<Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> 1987 Off - Broadway cast </Th> <Th> 1st National Tour cast </Th> <Th> 2nd National Tour cast </Th> <Th> 1989 Film cast </Th> <Th> Original West End cast </Th> <Th> 2010 Broadway cast </Th> <Th> West End revival cast </Th> <Th> Australian Tour Cast </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Daisy Werthan </Th> <Td> Dana Ivey </Td> <Td> Julie Harris </Td> <Td> Rosemary Prinz </Td> <Td> Jessica Tandy </Td> <Td> Wendy Hiller </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Vanessa Redgrave </Td> <Td> Angela Lansbury </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hoke Coleburn </Th> <Td> Morgan Freeman </Td> <Td> Brock Peters </Td> <Td> Ted Lange </Td> <Td> Morgan Freeman </Td> <Td> Clarke Peters </Td> <Td colspan="3"> James Earl Jones </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Boolie Werthan </Th> <Td> Ray Gill </Td> <Td> Stephen Root </Td> <Td> Fred Sanders </Td> <Td> Dan Aykroyd </Td> <Td> Barry Foster </Td> <Td colspan="3"> Boyd Gaines </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> 1987 Off - Broadway cast </Th> <Th> 1st National Tour cast </Th> <Th> 2nd National Tour cast </Th> <Th> 1989 Film cast </Th> <Th> Original West End cast </Th> <Th> 2010 Broadway cast </Th> <Th> West End revival cast </Th> <Th> Australian Tour Cast </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Daisy Werthan </Th> <Td> Dana Ivey </Td> <Td> Julie Harris </Td> <Td> Rosemary Prinz </Td> <Td> Jessica Tandy </Td> <Td> Wendy Hiller </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Vanessa Redgrave </Td> <Td> Angela Lansbury </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hoke Coleburn </Th> <Td> Morgan Freeman </Td> <Td> Brock Peters </Td> <Td> Ted Lange </Td> <Td> Morgan Freeman </Td> <Td> Clarke Peters </Td> <Td colspan="3"> James Earl Jones </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Boolie Werthan </Th> <Td> Ray Gill </Td> <Td> Stephen Root </Td> <Td> Fred Sanders </Td> <Td> Dan Aykroyd </Td> <Td> Barry Foster </Td> <Td colspan="3"> Boyd Gaines </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who originated the role of hoke colburn on broadway
who originated the role of hoke colburn on broadway
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones