Other works

In 1965, he starred in an unsold sitcom pilot called "Barnaby" about a young boy (Barnaby) who had an imaginary friend who bore an uncanny resemblance to W.C. Fields.

Once conducted the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

(1955 - 1969) Active on Broadway in the following productions:

(1955) Stage Play: The Carefree Tree.

(1956) Stage Play: King Lear. Tragedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Musical score by Marc Blitzstein. Associate Director: Emerson Crocker. Directed by Orson Welles. City Center: 12 Jan 1956- 29 Jan 1956 (21 performances). Cast: Orson Welles (as "King Lear of Britain"), Art Alisi (as "Knight/Officer"), David Anthony (as "Knight/Officer"), Jack Aronson (as "Tenant to Gloucester/Gentleman"), Julian Barry (as "Knight/Officer"), Robert Blackburn (as "King of France"), Sorrell Booke (as "Duke of Albany"), Robert Burr (as "Servant to Cornwall/Captain"), Francis Carpenter (as "Oswald, Goneril's Steward"), Tom Clancy (as "Curan"), John Colicos (as "Edmund, Gloucester's Bastard Son"), Thayer David (as "Duke of Cornwall"), Roy Dean (as "Earl of Kent"), Richard Edelman (as "Knight/Officer"), Alvin Epstein (as "Fool"), Geraldine Fitzgerald (as "Goneril, Lear's Daughter"), Robert Fletcher (as "Edgar, Gloucester's Son"), Richard Hill (as "Knight/Officer"), Viveca Lindfors (as "Cordelia,Lear's Daughter"), Walter Mathews (as "Duke of Burgundy/Doctor"), Kenneth Mays (as "Knight/Officer"), Thomas Newman (as "Knight/Officer"), Lou Perri (as "Knight/Officer"), James T. Pritchett (as "Knight/Officer"), Don Ratka (as "Knight/Officer"), Lester Rawlins (as "Earl of Gloucester"), Sylvia Short (as "Regan, Lear's Daughter"), Robert Weaver (as "Knight/Officer"), Michael Yuda (as "Knight/Officer"). Understudy: Anne Meacham. Produced by New York City Center Theatre Company (Jean Dalrymple: Director). Produced by arrangement with Martin Gabel and Henry M. Margolis.

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(1961) Stage Play: Purlie Victorious. Comedy. Written by Ossie Davis. Directed by Howard Da Silva. Cort Theatre (moved to The Longacre Theatre from 20 Nov 1961- 13 May 1962): 28 Sep 1961- 13 May 1962 (261 performances). Cast: Ossie Davis (as "Purlie Victorious Judson"), Ruby Dee (as "Lutiebell Gussie Mae Jenkins"), Sorrell Booke (as "Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee"), Godfrey Cambridge [credited as Godfrey M. Cambridge] (as "Gitlow Judson"), Alan Alda (as "Charley Cotchipee"), Roger C. Carmel (as "The Deputy"), Ci Herzog (as "The Sheriff"), Helen Martin (as "Missy Judson"), Beah Richards (as "Idella Landy"). Understudies: Gail Fisher (as "Lutiebell Gussie Mae Jenkins") [Broadway debut], Gloria Foster (as "Idella Landy/Missy Judson"), Michael Lord (as "Charley Cotchipee/The Deputy"), John Sillings (as "The Sheriff"), Mel Stewart (as "Gitlow Judson/Purlie Victorious Judson") and Mervyn Williams (as "Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee"). Produced by Philip Rose. Note: Filmed by Hammer Film Productions as Gone Are the Days! (1963)

(1968) Stage Play: Morning, Noon and Night. [This production was composed of the following 1- act shows: Morning, Noon, and Night. "Morning" Written by Israel Horovitz. "Noon" written by Terrence McNally. "Night" written by Leonard Melfi [earliest Broadway credit]. All 3 acts directed by Theodore Mann. Henry Miller's Theatre: 28 Nov 1968- 11 Jan 1969 (52 performances + 14 previews that began in mid- Nov 1968). Cast: Sorrell Booke (as "Fibber Kidding") [final Broadway credit], John Heffernan (as "Robin Breast Western"), Robert Klein (as "Cock Certain'), Charlotte Rae (as "Filigree Bones"), Jana Robbins [credited as Jana Marla Robbins] (as "Miss Indigo Blues"). Understudy: Walter Rosen Scholz. Produced by Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director. Paul Libin: Managing Director).

(1977) Played in The Krofft Super Show series BigFoot And WildBoy....Sorrel Booke stated "Joseph Butcher (WildBoy) was a super sweet kid...young and innocent, Ray Young (BigFoot) was as protective of Joey (off camera) as BigFoot was of WildBoy (on camera) No one messed with Joey."