Biography
He made it to Broadway in the 30s and soon joined actor-impresario Maurice Evans' company for well-received versions of "Henry IV", "Richard II" and an unabridged "Hamlet". Tall and hearty-looking, he made it to leading roles in the early 40s with "Guest in the House" and Maxwell Anderson's "The Eve of St. Mark". Prince's success in the latter led to a Hollywood contract at Warner Bros., where he debuted in the war adventure "Destination …
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Career Milestones
| Acted on Broadway in the revival of the George Bernard Shaw drama, "Heartbreak House" | ||
| Acted with the Barter Theater Troupe | ||
| Made Broadway debut as one of 90 extras in Max Reinhardt's production, "The Eternal Road" | ||
| Played Russell Barry on the ABC serial drama, "A World Apart" | ||
| Played the title role in the NBC serial drama, "Young Dr. Malone" | ||
1937 | Joined Maurice Evans' acting company; acted for two years in productions of "Henry IV" (as John of Lancaster), "Richard II" (as a servant to York) and an unabridged version of "Hamlet" (as a page); also toured with a production of "Richard II" in the same capacity | |
1941 | Played Richard in a revival of Eugene O'Neill's comedy-drama, "Ah! Wilderness" at the Guild Theater in NYC | |
1942 | Enjoyed a notable Broadway success as Private Quizz West in the production of the Maxwell Anderson play, "The Eve of St. Mark" | |
1943 | Signed by Warner Brothers; made feature film debut in the war drama, "Destination Tokyo", starring Cary Grant and John Garfield | |
1947 | Left Warner Bros.; free-lanced in films for the next few years (date approximate) | |
1947 | Returned to Broadway in the hit comedy, "John Loves Mary" | |
1949 | Played Mortimer Brewster in an hour-long TV presentation of the Broadway comedy, "Arsenic and Old Lace" | |
1950 | Acted opposite Katharine Hepburn in a production of the Shakespeare comedy, "As You Like It" | |
1950 | Last film for six years, "Cyrano de Bergerac"; played second lead in adaptation which starred Jose Ferrer | |
1952 | Returned to Broadway in the production, "I Am a Camera", playing the leading male role of writer Christopher Isherwood opposite Julie Harris | |
1954 | First TV series, "The Mask", an ABC mystery series in which he and Gary Merrill played lawyer brothers | |
1954 | Played Bert Jefferson in a one-hour NBC adaptation of the Broadway comedy, "The Man Who Came to Dinner" | |
1956 | Returned to features in the operetta adaptation, "The Vagabond King" | |
1958 | Again left films after playing the leading role in the cult William Castle horror thriller, "Macabre" | |
1963 | Acted in the Broadway production, "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe", by Edward Albee; played Henry Macy | |
1964 | Toured major US cities in a stage production of the hit comedy, "Mary, Mary" | |
1970 | Returned to feature film work: made rare non-US film credit, the Italian-made crime film, "Sacco and Vanzetti" | |
1983 | Returned to Broadway in one of the three roles in another Edward Albee play, "The Man Who Had Three Arms", but play closed in 12 days | |