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Joseph Papp

Joseph Papp

Actor, Producer, Other Crew

Born June 22, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died October 31, 1991

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Biography

Theatrical producer and director; founder in 1954 of the New York Shakespeare Festival and in 1967 of the Public Theatre. Through his efforts and foresight, "Hair" (1967) and "A Chorus Line" (1975), among other productions, came to the Broadway stage. (The latter became the longest-running musical in Broadway history.)

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Actor

31

Type

Year

Meryl Streep - Mystères et métamorphoses Poster

Meryl Streep - Mystères et métamorphoses TV Movie2020Self - Founder of the Public Theatre in New York

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice Poster

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice Documentary2019Self

Joe Papp in Five Acts Poster

Joe Papp in Five Acts Documentary2012Self

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story Poster

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story Documentary1996Self

American Tribute to Vaclav Havel and a Celebration of Democracy in Czechoslovakia TV Special1990Self

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Poster

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Documentary1987Self

The 40th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1986Self - Winner

Empire City Poster

Empire City Documentary1985Self

The 38th Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 38th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1984Self - Gold Tony Award Recipient

Plaisir du théâtre Mini-Series1983Self

Kiss Me, Petruchio Poster

Kiss Me, Petruchio Documentary1981Self

Signature TV Series1981Self - Guest

The 35th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1981Self - Winner

Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement Poster

Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement Documentary1978Self

The 32nd Annual Tony Awards TV Special1978Self - Presenter

All You Need Is Love Poster

All You Need Is Love TV Series1977Self

Rain and Shine Poster

Rain and Shine Feature Film1977

Working in the Theatre Poster

Working in the Theatre TV Series1976Self

Arena TV Series1975Self

Saturday Night Live Poster

Saturday Night Live TV Series1975Self

Bicentennial Minutes Poster

Bicentennial Minutes TV Series1974Self - Narrator

Broadway TV Movie1973Self

Day at Night TV Series1973Self - Guest

Much Ado About Nothing Poster

Much Ado About Nothing TV Movie1973Self - Introducer

The 27th Annual Tony Awards Poster

The 27th Annual Tony Awards TV Special1973Self - Winner

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971Party Guest

Such Good Friends Poster

Such Good Friends Feature Film1971His Shakespeare Theatre

Donahue TV Series1967Self

Monitor TV Series1958Self

Camera Three Poster

Camera Three TV Series1956Self

I've Got a Secret Poster

I've Got a Secret TV Series1952Self - Performer

Producer

17

Type

Year

Plenty Feature Film1985

Swan Lake, Minnesota Poster

Swan Lake, Minnesota TV Movie1983

The Pirates of Penzance Poster

The Pirates of Penzance Feature Film1983

Alice at the Palace Poster

Alice at the Palace TV Movie1982

Joseph Papp Presents: The Dance and the Railroad TV Movie1982

All's Well That Ends Well Poster

All's Well That Ends Well TV Movie1981

Kiss Me, Petruchio Poster

Kiss Me, Petruchio Documentary1981

Happy Days Poster

Happy Days TV Movie1980

Reflections of a Dancer: Alexandra Danilova Documentary1980

The Pirates of Penzance Poster

The Pirates of Penzance TV Movie1980

Coriolanus Poster

Coriolanus Video1979

Julius Caesar Video1979

Wedding Band Poster

Wedding Band TV Movie1974

Much Ado About Nothing Poster

Much Ado About Nothing TV Movie1973

Sticks and Bones Poster

Sticks and Bones TV Movie1973

The Mind Snatchers Poster

The Mind Snatchers Feature Film1972

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971

Other Crew

6

Type

Year

A Chorus Line Poster

A Chorus Line Feature Film1985

A Midsummer Night's Dream Poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream TV Movie1982

The Pirates of Penzance Poster

The Pirates of Penzance TV Movie1980

Cinderella Poster

Cinderella TV Movie1957

The DuPont Show of the Month Poster

The DuPont Show of the Month TV Series1957

I've Got a Secret Poster

I've Got a Secret TV Series1952

Thanks

4

Type

Year

Piñero Feature Film2001

Classic Albums Poster

Classic Albums TV Series1997

Swimming to Cambodia Poster

Swimming to Cambodia Feature Film1987

Style Wars Poster

Style Wars Documentary1983

Director

3

Type

Year

Othello Video1979

Wedding Band Poster

Wedding Band TV Movie1974

Hamlet Feature Film1964

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