in "Right You Are". |