Peter Bartlett (actor)
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Peter Bartlett | |
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| Born | August 28, 1942 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1964–present |
Peter Bartlett (born August 28, 1942) is an American-born actor.
With appearances on shows such as Law & Order and films such as Meet the Parents, Bartlett portrayed Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. He had portrayed this role from 1991 until the soap's cancellation in 2012. In 2009, he began portraying Nigel's English cousin Neville. In 2004 he appeared on Broadway playing the role of Pluto in The Frogs, the Stephen Sondheim -Burt Shevelove -Nathan Lane adaptation which played at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center. His lively performance was well received by critics and audiences, and Stephen Sondheim has stated that Mr. Bartlett's delivery of the line, "Get out of town!" (preserved on the original cast recording by PS Classics) was a highlight of the show, and starred in the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog as a valet named Lawrence. He recently starred on Broadway in The Drowsy Chaperone as Underling, the butler. He opened to highly favorable reviews in the Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" on March 3, 2013 playing the Prince's calculating Regent, Sebastian.
Since 1993, the openly gay Bartlett has been frequently associated with the plays of gay playwright Paul Rudnick, beginning with the latter's off-Broadway success Jeffrey, and continuing through The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, and The Naked Truth.[1]
Credits
Broadway
- A Patriot for Me, Shepherdess/Hofburg Guest/Officer/Boy (u/s)/Lady of Fashion (u/s)/Ferdy (u/s)/Marie Antoinette (u/s), Oct. 6 - Nov. 15, 1969
- Gloria and Esperanza, Ensemble, Feb. 4 - 14, 1970
- Boom Boom Room, Guy, Nov. 8 - Dec. 9, 1973
- Beauty and the Beast, Cogsworth (replacement)
- Voices in the Dark, Hack, Aug. 12 - Oct. 10, 1999
- Never Gonna Dance, Mr. Pangborn, Dec. 4, 2003 - Feb. 15, 2004
- The Frogs, Pluto, Jul. 22 - Oct. 10, 2004
- The Drowsy Chaperone, Underling, Jan. 16 - Dec. 30, 2007
- A Free Man of Color, Count Achille Creux/Mercure, Nov. 18, 2010 - Jan. 9, 2011
- Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Sebastian, Mar. 3, 2013 - Jan. 3, 2015
- Something Rotten!, Lord Clapham/Master of Justice, Apr. 22, 2015 - present
- She Loves Me, Head Waiter, Mar. 3 - May 22, 2016
Film
- Jeffrey, Casting Director, 1995
- Meet the Parents, Animal Shelter Worker, 2000
- Get Well Soon, Louis, 2001
- The Producers, Kevin, 2005
- The Princess and the Frog, Lawrence (voice), 2009
Television
- One Life to Live, Nigel Bartholomew-Smythe, 148 episodes, 1991- 2013
- The Cosby Mysteries, Cigar Store Manager, 1 episode, 1994
- Law & Order, Judge Thomas Orlin, 1 episode, 1999
- Ed, Mr. Dunford, 1 episode, 2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Ferris, 1 episode, 2001
- The Big C, Thrift Store Manager, 1 episode, 2013
Awards and Nominations
- 1999 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told (nominated)
References
- ^ Marks, Peters (16 September 2001). "THEATER; New Targets For the Muse Of Gay Wit". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
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