Jack Carter (actor)
Introduction '''Jack Carter''' (c. 1902 – November 9, 1967) was an American actor. He is known for creating the role of Crown in the original Broadway production of ''Porgy'' (1927), and for starring in Orson Welles' stage productions, including ''Macbeth'' (1936) and ''Doctor Faustus'' (1937). He appeared in a few motion pictures in the 1930s and 1940s.
Career Jack Carter created the role of Crown in the original stage production of ''Porgy''. | From 1928 to 1929 Carter portrayed Crown in a national tour production of ''Porgy''. The tour included nine weeks in Chicago, six weeks in London, and performances in Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Washington, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and cities in the northwestern United States and Canada From September 16 to October 24 in 1931 Carter portrayed the role of Dave Crocker in ''Singin' the Blues'' at the Liberty Theatre in New York. During 1934 Carter performance in a New York production of ''Stevedore'' as Lonnie Thompson at the Civic Repertory Theatre. He started the role in April through July, and resumed his role in October through November 1934.He is perhaps best known for having starred in the Federal Theatre Project's 1936 New York production of William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' that came to be known as the ''Voodoo Macbeth''. Orson Welles adapted and directed the play, moved its setting from Scotland to a fictional Caribbean island, recruited an entirely African American cast, and earned the nickname for his production from the Haitian ''vodou'' that fulfilled the rôle of Scottish witchcraft. In 1936, at the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem, New York, a free preview drew 3,000 more people than can be seated The show reportedly was sold out for all ten weeks. During its run at the Adelphi Theatre on Broadway, Carter completed only Act I of the July 15 performance, which was then completed by understudy Thomas Anderson. Beginning July 16, Maurice Ellis played the role of Macbeth in the remainder of the run at the Adelphi Theatre and on the subsequent national tour.Welles later cast Carter as Mephistopheles in ''Doctor Faustus'' (1937), a Federal Theatre Project 891 production in which Welles played Faust.File:Porgy-Jack-Carter.jpg|Jack Carter as Crown in ''Porgy'' (1927–30)File:Macbeth-47-Carter.jpg|Jack Carter in ''Voodoo Macbeth'' (1936)File:Macbeth-26A-Carter-Thomas.jpg|Jack Carter and Edna Thomas in ''Voodoo Macbeth''File:Macbeth-04-Carter.jpg|Jack Carter in ''Voodoo Macbeth'' (1936)
Work ===Theatre=== Year Title Role Venue Ref 1927 ''Goat Alley'' Policeman Princess Theatre, Broadway  1927-28''Porgy''Crown Guild Theatre, Broadway  1928–29 US National tour   1929 Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway  1929-30 2nd National tour  1931 ''Singin' the Blues'' Dave Crocker Liberty Theatre, New York 1934''Stevedore''Lonnie ThompsonCivic Repertory Theatre, New York   1936''Voodoo Macbeth''Macbeth Lafayette Theatre, Harlem, New York 1936 Lafayette Theatre, Harlem, New York 1936 Adelphi Theatre on Broadway  1937 ''Doctor Faustus'' Mephistopheles Maxine Elliott Theatre, New York ===Filmography=== Year Title Role Notes 1934 ''Charlie Chan's Courage'' Victor Jordan 1939 ''The Devil's Daughter'' Philip Ramsay  1939 ''Straight to Heaven'' Stanley Jackson  1942 ''Take My Life'' Sergeant Holmes  1945 ''Confidential Agent'' Singer Uncredited  1947 ''Sepia Cinderella'' Ralph Williams  1948 ''Miracle in Harlem'' Philip Manley (final film role)
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