- "Tito's Hats", 1940 (children's book)
- "Producers' Showcase" (1954), as Crown Prince Rudolph (ep. 'Mayerling (4/2/1957)')
- Directed the 1946 Broadway production of "Cyrano de Bergerac", starring José Ferrer, to whom he was not related. However, both actors did attend Princeton University.
- Strange Fruit (1945). Written by Lillian Smith. Based on the novel by Lillian Smith. Directed by José Ferrer. Royale Theatre: 29 Nov 1945- 19 Jan 1946 (60 performances). Cast: Vera Allen (as "Alma Deen"), Doris Block, Alonzo Bozan, Dorothy Carter, Stephen Chase, Robert T. Daggett, Phyllis De Bus, Hanson W. Elkins, Mel Ferrer (as "Tracy Deen"), Mary Fletcher, Peter Griffith, Murray Hamilton (as "A Mill Hand"), Juan Jose Hernandez, Juano Hernandez, Earle C. Jones, Herbert Junior, Charlotte Keane, Betty Lou Keim (as "Young Laura Deen"), Francis Letton, Ralph Meeker (as "Chuck"), Jay Norris, George B. Oliver, Eugenia Rawls, Ken Renard, Esther Smith, Robinson Stone, Ralph Theadore, Edna Thomas, Frank Tweddell, Jane White, Richard Williams, Ellsworth Wright, Ted Yaryan. Produced by José Ferrer.
- Cue for Passion (1940). Drama. Written by Edward Chodorov and H.S. Kraft. Directed by Otto Preminger. Royale Theatre: 19 Dec 1940- 28 Dec 1940 (12 performances). Cast: Albert Bergh (as "Doctor"), Whit Bissell (as "Harkrider"), Edward Butler (as "Commissioner"), Clay Clement (as "Marvin A. Mallett"), Thomas Coley (as "Dave Herrick"), Bert Conway (as "Bellboy"), George Coulouris (as "John Elliott"), Philip Faversham (as "Photographer"), Mel Ferrer (as "Reporter"), Edward Forbes (as "Detective"), Lauren Gilbert (as "Herbert Lee Phillips"), Douglas Gilmore (as "Hughes, D.A."), Edwin Gordon (as "Detective"), Wilton Graff (as "General Escobar"), Harold Grau (as "Florist"), Peter Gregg (as "Waiter"), Roland Hogue (as "Maitre d'Hotel"), Oskar Karlweis (as "Paul Albert Keppler") [Broadway debut], Leonard Keith (as "Photographer/Waiter"), Ralph Locke (as "Clifford Gates"), Ellen Love (as "Reporter"), Scott Moore (as "Detective"), Russell Morrison (as "Medical Examiner"), John Neilan (as "Reporter"), Claire Niesen (as "Ann Bailey"), Doris Nolan (as "Vivienne Ames"), Guy J. Sampsel (as "Mr. Clark"), Clare Saunders (as "Elsie"), Fred F. Sears (as "Reporter"), Gale Sondergaard (as "Frances Chapman"), Lili Valenty (as "Ilsa Keppler"). Produced by Richard Aldrich and Richard Meyers.
- Radio episode: Family Theater of the Air; episode: "The Hound of Heaven;" broadcast Feb 2, 1951.
- Radio episode: Lux Radio Theater; episode: "Undercurrent;" broadcast Nov. 30, 1953.
- (1946) Stage Play: Cyrano de Bergerac. Comedy (revival). Written by Edmond Rostand. Book adapted by Brian Hooker [final Broadway credit during lifetime]. Directed by Mel Ferrer [credited as Melchor Ferrer]. Alvin Theatre: (moved to The Ethel Barrymore Theatre (18 Nov 1946- close): 8 Oct 1946- 22 Mar 1947 (193 performances). Cast: José Ferrer (as "Cyrano de Bergerac Gascon"), Leopold Badia (as "Montfleury, a tragic actor"), Lee Baxter (as "Ensemble"), Toni Brown (as "Ensemble"), Robert Carroll (as "Lignière, the poet/Ensemble"), Leonardo Cimino (as "Another Poet/Ensemble"), Ralph Clanton (as "Le Comte de Guiche"), Marion Clements (as "Ensemble"), Francis Compton (as "Carbon de Castel Jaloux, Captain of the Gascony Cadets"), Nick Dennis (as "A Cut Purse/Ensemble"), Vincent Donahue (as "A Poet/Ensemble")[Broadway debut], Ernest Graves, Phyllis Hill (as "A Flower Girl/Sister Claire"), Anthony Jordan (as "Le Vicomte de Valvert/Ensemble"), Walter Kelly (as "Citizen's Son/Ensemble"), Mary Jane Kersey (as "A Soubrette/Ensemble"), Samuel N. Kirkham (as "A Cavalier/Ensemble"), Paula Laurence (as "Roxane's Duenna"), Francis Letton, Stewart Long, Nan McFarland (as "Lise, Ragueneau's wife/Mother Marguerite"), Benedict McQuarrie (as "A Porter/Ensemble"), Ralph Meeker (as "Another Lackey/Ensemble"), John O'Connor, George B. Oliver (as "Ensemble/A Musketeer"), Frances Reid (as "Roxane, Cyrano's cousin"), Hiram Sherman, Jacqueline Soans (as "A Comedienne/Sister Marthe"), Robinson Stone (as "Jodelet, the comedian/A Capuchin"), Charles Summers (as "A Guardsman/Ensemble"), Patricia Wheel (as "An Orange Girl/A Nun"), Bert Whitley (as "Brisaille/Ensemble"), Wallace Widdicombe [credited as Wallace Widdecombe] (as "A Citizen/Ensemble"), Howard Wierum (as "Bellerose, leader of the acting company/Ensemble"), Paul Wilson (as "A Cadet/Ensemble"), William Woodson (as "Le Bret"). Replacement actors [during Alvin Theatre run]: Vincent Donahue (as "A Marquis"), Denise Flynn (as "A Soubrette"), Van Graves (as "A Lackey"). [During Ethel Barrymore Theatre run:] Joan Bower (as "Ensemble"), Dean Cetrulo (as "Le Vicomte de Valvert" [Alternate]), Marion Hatfield (as "Ensemble"), Anthony Jordan (as "First Cadet/Le Vicomte de Valvert" [Alternate]), Dorothy Kimmel (as "Ensemble"), Adeline Tinder (as "Ensemble"), Barbara Todd (as "Ensemble"), Shannon Wells (as "Ensemble"). Produced by José Ferrer. Notes: (1) One of the most revived works on Broadway (originally produced in 1898); this was it's 8th revival). (2) Filmed by Stanley Kramer Productions [distributed by United Artists] as Cyrano de Bergerac (1950), by Columbia Pictures as Roxanne (1987), and by Caméra One, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) [France] as Cyrano de Bergerac (1990).
- (1936) He acted in Ayn Rand's play, "The Night of the January 16th," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Arthur Pierson and George Anderson in the cast.
- (October 9 to November 29, 1987) He acted in Gore Vidal's play, "The Best Man," at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California with Buddy Ebsen, Don Murray and Hope Lange in the cast. Jose Ferrer was director.
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