He starred in the original Broadway production of Cole Porter's musical
"Mexican Hayride", which was later turned into a non-musical Abbott and
Costello film(!).
He starred as Emile de Becque with Mary Martin reprising her original role
as Nellie Forbush, in the first London production of Rodgers and
Hammerstein's "South Pacific".
He starred in the original Broadway production of "Up in Central Park".